Emma Underhill
Founder and Artistic Director at UP Projects
Emma Underhill is Founder and Artistic Director of UP Projects with over 20 years’ experience in curating and leading large scale projects in the public realm. Under Emma’s leadership, UP Projects has gained a reputation for progressive public art commissioning, community engagement methodologies and a commitment to artist development.
Emma leads the artistic direction of UP Projects’ core programme which includes the Constellations learning & development programme for public art practitioners, digital commissions and public art commissions.
Recent projects include The National Windrush Monument by Basil Watson at London Waterloo Station; a commission on the behalf of Crossrail in Newham working with Sonia Boyce OBE; a series of wall-based commissions by Jessie Brennan in the Royal Docks; and a series of integrated artworks for the Nine Elms Development, Vauxhall.
Emma has written many cultural, public art and community engagement strategies for organisations including The Royal Parks, London; Artlands, Kent & Medway; Southwark Council; Berkeley Homes, Nine Elms, London; Knight Dragon, Greenwich Peninsula; Crossrail, Newham, London and Telford Homes, Rotherhithe, London.
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