Stacie McCormick

Biography

"My markmaking is very liquid; it feels wet. Some of the large pieces really look like water. I grew up near the sea. I grew up sailing. I learned how to swim before I could walk. I think it is inseparable from my relationship to water in my practice; they really are safe spaces for me."

Multi-disciplinary artist Stacie McCormick is Los Angeles-born and London-based. Creating paintings primarily on canvas and paper, producing works that are abstract & gestural. Using ink, acrylic and oil, her paintings are often referred to as hypnotic, meditative, powerfully calming, calligraphic and beautiful. Stacie has a daily practice of rehearsing her gesture in preparation for larger paintings resulting in a strong portfolio of works on paper. The appearance of spontaneity is rigorously studied, a result of over 30 years of work - ‘training’ her gesture. She earned her Masters in Fine Art from City & Guilds of London Art School and runs the non-profit art initiative Workshop Foundation, started in the US in 2009 and now based London since 2015. Stacie has a remarkable commitment to fellow artists, having sponsored over 120 artists and curators by providing space and time through residency and exhibition programmes.

Emerald, 2021, Acrylic and Chinese ink on paper, 153 x 244 cm

Last Warmth, 2024, Oil on paper, 118 x 198 cm

Cross Pull, 2022, Acrylic and Chinese ink on paper, 150 x 128 cm

Clockwork Amethyst, 2022 , Acrylic and Chinese ink on paper, 156 x 165 cm

Trench 'The Light Gets In', 2024, 148 x 217 cm

Saphire, 2021 , Acrylic and Chinese ink on paper, 152 x 206 cm

Aquarium, 2024, Oil on paper, 152 x 125 cm

Atlas Total, 2023, Oil, ink and acrylic on paper, 148 x 240 cm

Rolling in the Foment III, 2022, Oil and ink on paper, 140 x 149 cm

Rolling in the Foment II, 2022, oil and ink on paper, 166 x 149 cm

Rolling in the Foment I, 2022, Oil and ink on paper, 160 x 149 cm

Promises Series Peony, 2024, Oil, acrylic and ink on paper, 223 x 149 cm