Slow Blink

In a series of vividly coloured, otherworldly spaces we encounter a woman and her cat, the boundaries between their bodies blurred to evoke states of transformation and interconnectedness. 'Slow Blink', Amy Beager’s latest solo exhibition at Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, was made in a period of grief, following the loss of her cat Ashitaka. Drawing on personal memories and fluctuating emotions, these tender paintings trace their relationship and Beager’s experience of mourning while also exploring our wider connection to nature and the spiritual realm. While Beager’s compositions often refer to motifs from art history or specific mythological narratives, the colours, lines...

Amy Beager (b. 1988, England) lives and works from her studio in Chelmsford, UK. She obtained a National Diploma in Art & Design (Distinction) in 2007 and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Nottingham Trent University in 2010. Beager's painterly language has re-imagined figurative painting with her bold colour juxtapositions; figures rendered in a simultaneously classical yet modern style; and ...

Amy Beager (b. 1988, England) lives and works from her studio in Chelmsford, UK. She obtained a National Diploma in Art & Design (Distinction) in 2007 and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Nottingham Trent University in 2010. Beager's painterly language has re-imagined figurative painting with her bold colour juxtapositions; figures rendered in a simultaneously classical yet modern style; and compositions, which are exquisitely romantic and poetic. Parallel to the joyous vivid colour palette and swathes of rich paint and brushwork, the figures often appear restless, fervent, and in a complex tension of ecstasy and anguish. Reminiscent of the dramatic poses of the divine saints from the Renaissance period, these figures hover between the classical and the contemporary. Beager's paintings both celebrate and explore the emotional intensity and intimacy of love.

Solo exhibitions include (Upcoming) Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, Salon, West Palm Beach, Florida (2024); (Upcoming) 'Slow Blink', Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, London, UK (2024); 'Paradise', Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, Berlin, (2023); Enter Art Fair, solo booth, Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark (2023); 'Swan Maidens', Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, London (2022); 'Platform' (online), Unit London (2022); 'Dreamers', Wilder Gallery, London (2021); 'The Torches Burn Bright', Offshoot Arts, London (2021); 'Now | Futures' (online), Huxley-Parlour Gallery (2021); 'Blue Woman', BSMT Space, London (2020).