Emily M Stedman Studio

Emily M Stedman Studio Emily M Stedman is a NYC-based watercolor artist and an urban sketcher who creates vivid visual narratives.

Born in New York City, Emily Stedman’s family moved to France when she was in first grade. She has lived in a number of places since, including Swarthmore PA, Tenafly, NJ, and Hartford, Conn. Emily is represented at NOHO/M55 Gallery in New York City. Her oil and watercolor paintings, exploring imagined narrative memories, have been shown in group and solo shows including The Brooklyn Museum; The R

otunda Gallery, Brooklyn, New York; Historic Northampton Museum, Northampton, MA; and numerous other galleries, publications and collections. She was Painter-in-Residence at Bryant Park in the summer of 2016 and created a street art mural for the City of Yonkers. Emily received a B.F.A from Illinois Wesleyan University in Bloomington and an M.F.A. from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY where her painting teacher was Jacob Lawrence.

“Before the Names.” New watercolor. 30 x 22 inches, handmade paper.
09/08/2026

“Before the Names.” New watercolor. 30 x 22 inches, handmade paper.

07/19/2026

A figure in the garden, seen from an unusual point of view.

I’ve been bringing more human presence into my paintings—not quite a portrait, but someone inhabiting the space.

Watercolor on paper.

06/23/2026

Six weeks in a garden—week one. Staying with the process. Watercolor sketchbook. Emily M Stedman

Olana. Watercolor sketchbook.
06/06/2026

Olana. Watercolor sketchbook.

05/19/2026

These feel like fragments of a garden dream.


Excited to share my recent watercolors at YOHO Open Studios! 🌼✨
05/08/2026

Excited to share my recent watercolors at YOHO Open Studios! 🌼✨

Email from Stedman Studio Flowers, tangled branches, and recent paintings at YOHO Open Studios in Yonkers Into the Tangle Photo: Andrew Schwartz Dear friends, I’ll be opening my studio at the YOHO Art

The Green Couch. Cape Cod over the years. Watercolor on paper. 18 x 24 inches.
04/20/2026

The Green Couch. Cape Cod over the years. Watercolor on paper. 18 x 24 inches.

Union Square Farmer’s Market. Watercolor sketchbook.
04/19/2026

Union Square Farmer’s Market. Watercolor sketchbook.

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