ABOUT!
Emily Connell is an Australian artist living in San Diego, CA.
She makes highly detailed 3D plush toy sculptures, all hand-sewn out of felt, and loves adding moving animatronic parts and LED lights to them wherever possible! Emily is also in the band Babydoll Warriors as songwriter and tenor saxophone player. She works from home as a freelance graphic designer, and spends most of her spare time sewing or playing music! :D
ART SHOWS
Survival is Insufficient. (A juried group exhibition, inspired by MOTHERSHIP.)
(TRASH LAMB GALLERY - 2365 30th St, San Diego, CA 92104. July 21 to August 20, 2023)
Opening reception Friday, July 21st from 6 to 9 pm
“Survival is Insufficient!" Toy Sculpture
(PREVIOUS)
A Flux In Time - A Back To The Future Tribute Art Show (Curated by Carmen Acosta & Chogrin) Designer Con, 2020.
(ART SHARE LA - 801 E 4th Pl, Los Angeles, CA 90013. November 13th - November 15th 2020) *Virtual Live Stream
“I didn’t invent any Time Machine!" Animatronic Plush Doll
Draw Me Like One of Your FINAL GIRLS - Presented by Spoke Art (*AN ONLINE-ONLY EXHIBITION)
(Recess Gallery - 816 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA 94109. (Spoke Art’s old brick-and-mortar gallery space)
October 29th - October 31st, 2020)
IG Livestream: Halloween Saturday, October 31st at 2 pm Pacific on @Spoke_Art
Online Release: Thursday, October 29th on the Spoke Art webstore
“Midsommar May Queen" Animatronic Doll - CLICK HERE TO SEE MORE IMAGES!
Frankenstein 200th Anniversary Group Show Curated by Chogrin
(Corey Helford Gallery, 571 S Anderson St, Los Angeles CA 90033, September 8 - October 13, 2018)
"It's Alive!" Moving toy sculpture.
Tim Curry Art Tribute
(Creature Features Burbank, February 24th 2018)
Animatronic Pennywise & Georgie from IT Toy Sculpture
Fake Theme Parks
(Gallery 1988, 7308 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles CA: January 12-27 2018)
"Lisa, Drink the Water!" Animatronic Toy Sculpture
CHOGRIN PRESENTS: Guillermo Del Toro - IN THE NAME OF THE MONSTERS, THE MACHINES, AND THE BLEEDING GHOSTS
(Gallery Nucleus, 210 E. Main St, Alhambra CA: January 13-28 2018)
"Pacific Rim Kaiju" Toy Sculpture
MAD MAX: The Art of Road Rage Group Art Show
(Creature Features Burbank, August 12th 2017)
Huge animatronic Doof Warrior Wagon with 4 drummers!
Icon's Group Art Show
(Space 853 Long Beach, July 29th - August 12th 2017) Animatronic Jimi Hendrix toy with glowing guitar on fire & real working amp with a hidden blue tooth speaker!
John Carpenter's The Thing 35th Anniversary Group Art Show
(Creature Features Burbank, April 8th - 16th 2017) - Animatronic remote controlled Spider Head Toy & The Thing plush poster with real light!
Bob's Burgers Officially Licensed Art Show
(Spoke Art NYC, September 24 - October 16 2016) "Toot from your Boot" animatronic toy sculpture
Sew into Movies
(Space 853 Long Beach, July 16th - August 17th 2016) - 3 Robocop sculptures. The "I'd buy that for a dollar" guy, ED-209 blasting away Mr. Kinney, and Emil melting from toxic waste.
Plush Rock Art Show
(Fall Brewing San Diego, April 14 2016 till April 24th 2017) - 9 plush versions of iconic record covers, including albums by The Misfits, The Clash and even an animatronic version of Iron Maiden's The Number of the Beast.