Neil Emmerson (born 2 November 1956[1]) is an Australian artist and printmaker based in Dunedin, New Zealand. His work often addresses personal identity, as well as the experiences and politics of being a gay man, both in Western culture, as well as in China and East Asia.[2]
Emmerson's work is collected in the National Gallery of Australia,[3] the National Gallery of Victoria,[4] Queensland Art Gallery,[5] the Art Gallery of New South Wales[6] and the Auckland Art Gallery,[7] and he is featured in the 2012 book, 101 Contemporary Australian Artists.[8][9] Until 2021, Emmerson was a senior lecturer, and head of Dunedin School of Art's print studio.[10][11] In 2006 he won the Fremantle Print Award.[12]