Hand Drawn Vancouver

Praise for Emma FitzGerald“FitzGerald has carved out her own niche as an artist who draws cities and buildings and special places, as a chronicler of the history of communities, a teller of stories of lives spent in particular places.”–Lisa Cochrane, The Chronicle Herald“The immediacy of her sketches and endearing subject matter will appeal to any inquisitive armchair traveler or urban sketcher.”–Murray Dewhurst, Urban Sketcher“From the majestic seawall to the everyday buzz of city life, [Fitzgerald] captures the essence of Vancouver and its neighbourhoods with colour and humour.“—MONTECRISTO Magazine“The book, a combination sketchbook/journal, is a smile-inducing record of neighbourhoods in Vancouver and the North Shore.“— Vancouver Sun

Emma Fitzgerald was born to Irish parents in Lesotho, a small mountainous kingdom in Southern Africa. She moved to Canada at a young age and spent most of her childhood in Vancouver, BC. These early travels have instilled in her a keen interest in people and places. Emma received a BFA in Visual Art from the University of British Columbia in 2004, and a Masters in Architecture from Dalhousie University in 2008. She has worked in architecture offices across Canada and in Johannesburg, South Africa. Her art practice is characterized by on-site drawing, place-based research, and a sense of the poetic.