e l i z e


new york-based artist

portrait & figurative painter channeling energy through palette knives to reveal form sculpting raw human projections into being

elize bae

First-generation American-born, self-taught artist of Korean descent based in New York's Lower East Side. Her journey began during illness in 2018, a catalyst for healing through palette knives and unconventional materials. She creates layered gestural portraits exploring formlessness, chaos, and resilience, shaped by trauma and silenced experiences. Her mark-making investigates the intersections of identity, social justice, and personal history, reflecting how systemic forces shape individual experience and collective memory. Her works sustain focused inquiry into how psychological and political narratives influence legacy and belonging in contemporary America. Raised by immigrant parents, her resourcefulness drives conceptual rigor and technical risk-taking.