EDUCATION
MFA 2011 Drawing and Painting, University of Hawai'i at Manoa
BA 2005 Studio Art, University of Arizona (summa cum laude)
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2020 The Lilies How They Grow, Thelma Sadoff Center for the Arts, Fond du Lac, WI (forthcoming)
2019 The Lilies How They Grow, Honolulu Museum of Art at First Hawaiian Center, Honolulu, HI
2018 Noctuary, Commons Gallery, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Honolulu, HI
2015 Wilds, College of Southern Nevada Art Galleries, North Las Vegas, NV
2014 Wilds, Doris Ulmann Galleries, Berea College, Berea, KY
2012 Shadows to Shallows, Hawai'i Pacific University Art Gallery, Kaneohe, HI
2011 Between Two Waters: MFA Thesis Exhibition, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Honolulu, HI
TWO AND THREE PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2020 Curfman Gallery, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO (forthcoming)
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2018 The Body of Empathy, Ellis Hall, Hendrix College, Conway, AR
2017 In Memoriam, Manifest Gallery Creative Research and Drawing Center, Cincinnati, OH
2016 Interrupted, Coburn Gallery, Ashland University, Ashland, OH
2015 Artists of Hawai'i, Honolulu Museum of Art, Honolulu, HI
13 Women, Pegge Hopper Gallery, Honolulu, HI
2013 Faculty Exhibition, University of Hawai'i at Manoa Art Gallery, Honolulu, HI
2012 Japanese Chamber of Commerce 34th Annual Commitment to Excellence Art Exhibition,
Honolulu Museum of Art School, Honolulu, HI
2011 Japanese Chamber of Commerce 33rd Annual Commitment to Excellence Art Exhibition,
Academy Art Center, Honolulu, HI
2010 Awards Exhibition, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Honolulu, HI
Body/Mind, Y-Center for the Visual Arts, Honolulu, HI
Command-Option-Escape, The ARTS at Mark's Garage, Honolulu, HI
2009 Japanese Chamber of Commerce 31st Annual Commitment to Excellence Art Exhibit,
Academy Art Center, Honolulu, HI
Art Upstairs: Emerging Hawai'i Artists (curated), Academy Art Center, Honolulu, HI
Reaching Out, Academy Art Center, Honolulu, HI
2008 Colors of Life, Gallery Art and Design, Richmond, VA
AWARDS, SCHOLARSHIPS, GRANTS
2019 Recognition Award, Hawai'i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts
Recognition Award, Hawai'i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts
Kalos Visual Art Prize, Honorable Mention, Ruminate Magazine, Fort Collins, CO
2017 Manifest Grand Jury Prize Finalist for Season 13, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati OH
2015 Melusine Award for Painting, Honolulu Museum of Art
Recognition Award, Hawai'i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts
2011 2nd Place Two Dimensional Art, Japanese Chamber of Commerce 33rd Annual Commitment to Excellence Art Exhibition, Honolulu, HI
John Young Scholarship in the Arts, University of Hawai'i at Manoa
2010 Graduate Teaching Fellowship, University of Hawai'i at Manoa
Geraldine P. Clark Memorial Fellowship in Painting, University of Hawai'i at Manoa
H. John Heide Fellowship in Art, University of Hawai'i at Manoa
2009 Helen Gilbert-Bushnell Memorial Award in Painting, University of Hawai'i at Manoa
2005 Staff Choice Award, Scribendi Magazine, University of New Mexico
2004 Undergraduate Research Grant in Fine Arts, Honors College, University of Arizona
2001 Albert M. Haldeman Scholarship, College of Fine Arts, University of Arizona
RESIDENCIES
2018 Glacier National Park Artist-in-Residence, National Park Service, West Glacier, MT
2015 Artists in the Schools Residency, Hawai'i State Foundation on Culture & the Arts in Partnership
with the Honolulu Museum of Art School, Halau Ku Mana Public Charter School, Honolulu, HI
Artists in the Schools Residency, Hawai'i State Foundation on Culture & the Arts in Partnership
with the Honolulu Museum of Art School, Queen Ka'ahumanu Elementary School , Honolulu, HI
2014 Artists in the Schools Residency, Hawai'i State Foundation on Culture & the Arts in Partnership
with the Honolulu Museum of Art School, Halau Ku Mana Public Charter School, Honolulu, HI
2013 Artists in the Schools Residency, Hawai'i State Foundation on Culture & the Arts in Partnership
with the Honolulu Museum of Art School, Kaimuki Middle School, Honolulu, HI
2012 Artist-in-Residence, Brush Creek Foundation for the Arts, Saratoga, WY
LECTURES AND WORKSHOPS
2018 Artist Talk, Hawai'i State Art Museum
Artist Talk, Glacier National Park, West Glacier, MT
2015 Artist Talk, Honolulu Museum of Art, Honolulu, HI
Artist Talk, College of Southern Nevada, North Las Vegas, NV
2014 Artist Talk, Berea College, Berea, KY
Artist Talk, Kentucky School of Art, Louisville, KY
Artist Talk, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY
2012 Artist Talk, Brush Creek Foundation for the Arts, Saratoga, WY
Drawing Workshop for Master of Education in Teaching Cohort, Institute for Teacher Education,
University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Honolulu, HI
COLLECTIONS
Honolulu Museum of Art
Hawai'i State Foundation on Culture and the Arts
Cantor Art Collection of Phoenix, Arizona
PUBLICATIONS
2012 “One Half Living for Two: Cross-Cultural Paradigms of Twinship and Twin Loss.” OMEGA Journal of
Death and Dying. Baywood Publishing Company, Inc., Volume 64, Number 1, 2011-2012.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2019 Charisma, James. “Three Reasons to Check Out Emily Mcilroy’s Latest Art Exhibition at First Hawaiian Center: ‘The Lilies How They Grow’.”
Honolulu Magazine. June 10, 2019.
“The Lilies How They Grow, Emily McIlroy.” Ruminate Magazine. Spring 2019. p 57-60
2018 McDaniel, Jay. “Whose Flesh is it Anyway? Theological Reflections while Strolling through the Body of Empathy Exhibition.” Open Horizons.
www.openhorizons.org/body-of-empathy-a-theological-appreciation-of-an-art-exhibit.html
2016 Cheng, Martha. "Sharing a Soul." FLUX Hawaii Magazine. Spring 2016. p 62-67
2015 Nelson, Shane. "Honolulu Museum of Art Unveils 'Artists of Hawaii Exhibit." Travel Weekly. July 20, 2015
Goldberg, David A.M. "Visual Artists Highlighted in Juried Exhibit." Honolulu Star Advertiser. July 12, 2015. p F1
Goldberg, David A.M. "Great Women of Art." Honolulu Star Advertiser. February 1, 2015
Griffith, Lesa. "A Sneak Peak Inside Honolulu Museum of Art's Competitive Summer Exhibit." Honolulu Magazine. January 2, 2015
2011 Berger, John. "Healing Comes 'Between Two Waters.'" Honolulu Star Advertiser. September 11, 2011. p G2
2010 Stevens, Amanda. "First Exhibit at New Arts Loft." Honolulu Advertiser. May 2, 2010. p D3
Fujihara, Chad, ed. "Featured Artist: Emily McIlroy." Ka Lamakua: The Creative Element at UH Manoa. March 4, 2010
Morse, Marcia. "Class Creations: Diverse Hawai'i Graduate Exhibition Gives a Glimpse of What's to Come in Local Art."
Honolulu Weekly. Vol. 20, no. 4, January 27-February 2, 2010.
Cook, Lynn. "Art Center Instructors Get Their Moment in the Spotlight." Honolulu Advertiser. January 17, 2010
2009 Morse, Marcia. “The Graduates." Honolulu Weekly. Vol. 19, no. 4, January 28-February 3, 2009. p 15
2007 Arizona Alumnus, University of Arizona, Spring 2007
2005 Scribendi, University of New Mexico, vol. 19, 2005
2003 Scribendi, University of New Mexico, vol. 17, 2003
Persona, University of Arizona, 2003
2002 Persona, University of Arizona, 2002
CURRENT POSITIONS
Lecturer, Department of Art and Art History, University of Hawai'i at Manoa, Honolulu, HI
Instructor, Honolulu Museum of Art School, Honolulu, HI
Art Educator, Hawai'i State Art Museum