Beager draws on various eclectic sources—from Greco-Roman and Renaissance sculpture to back catalogues of Vogue and vintage erotica—to inform her compositions.
Amy Beager (b. 1988) is a British painter based in Essex, UK. She obtained a bachelor’s degree in fashion design from Nottingham Trent University in 2010 and spent the next seven years working as a womenswear fashion designer. Beager has participated in numerous group shows and featured her work in solo exhibitions. In 2022, she was awarded an Ingram Prize.
Amy Beager pays a clever homage to art history by combining classical Grecian figures with fresh, abstract shapes. Captivated by the “vitality” of paint, Beager uses a lively mixture of refined and fluid brushstrokes, blending acrylics and oils to create celestial paintings rooted in melodrama. Her romantic compositions, exploring themes of love and tragedy, convey intimacy and melancholy through an alluring color palette of delicate hues like moss green and flamingo pink. Beager finds a lot of inspiration in classical mythology.