Collection: Emily Trueblood

Born in Alexandria, Virginia, Emily Trueblood is an accomplished printmaker whose work captures the shifting moods of cityscapes through the subtle interplay of color and form. She studied at Beloit College (Wisconsin), the Academia Artium (Madrid, Spain), the University of Wisconsin (Madison), Pratt Graphics Center (New York), and The Art Students League (New York). Trueblood is a member of the Society of American Graphic Artists, Audubon Artists, the National Arts Club, the Salmagundi Club, and the Albany Print Club.

Her prints—primarily woodcuts and linocuts—evoke atmosphere through color and light, often reflecting a particular time of day or season. She approaches printmaking intuitively, layering tones to achieve depth and harmony. “I am interested in creating a mood or the feeling of certain weather or time of day with the colors I use,” she notes. “In the proofing stage, I experiment with color until I find the combinations that convey what I want to express.”

Trueblood has received numerous honors, including the Audubon Artists Silver Medal, Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Bronze Medal, Trenton State College Purchase Award, and Center for Contemporary Printmaking Purchase Award. Her work has been exhibited widely across the United States, Europe, Asia, and South America.

Her prints are represented in major public collections, including the Library of Congress (Washington, D.C.), New York Public Library, The British Museum, New-York Historical Society, Newark Public Library, Print Club of Albany, Portland Museum of Art, Zimmerli Art Museum, The Museum of Modern Art (Israel), and the Cleveland Museum of Art.

“I look for city views that appeal to me,” Trueblood explains. “Then I change and simplify the composition until I can express it as a woodcut or linocut. Often I don’t know what the final print will look like—each proofing stage brings discovery as I explore color and mood.”