Emily
Christensen-McPhie was born in Utah in 1978 into the highly-artistic
Christensen family, both her father, James C. Christensen, and her
sister, Cassandra Barney, are celebrated artists with The Greenwich
Workshop. As a child, she toured the museums of the United States and
Europe with her family. At each museum, Emily and her brothers and
sisters were told they could choose a postcard as a souvenir, and young
Emily's postcard collection quickly filled with early American portraits
and Degas' studies of young dancers. The influence of these museum trips
is apparent in Emily's portfolio of paintings.
Growing up, the
pursuit of art was second-nature for McPhie, who went on to win awards
for art in high school and beyond. Emily graduated from Brigham Young
University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts, with an emphasis in painting.
Emily currently
resides in Chandler, Arizona with her husband Gavin and daughters
Cordelia Lavender, Clover Iona and Ezra Petunia. "Motherhood has brought
out some pretty strong emotions and ideas," says McPhie. "Translating
those thoughts and emotions into images gives me clarity, and I find I
want to document them before my perception changes."
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