Courtenay creates work that blends memory, symbolism, and everyday experience into playful yet thoughtful reflections on life and identity. Working across painting, textiles, ceramics, and installation, her practice unfolds as a dreamscape scrapbook: vibrant, layered, and full of hidden meanings. Each piece functions as a visual diary, capturing objects, moments, people, and memories, often with a humorous or cheeky twist.
Her process is intuitive and iterative, evolving through cycles of adding, removing, and reimagining. Layers of symbols carry personal significance, while others remain intentionally ambiguous, inviting audiences to form their own interpretations. The process itself is central, allowing the work to reflect shifting relationships between time, memory, and identity.
Recent projects have expanded into immersive installations, exploring social constructs and how feminine perspectives can be integrated into spaces traditionally coded as masculine. This approach maintains Courtenay’s characteristic humour, honesty, and vibrancy, while engaging audiences in dialogue about belonging and inclusion.
