Emily Ryalls

One of my prints featuring in @the_tetley #printperformpresent event this weekend

Unbelievably thankful to be featured as one of the artists in British Journal of Photography: Performance Issue @bjp1854 Since my teens I’ve loved photography for its healing properties and visibility (I’ve also always loved BJP, which is why this feels soooo wild) Sometimes I feel powerful in being vulnerable and sometimes I don’t but consistently I find so much strength in using the camera as a point of connection and catharsis. It visualises beautiful and difficult moments and freezes them, giving you space and time to return to them and simply process I’ve had the pleasure to work with so many wonderful women over the past few years, collectively framing a female experience and understanding what that means for us as a community - also, what that looks like moving forward Thank you for featuring me in fantastic company and for such a considerate curation of images @marigoldwarner and thank you @madeleine.pollard for communicating my practice so gracefully I’m feeling beyond excited to share what comes next〰️

A sneaky crop preview of what I’ve been working on as part of @the_tetley PANIC! Artist Bursary Towards the end of this year, this new body of work will be showcased online by The Tetley alongside five other artist’s work. For the past month I’ve been exploring the relationship we have with hostile architecture in public spaces through a range of choreographed and impromptu performances - if you feel a certain way about hostile architecture and design in your district, drop me a message or keep an eye out

Tomorrow's the day! I'll be celebrating the closing of my exhibition with a day of (free) making groups and gatherings, coinciding with international women's day weekend. The day takes inspiration from the sessions which make up Divine Archives, opening up conversations on embodied and generational knowledge. Join us for a full day of creativity and conversation with no previous experience needed, just the energy to get stuck in and meet some lovely people. As always, The Art House is welcoming everyone, though within the workshops we will be spotlighting creative contributions of those who identify as female. So bring along your mum, sister, grandma, pals - or come down to meet someone new. Booking is suggested for some of the sessions - more information can be found within the link in @thearthouseuk bio. A big thanks to my co-facilitators @soph.knits_ @hannahbplatt @lucy.quilts @thearthouseuk @vinyl_socialwakefield Thank you for all the love on the exhibition so far, it's been a beautiful new chapter for me and opened up so many wonderful connections. Whether you're settling in for the day, or just dropping in for one of the sessions, I'll see you there💙

This weekend marks the final weekend of my show Divine Archives at @thearthouseuk and we're celebrating on Saturday 7th with an International Women's Day festival of togetherness and making - come down and join us! @soph.knits_ is starting the day with a knitting social, before we drop-in to feminist zine making with @hannahbplatt , quilting with @lucy.quilts , self portraiture experiments with me, and finally a spoken word open mic. Our spoken word gathering is a super relaxed end to the sessions offering space for women to share their favourite poems, extracts from literature, or original writings. So join us if you fancy spending some of your day with new and old friends drinking coffee or wine and feeling your cup is full - I'll be baking a cake! Everything is free to attend, with some sessions requiring booking in advance and some drop-in. Links to book can be found via the link in @thearthouseuk bio. As always, The Art House welcomes everyone but we will be spotlighting women's creative contributions through the events of the day. See you there❤️

On the final Day of Emily Ryalls’ Divine Archives, we’re hosting a Spoken Word Open Mic, to give a welcoming space to women to share stories, poems, songs, and thoughts. You’re invited to join in or just listen, surrounded by positive and uplifting energy. You can bring something you have written yourself, or your favourite piece of writing by another author, this doesn’t have to be original work. The session is rooted in care, solidarity, and shared experience and acts as a gentle closing moment to reflect on the exhibitions themes and celebrate the power of women’s voices in all their forms. In this section of a short film created by Emily Ryalls @emryalls for Divine Archives in collaboration with Kelly Rankin @kellysianr and Michael Godsall @michael_godsall Kelly Rankin reads ‘Wild Geese’ by Mary Oliver. To book a free place, and see the full programme of events this day, head to our website through the link in out bio 🔗 🗓️ Saturday 7 March, 17:00-19:00. [Video Description: A section of a short film showing a group of women laying in a field on cyanotype sheets, washing them together in a large bath and hanging them on washing lines in the breeze to dry.] #TheArtHouse #EmilyRyalls #DivineArchives

The Art House is proud to champion women in the Arts, as a female-led organisation. On Saturday 7 March, to commemorate the final day of Emily Ryalls: Divine Archives, and to coincide with the weekend of International Women’s Day, we’re hosting an exciting programme of free workshops celebrating female friendship and connection. There will be full programme of events throughout the day, starting gently with a Knit Social, before moving into activities including Zine Making, Self Portraiture, and Radical Quilting, before finishing the day with an Open Mic. The celebrations don’t end there, as Vinyl Social will be hosting an after party with a ladies night on the decks! Also open this day will be the Wakefield Reclaim the Night Exhibition, displaying banners and footage from the 2025 Reclaim the Night march, celebrating collective action, solidarity and the ongoing fight for safer streets. The project honours both the energy of the night itself and its lasting legacy, and offers opportunities to learn more about how to support work to end violence against women and girls. 🔗 See our full programme of free creative sessions on our website through the link in our bio. [Image Description: A black and white image of two women embracing around a clay pot.] #TheArtHouse #EmilyRyalls #DivineArchives

Hear from exhibiting Artist Emily Ryalls @emryalls on the process and inspiration behind, Divine Archives. 📅 Open until 7 March. Plan your visit through the link in our bio This exhibition also features works made in collaboration with Artist @kellysianr and Ceramicist @hannahway_pots and Filmmaker @michael_godsall [Video Description: The Reel shows short clips of the gallery space, some with a woman wearing a grey jumper and blue jeans walking through the space. The gallery is split in the middle with four large screens displaying a moving image film. Around the gallery the walls display original black and white prints of women, ceramic pots and a large fabric book of cyanotype prints.] #TheArtHouse #EmilyRyalls #DivineArchives #FreeExhibition

Come along to our Divine Archives free Feminist Reading Group sessions! Hosted by the artist Emily Ryalls, this bi-weekly reading group celebrates voices in feminist literature, creating space for shared reading, discussion and reflection. Each session invites open conversation and critical thinking around a selected text, encouraging participants to connect ideas to their own experiences and the themes of the exhibition. With our late night bar open, these evenings offer a space for new ideas and empowerment as we begin the new year. The first session will be exploring Sick Woman Theory by @bighedva a short free text that is available online so there’s still plenty of time to get involved! Other books are available to purchase on our website, use code DIVINEARCHIVES for free delivery! 🔗  Book your place through the link in our bio [Image Description: A book is at the centre of the image, held open with post it notes sticking out from the sides. Behind the book a large fabric cyanotype print can be seen in the distance.] #DivineArchives #EmilyRyalls

During Emily Ryalls’ Divine Archives, The Art House will be hosting a series of workshops that use creative process as a catalyst for conversation, connection, and female friendship. The gallery will act as an active site of discovery and exchange, with workshops taking place amidst a display of deeply personal artefacts spanning performance, sculpture, and photography. The workshops are for women, inclusive of anyone who identifies as a woman. The aim is to create a supportive space where women feel empowered and can celebrate and honour their lived experiences. 🔗 See our full programme of free creative sessions and book your place on our website through the link in our bio. 📸 Image Credit @kellysianr [Image Description: A black and white photograph of a group of women sat in a circle on a grassy field. Text over the image reads ‘Divine Archives Coming Together’.] #TheArtHouse #EmilyRyalls #DivineArchives

To accompany the Divine Archives show, Emily Ryalls has created a limited-edition book documenting the process behind the show’s creation. This publication offers a deeper insight into the themes and development of the exhibition. It’s designed to be both a lasting keepsake and a valuable learning resource for practitioners. Lovingly handcrafted and printed on silky, translucent paper stock, the book is available exclusively at The Art House – both in-store and online alongside a selection of prints and postcards. 🗓️ Visit Divine Archives Monday-Saturday 9:30-16:00 until 7 March. Published by The Art House and designed by @rose.coulson [Image Description: The carousel shows scanned Image of the Divine Archives book, starting with the front cover with an image of a woman pressing clay into her back, followed by a selection of inner pages and finally the back cover with a ceramic vessel and text reading ‘Divine Archives’.] #TheArtHouse #EmilyRyalls #DivineArchives #FreeExhibition

Thank you to everyone who joined us this evening to celebrate Emily Ryalls: Divine Archives for what has been a record breaking attendance for The Art House’s Private View events! We’ll now be carrying on the party over with @vinyl_socialwakefield at @elliottsbarwakefield come and join in! The exhibition will now be open until 7 March 2026 and we look forward to welcoming you all in to see it. 🔗 Head to the link in our bio to read more about the exhibition or plan your visit. This exhibition also features works made in collaboration with Artist @kellysianr Ceramicist @hannahway_pots and Filmmaker @michael_godsall [Video Description: The video shows people in the gallery space with drinks chatting and admiring the artwork, the gallery is split in the middle with four large screens displaying a moving image film by Emily. Around the gallery the walls display original black and white prints of women and ceramic pots and a large fabric book of cyanotype prints.] #TheArtHouse #EmilyRyalls #DivineArchives #FreeExhibition