By Emily Stevens

I Can Try to Protect You (But I Might Fail)

Oil, pigment and marble dust on canvas
120 x 100 x 3 cm

£2,600.00
About the Artwork

I Can Try to Protect You is one of an ongoing series of works exploring themes of parenting, grief, and chance. The influence of the spaciousness of working in a larger studio than usual whilst on residency at Xenia Creative Retreat, whilst being seriously troubled by personal and political events, fuelled the creation of this painting. I fell in love with the work of Kathe Kollwitz recently, and was thinking of her sculpture Tower of Mothers, amongst others, whilst painting this.

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Details

Medium: Oil, pigment and marble dust on canvas

Year: 2025

Size: 120 x 100 x 3 cm

Ready to Hang: Yes

Ready to hang with D-rings and string on reverse. Unframed - to be displayed as pictured.

Emily Stevens

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Emily Stevens (b. 1979) is a painter who lives in Brighton. She received an MA in Painting from the RCA (2022) and BA from the University of Sussex.
Emily’s work has been featured in group exhibitions and curatorial projects including APT Gallery, London (2025); Brighton Art Space (2024); Lido Open, Margate (2023); Tremenheere Sculpture Gardens, Penzance (2023); A Generous Space, Hastings Contemporary (2022), and the Ruth Borchard Self-Portrait Prize (2021).

Emily has guest-tutored at Camberwell College of Art and Newlyn School of Art. She has participated in residencies at Unit 1 Gallery-Workshop London (2024) and Xenia Creative Retreat (2025).

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