Campus
- Downtown Toronto (St. George)
Fields of Study
- Modern/Contemporary
Areas of Interest
- Global art market
- Art in public spaces / "public art"
- Canadian art
- Western European and American art c. 1850-1980
Biography
Emma is an arts professional with a breadth of experience in academia and the art world. Through her doctoral and master’s research, she has demonstrated a commitment to the life and work of Clyfford Still, an instrumental yet reclusive leader of the Abstract Expressionist movement. Emma has over ten years of art world experience ranging from auction houses to galleries, and collections management to public art. Emma is an Art Advisor and Principal of Richan Art, an art advisory firm based in Toronto focused on collections management for corporate and private collectors, as well as public art commissioning for some of Canada’s largest developers. With the backing of a corporate sponsor, Emma has developed and overseen mentorship programmes for university and high school students in the Greater Toronto Area.
Emma is a PhD (ABD) in Art History & Visual Studies (University of Victoria), MA in Visual Studies (Western University), and BAH in Art History (Queen’s University). In honour and remembrance of her late father, she and her husband established the Donald Stuart Richan Research Award at the University of Regina for students specializing in history or art of the Canadian prairies.