b. 1992
Naarm (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia)
Currently practicing on Bundjalung Country (Mullumbimby, NSW)
Billie Baker is a multidisciplinary artist currently creating on unceded Bundjalung Country. Her diverse body of work spans film, digital drawing, photography, weaving, painting, and textiles. She employs acidic and saturated colors alongside ethereal mark-making to craft dream-like interpretations of the human form and natural landscapes.
As seen in her artwork, Baker’s style is characterized by intricate patterns and organic shapes, with vibrant hues and fluid lines that evoke a sense of both movement and stillness. These elements come together to explore the intricate relationship between humans and the environment, drawing on mythology and spirituality to reveal hidden, alternative realities that highlight this complexity.
Baker studied at Regent’s College in London and has completed a Bachelor of Design in Photography and Situated Media from the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) in 2017.x
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EDUCATION
2014-2017 Bachelor of Photography and Situated Media, University of Technology Sydney
2016: Visual Arts, Regents College, Regents Park, London, UK
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022 Emerge: Tenth Edition, Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy VIC
2022 Redrospective, Red Gallery, North Fitzroy VIC
2023 FALLING OUT OF RED, Sol Gallery, Fitroy VIC
2023, Abstraction, Five Walls Gallery, Footscray VIC
2023 ‘A Leaky Exchange’ Sawtooth Ari, Launceston, Tasmania
2024 ‘Dual Nature’ Newrybar, NSW
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2018 ‘Collapso De La Nostalgia’ Memphis Gardens Gallery, Abbotsford VIC
2018 ‘Collapso De La Nostalgia’ December Residency; The A Life, Carlton North VIC
2019 ‘Collapso De La Nostalgia’ January Residency; Tiger & Peacock, Fitzroy VIC
2020 ‘Silbo’, Red Gallery, Fitzroy VIC
2022 ‘Tidepools’, Merricks House Art Gallery, Merricks VIC
2024 ‘Earthly Threads’, Woollahra Gallery, Woollahra NSW
2024 ‘Earthly Threads’ Northern Rivers Community Gallery, Ballina NSW
PUBLICATIONS
2017 Paper Sea Quarterly, Online feature of Series ‘Peeper
2022 Art Edit Magazine, Gallery Panel of ‘Liminal#2’
AWARDS/RESIDENCIES
2019 July Studio Residency, Casa Tagumerche, La Gomera, Spain
2024 July Casa R.A.R.O Barcelona, Spain
2024 Finalist in Omnia Art Prize, Melbourne VIC
2024 Finalist in Gosford Regional Gallery Art Prize, Gosford NSW