A Chicago native, Emmy Star Brown has always been inspired by her hometown city's unique blend of style, story, and character, which has served as a backdrop and canvas throughout much of her creative career. 

Brown kickstarted her career with a BFA in visual communications from the Illinois Institute of Art, later parlaying it into a creative position in advertising at one of Chicago's marquee agencies. There she earned her commercial stripes in branding and packaging before breaking away to pursue work as an independent artist. She's since spent the past decade adorning public spaces across Chicago and beyond while continuing to nurture her studio practice.

To date, her work has lived in a host of iconic public spaces from Times Square to Miami's Wynwood Art District and beyond. And while her scope continues to expand, so does her artistic vision. Her current studio practice is focused on the concept of the inner child, highlighting the joy, spontaneity, and fearlessness synonymous with our younger selves. This work serves as a visual journey back to self where our purest forms of playfulness, creative confidence, and imagination come forward.