Ember de Boer
Instagram: @emberdeboer
Venmo: @emberisart
Website: https://emberdeboer.com/
Bio: An award-winning multidisciplinary artist, de Boer is in the collections of Robert T. Matsui Gallery and Johnson County Community College. A 2025 Creative Growth Fellow, a year long program by City of Sacramento, a 2023 California Creative Corps Fellow an Artist in Residence in Government program by the California Arts Council for one year, and an Artist in Residence two consecutive years in a row, for a month long collaborative performance and choreography project with Capitol Dance project. Most recently, part of her curatorial debut, “/Altered/ State” 2025, was a multidisciplinary group show of 10 regional and international artists, this exhibition was featured by Solving Sacramento,and SNR. With a diverse background as an entrepreneur and business owner, a non-profit founder of Community Shop Class, an arts administrator for organizations like City of Sacramento and Friends of Sacramento Arts, and many years in fabrication and skilled trades, de Boer has expanded the boundaries of artists' role and challenged the function of living artists through her cross-sector work and collaborations.
Statement: As a multidisciplinary artist, I explore identity, materiality, and collective consciousness through sculptural abstraction and multimedia installation. My practice begins with research—delving into environmental histories, cultural motifs, and philosophical questions. These investigations become the foundation for tactile, deconstructed forms that challenge conventional notions of self and our relationship with the natural world.
Rooted in my Dutch heritage—where “de Boer” translates to “of the land”—my work embodies my midwestern up-bringing and my commitment to environmental sustainability. I engage in a dynamic process of layering, dismantling, and reconstructing; each piece invites introspection. Every creation, from intricate sculptures to interactive installations, reflects a deep commitment to material play, philosophical inquiry, and the transformative power of art to inform and shape the human experience.
My work is grounded in both individual reflection and communal memory; through material exploration I examine the paradigms of cultural tradition, the fluidity of gender, and the intersection of self and society.
