Emily Stroud is an artist from the American South who currently lives and works out of Philadelphia, PA. She received her Masters degree from the LeRoy E. Hoffberger School of Painting at Maryland Institute College of Art in 2023 and her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 2018. Her work has been exhibited in galleries and institutions throughout the United States, such as The Birmingham Museum of Art, The Peale Museum, Automat Gallery, Blah Blah Gallery, and The Wiregrass Museum of Art. Her works have been published in the notable art publications New American Paintings and ArtMazeMag. She teaches painting at Rowan University and Philly Art Center.