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Come ready to be inspired--and reminded of how art can speak to us all.
Acclaimed local artist Emily Ozier, known professionally as EMYO, will be visiting the Library to share her journey, inspiration, and passion for the transformative power of art. Though based in our own community, EMYO’s vibrant, expressive work is collected and celebrated around the country and across the globe.
In this inspiring talk, titled "Everyone Needs More Art in Their Lives," EMYO will explore how creativity connects us, lifts us, and enriches our everyday lives—no matter our background or artistic ability. Whether you're an art lover, aspiring creator, or just curious, this is a unique opportunity to hear from one of our region’s most beloved artists.
Registration is required and will open Wednesday, June 4, at 10 a.m.
About the presenter:
The daughter of a Cuban American, Emily Ozier’s expressive style and bold strokes may find their origins in her Spanish roots. Her Cuban grandfather, a physician, found his escape from the realism of medicine was his time painting on miniature canvases. These works of art were filled with the bold remembrances of the Cuba he escaped. Emily’s mother remembers discovering her daughter was an artist at an early age. Every school notebook of hers was filled with drawings, sketches, and studies of life around. Her drawing for years and years laid the foundation for the painting that would come later in her life. Emily is a graduate of Auburn University and she has studied in Italy with an impressionist master, focusing on a method passed down from the impressionist painter John Singer Sargent. Mother of six, EMYO paints in her Tennessee studio alongside good books and French roast coffee.
To learn more about Ozier, visit her website: https://www.emyoart.com/meet-emyo
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The Lucius E. and Elsie C. Burch, Jr. Library serves the Town of Collierville as an information hub offering materials and programming for all ages, three 4-person study rooms, and a 40-person meeting room. It sits in a beautiful location in Halle Park near Collierville Town Hall.