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Emma Bass
Born in Liberia in 1967 and raised in Auckland, Emma Bass trained as a nurse in New Zealand and worked in London. It was here where she discovered her passion for photography at the Camera Club in Leicester Square.
Returning to New Zealand, she completed her photographic training and became one of the country’s top editorial photographers.
In 2011, Emma retired from commercial work to focus on fine art photography. Her work has been showcased in both local and international galleries. A number of pieces have been featured at the Royal Academy’s Summer Exhibition in London in 2016 and 2022 and are also held in private collections worldwide. Emma looks to bring joy to those in difficult circumstances with her art displayed in hospitals, retirement facilities, hospices, and funeral homes.
Emma’s work challenges traditional notions of beauty, highlighting the allure of imperfection through elements like wilting petals and encroaching insects. She draws inspiration from her nursing background, emphasizing the healing power of flowers.
Emma collaborates with companies that align with her values, featuring her work on Auckland billboards. She has also worked in partnership with winery Trinity Hill (Rosé), Italian designer Laboratorio Capri (apparel), and the Breast Cancer Foundation of New Zealand.
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Artworks by Emma Bass
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Happy Campers
See Artwork »Pigment ink print
Limited Edition, framed
Happy Campers is a riot of cheerful pansies gathered from Emma’s garden, precariously composed in a Unicorn vase.
This artwork was used in a collaboration with Italian fashion label, Laboratorio Capri, printed on the finest silk. -
This Is The Day
See Artwork »Pigment ink print
Limited Edition, framed
Green, white and orange dominate this graceful composition of nasturtiums, viburnum, and dandelions (with a cascade of grapes) in a midcentury Haeger vase.
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Pure Oasis
See Artwork »Pigment ink print
Limited Edition, framed
A calming composition of lilies, hydrangeas and kowhai leaves assembled within a Crown Lynn vase. Look closely and you might spy the life cycle of the monarch butterfly, as well as a party of praying mantis.
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Nimbus Hydrangea
See Artwork »Pigment ink print
Limited Edition, framed
Multicoloured billowy hydrangeas gathered from Emma’s neighbourhood of Mt Eden, composed as the form of a nimbus cloud in a Beswick vase (featuring the lifecycle of a monarch butterfly).
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A Real Lover
See Artwork »Pigment ink print
Limited Edition, framed
An abundance of vibrant tropical blooms gathered from Emma’s neighbourhood of Mt Eden, composed in a midcentury Haeger vase featuring the lifecycle of a monarch butterfly. Colour to uplift you every day!
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Sweet Disorder
See Artwork »Pigment ink print
Limited Edition, framed
Sweet Disorder is a lush arrangement of tulips, referencing the world’s first financial crisis of Tulipmania. Assembled in a stunning art deco Haeger vase, this composition also includes the life cycle of a butterfly and other poignant symbols such as shells, an oyster/pearl, and, of course, some currency.
