Hi, I'm Emily! I use she/her pronouns.
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I am a curator, artist, and arts advocate and working in the Denver Metro area. Lately, I've been creating encaustic monotype assemblies using beeswax from my backyard hives. The pursuit of making my own artistic medium inspired me to learn to keep bees and led me to transform my outdoor space into a haven for pollinators, planting and cultivating the raw material the bees need to create wax for my artwork. My recent fascination is making sparkly rainbow glitter resin casts of my hands.
I am the Art and Exhibits Curator for Special Collections and Archives at Denver Public Library, where I curate a collection of over 4,000 works of regional art and manage a variety of exhibits, providing visitors with a sense of place and belonging in the culture of Colorado. Previously I was the Exhibition Manager and Associate Curator at the Arvada Center for the Arts, where I worked with contemporary Colorado artists to create over thirty exhibitions in the Center's 10,000 square feet of galleries. I am in grad school at Harvard University pursuing a Masters of Liberal Arts in Museum Studies. My paper "Designing the Virtual Museum with Animal Crossing: New Horizons" was recently published in the peer-reviewed journal Public Humanities through Cambridge University Press. I am deeply passionate about empowering artists to live creative lives with dignity, stability, freedom, and joy. My project Building Local Artist Legacy: Creating Accessible Resources for Collection Planning for Artists and Their Families began through a fellowship at the Clyfford Still Museum Institute. Ongoing support is provided by grants from Arts in Society, Harvard Innovation Labs, and partnerships with community organizations and local artists. You can also view my artwork through Artwork Archive. |
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Professional
Present
Art and Exhibits Curator - Special Collections and Archives at Denver Public Library, City of Denver, CO
Vice Chair - Arvada Arts & Culture Commission, Arvada, CO
A member of the Harvard Innovation Labs
Past
Exhibition Manager and Associate Curator - Arvada Center for the Arts, Arvada, CO
Chair - Arvada Arts & Culture Commission, Arvada, CO
Founder - Art Drop Arvada, Arvada, CO
Galleries Exhibition Manager and Registrar - Arvada Center for the Arts, Arvada, CO
Gallery Assistant - Arvada Center for the Arts, Arvada, CO
Creative Designer and Consultant - Emily in Space
Docent - The Dali Museum, St. Petersburg, FL
Education
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA. Master of Liberal Arts (ALM), Extension Studies, Field of Museum Studies | expected completion 2026
University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO. Bachelor of Arts (BA), Visual Arts - Painting Emphasis
Certifications
Colorado Change Leader. Certified by Colorado Creative Industries, Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade.
Project Management Certification. Certified by Google Careers.
Leadership Arvada Graduate. Certified by the Arvada Chamber of Commerce.
Museum Administration + Curation
2024 Celebrating Central. Special Collections Gallery, Denver Public Library. Art and Exhibit Curator.
2024 Mugshot: Artistic Drinking Vessels, Arvada Center. Exhibition Manager and Associate Curator.
2024 I Regret to Inform You...Rejected Public Art, Arvada Center. Exhibition Manager and Associate Curator.
2024 inFORMed Space: Perspectives in Sculpture, Arvada Center. Exhibition Manager and Associate Curator.
2024 Robin Cole: Genesis, Arvada Center. Exhibition Manager and Associate Curator.
2024 Matt Cristie: Between Then and Now, Arvada Center. Exhibition Manager and Associate Curator.
2024 Artist Proof: Print Process at Oehme Graphics, Arvada Center. Exhibition Manager and Associate Curator.
2024 528.0: Regional Juried Printmaking Exhibition, Arvada Center. Juror, Exhibition Manager, and Associate Curator.
2024 Sue Oehme: Inclusions, Arvada Center. Exhibition Manager and Associate Curator.
2023 Emilio Lobato: A Mi Manera, a 40-year Survey, Arvada Center. Exhibition Manager and Associate Curator.
2023 Latitude 37° Art of Southern Colorado, Arvada Center. Exhibition Manager and Associate Curator.
2023 Colcha Embroidery of the San Luis Valley, Arvada Center. Exhibition Manager and Associate Curator.
2023 BIG DRAW COLORADO, Arvada Center. Exhibition Manager and Associate Curator.
2023 Drawn: from the Source, Arvada Center. Exhibition Manager and Associate Curator.
2023 Ramón Bonilla: The boundary lines have fallen in pleasant places for me. Arvada Center. Exhibition Manager and Associate Curator.
2023 Wendy Kowynia: Following the Thread, Arvada Center. Exhibition Manager and Associate Curator.
2023 BUENO! Mark Bueno, Arvada Center. Exhibition Manager and Associate Curator.
2023 Art + Science, Arvada Center. Exhibition Manager and Associate Curator.
2023 Gary Staab: Second Nature, Arvada Center. Exhibition Manager and Associate Curator.
2023 Flora: Scientific Botanical Illustration of Colorado Plants, Arvada Center. Exhibition Manager and Associate Curator.
2022 One Sheet: Wood, Paper, Music, Arvada Center. Exhibition Manager and Associate Curator.
2022 Floyd D. Tunson: Ascent, Arvada Center. Exhibition Manager and Associate Curator.
2022 Anthony Garcia Sr: Pigment, Arvada Center. Exhibition Manager and Associate Curator.
2022 Lola Montejo: After Another After, Arvada Center. Exhibition Manager and Associate Curator.
2022 Pamela Webb: Hand + Hammer, Arvada Center. Exhibition Manager and Curatorial Team.
2022 Lauri Lynnxe Murphy: Seeing the Forest For the Trees, Arvada Center. Exhibition Manager and Curatorial Team.
2022 Art of the State 2022: A Juried Exhibition of Colorado, Arvada Center. Exhibition Manager.
2021 Word Play, Arvada Center. Exhibition Manager.
2021 Roland Bernier: In Other Words, Arvada Center. Exhibition Manager and Curatorial Team.
2021 Brady Smith: (don't be embarrassed by) Your Trouble with Living, Arvada Center. Exhibition Manager.
2021 Viral Influence: Art in the Time of Coronavirus, Arvada Center. Exhibition Manager and Curatorial Team.
2021 Wood.Works, Arvada Center. Exhibition Manager.
2021 Carley Warren: Three Pieces, Arvada Center. Exhibition Manager.
2020 Narkita Gold: Black in Denver, Arvada Center. Exhibition Manager and Curator.
2020 Pink Progression: Collaborations, Arvada Center. Exhibition Manager and Curator. Curated with Anna Kaye and Collin Parson.
Selected Exhibitions
2025 Adaptation, Centro de Artes da UFAM Caua, Manaus, Brazil
2025 DIS(PLACE) LUGAR y DESPLAZAR, La Galeria, Bogata, Colombia
2022 Ends & Beginnings, Alto Gallery, Denver, CO
2022 Linear Form/Non-Linear Behavior: Emily Grace King and Frank Lucero, Lakewood Cultural Center North Gallery, Lakewood, CO*
2022 Dig, Friend of a Friend Gallery, Denver, CO
2021 LandMark, City of Arvada, public art installations in parks throughout Arvada, CO
2020 Charlie Brown Ceramics Show, Jantzen Gallery, Arapahoe Community College, Littleton, CO
2020 Land, Arvada Library, Arvada, CO*
2020 Assembled Canyons, Balefire, Arvada, CO*
2020 Charlie Brown Ceramics Show, Alto Gallery, Denver, CO
2020 528.0: Regional Juried Printmaking Exhibition, Arvada Center, Arvada, CO
2019 Changes, D'Art Gallery, Denver, CO
2019 Darkness, R Gallery, Boulder, CO
2019 Contemporary 2019: Contemporary Figure, Western Colorado Center for the Arts, Grand Junction, CO
2018 One Square Foot, RedLine Gallery, Denver
2013 ActivArt, CentreGallery at the University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
2013 EcoExpressions: Emily Grace King, Whole, Tampa, FL*
2009 Detrius Transformed, Oak Room Gallery, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO
2007 University of Northern Colorado Gala Invitational Exhibition, Tointon Gallery, Union Colony Civic Center, Greeley, CO
2005 Inside Out, Art & Soul Gallery, Boulder, CO
* solo or two-person exhibition
Fellowships and Residencies
2024 Clyfford Still Museum Institute Fellow, Clyfford Still Museum, Denver, CO
2023 Artist in Residence, The Wayfaring Band, California
Professional Service and Community Arts
2025 Vice Chair, Arvada Arts and Culture Commission, Arvada, CO
2024 Chair, Arvada Arts and Culture Commission, Arvada, CO; 2020 - 2024
2020 Artist Selection Committee, Olde Town Arvada Business Improvement District
2019 Commissioner, Arvada Arts and Culture Commission, Arvada, CO; 2019 - ongoing
2017 Scenic Designer, In The Heights, CenterStage Theatre Company at the Dairy Center for the Arts, Boulder, CO
2017 Props Designer, Heathers: The Musical, CenterStage Theatre Company at the Nomad Playhouse, Boulder, CO
2016 Founder, Art Drop Arvada
Awards
2025 Arts in Society Grant, Building Local Artist Legacy: Creating Accessible Resources for Collection Planning for Artists and Their Families
2025 Harvard Innovation Labs Spark Grant
2024 Josephine H. Miles Award from History Colorado for Arvada Center for the Arts: Colcha Embroidery of the San Luis Valley
2023 Hospitality Hero of Arvada Award, Arvada Visitors Center
2022 Young Professional Leader of the Year Award, Arvada Chamber of Commerce
2021 Badass Woman of Arvada Award, Arvada Chamber of Commerce
2019 Second Place, Contemporary 2019: Contemporary Figure, Western Colorado Center for the Arts, Grand Junction, CO
2009 Angie Southard Award and Scholarship
2007 Fred Myers Award for Excellence and Scholarship
Accomplishments and Talks
2025 (upcoming) Speaker at Colorado Creative Industries Summit session I Regret to Inform You: Rejected Public Art, Grand Junction, CO
2025 Honored in Catalysts artwork by Jann Haworth, highlighting behind-the-scenes individuals integral to the success and vibrancy of Denver arts
2024 Guest Critique, Arapahoe Community College, Littleton, CO
2024 Panel Moderator, So You Want to be a Public Artist: Navigating Rejection in Art, Arvada Center, CO
2024 Institute Fellows Roundtable, Clyfford Still Museum, Denver, CO
2024 Guest Juror, Fort Lewis College 63rd Annual Student Art Exhibition, Durango, CO
2024 Colorado Creates Grant Reviewer, Colorado Creative Industries, Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade
2024 Front Range Community College Guest Speaker, Westminster, CO
2023 PhotoVox speaker at Colorado Photographic Arts Center, Denver, CO
2023 Speaker at Colorado Creative Industries Summit session Crossing the Divide: Mobilizing Resources to Build a Network of Networks
2023 Guest Juror, Art Around Avon, Avon, CO
2023 Colorado Creates Grant Reviewer, Colorado Creative Industries, Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade
2023 Guest Judge, Boulder Valley School District High School and Faculty Exhibition, Dairy Art Center, Boulder, CO
2023 Intersections Lecture: Illustration to Expression, School of Botanical Art & Illustration at the Denver Botanic Gardens, Denver, CO
2023 Colorado Photographic Arts Center Month of Photography Denver Portfolio Reviewer
2023 Metro State University Guest Speaker, Denver, CO
2023 University of Colorado Denver Guest Speaker, Denver, CO
2022 University of Colorado Denver Guest Speaker, Denver, CO
2021 Colorado Photographic Arts Center Month of Photography Denver Portfolio Reviewer
2021 Fabricator for Meow Wolf's Convergence Station - Light Portal Hallway by artist Collin Parson
2021 Our Stories Virtual Art Workshop: Meaningful Materials, Dairy Art Center, Boulder, CO
2021 Guest Juror, Contingency: University of Colorado Denver Sculpture Club Annual Members Exhibition, Pirate Contemporary Art, Lakewood, CO
2020 University of Colorado Denver Guest Speaker, Denver, CO
2020 Wisdom of the Hive Summit Guest Speaker
2018 Leadership Arvada Graduate
2016 Left Hand Right Brain episode 71: LIVE Hand Right Brain with Emily Grace King
Published
"Designing the Virtual Museum with Animal Crossing: New Horizons." Public Humanities, Vol. 1. Cambridge University Press, 2024. Peer-reviewed.
"The City of Arvada Returns Lost Artwork From its Collection." Essay in Colcha Embroidery of the San Luis Valley, Arvada Center, May 2024.
Golden's Public Artventure: Sketch Your Way Through the City. In partnership with the Golden Public Art Commission, Colorado, 2019.
Art in Your Park: a Guidebook for Getting Creative in Your Neighborhood. In partnership with the City of Arvada, Colorado, 2018.
Repeat, photograph. Abaton Literary Review, Issue Four, Fall 2010
Luke and I, Acrylic on wood. Abaton Literary Review, Issue Four, Fall 2010
Artist Book and Exhibition Catalog Design
2025 On the Edge: A Capulin Experience, Charles Parson
2022 Floyd D. Tunson: Ascent, Arvada Center and RedLine Contemporary Art Center.
2022 Art of the State 2022: A Juried Exhibition of Colorado, Arvada Center
Reviews, Press, and Media
Denver Public Library’s first art curator opens a new chapter, Colleen Smith, Denver Gazette, March 14, 2025
Learn More about the Institute at the Clyfford Still Museum, video by the Clyfford Still Museum, December 2, 2024
The Institute at the Clyfford Still Museum, video by the Clyfford Still Museum, October 4, 2024
Succumb to Defeat or Persevere: Lessons from Rejected Public Art Proposals at the Arvada Center, Joshua Ware, Southwest Contemporary, July 23, 2024
Colorful Colorado art is on full display in the surprise exhibition of the summer, Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, July 21, 2024
The Romance of Rejection, Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, June 23, 2024
In the San Luis Valley, artisans paint pictures of everyday life using colcha embroidery, Shannah Lewis, Colorado Public Radio, September 27, 2023
Lost Art Returns to the Arvada Center, Kate Perdoni, Rocky Mountain PBS, September 14, 2023
Draw! A trio of summer exhibitions will change how you think about the world’s oldest form of visual art, Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, August 14, 2023
Ends + Beginnings Review, Djamila Ricciardi, DARIA Denver Art Review Inquiry + Analysis, January 17, 2023
9News Good News Friday: Short Story Dispenser Kyle Clark, 9News, June 10, 2022
Pride of Place: Latest Art of the State Showcases Strength of Colorado Artists, Michael Paglia, Westword, January 20, 2022
If you haven’t seen an exhibition since before the pandemic, Arvada Center’s “Wood.Works” is the perfect re-entry, Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 2021
Experts Reveal how to Create the Perfect In-Home Art Studio, Ryan Castillo, Redfin Blog, February 11, 2021
Pink Progression is keeping the spirit of the Women’s March alive, hats and all, Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, August 30, 2020
Humans of the Arvada Center: Meet Emily Grace King John Moore, Arvada Center, August 2020
Reignite the Arts: Emily Grace King, Arvada Center, 2020
Art Drop Arvada Hides Local Art in Parks, Shanna Fortier, Arvada Press, April 8, 2019
Art Drop, City of Arvada
In 2014, my "Make Out Practice Pillow" creation was covered by Huffington Post, Metro News, Daily Mail, Tosh.O, USA Today, ABC Action News, and more.
Present
Art and Exhibits Curator - Special Collections and Archives at Denver Public Library, City of Denver, CO
Vice Chair - Arvada Arts & Culture Commission, Arvada, CO
A member of the Harvard Innovation Labs
Past
Exhibition Manager and Associate Curator - Arvada Center for the Arts, Arvada, CO
Chair - Arvada Arts & Culture Commission, Arvada, CO
Founder - Art Drop Arvada, Arvada, CO
Galleries Exhibition Manager and Registrar - Arvada Center for the Arts, Arvada, CO
Gallery Assistant - Arvada Center for the Arts, Arvada, CO
Creative Designer and Consultant - Emily in Space
Docent - The Dali Museum, St. Petersburg, FL
Education
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA. Master of Liberal Arts (ALM), Extension Studies, Field of Museum Studies | expected completion 2026
University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO. Bachelor of Arts (BA), Visual Arts - Painting Emphasis
Certifications
Colorado Change Leader. Certified by Colorado Creative Industries, Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade.
Project Management Certification. Certified by Google Careers.
Leadership Arvada Graduate. Certified by the Arvada Chamber of Commerce.
Museum Administration + Curation
2024 Celebrating Central. Special Collections Gallery, Denver Public Library. Art and Exhibit Curator.
2024 Mugshot: Artistic Drinking Vessels, Arvada Center. Exhibition Manager and Associate Curator.
2024 I Regret to Inform You...Rejected Public Art, Arvada Center. Exhibition Manager and Associate Curator.
2024 inFORMed Space: Perspectives in Sculpture, Arvada Center. Exhibition Manager and Associate Curator.
2024 Robin Cole: Genesis, Arvada Center. Exhibition Manager and Associate Curator.
2024 Matt Cristie: Between Then and Now, Arvada Center. Exhibition Manager and Associate Curator.
2024 Artist Proof: Print Process at Oehme Graphics, Arvada Center. Exhibition Manager and Associate Curator.
2024 528.0: Regional Juried Printmaking Exhibition, Arvada Center. Juror, Exhibition Manager, and Associate Curator.
2024 Sue Oehme: Inclusions, Arvada Center. Exhibition Manager and Associate Curator.
2023 Emilio Lobato: A Mi Manera, a 40-year Survey, Arvada Center. Exhibition Manager and Associate Curator.
2023 Latitude 37° Art of Southern Colorado, Arvada Center. Exhibition Manager and Associate Curator.
2023 Colcha Embroidery of the San Luis Valley, Arvada Center. Exhibition Manager and Associate Curator.
2023 BIG DRAW COLORADO, Arvada Center. Exhibition Manager and Associate Curator.
2023 Drawn: from the Source, Arvada Center. Exhibition Manager and Associate Curator.
2023 Ramón Bonilla: The boundary lines have fallen in pleasant places for me. Arvada Center. Exhibition Manager and Associate Curator.
2023 Wendy Kowynia: Following the Thread, Arvada Center. Exhibition Manager and Associate Curator.
2023 BUENO! Mark Bueno, Arvada Center. Exhibition Manager and Associate Curator.
2023 Art + Science, Arvada Center. Exhibition Manager and Associate Curator.
2023 Gary Staab: Second Nature, Arvada Center. Exhibition Manager and Associate Curator.
2023 Flora: Scientific Botanical Illustration of Colorado Plants, Arvada Center. Exhibition Manager and Associate Curator.
2022 One Sheet: Wood, Paper, Music, Arvada Center. Exhibition Manager and Associate Curator.
2022 Floyd D. Tunson: Ascent, Arvada Center. Exhibition Manager and Associate Curator.
2022 Anthony Garcia Sr: Pigment, Arvada Center. Exhibition Manager and Associate Curator.
2022 Lola Montejo: After Another After, Arvada Center. Exhibition Manager and Associate Curator.
2022 Pamela Webb: Hand + Hammer, Arvada Center. Exhibition Manager and Curatorial Team.
2022 Lauri Lynnxe Murphy: Seeing the Forest For the Trees, Arvada Center. Exhibition Manager and Curatorial Team.
2022 Art of the State 2022: A Juried Exhibition of Colorado, Arvada Center. Exhibition Manager.
2021 Word Play, Arvada Center. Exhibition Manager.
2021 Roland Bernier: In Other Words, Arvada Center. Exhibition Manager and Curatorial Team.
2021 Brady Smith: (don't be embarrassed by) Your Trouble with Living, Arvada Center. Exhibition Manager.
2021 Viral Influence: Art in the Time of Coronavirus, Arvada Center. Exhibition Manager and Curatorial Team.
2021 Wood.Works, Arvada Center. Exhibition Manager.
2021 Carley Warren: Three Pieces, Arvada Center. Exhibition Manager.
2020 Narkita Gold: Black in Denver, Arvada Center. Exhibition Manager and Curator.
2020 Pink Progression: Collaborations, Arvada Center. Exhibition Manager and Curator. Curated with Anna Kaye and Collin Parson.
Selected Exhibitions
2025 Adaptation, Centro de Artes da UFAM Caua, Manaus, Brazil
2025 DIS(PLACE) LUGAR y DESPLAZAR, La Galeria, Bogata, Colombia
2022 Ends & Beginnings, Alto Gallery, Denver, CO
2022 Linear Form/Non-Linear Behavior: Emily Grace King and Frank Lucero, Lakewood Cultural Center North Gallery, Lakewood, CO*
2022 Dig, Friend of a Friend Gallery, Denver, CO
2021 LandMark, City of Arvada, public art installations in parks throughout Arvada, CO
2020 Charlie Brown Ceramics Show, Jantzen Gallery, Arapahoe Community College, Littleton, CO
2020 Land, Arvada Library, Arvada, CO*
2020 Assembled Canyons, Balefire, Arvada, CO*
2020 Charlie Brown Ceramics Show, Alto Gallery, Denver, CO
2020 528.0: Regional Juried Printmaking Exhibition, Arvada Center, Arvada, CO
2019 Changes, D'Art Gallery, Denver, CO
2019 Darkness, R Gallery, Boulder, CO
2019 Contemporary 2019: Contemporary Figure, Western Colorado Center for the Arts, Grand Junction, CO
2018 One Square Foot, RedLine Gallery, Denver
2013 ActivArt, CentreGallery at the University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
2013 EcoExpressions: Emily Grace King, Whole, Tampa, FL*
2009 Detrius Transformed, Oak Room Gallery, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO
2007 University of Northern Colorado Gala Invitational Exhibition, Tointon Gallery, Union Colony Civic Center, Greeley, CO
2005 Inside Out, Art & Soul Gallery, Boulder, CO
* solo or two-person exhibition
Fellowships and Residencies
2024 Clyfford Still Museum Institute Fellow, Clyfford Still Museum, Denver, CO
2023 Artist in Residence, The Wayfaring Band, California
Professional Service and Community Arts
2025 Vice Chair, Arvada Arts and Culture Commission, Arvada, CO
2024 Chair, Arvada Arts and Culture Commission, Arvada, CO; 2020 - 2024
2020 Artist Selection Committee, Olde Town Arvada Business Improvement District
2019 Commissioner, Arvada Arts and Culture Commission, Arvada, CO; 2019 - ongoing
2017 Scenic Designer, In The Heights, CenterStage Theatre Company at the Dairy Center for the Arts, Boulder, CO
2017 Props Designer, Heathers: The Musical, CenterStage Theatre Company at the Nomad Playhouse, Boulder, CO
2016 Founder, Art Drop Arvada
Awards
2025 Arts in Society Grant, Building Local Artist Legacy: Creating Accessible Resources for Collection Planning for Artists and Their Families
2025 Harvard Innovation Labs Spark Grant
2024 Josephine H. Miles Award from History Colorado for Arvada Center for the Arts: Colcha Embroidery of the San Luis Valley
2023 Hospitality Hero of Arvada Award, Arvada Visitors Center
2022 Young Professional Leader of the Year Award, Arvada Chamber of Commerce
2021 Badass Woman of Arvada Award, Arvada Chamber of Commerce
2019 Second Place, Contemporary 2019: Contemporary Figure, Western Colorado Center for the Arts, Grand Junction, CO
2009 Angie Southard Award and Scholarship
2007 Fred Myers Award for Excellence and Scholarship
Accomplishments and Talks
2025 (upcoming) Speaker at Colorado Creative Industries Summit session I Regret to Inform You: Rejected Public Art, Grand Junction, CO
2025 Honored in Catalysts artwork by Jann Haworth, highlighting behind-the-scenes individuals integral to the success and vibrancy of Denver arts
2024 Guest Critique, Arapahoe Community College, Littleton, CO
2024 Panel Moderator, So You Want to be a Public Artist: Navigating Rejection in Art, Arvada Center, CO
2024 Institute Fellows Roundtable, Clyfford Still Museum, Denver, CO
2024 Guest Juror, Fort Lewis College 63rd Annual Student Art Exhibition, Durango, CO
2024 Colorado Creates Grant Reviewer, Colorado Creative Industries, Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade
2024 Front Range Community College Guest Speaker, Westminster, CO
2023 PhotoVox speaker at Colorado Photographic Arts Center, Denver, CO
2023 Speaker at Colorado Creative Industries Summit session Crossing the Divide: Mobilizing Resources to Build a Network of Networks
2023 Guest Juror, Art Around Avon, Avon, CO
2023 Colorado Creates Grant Reviewer, Colorado Creative Industries, Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade
2023 Guest Judge, Boulder Valley School District High School and Faculty Exhibition, Dairy Art Center, Boulder, CO
2023 Intersections Lecture: Illustration to Expression, School of Botanical Art & Illustration at the Denver Botanic Gardens, Denver, CO
2023 Colorado Photographic Arts Center Month of Photography Denver Portfolio Reviewer
2023 Metro State University Guest Speaker, Denver, CO
2023 University of Colorado Denver Guest Speaker, Denver, CO
2022 University of Colorado Denver Guest Speaker, Denver, CO
2021 Colorado Photographic Arts Center Month of Photography Denver Portfolio Reviewer
2021 Fabricator for Meow Wolf's Convergence Station - Light Portal Hallway by artist Collin Parson
2021 Our Stories Virtual Art Workshop: Meaningful Materials, Dairy Art Center, Boulder, CO
2021 Guest Juror, Contingency: University of Colorado Denver Sculpture Club Annual Members Exhibition, Pirate Contemporary Art, Lakewood, CO
2020 University of Colorado Denver Guest Speaker, Denver, CO
2020 Wisdom of the Hive Summit Guest Speaker
2018 Leadership Arvada Graduate
2016 Left Hand Right Brain episode 71: LIVE Hand Right Brain with Emily Grace King
Published
"Designing the Virtual Museum with Animal Crossing: New Horizons." Public Humanities, Vol. 1. Cambridge University Press, 2024. Peer-reviewed.
"The City of Arvada Returns Lost Artwork From its Collection." Essay in Colcha Embroidery of the San Luis Valley, Arvada Center, May 2024.
Golden's Public Artventure: Sketch Your Way Through the City. In partnership with the Golden Public Art Commission, Colorado, 2019.
Art in Your Park: a Guidebook for Getting Creative in Your Neighborhood. In partnership with the City of Arvada, Colorado, 2018.
Repeat, photograph. Abaton Literary Review, Issue Four, Fall 2010
Luke and I, Acrylic on wood. Abaton Literary Review, Issue Four, Fall 2010
Artist Book and Exhibition Catalog Design
2025 On the Edge: A Capulin Experience, Charles Parson
2022 Floyd D. Tunson: Ascent, Arvada Center and RedLine Contemporary Art Center.
2022 Art of the State 2022: A Juried Exhibition of Colorado, Arvada Center
Reviews, Press, and Media
Denver Public Library’s first art curator opens a new chapter, Colleen Smith, Denver Gazette, March 14, 2025
Learn More about the Institute at the Clyfford Still Museum, video by the Clyfford Still Museum, December 2, 2024
The Institute at the Clyfford Still Museum, video by the Clyfford Still Museum, October 4, 2024
Succumb to Defeat or Persevere: Lessons from Rejected Public Art Proposals at the Arvada Center, Joshua Ware, Southwest Contemporary, July 23, 2024
Colorful Colorado art is on full display in the surprise exhibition of the summer, Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, July 21, 2024
The Romance of Rejection, Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, June 23, 2024
In the San Luis Valley, artisans paint pictures of everyday life using colcha embroidery, Shannah Lewis, Colorado Public Radio, September 27, 2023
Lost Art Returns to the Arvada Center, Kate Perdoni, Rocky Mountain PBS, September 14, 2023
Draw! A trio of summer exhibitions will change how you think about the world’s oldest form of visual art, Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, August 14, 2023
Ends + Beginnings Review, Djamila Ricciardi, DARIA Denver Art Review Inquiry + Analysis, January 17, 2023
9News Good News Friday: Short Story Dispenser Kyle Clark, 9News, June 10, 2022
Pride of Place: Latest Art of the State Showcases Strength of Colorado Artists, Michael Paglia, Westword, January 20, 2022
If you haven’t seen an exhibition since before the pandemic, Arvada Center’s “Wood.Works” is the perfect re-entry, Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 2021
Experts Reveal how to Create the Perfect In-Home Art Studio, Ryan Castillo, Redfin Blog, February 11, 2021
Pink Progression is keeping the spirit of the Women’s March alive, hats and all, Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, August 30, 2020
Humans of the Arvada Center: Meet Emily Grace King John Moore, Arvada Center, August 2020
Reignite the Arts: Emily Grace King, Arvada Center, 2020
Art Drop Arvada Hides Local Art in Parks, Shanna Fortier, Arvada Press, April 8, 2019
Art Drop, City of Arvada
In 2014, my "Make Out Practice Pillow" creation was covered by Huffington Post, Metro News, Daily Mail, Tosh.O, USA Today, ABC Action News, and more.