Courtney Oquist

Another Day, 2007

Acrylic and resin on panel

12 x 12”

Courtney Oquist received her B.F.A. from California State University, Long Beach in 2005, and has shown in numerous galleries, including the 1-5 Gallery and the Hive Gallery in Los Angeles, and the Riverside Art Museum in Riverside, California. Oquist's art explores the expanses of feminine excess, themes of fancy and escapism, and the peculiarities and euphemisms of a domesticated society. Her works are alluring and theatrical in nature, ranging in dramatic intensity everywhere from a quiet soliloquy to a grand finale. Working in a variety of media, and allowing accidents to become transformations, Oquist investigates our relationship with our complex environment, from commercial overload to entertainment culture to our relationship with wildlife and our encyclopedia of land use.