• Home
  • News
  • Sport
  • Entertainment
  • Local History
  • Contact Us
  • Advertise With Us
  • About Us
  • Subscribe
  • Read Our Newspapers Online
    • Read the Latest Western Port News
    • Read the Latest Mornington News
    • Read the Latest Southern Peninsula News
    • Read the Latest Frankston Times
    • Read the Latest Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone News
Facebook Twitter Instagram
Trending
  • Flinders candidates have their say
  • ‘Town hall’ meets the candidates
  • Saving soles from landfill
  • No guaranteed happy returns for campers
  • Car-sleepers rise amid housing crisis
  • 278 Dundas Street, Rye
  • Pier fears relaxed by budget’s $1.5m
  • Drift set to float at Point Leo
Facebook Twitter
MPNEWSMPNEWS
  • Home
  • News
  • Sport
  • Entertainment
  • Local History
  • Contact Us
  • Advertise With Us
  • About Us
  • Subscribe
MPNEWSMPNEWS
Home»News»When art means life
News

When art means life

By MP News GroupOctober 21, 2019Updated:October 28, 2019No Comments2 Mins Read
Share
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Email

A VISUAL artist based on the Mornington Peninsula who has experienced several chronic illnesses, including being diagnosed as being bipolar last year, says she expresses herself, her body and her mind through her art.

Specialising in oil painting, Emma Holt, right, said that at just 20 her life experiences had a major impact on who she was as an artist.

“At the age of nine l began my first art class,” she said.

“I was home schooled from the age of 14 due to health issues.

“Then, at 16, I studied visual arts for two years, despite the world telling me I should go back to school. I found the more I learned about art, the more my style changed and the more comfortable I felt with exploring different aspects of art.

“I tell people who ask that art has saved me.”

Holt said that having “been through many health issues and continuing to live with them, having a way to escape feels essential”.

“I use art as an expression of everything I’m going through as a way to let it all out to the world,” she said. “I do my art for myself, but it is a privilege to have the opportunity to share it with others.

“I hope that by showing a part of myself, you will see beyond the mask I feel we all wear some time during our lives.

“I hope you learn through my art that it’s ok to speak up and say what you have or are going through and I hope by sharing my story through the canvas, you will not be scared to share your own.

“Any health issue, physical or mental (and I have been through both) is worth speaking up about.”

The opening to Holt’s first solo exhibition Welcome To My Brain is at 6pm, Friday 1 November and will open 11am-3pm daily until Thursday 7 November at The Nook Gallery & Studios, 18 Progress Street, Mornington. Entry is free.

Visit the-nook.com.au/events/2019/7/5/exhibition-emma-holt

First published in the Southern Peninsula News – 22 October 2019

Share. Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Email

Related Posts

Seeking Jackson

May 9, 2022

Lights on ‘by end of June’

May 9, 2022

Wanted man

May 2, 2022

Car chase

May 2, 2022
Add A Comment

Comments are closed.

Weather
May 17, 2022 - Tue
Mornington, Australia
11°C
clear sky
clear sky
3 m/s, W
63%
761.31 mmHg
tue05/17 wed05/18 thu05/19 fri05/20 sat05/21
light rain
13/13°C
light rain
12/11°C
light rain
14/12°C
overcast clouds
14/11°C
sky is clear
13/11°C
Peninsula Essence Magazine

Click here to read

April 27, 2022
Peninsula Kids Magazine

Click here to read

March 2, 2022
Council Watch

Shire offers $500,000 to performing arts

May 2, 2022

Mayor claims record in trust appointment

April 26, 2022
Elections 2022

Flinders candidates have their say

May 16, 2022

‘Town hall’ meets the candidates

May 16, 2022

Caught in the act

May 9, 2022
Interview

Volunteers track koalas for science

May 2, 2022
Property of the Week

278 Dundas Street, Rye

May 11, 2022
100 Years Ago This Week

The passing of an eminent journalist

May 9, 2022
Contact
Street: 63 Watt Road, Mornington, 3931
Mailing: PO Box 588, Hastings, 3915
Menu
  • Home
  • News
  • Sport
  • Entertainment
  • Local History
  • Contact Us
  • Advertise With Us
  • About Us
  • Subscribe
About

Established in 2006, Mornington Peninsula News Group (MPNG) is a locally owned and operated, independent media company.

MPNG publishes five weekly community newspapers: the Western Port News, Mornington News, Southern Peninsula News, Frankston Times and Chelsea Mordialloc Mentone News.

MPNG also publishes two glossy magazines: Peninsula Essence and Peninsula Kids.

Facebook Twitter
© 2022 Mornington Peninsula News Group.

Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.