In 1993, the Phoenix Gallery, Lavenham, curated an exhibition entitled "Spencer Pryse: Three Generations of Artists", featuring Emma Cameron's work alongside that of her mother, Tessa Spencer Pryse R.B.A. (born 1939), and grandfather, Gerald Spencer Pryse (1882-1956).

Artist Bernard Cheese, R.E., wrote an introduction for the published catalogue which accompanied the show.

Both Emma's parents are artists, so her early talent for drawing was recognised and she was able to attend Camberwell and the Central School, obtaining diplomas and an Honours Degree, between 1981 and 1987.

She has inherited her grandfather's skill in drawing, having a strong sense of form and tone in the tradition of Augustus John and Dame Laura Knight.

In painting, she looks back at childhood experience, exploring aspects of her inner world and investing them with new meaning.

The artist James Dodds says of her work, "I have never ceased to be amazed at the apparent ease with which she draws and paints, in particular the human figure: a natural talent; but underlying this is a genuine struggle of many years' hard work...This show is not only a wonderful expression of Emma's belief and persistence as an artist, but also a culmination of a living tradition shown through the talents and touch of three generations of artists."

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