Courtney Askey is a Leicester based fine artist, musician, writer and curator. She is currently undertaking an MA in Fine Art at De Montfort University.

Courtney's practice is rooted in a fascination with the ever-changing world of familiar technology and the internet. She works with video, photography, installation, sound, text, and performance to investigate online phenomenon, technology as power, and constructed identity in relation to the habitation of digital spaces. Through her work, she posits questions regarding gender, pretence, and reality.

Currently she is exploring the anxieties of working as an artist and the act of creating work through science fiction archetypes, such as artificial intelligence and cyborgs. Her work employs the use of symbolism through characters, visual motifs, and colours, inviting the viewer to question their own perceptions. The visual aspects of her work are deeply intertwined with their accompanying sound. Film and installation are media that allow for an immersive experience that plays on all the senses, and this sense of worldbuilding is important in translating the intangible digital into reality.

The most important processes involved in the creation of the artwork are researching and editing. Courtney's artistic practice often fuses into her curatorial practice. She re-contextualises found footage and appropriated images, shifting their meaning within the space of the gallery. Visual references are used from different places, times and eras, sometimes jutting up against something opposing, be it visually or contextually, allowing for new narratives to emerge within the work.

1. Director

   Silver Vine Arts · Jan 2017 - Present

2. Visual artist

   self · Jan 2014 - Present

3. Musician

   self · Jan 2011 - Present

4. Director and Curator

   Hub · Aug 2019 - Jan 2020

5. Resident Artist/Atelierista

   Grosvenor House Day Nursery · Jun 2018 - Jan 2019

6. Art Consultant and Marketing Manager

   Oberon Gallery · May 2017 - Aug 2019

7. Workshop Leader

   Soft Touch Arts · Dec 2016 - Feb 2017

8. Artist's Assistant

   Leila Houston · Oct 2015 - Jan 2016

9. Volunteer and exhibiting artist

   Summer Art Trail · Aug 2015 - Aug 2015

1. Master of Arts (ongoing) Fine Art

   De Montfort University · Sep 2019 - Present

2. Bachelor of Arts Fine Art - First Class (Hons)

   De Montfort University · Sep 2015 - Jun 2018

3. Foundation Diploma Distinction Art and Design Foundation

   De Montfort University · Aug 2014 - May 2015

4. A Level English Literature A, Film Studies A, Photography B

   Wyggeston and Queen Elizabeth I · Sep 2011 - Jun 2013