Emmi Whitehorse’s lyrical abstracts reimagine nature

Emmi Whitehorse’s ‘Field of Birds’ achieved $30,000 plus the buyer’s premium in February 2023. Image courtesy of Ahlers & Ogletree Auction Gallery and LiveAuctioneers.
Emmi Whitehorse’s ‘Field of Birds’ achieved $30,000 plus the buyer’s premium in February 2023. Image courtesy of Ahlers & Ogletree Auction Gallery and LiveAuctioneers.
Emmi Whitehorse’s ‘Field of Birds’ achieved $30,000 plus the buyer’s premium in February 2023. Image courtesy of Ahlers & Ogletree Auction Gallery and LiveAuctioneers.

NEW YORK — Emmi Whitehorse’s work is hard to categorize. It is lyrical yet abstract, and, in keeping with her Navajo Dine heritage, it evokes the same sense of balance and harmony found in nature that inspires these artworks.

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