Emily Hartley-Skudder (born 1988, NZ) is a visual artist currently staying for 3 months at CEAC in Xiamen. In 2012, the artist graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts (First Class Honours) from Ilam School of Fine Arts, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand. She has exhibited in numerous solo and group exhibitions throughout New Zealand including at Jonathan Smart Gallery, Christchurch, {Suite} Gallery, Wellington, Hastings City Art Gallery, a solo booth at the Auckland Art Fair 2016 and a solo project with Christchurch Art Gallery’s Outer Spaces programme. Hartley-Skudder has also participated in exhibitions in Sendai, Japan; Melbourne, Australia; and multiple exhibitions in New York City, USA.