Emily Anne Driscoll

Emily  Driscoll, Artist and Teacher, Daughter of  Attorney David and LCHS English Teacher Roseanne Driscoll, Passes Away 

LYNN - Miss Emily Anne Driscoll 24, of Brooklyn, New York and Lynn, Ma, a distinguished artist passed away unexpectedly as a result of a motor vehicle incident.

Born in Salem, she was the beloved daughter of Atty David F. and Rosanne (Benedetto) Driscoll of Lynn. She was raised in Lynn, receiving her early childhood education at St. Pius V School. She attended Lynn Classical for a year prior to matriculating on to Bishop Fenwick High School where she excelled both in and out of the class room. Emily was an outstanding athlete, having excelled in basketball and soccer while at Fenwick. Emily continued her education at and athletic competition at Williams College in Williamstown, Ma. Emily’s true talent and fervor came to the forefront while in college. In addition to her exceptional play on the soccer pitch, she was known more for her real passion, Art, of which she was highly accomplished. She earned a dual B.A. in Visual Arts and American Studies, class of 2005, where among her academic accomplishments she was awarded the highest honors distinction for her visual art thesis. At her Williams graduation Emily was honored with the receipt of the Hubbard Hutchinson Fellowship which charged her to go out and “make art”...which she did with care and passion. Emily also studied at the Tyler Art School, Temple University in Rome Italy, where she nurtured her love for the Italian language which she spoke fluently and a zest for travel.

Emily’s passion for art, which became her lifetime vocation, brought her recognition and various awards in addition to the Hutchinson Memorial Fellowship, she was awarded the Berkshire Art Association Fellowship, both in 2005. She was a well known artist, having gallery exhibitions in Boston, North Adams, Providence, Kansas City, Manhattan and Brooklyn. With all of her success, Emily yearned for her own studio, which along with her partner, Walker Waugh, was completed in February 2007. WORK Project Space and Gallery, located in Brooklyn, NY, allowed other artists to show their work. Emily ran the business in all capacities, from curator to director, to networking, to collaborate, conceive, organize and realize exhibitions. She loved art so much that early on in her professional career she taught at the Thurgood Marshall Middle School in Lynn, where she successfully passed her love for art on to others.

Emily had a love of things new and an unquenchable thirst for knowledge. Emily strived to satisfy these by traveling extensively throughout Europe and most recently to India and Nepal, where she spent three weeks in the Himalayas. Emily used all of her life experience in her art and loved to share with all. Emily was a loving daughter, sister, niece, cousin and friend who will be deeply missed by all.

In addition to her loving parents, Emily is survived by her two sisters, Jessica Rose Moschetti and her husband Dr. Wayne Moschetti of Windsor V.T., Abigail Marie Driscoll of Lynn, her brother, David Anthony Driscoll of Lynn, her aunts and uncles, Maryanne and Hollis Tozier of Ipswich, her Godparents Susan and William O’Neill of Ipswich, Daniel and Ellen Driscoll of Lynn, Marybeth and Peter Wonson of Essex, John and Susan Driscoll of Lynnfield, Robert and Sally Driscoll of Peabody, Martha and Richard Healey of Kingston, N.H., Stephen and Margaret Driscoll of Manchester-by-the-Sea and thirty loving cousins and their families.

SERVICE INFORMATION: Her funeral will be held from the Cuffe-McGinn Funeral Home 157 Maple St, Lynn, Wednesday at 10 A.M. followed by a funeral Mass in St. Pius V Church, Lynn at 10:30 A.M. Relatives and friends invited. Committal service at Harmony Grove Cemetery, Salem.

Visiting hours Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 6 to 9 P.M. On line guestbook at www.legacy.com  Expressions of sympathy may be made in Emily’s name to the Emily Driscoll Foundation for Arts and Athletics, C/O National Grand Bank, 91 Pleasant St., Marblehead, MA 01945.