Courtney Blazon
draws intricate narratives that are layered with symbolism and meaning. Blazon draws influence from the natural world; literature, mythology and fairytales; memory, nostalgia, societal expectations and coming-of-age issues, and leans into humor, irony and symbolism to create involved stories that are woven together and are not always what they appear to be upon first glance.
Courtney Blazon is an artist and illustrator living and working in Missoula, MT. Blazon is a graduate from Parsons School of Design, receiving a BFA in Illustration. Blazon has shown in Montana at the Missoula Art Museum, Holter Museum of Art, Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art, at the Jessie Wilbur/ Lobby Galleries, Northcutt Steele Gallery, and most recently at Radius Gallery. Outside of Montana, Blazon has shown in Seattle, Portland, New York, Philadelphia, Baton Rouge, San Francisco, Jackson, Wyoming and Los Angeles. Blazon’s work has been featured in New American Paintings (Western Edition), Studio Visit Magazine, and juxtapoz.com. Blazon is a past recipient of a Montana Arts Council Artists Innovation Award and ARPA Grant. Blazon is represented by Radius Gallery in Missoula, MT.