Bio

MK Bailey is a painter currently based in Washington DC. Her work has been in group and juried exhibitions both regionally and nationally, and her first solo show was set for September 2020 but was cancelled due to COVID-19. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Studio Art from the University of Virginia and also briefly studied painting at the University of the Arts London during spring semester, 2015. In addition to her studio practice, Bailey teaches acrylic painting at Capitol Hill Arts Workshop in DC, where she was also their 2020 Artist-in-Residence.

Statement

MK Bailey creates narrative, figure-based paintings and experimental landscapes that reflect her experience of the world. She uses oil, acrylic, and digital mediums to explore themes of loneliness, nostalgia, and the tension between dream and reality. Her most recent paintings are inspired by her immediate surroundings over the last eight months. The compositions are filled with the layered silhouettes of the detritus, structures, and overgrowth that are ever present yet often overlooked.