Courtney Egan

“Between Nature and Technology” at Marin Art and Garden Center, 2017

New Orleans artists explore human impact on nature

New work, “Self-Fulfilling Prophecy,” at Ogden Museum show “Virtual Idylls”

Working with Stacey Stanfill in her studio Bayou Clay was crucial to the creation of this piece, and a pleasure. Her guidance, skilled advice, and friendship were antidotes to hours in front of a computer screen. Clay is a new medium and process for me. I avoided clay in the past due to hand eczema, which luckily has abated in the past years. I was inspired to try working with clay surfaces several years ago after projecting into a porcelain […]

“Virtual Idylls” review by D. Eric Bookhardt

“…another new work, “Self Fulfilling Prophesy,” above, takes us to the magical space-time of angel’s trumpet flowers as they slowly unfurl. Here the projection includes a sculptural element in the form of replica human arms that seem to clutch serpentine strands of the glowing blossoms, echoing a scene in French surrealist Jean Cocteau’s landmark film, “Beauty and the Beast.” These works reveal how Egan, a New Orleans native whose vision was profoundly influenced by her childhood experiences growing up on […]

“Metaflora” interactive artwork in show “Virtual Idylls” at the Ogden Museum, summer 2019

Salon Residency in Canal Place, Spring 2019

The Arts Council of New Orleans partnered with Canal Place Shopping to create a unique artists’ residency program called Salon, and I was fortunate to be one of the inaugural members of the space. It gave me the space and time to workshop new artwork for my upcoming show at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art, May 31-Sept 1, 2019.

Luna Fete 2018 collaboration with David Sullivan

David and I were honored to be one of several groups of local artists asked to create unique projections for LUNA FETE 2018’s Gallier Hall site. Four groups were each given a season to loosely interpret, and we had Winter. Take a look at the projection documentation here.  

Dreamcatchers at the Louisiana Art and Science Museum, March 2018

“Egan’s digital blooms recall the long tradition of botanical art, or art that relates to plants….artists such as Pierre-Joseph Redouté (1759-1840) illustrated all aspects of a plant’s form, from seedling to bud and bloom, not only to produce an aesthetic rendering but also a scientific record. Egan, by contrast, manipulates digital images of plant life in order to question how technology alters perceptions of the natural world.” – Elizabeth Weinstein

“Between Nature and Technology” at Sonoma Museum of Art in CA

My husband David Sullivan and I in a show together! Curated by Flynn O’Brien. Sonoma Museum of Art December 2015 – March 2016

“The New Sublime” at U of Louisiana Lafayette’s Hilliard Museum, and Centenary College’s Meadows Museum

Hilliard Museum in Lafayette and Meadows Museum in Shreveport, LA: summer and fall, 2015

University Medical Center commissions interactive video installations