Emily Waters

Emily Waters is an Adjunct Professor at The Cooper Union and Parsons The New School for Design, specializing in graphic and environmental design. She has extensive professional experience designing for major institutions like the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), the Whitney Museum, and the Guggenheim Museum. Her teaching focuses on design principles and their application in cultural spaces.

Waters holds a BFA from the University of Illinois and completed further design studies at the Kunstgewerbeschule in Basel, Switzerland. Her work bridges academic instruction with professional practice, emphasizing creativity and civic engagement aligned with Cooper Union’s founding ethos.

Notable projects include identity and environmental graphics for MoMA and the 'Endless Summer' silkscreen poster series. Her artistic practice also explores socio-political themes, as seen in the 'Cabinet of Horrors' series critiquing political figures. She maintains an active online presence via her website, www.emilywatersillustrations.com.