NOAH EMHURT
www.emhurt.com / noah@emhurt.com / Pittsburgh, PA
Lately, I’ve found myself drawn back to the imagery and interests that shaped me early on as an artist: comic books, skateboard graphics, vintage toys, and old magazine clippings. No matter how much I’ve tried to distance myself from these influences they have always seemed to resurface. Instead of ignoring them, I’ve decided to embrace them. I use found images and objects that would have influenced me and rework them through abstraction, transformation, and personalization. The goal isn’t nostalgia, it’s reclamation.
These images often carry a slight underlying theme of aggression. If you think about it, we are all exposed to some form of low-level hostility whether it be through politics, the media, or entertainment. Although this theme is prevalent in my work, I don’t glorify it. Rather, it is portrayed in an almost beautiful, abstract manner that makes it unrecognizable but still present. My work reflects this atmosphere but it is filtered through the lens of my childhood memory with an adult interpretation. The image is not handed over easily. It requires the viewer to examine the piece and hopefully come up with his/her own narrative.
The style I’ve developed allows me to explore harsh or complicated subject matter in a way that’s unique, personal, and a bit playful. It’s experimental, bold, and exactly where I need to be.
EXHIBITIONS
Solo
2022 Laurel Lane Gallery, Nemacolin Woodlands Resort, PA
2022 Christine Frechard Gallery “Plan of Attack”, Pittsburgh, PA
2020 Christine Frechard Gallery “Running Amuck”, Pittsburgh, PA
2019 Galley One Collective Works, “Everybody Wants Pretty”, Pittsburgh, PA
2016 The Inn Gallery “Attendance Required”, Los Angeles, CA
2016 Gabba Gallery “The Doheny Challenge”, Los Angeles, CA
2012 E Gallery “All Out of Roses”, Los Angeles, CA
Group
2026 Associated Artists of Pittsburgh, Featured Artist Exhibition, Pittsburgh, PA
2026 Brew House Arts, Art of Pittsburgh’s South Side, Pittsburgh, PA
2025 SPACE Gallery, Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival, Annual Juried Visual Arts Exhibition, Pittsburgh, PA
2025 Associated Artists of Pittsburgh, “Alchemists in the Greenhouse”, Pittsburgh, PA
2024 The Butler Institute of American Art, 88th National Midyear Exhibition, Youngstown, OH
2024 Radiant Hall Collection, Pittsburgh, PA
2023 Associated Artists of Pittsburgh and Creative Citizens Studios, “Growth”, Pittsburgh, PA
2022 Vestige Concept Gallery “F**king It Up”, Pittsburgh, PA
2022 Associated Artists of Pittsburgh New Member Exhibition, Pittsburgh, PA
2021 Vestige Concept Gallery “New Appalachia Mixed Exhibition”, Pittsburgh, PA
2018 Jesse Best Gallery “Collective 23”, Pittsburgh, PA
2016 Co-Lab Gallery “Hey Man”, Los Angeles, CA
2016 ETA “The Bright Spot”, Los Angeles, CA
2015 Co-Lab Gallery "Launchshow", Los Angeles, CA
2014 Gabba Gallery "Face It", Los Angeles, CA
2014 Gabba Gallery "Motif", Los Angeles, CA
2013 Co-Lab Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2013 Gabba Gallery "Corresponding Measures", Los Angeles, CA
2013 Gabba Gallery "Wabba at the Gabba", Los Angeles, CA
2013 The Hive Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2013 Gabba Gallery "Wood Metal Screw", Los Angeles, CA
2012 Co-Lab, Gallery Opening, Los Angeles, CA
2012 Renegade Group, Palm Springs, CA
2012 Savage Gallery, Palm Springs, CA
2011 Lurie Gallery, Beverly Hills, CA
2011 Art walk, Downtown Los Angeles, CA
2011 Sotheby's showing, Palm Springs, CA
2010 Renegade Group, Palm Springs, CA
RESIDENCIES
2022 Nemacolin Woodlands Resort, Farmington, PA
MEMBERSHIP AFFILIATION
Associated Artists of Pittsburgh
AWARDS
Artist Honorarium, 2025 Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival
Associated Artists of Pittsburgh Featured Artist, July 2025
PUBLICATIONS
Öbiryxoed Magazine, Issue 1 Vol 3
Pittsburgh Moto Magazine, No. 11
Documentary (short film)
YouTube / Vimeo search Noah Emhurt
Filmed by Siren Studios: Todd Stefani and Matt Melander
ART IN TV / Film (partial list)
Pee Wee's Big Holiday, Ray Donovan, Brooklyn Nine Nine, NCIS, Grace and Frankie, New Girl, Grey’s Anatomy, American Horror Story
CHARITY EVENTS
Casa of Los Angeles, LA 2017 3rd Annual Wine + Art
Project Angel Food, LA 2013 “Get Art”
PRESS
diversionsla.com, “Connect with Gabba Gallery" by Genie Davis
blogtalkradio.com, “How to Be Comfortable in Your Own Shoes” by Lauren Liebowitz
EDUCATION
Bowling Green State University, Bachelors of Fine Art