Emma Buswell is an artist, curator and designer fascinated with systems of government, economies, and culture, particularly in relation to constructs of place, identity, and community. Her current work takes inspiration from the matrilineal hand craft and knitting techniques passed down from her grandmother and mother, as well as a contemplative investigation into the nature of kitsch, ephemera, and national identities.

Buswell has run a variety of artist-run spaces across Perth and Fremantle and exhibited and curated exhibitions across Australia. Currently the Fremantle Arts Centre Exhibition and Engagement Coordinator, Buswell was resident at Fondazione Antonio Ratti, Como, Italy in 2011 and participated in the 2015 Australia Council for the Arts Venice Biennale professional development program. In 2020, Buswell’s work was the focus of a solo exhibition at the Art Gallery of Western Australia and in 2021 she was an exhibiting artist as part of Perth Festival and Love in Bright Landscapes curated by Annika Kristensen at PICA. She was the 2022 TILT artist at Goolugatup Heathcote, a finalist in the 2023 Ramsay Art Prize and is currently represented by sweet pea gallery.