Bio

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Bailey Triggs is a fine artist from West Palm Beach, Florida who is currently living and working in Hallandale Beach, Florida. Her heavily textured work delves into the emotional and material aspects of memory, deeply influenced by her personal experiences with dementia in her family and the uncertainty of her own future. Her practice is an exploration of how we hold onto the past, both through the physicality of objects and the subjective nature of recollection. 

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Artist Statement

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I cut, collage, sculpt, assemble, and paint using pieces of old artworks, restaurant paper waste, used books, receipts, fabrics from old clothing, and other recycled materials. Through this process and through extensive research, I explore the memories of my home state of Florida with an emphasis on LGBTQ+ Floridians. I connect the discarded material to my discarded community, paying homage to both. Using photo references from archives such as the Florida Memory Project, personal and family photographs, the Stonewall Museum, and the LGBTQ History Museum of Central Florida, I make paintings that serve as altars to stop and reflect on our shared history. Bright colors and heavy texture adds an immersive quality, making memories tangible and inviting interaction. The interplay between materiality and the emotional weight of history creates an experience that invites viewers to engage with their own personal memories.

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GENERAL INFORMATION

Born in West Palm Beach, Florida, 1998

Lives and works in Hallandale Beach, Florida

 

EDUCATION 

2022-2025 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Summa Cum Laude, Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA     

2017-2020 The University of Florida, Gainesville, FL

Fall 2015 Semester Program, The Oxbow School, Napa, CA

 

SELECTED HONORS                 

2013 Scholastic National Gold Medal Award

2013 Scholastic National American Visions Award

2014 Women in Visual Arts Gold Medal Award

2016 Scholastic National Gold Medal Award

2022 SCAD Student Grant

2024 Charlie and Marie Pepe Scholarship

 

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2016 - 2018 Art.Write.Now. Traveling Art Exhibition

2020 Apocalypse: Now, Online Exhibition

2023 SCAD Foundations Honor Showcase, Savannah, GA

2023 SCAD Fine Arts Showcase, Savannah, GA

2024 Emerge: Diverse Expressions of Queer Artistry, Art Stryngs Gallery, Savannah, GA

2024 SCAD Fine Arts Showcase, Savannah, GA

2025 Lorem Ipsum, Alexander Hall, Savannah, GA

2025 SCAD Senior Showcase, Savannah, GA

2025 TETHER, Cedar House Gallery, Savannah, GA