Community engagement and social justice
Digital / lighting / projection art
2-D art, including murals, mosaic, photography, etc.
Pittsburgh Creative Corps Artist Directory
Emily Paige Armstrong
Art by Emily Paige
Primary Discipline
Artistic Practice
Murals
Painting/works on paper/printmaking
Illustration / comics / graphic novels
Amplify Mural, 2023. House paint on wooden boards. 16′ x 8.’ Commissioned by Amplify Church Pittsburgh to depict their core values, as symbolized in the four main flowers and surrounding imagery.
Gender is Dead, 2023. Spray paint on cinderblocks. 10′ x 8.’ Created during the Bloomfield Pride Mural competition, this was the winning design as voted on by the event attendees.
Untitled, 2023. House paint, spray paint on cinderblocks. 10′ x 6.’ Created during Mauser Eco House Artist Residency in Oeste, Costa Rica.
East Palestine Train Derailment 1 Year Anniversary Live Painting, 2024. Acrylic, marker, and graphite on canvas. 2.5′ x 4.5.’ This was the product of a live art event, with the final work auctioned off to raise funds for the impacted community.
Creator and lead for the Drag & Draw live art program at the Andy Warhol Museum, 2022 and 2023.
About the Artist
Emily Paige Armstrong (she/they) is a Pittsburgh based multimedia artist, educator, and activist. Emily Paige mainly focuses their work in 2-dimensional mixed media and digital art which vary in scale & style, with a goal of bringing awareness & empowerment around the intersections of community, queerness & various social movements uplifting society in order to make the world a brighter, more inclusive & overall better place. They use a wide variety of mixed media but heavily rely on ink, acrylic paint, and digital art with a juxtaposition of intricate directional lines & bold colors to represent the subject of each piece. Their process consists of three phases which can be best described as the planning/research phase, the design phase and the creation phase which can take place privately in their studio or live in a natural or public setting.
They are involved within the Pittsburgh Arts Community, as a member of the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh, and Red Fishbowl Studios, a grassroots gallery based in Lawrenceville. They are an educator & coordinator of multiple programs within the Pittsburgh arts community and they have exhibited work with a number of galleries and collectives on the east coast including McDonough Museum of Art in Youngstown, and the Carnegie Museum of Art & Natural History.
Photo by Camila Casas
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Accreditations, Certifications, and/or Awards
- Public Speaker and Presenter at AAM, 2023;
- Honorary Mention in Envisioning a Just Pittsburgh through CMOA IDEA Coalition, 2023;
- Digital Marketing Certification Recipient through the Warhol Academy, 2023;
- Pride Mural Competition Winner of Bloomfield Pride, 2023 – sponsored by Studio 4 & Trace Brewing;
- Featured Speaker in Artist Talk Mental Health, 2022 hosted at CMOA;
- Associated Artist of Pittsburgh Member 2021 – Present
Provides Fabrication Services to Other Artists
No
Teaching Artist
Yes, ages 5-24
Joined the Directory
April 2024
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PROJECT
Pittsburgh Creative Corps
Designed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pittsburgh Creative Corps initiative engages artists and creative workers to activate the public realm while providing economic opportunity.
“Public art is a way for me to bring hope to the viewer, connect with them on a personal level, and allow me to address various themes around creating a better tomorrow in a way that is accessible and digestible to a wide range of viewers while still being a form of advocacy through a lens of grace.”
Emily Paige Armstrong
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PROJECT
Pittsburgh Creative Corps
Designed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Pittsburgh Creative Corps initiative engages artists and creative workers to activate the public realm while providing economic opportunity.
