COURTNEY BRIMS
Courtney Brims is a Brisbane-based artist who graduated with a degree in interior design before turning her attention to illustration in 2008. Her drawings are influenced by Victoriana - ghost stories - old photographs - daydreams and nightmares.
Working with pencils - Courtney creates dreamy worlds of lost girls and bewildering creatures - focusing on the beauty of nature and its dominance over time.
Courtney had her first solo exhibition at Sydney’s Monster Children Gallery in 2008 as winner of the Mooks Artspace competition. Since then she has had solo shows at LA’s Black Maria Gallery and most recently at Brisbane’s Nine Lives Gallery as well as numerous group shows across Australia. Courtney has created illustrations for such companies as Element Clothing - Something Else - Hurley - Pony Rider - 1300Flowers and The Finders Keepers Markets and has had her work featured in Empty magazine - Frankie - Yen and Monster Children Magazine.