bio

Emmett Moore
1988 Born in Miami, Fl
Lives and works in Miami, Fl

2010 BFA Rhode Island School of Design
2006 Design and Architecture Senior High

Emmett Moore is a Miami-based artist and designer known for challenging notions of functionality, primarily creating sculpture and furniture from repurposed and reclaimed materials. Inspired by the convergence of tropical ecologies and urban infrastructure, his work often incorporates found industrial materials alongside references to nature. His practice examines the relationship between humans and the built environment, as well as the intersection of urban and natural systems.

Moore is known for an environmentally resilient home he designed and built on the Miami River in collaboration with Architectonica. He is an active board member of the Dade Heritage Trust, Miami’s largest preservation organization, whose mission is to preserve Miami-Dade County’s architectural, environmental, and cultural heritage

His work has been shown institutionally at the RISD Museum, the Frost Art Museum, the Miami Art Museum, the Bass Museum of Art, and is in the permanent collection of the Perez Art Museum Miami. He was the first Miami-based designer to exhibit a solo exhibition at Design Miami/. He is represented by Nina Johnson gallery in Miami, Fl. 

Moore’s work has been covered by Art in America, The Guardian, The Miami Herald, Cultured Magazine, Architectural Digest, Artsy and The Art Newspaper among others. Moore was named  the Miami New Times’ Best Visual Artist in 2015 and 2021.