Emily Vargas (she/her) is a multidisciplinary artist based in Atlanta, GA. Her practice uses found materials to renew her creative process. She is interested in finding uses for them where they can take on another life and become imbued with new meaning. Her work includes imagery of landscapes and buildings that reference memories and dreams, with birdlike creatures throughout as a symbol of spirit or change. Vargas received her B.F.A. in drawing, painting, and printmaking from Georgia State University in 2021 and her A.A. in art from Middle Georgia State University in 2018. While pursuing her degrees, she received an AT&T Foundation Grant and the Edna McCandless Thornton Award.