Emily Self is an illustrator based in London. Her illustration practice is rooted in observation, narrative and place. Exploring the intersections of people and urban spaces, often using psychogeography, walking, and site-specific investigation to understand and interpret her surroundings.

These explorations inform a visual language that blends reportage, editorial, and experimental illustration, translating lived experiences into practice.

For more information about her work, if you have a project in mind, or would like to collaborate please get in touch.

Education

MA Illustration- Distinction, Camberwell College of Arts (2024-25)

BA Illustration- 1st Class Hons, Camberwell College of Arts (2020-23)

Foundation Art and Design- Distinction, Manchester School of Art (2019-20)

Events, Exhibitions and Publications

MA Illustration PDG Events, Education Workshop, Camberwell College of Arts, 2025

MA Illustration Graduate Show, Camberwell College of Arts, 2025

Art on the Hill, Bristol, 2024

Full Circle, Camberwell College of Arts, 2023

An Imprint (of time), Camberwell SU Gallery, 2023

Young Botanical Artist Award Longlist, 2023

Palace of Varieties, Peckham Levels, 2022

Manchester School of Art Degree Show (Online), 2020

The Socially Distanced Art Project (Online), 2020

Haus a Rest Zine Issue 5 The Body as Landscape, 2020