Courtney Bae

Courtney Jinsook Bae (Australian, b.1986) is a mixed race Korean-American artist whose work is both provocative and invigorating. Her fearless exploration of perspective and her play with the human form leaves viewers energised and curious.

As a child Bae was inspired by her father's expressive Chinese brushstroke paintings, which is why Bae's artistic journey began in gouache watercolour. After formal training in Fashion Design at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York, Bae's career took shape in the world of luxury fashion, where she gained experience at renowned brands such as Prada, Miu Miu, and Burberry. This background had a significant impact on her creative style and continues to inspire her.

Over time Bae has become more commonly recognised for her large-scale oil paintings that seamlessly blend abstract figurative and expressionist elements. Bae exhibits her work globally and accepts commissions.

Bae has won multiple juried awards and exhibited in New York, London, and Europe at various galleries including: Saatchi Gallery London, Denise Bibro Fine Art, New York; Bermondsey Project Space, London; Sweet Art, London; Dacia Gallery, New York; Sideshow Gallery, Brooklyn; and Candid Arts Trust, London amongst other...

Confidential exhibition to be announced in October, National 2025

Royal Birmingham Society of Artists, Summer Show, Birmingham 2025

Jackson’s Art Prize Extended Longlist, 2025

Saatchi Gallery, London October 2022

Bermondsey Project Space, London 2021

Art Number 23, Athens 2020

Ferens Gallery, Hull 2020

Candid Arts Trust, London 2019

Fusion V, London 2019

We Art Sweet Art, London 2018

Dacia Gallery, New York 2016

Sideshow Gallery, Brooklyn 2016

Site Gallery, Brooklyn 2016

Early Edition, Brooklyn 2016

Friday Studio, Brooklyn 2016

Denise Bibro Fine Art, New York 2016