Emilie Nakachian







Born and raised in France and based in Toronto since 2015, I am a visual artist working at the intersection of conceptual art and narrative surrealism.

My work explores memory and the ways we make sense of our lives.
How is personal history constructed? How do dreams, habits, and emotions shape what we remember? And how do we navigate between reality and recollection?

Working across painting, collage, and drawing, I create visual narratives inspired by maps, diagrams, architectural forms, and everyday life. These systems of representation become tools for exploring memory, emotion, and the ways we orient ourselves within our own experiences. Influenced by genre painting, the Dutch Golden Age, and the humanities, I combine figurative and abstract elements to investigate perception, relationships, and the subtle structures that shape our lives.

These explorations unfold across four ongoing series: Proof of Attachment, Legends, Persistence of Life, and Recollections.