Recent Artwork
About the Artist
Emily Garfield creates intricate maps of imaginary places that explore the origins of cities and the function of maps themselves.
Her drawings are inspired by the visual language of maps and the fractal similarity that cities share with biological processes such as the patterns of cells and neurons.
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Latest Projects
multimedia
A map that redraws itself
![](https://emilygarfield.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/recombinatory_hand-drawn_compressed-379x320.gif)
What would it mean for my maps to be able to draw, or re-draw, themselves?
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“Portals” series
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workshops + presentations
“LunchBreak” Interview with SciArt Initiative
![SciArt LunchBreak screenshot](https://emilygarfield.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Screen-Shot-2020-04-20-at-5.05.25-PM-480x320.png)
Link to a 20-minute interview about my work, its connection to science and my future projects.
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Genspace Bio-Art workshop
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Workshops at Cambridge Friends
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computational art
Exploring maplike determinism with Processing and Axidraw
![](https://emilygarfield.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/lines-processing-screenshot-480x320.png)
Using the same substrate to make different imaginary maps
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Central Park series: data-driven artwork
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commissions
Holiday card design: Wreath (Human Style Transfer)
![](https://emilygarfield.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/abstract-wreath-final_web-480x320.jpg)
Creating an abstract wreath design using digital drawing, a robotic pen plotter, and pen and watercolor.
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Holiday card design: “Watauga Wander”
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Boston-Cambridge in 10 panels
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