Anastasia Bay (born in 1988, France) lives and works in Brussels.
She graduated with a BA from Ecole Nationale des Beaux-Arts de Paris in 2012 after studying under François Boisrond.
Her recent exhibitions include: ‘‘House of dreamers’’, Fondation Boghossian, Villa Empain, Bruxelles, (2023); “The Stumbler’s Parade“ (solo), Venus Over Manhattan, New York (2023); "The Rings of Saturn", Galerie Derouillon, Paris (2023); “The Awaken of the Cariatids” (solo), Galerie Derouillon, Paris (2022); “Allez Allez”, Centre Wallonie Bruxelles, Paris (2022); "Anastasia Bay + Jordy Kerwick", Anna Zorina Gallery, New York (2022), “LEAF”, Fondation Boghossian, Villa Empain, Brussels (2021); “One Hundred Ghost Stories” (solo), Sorry We’re Closed, Brussels (2021); “Zillions Forefathers”, The White House Gallery, Lovenjoel (2021); Paintings Portraits (duo with Armen Eloyan), BÜRO, Basel (2021); “Can’t Bust’em” (solo), Galerie Derouillon, Paris (2021).
Public collections: Fondation Lafayette Anticipations, Paris (FR); Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami (USA); X Museum, Beijing (CN); Zuzeum Museum, Riga (LV).
Anastasia Bay’s paintings present a renewed vision of the human figure. Oscillating between abstraction and figuration, her work is about contrast and balance. The choice of a precise fragment of reality in her works dissolves any narration. The mysterious, sometimes disturbing characters are caught in vibrant movements, blurring the lines of their barely sketched bodies and faces. There is a search for simplicity in her gesture, seeking for the essence of the being she is depicting. She shares with Philip Guston or Gérard Gasiorowski a bluntness in the works and the ability to express very vivid emotions through a very simple and assertive line.