Emily Farish is a contemporary American artist known for her striking large-scale charcoal drawings of botanical forms. Born in 1971, she spent many formative years in California before relocating to New York City, where she now lives and works. Farish earned her BFA from Auburn University and continued her studies at The New York Studio School. She has further expanded her practice through study at Flower School New York, deepening her engagement with the flowers and plant life that have become central to her artistic focus.

Farish’s work centers on careful observation of botanicals, which she often sources from local flower markets in New York City. In her studio, she tapes flowers and branches directly to the wall, spending hours studying their curves, folds, and shadows. Working primarily in charcoal, she builds each composition slowly through layers of deliberate mark-making, allowing scale, texture, and depth to emerge. The resulting drawings feel both monumental and intimate, capturing the intricate structure and quiet presence of living forms.