Bio

Katie Bacon is a U.S.-based artist whose work explores the emotional terrain of the human experience through the lens of landscape, memory, and color.

Born and raised in Georgia, Katie’s creative path was shaped early by a deep familial connection to the arts — her grandmother a portrait painter, her mother the director of their hometown art museum. With a natural pull toward visual expression, she pursued her passion through a degree in Painting and Drawing from the University of Georgia.

In 2012, Katie relocated to New York City to further immerse herself in the arts. There, she navigated the vibrant intersections of painting, museum and gallery work, and a flourishing career in makeup artistry. Her paintings began to evolve — merging the quiet rhythms of her Southern upbringing with the energetic pulse of urban life.

Her current body of work is deeply inspired by nature and emotion — often blending abstract mark-making, lush color, and references to both the outer landscape and the inner world. Each piece acts as a meditative exploration of how place, memory, and feeling coexist.

Katie now continues to paint and create out of her studio in Brooklyn, where the wildness within and the world outside find common ground on canvas.

Artist Statement

My paintings are explorations of inner landscapes, shaped by the natural world and the quiet, sometimes chaotic, path toward emotional clarity. Nature serves as both mirror and muse—its forms and rhythms intertwine with my own life’s journey, becoming immersive the more I translate them through paint.

Each piece is a meditation in motion. Layers of flowing color, abstract marks, and soft symbolism emerge from a space of reflection—often rooted in experiences with anxiety and the pursuit of inner calm. These works become sanctuaries of feeling, referencing not just external environments but the internal places I retreat to for peace.

There’s an aliveness in the act of painting—a kind of surprise that unfolds as emotion reacts with color and gesture. It’s this spontaneous discovery that I hope invites others in: a space to connect visually, emotionally, and perhaps find their own quiet sanctuary within the work.