Syd lives near Seattle and received her BFA magna cum laude from Cornish College of the Arts. By day, she paints statues for a toy company, and by night she paints her daydreams. She enjoys poetry, horror movies, and songs about lost love.
“Syd’s new work is based on the concept of the Monstrous Feminine- with a heavy dose of kitschy cool thrown in- rendered in candy glazed sumptuous palettes.” - Roq La Rue Gallery
"The paintings of Syd Bee possess the power of immediately tugging at our emotional core, before we even begin to interpret and unravel the narratives within. This power emanates from Bee’s masterful understanding of colour as a way of conveying atmosphere and creating moods that align directly with the psyche." - Tim Maclean, WOW X WOW
"Syd Bee is a Seattle-based painter whose work seems plucked directly from the dream world. Bee uses rich, rosy tones in much of her art while exploring somber themes and emotions, and the marriage of these opposing elements gives her pieces a surreal, otherworldly quality. This dichotomy invites the viewer to dive deep into her beautifully eerie art, exploring the story told in each piece." - Kindra Nikole, Beautiful Bizarre Magazine
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Previous Solo Shows
Mar 2024 - SWEET PHANTOM, Roq La Rue Gallery, Seattle WA
Mar 2022 - Addled Tales - solo show, Outré Gallery, Melbourne Australia
Apr 2019 - Dear Illusions - solo show, Haven Gallery, Northport NY
May 2017 - Sunder & Swell - solo show, Haven Gallery, Northport NY
Jun 2015 - In My Bones - solo show, Antler Gallery, Portland OR
Selected Group Shows
2023
Abracadabra: Halloween Group Show, Mortal Machine Gallery, New Orleans LA
25th Anniversary Show, Roq La Rue Gallery, Seattle WA
Hi-Fructose Invitational, Arch Enemy Arts, Philadelphia PA
18th Annual BLAB SHOW, Copro Gallery, Santa Monica CA
VANGUARD Group Show, Outre Gallery, Melbourne Australia
Just Like Honey Group Show, Antler Gallery, Seattle Art Fair
NOWADAYS Group Show curated by Glenn Barr, Brassworks Gallery, Portland OR
HOUSE OF MANY TALES: WOW x WOW Online Group Show
2022
Return Eternal, Mortal Machine Gallery, New Orleans LA
Vanguard Invitational, Outre Gallery, Melbourne Australia
The BLAB! Show, Copro Gallery, Santa Monica CA
Untamed Splendor Group Show, Antler Gallery, Portland OR
2021
Folklore Group Show, Roq La Rue Gallery, Seattle WA
A New Utopia Group Show, Roq La Rue Gallery, Seattle WA
2019
Ritual Group Show - curated by Beautiful Bizarre Magazine, Haven Gallery, Northport NY
Esprit de Corps - Haven Gallery x Modern Eden Collaborative Group Show, Haven Gallery, Northport NY
Visions of Graces: 3 person show w/ Laurie Lee Brom & Kari-Lise Alexander, Roq La Rue Gallery, Seattle WA
2018
Little Big Group Show, Haven Gallery, Northport NY
Her Majesty Group Show, Haven Gallery, Northport NY
Sweet Shop Show, Gristle Gallery, Brooklyn NY
Beyond the Familiar, 21st Anniversary Show, Outré Gallery, Melbourne Australia
Le Rêve Group Exhibition, Haven Gallery, Northport NY
The 7th Annual The Supersonic Invitational, SpokeArt Gallery, New York NY
2017
ACEO Mini Art Show, Gristle Gallery, Brooklyn NY
LAX/JFK Group Show, Thinkspace x SpokeArt, New York NY
Loved To Death Group Show, Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco CA
Room of a Thousand Doors: WOW x WOW Online Group Show
ThreeA US Venture curated by Ashley Wood, Sparks Gallery, San Diego CA
The 6th Annual The Supersonic Invitational, SpokeArt Gallery, New York NY
2016
Suggestivism: Resonance, SpokeArt Gallery, San Francisco CA
SODO Track mural (collab with Casey Weldon)
Death and the Maiden Show, Roq La Rue Gallery, Seattle WA
La Lune, Haven Gallery, Northport NY
LA Art Show, Littletopia with Antler Gallery, Los Angeles CA
The 5th Annual Supersonic Invitational, Spoke Art Gallery, San Francisco CA
2015
Return To The Wilderness, Auguste Clown Gallery, Victoria Australia
Les Petit Fours presented by Beautiful Bizarre, Friends of Leon Gallery, Sydney Australia
Verdant, Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco CA
Beacon, Gauntlet Gallery, San Francisco CA
Coaster Show, La Luz De Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles CA
1st Annual Small Works Invitational, Baker Hesseldenz Fine Art, Tucsan AZ
Uchronia Group Show, Roq La Rue Gallery, Seattle WA
ONE PAGE: curated by Robbie Lowery, Roq La Rue Gallery, Seattle WA
2014
LAX/SFO Thinkspace & Hashimoto Contemporary, San Francisco CA
Le Chat Noir Group Show, Modern Eden, San Francisco CA
Unnatural Histories, Antler Gallery, Portland OR
Coaster Show, La Luz De Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles CA
Contemporary Contemporary, Gauntlet Gallery, San Francisco CA
UNIVERSE: Art of Existence, Modern Eden, San Francisco CA
Inner Portrait, Bainbridge Island Museum of Art, Bainbridge Island WA
Revolver: Antler/Hellion Gallery Swap, curated by Antler Gallery, Portland OR
Like a Rolling Stone: A Rock & Roll Reflection, Gallery Nucleus, Los Angeles CA
Unpredictable Gravity: curated by Robbie Lowery, Roq La Rue Gallery, Seattle WA
2013
One Year Anniversary Show: Sex, Drugs, Money & Guns, Gauntlet Gallery, San Francisco CA
Bad Dads, Spoke Art Gallery, San Francisco CA
Puget Sound Group of Northwest Painters - Benefit Auction, Seattle Design Center, Seattle WA
Looking At You, Looking Back, Cornish Alumni Gallery, Seattle WA
Beer Is Art, La Luz De Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles CA
Lil Bub show, Spoke Art Gallery, San Francisco CA
Lady Parts, True Love Gallery, Seattle WA
Saturday Morning, LTD Gallery, Seattle WA
Cornish BFA EXPO, Seattle WA
MINTcondition Issue #2, A Comic Book inspired Art Show, LTD Gallery Seattle WA
2012
B: an Art Show Tribute to B-Movies, LTD Gallery, Seattle WA
Can’t Beat Em, Join Em: The Zombie Show, Bottleneck Gallery, Brooklyn NY
Spring Art Show, The Bemis Building, Seattle WA
Love, Longing & Loss Show, NYU Steinhardt Black Box Theater, New York NY