“My work explores a paradox in the identity of Graffiti as an art movement within the context of modern Art History. Graffiti is the most up-and-coming (physical) art movement in this century. Its current form/practice started in the United States and has been spreading around the world for nearly 50 years, yet remains largely unrecognized by mainstream society as a legitimate school of art such as Modernism or Impressionism.
Arranging into traditional art forms, such as sculptures and paintings, the very instruments and emblems employed in the act and practice of Graffiti now question the complexity between the movement of Graffiti itself and its perception alongside other art movements in history. These anti authoritative works, which often feature used spray paint cans, inks dripped from refill bottles in combination with resin, acrylic and enamel, represent comical, implausible, and authentic scenarios in the life of a Graffiti artist.” -Emerald
Emerald, also known as Echo, (b. Miami, Florida 1984) is a contemporary artist from the United States, currently residing in Los Angeles. She is the youngest and only daughter in a family of boys raised by a single immigrant mother. Her favorite activity as a kid, riding on the back pegs of her oldest brother’s bike while being taught how to read the signatures of Graffiti artists around their neighborhood, turned into a lifelong fascination. By 1994, Emerald had a “tag” and was learning how to use spray paint. In 1999, she began pursuing Graffiti and Art as a passion. She attended a pre-college program at Pratt Institute in New York City (just before 9/11) during the summer of 2001, receiving only a month of formal training in painting, drawing and art history. She has continued painting ever since. Many of Emerald’s works can be found interacting in public spaces throughout the United States and Europe, or rolling along freight lines from the United States to Mexico and Canada.
December 2022 | CANceptual | Art Share L.A. | Los Angeles, CA. USA
July 2022 | DIY Art Show | DIY Museum | Los Angeles, CA. USA
July 2022 | The Local Group Show: Installation IV | Stay Gallery | Downey, CA. USA
February 2021| Women of Crypto Art: Graffiti Queens | Decentraland
July 2020 | Fabric of America: Artists in Protest | Museum of Graffiti | Miami, FL. USA
February 2020 | Ladies First | Montana Shop | Los Angeles, CA. USA
November 2019 | Let That Sh*t Go: Poopouri | Pacific Park | Santa Monica, CA. USA
April 2019 | Superbloom | Buckwild Gallery | Los Angeles, CA. USA
December 2018 | BlickMart | Blick| Santa Monica, CA. USA
July 2018 | Paint For Pauly | The Graff Lab | Venice, CA. USA
June 2018 | Mar Vista Art Walk | Rising Sons Independent | Los Angeles, CA. USA
March 2018 | Tease | Zen and Kush | Los Angeles, CA. USA
September 2017 | We Exist | Hitman | Los Angeles, CA. USA
July 2017 | UNAUTHORIZED | SFMOMA | San Francisco, CA. USA
June 2017| DTLA Artwalk Pop Up | Dejavita HQ | Los Angeles, CA. USA
May 2017| DTLA Artwalk Pop Up | Dejavita HQ | Los Angeles, CA. USA
March 2017| Näkyväksi neulottu (collaboration with Niina Mantisen)| Sinkka Museum | Kerava, Finland
August 2016| POW!WOW! Antelope Valley | Museum of Art & History | Lancaster, CA. USA
May 2016| Ridin Dirty 2 | Art Primo | Seattle, WA. USA
April 2016| Nude Survey Five | MuzeuMM | Los Angeles, CA. USA
October 2015| Every Angeleno Counts | Homeboy Industries | Los Angeles, CA. USA
July 2015 | RF Graffiti Zone 2015| Roskilde Festival | Roskilde, Denmark
March 2015|Delia Brown Benefit Auction | C Nichols Project | Los Angeles, CA. USA
December 2014 |All Work and No Play | Art Primo Seattle | Seattle, WA. USA
November 2014 |The Jacket Show Pt 2 | Oakland Terminal Gallery | Oakland, CA. USA
October 2014| Every Angeleno Counts | Homeboy Industries | Los Angeles, CA. USA
July 2014 | RF Graff 2014| Roskilde Festival | Roskilde, Denmark
December 2013| Wish List | Gabba Gallery | Los Angeles, CA. USA
October 2013| Steel Heels | Nelson Street Gallery | Atlanta, GA. USA
April 2013| Garden Exhibit | Notre Dame Estate | London, UK
March 2010 | Steel Wheels | Traveling Exhibit | Miami, FL. USA
May 2004| The Street Changes Forever Everywhere | Space Gallery | Pittsburgh, PA. USA
Credits
2021 Women Crypto Artists | ArtRights.me | Sardinia
2020 Museum of Graffiti Artists in Protest Artist Talk | USA
2018 Emerald (Artist) Wiki & Bio | Everipedia.org | USA
2017 We Ride By Train Magazine, Interview: Lady Echo | USA
2016 Barbiturix, Interview: Lady Echo | France
2016 Bombing Science, Interview: Lady Echo | Canada
2016 ZIPGUN, 10 Q’s – ECHO | USA
2016 ZIPGUN, Banned in Los Angeles | USA
2015 Spray Daily, Hi My Name Is Echo
2015 “Where Are Ü Now?” Music Video | Skrillex and Diplo feat. Justin Bieber | USA
2015 MolotowBlog | Lahr, Germany
2015 The Roskilde Feeling | HISS!G Music Magazine | Norway
2015 Run For Cover Blog | Copenhagen, Denmark
2014 LAist Blog | Los Angeles, USA
2014 LA TacoBlog | Los Angeles, USA
2014 MolotowBlog | Lahr, Germany
2014 Roskilde Feeling 2014 Magazine | Denmark
2014 The Name Is The Faith Of Graffiti Article | KMUW Wichita Public Radio | Wichita, KS. USA
2013 Half Way To NowhereVideo | Complex.com | USA
2013 Very Nearly Almost Magazine, Issue 24 | London, UK
2013 Artist Profile: Echoe Interview | Watch This Space | London, UK
2012 “Lehhhgooo” Music Video | N.O.R.E. feat. Busta Rhymes and Waka Flocka | USA
2012 The Prose Reader: Essays For Thinking, Reading and Writing 9th Edition | Pearson Education | Upper Saddle River, NJ. | Worldwide Distribution
2009 OIL: A True SoldierInterview | GraffRadio.com | USA
2008 Clout Magazine | San Jose, CA. USA
2008 ECHO Interview | BombingScience.com | Canada
2005 5 Pointz 2005 | Riotsound.com | NYC, USA
2005 All City Magazine | Paris, France