Courtney Brims

Courtney Brims

Australiana, di Brisbane, Courtney è cresciuta collezionando scarafaggi morti, vestendosi come Ursula, la cattiva di La sirenetta e disegnando unicorni rosa e uccelli preistorici.

Si è diplomata come interior designer, ma dal 2008 è un'illustratrice full time.

La sua matita disegna un mondo dolce e sognante, con creature malinconiche e strane.

Courtney grew up in the outskirts of Brisbane collecting dead beetles, dressing up as Ursula from “The Little Mermaid” and drawing pink unicorns and prehistoric birds. She graduated with a degree in interior design from Brisbane's Queensland University of Technology before becoming a full-time illustrator in 2008. 

Since then she has had numerous solo shows across Australia and the US and collaborated with national and international brands. Courtney’s work explores her curiosity with the natural world, specifically the interplay between prey and predator through adaptation and metamorphosis. Behind the ornamental and ethereal charm of flowers, animals and female figures lies the cunning and unsettling underbelly of nature. She depicts scenes where animals become entangled within weaving hair and vines, nesting in skeletal remnants that hint at humanity’s impermanence.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

June 2017 - 'Bush Fables' solo show, Culprit Club, Brisbane

April 2016 - 'Symbiosis' solo show, Outré Gallery, Melbourne

2009 - 'It's a Long Story' solo show, Nine Lives, Brisbane

2009 - 'Lost On the Way' solo show, Black Maria Gallery, Los Angeles USA

2008 - 'Of Wonders Wild' solo show, Monster Children Gallery, Sydney

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

UPCOMING Jan 2020 - Group show, Beinart Gallery, Melbourne

UPCOMING Dec 2019 - 'Ritual' group show, Haven Gallery, NY, USA

UPCOMING Sep 2019 - Group show with Sean Mahan & Brian Mashburn, Talon Gallery, Portland, USA

Feb 2019 - ‘My Neighbour Hayao’, Pow!Wow!, Hawaii https://www.courtneybrims.com/ 

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