Jemima Kirke
Jemima Kirke (b. 1985) is a British-American artist whose multidisciplinary practice explores identity, female autonomy, and emotional truth. A graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design (BFA, Painting, 2008), her work is deeply personal and unapologetically intimate—engaging with vulnerability, rebellion, and the complexity of the feminine experience. Though widely known for her acting roles in Girls, Conversations with Friends, and Sex Education, her artistic practice remains central to her identity. Through evocative figurative paintings and collages, she challenges societal taboos while honoring the inner lives of women with raw candor and psychological depth.
Kirke made her debut with The Untitled Space in the 10th anniversary exhibition UPRISE 2025: The Art of Resistance, presenting Girl in a Pink Room, Baby, and The Divorcée—a trio of works confronting motherhood, objectification, and female subjectivity. Her visual language blends symbolism, saturated color, and expressive brushwork to subvert patriarchal narratives and provoke critical reflection.
She has previously exhibited with Sargent’s Daughters in New York, including the solo shows A Brief History and SCAMP, which explored transformation, ritual, and feminine power.
A vocal advocate for reproductive rights, Kirke’s activism mirrors her art—unfiltered, feminist, and rooted in lived experience. She lives and works in New York and is completing her first book with Dream Baby Press.
Jemima Kirke "Conversation (Triptych)" 2007
Lithograph, 45 × 11.5 in
Jemima Kirke "Girl In A Pink Room" 2006
Oil on Canvas, 20 x 24in
Jemima Kirke "The Divorcée" 2024
Collage on Board, Framed; 12.4 x 10.3in, Framed 16.5 x 13.5in
Jemima Kirke "Baby" 2016
Watercolor on paper, Framed; 30 x 22 in, Framed 36.5 x 25.7 in
