Emma Cortellessa

Biography

Emma Cortellessa is a designer and illustrator working in Philadelphia. Her work currently focuses on using the absurd to find joy in the modern world. She graduated from Moore College of Art & Design with a BFA in illustration in 2020.

Inspiration

My piece is intended to speak to the diversity of characters, culture, and cusine on South Street. The hands sharing a variety of foods at the dinner table, represents a mosaic of identities coming together to form a vibrant corridor with some of the best food in the city! The cheesesteak takes center stage as Philly’s most iconic food offering.

Emma Cortellessa