Emmanuelle Rose John
is an interdisciplinary installation artist working at Meow Wolf, Inc. In her work, she strives to make microscopic worlds large. Through a wide variety of textiles, mold-making, and sculpture, she creates intricate environments that illuminate organic processes secretly taking place everywhere- the way organisms rot, transform, and are reborn into something else. She draws inspiration from cycles of nature, which also reflect psychological processes of death and renewal. Her style is finely detailed and strange, and her work has been described as a fascinating, unique blend of scary and beautiful.
As a Principal Artist at Meow Wolf, I’ve had the opportunity to design, create and install large-scale installations born of my own ideas, alongside building a personal body of work. My inner drive has led me to experiment with a huge variety of materials–resin casting, vacuum forming, sewing and textiles, sculpting, and combining them into cohesive, intricately textured environments. My continued interest in sustainable materials has compelled me to use recycled materials first. Simultaneously, I’ve been experimenting with creating microscopic films and stills, based on tiny, hand-crafted slides spotlighting string and organic materials.
Education
2011 Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Arts, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY
Noteworthy Art shows and Projects
2026 Abstract Picnic Group show
2024 Featured Artist, Eldorado Studio Art Tour, Santa Fe, NM

2024 Group Show: Alchemy of Resistance: A Cabaret for Radical Imagination, Santa Fe, NM

2023 Featured Artist, Eldorado Studio Art Tour, Santa Fe, NM

2023 Solo Exhibition, Chatter, Albuquerque, NM
Awards and Recognition
2026 Featured artist in the LA Times article on MW’s upcoming LA Exhibit
2022 Selected Artist for Cuidado Zine, Issue #4 - Featured Diptych: Watching the Void
2021 SFCC: Richard Bradford Creative Writing Endowed Writing Scholarship
Creative Nonfiction: Honorable Mention “The Fire”
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Selected Projects at Meow Wolf
2026 Lead Artist: Shadow CanopyLead Artist: Mahvasia (35 foot tall organism for MW’s LA exhibit)
2025 Lead Artist: Cactus Mannequins for Front of House in MW’s LA Exhibition
2024 Chosen Lead Artist to design and develop a key 35 foot tall organism (Mahvasia) in LA–opening 2026
2023 Lead Artist: Full room installation titled Emergence- The Real Unreal, Dallas TX

2021 Lead Artist: Full room installation titled Frog Egg Garden- Convergence Station, Denver CO
Past Experience & Education Highlights
2006-2011 RISD Pre-College Summer Program- Providence, RI

2012-2015 Exhibitions Intern/Installation Assistant at SITE Santa Fe

2016-2018 Center for Contemporary Arts- Projectionist/ Volunteer at Meow Wolf; Santa Fe IATSE Local 480- Film Set Painter
2013-2024 Ongoing SFCC classes with a focus on Film, Creative Writing, and Poetry
Current Interests and Activities -Experimental filmmaking and photography: microscopic footage
-Triptych: Rot, Transform, Bloom, Repeat (to be displayed at Abstract Picnic’s Group Show in May, 2026)











