Courtney Bae – A Project of Becoming (Balcony Gallery) – Solo Exhibition at New Ashgate Gallery, Farnham

Widely recognised for her psychological intensity and technical mastery as a semi-finalist on Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year 2025 where she painted Dame Mary Berry and Reece Clarke of the Royal Ballet, Courtney Bae has long explored the intersections of identity, narrative, and the human form. Her practice, rooted in highly expressive portraiture and figurative work, often focuses on the quiet strength and inherent resilience of her subjects. Whether working in oils or gouache, Bae’s signature style bridges the gap between the imaginative and the representational, earning her international acclaim and places in prestigious exhibitions from the Saatchi Gallery to Royal Birmingham Society of Artists. She has held solo exhibitions in London and New York.

For this upcoming exhibition, Bae pivots from the corporeal to the environmental, unveiling an exclusive micro-collection of landscape works that serves as a natural extension of her figurative inquiry. Embedded with figurative motifs, this series explores the profound parallels between the human spirit and the natural world, viewing both as sites of perpetual growth and endurance. Just as her portraits capture the weathered beauty of lived experience, these landscapes reflect the same resilience. Bae invites viewers to see the landscape as a mirror to our own capacity for survival and renewal.

Name: Courtney Bae

Email: [email protected]

Website: https://www.courtneybae.com/