COURTNEY SPITZNAGEL

Born and raised in California, Courtney now lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.  She is devoted to integrating the diverse influences in her life, seeking to open herself to a larger context. Through the creative process, she strives to evoke a similar experience for the viewer, making thoughtful and meaningful connections come into focus. Courtney takes on each project with innate sensation and connection to craft her mission, creating an effortless sense that each stroke belongs on its surface, yet calls the viewer to return with her to a sense of what is within.

The artist's latest pieces showcase her affinity for contrasting the simplicity of the line against abstract forms. For Courtney, life has a patterned nature of ebb and flow, she is drawn to exploring the effect of presenting contrasting relationships of ambiguous abstractions and the female form against one another––shaping and imbuing each with a new presence. Courtney's deliberate approach exhibits her enthusiasm of investigating ones relationship with finding immense presence and compassion with all parts of the self. Aspects of her lived experience are present in each stroke and line, stemming from a deep intuition and trust connecting mind and body, heart and soul.