We were blessed to be able to enjoy Emily’s graduation from The New Hampshire Institute of Art in May of 2013, as she earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) with a major in Painting, Magna Cum Laude. Emily’s friend Linzi gave the Senior Address and spoke beautifully – as did the commencement speaker, author Andre Dubus III, who encouraged all to “Find something that when you do it, you are more you than you are when you aren’t doing it.” Brilliant advice. At graduation, we were in the first row of the Balcony at the historic Palace Theatre and Emily sat directly below us, so some photos are shot from straight above through the theatrical lights – an odd angle, but fun ... Over the years, we’ve grown fond of many NHIA’ers through visits and Em’s stories, so naturally, a few of them slipped into the photos as well ... For photos of Em’s art taken at the evening before’s Senior Show Preview Party, click here. You can also visit her website to see more of her artwork. We are very proud of Emily and all she’s accomplished – such a thrill to see her take flight.

NHIA posted their graduation photos and even used an Emily & Caitlyn duo shot as their Facebook profile pic -- so naturally, I grabbed those and appended them here ...