Courtney Jinsook Bae (Australian, b. 1986) is a mixed-race Korean-American artist based in London, and the daughter of artist Sangki Bae. Working primarily in oils and gouache watercolour, Bae’s practice is a search for the unvarnished truth, driven by an interest in human resilience and how identity is shaped by trauma. Her work aims to capture a profound moment of stillness, revealing the authentic self in what she terms a "beautiful ugliness."
Bae's career highlights include solo exhibitions in London and New York, and her pieces have been shown at institutions such as the Saatchi Gallery (London), The Royal Birmingham Society of Artists, and Denise Bibro Fine Art (New York). She was also a featured artist on the national television series, Sky Portrait Artist of the Year, Season 12.
PRIZES
Highly Commended, Homiens Art Prize 2025
SOLO
Growth, New Ashgate Gallery, Surrey 2026
Forgetting Recollection, Bermondsey Project Space, London 2021
Concrete, Sideshow Gallery, Brooklyn 2016
The Mood, Early Edition, Brooklyn 2016
GROUP
The Dorset Open, Dorchester 2025
Sky Portrait Artist of the Year, UK 2025
Green & Stone Summer Show, London 2025
Ruth Borchard 2025
Royal Birmingham Society of Artists, Birmingham 2025
Jackson’s Art Prize Extended Longlist, 2025
Saatchi Gallery, London 2022
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
Site Gallery, Brooklyn 2016
Friday Studio, Brooklyn 2016
Denise Bibro Fine Art, New York 2016
MEDIA COVERAGE
Behind the Artist 2025
Surrey World 2025
Art By Artists 2025