About:

Indie Courtney was born in 1997 in Sacramento, CA. Their interest in visual art started in film and video when they attended a summer program for film at CalArts as a high schooler. They received the Herb Alpert Emerging Young Artist award as a part of that program. Their film work has been screened at a variety of festivals including the Stuttgarter Festival for Expanded Media in Germany, amongst others. Their focus shifted to photography in college at Bennington College in Vermont. During this time they collaborated with composer Eve Beglarian. After moving back to Sacramento they completed a variety of projects including two self published photo books and zines, a self produced group exhibition. Their photos have been featured in the Brea Gallery and the Glasgow Gallery of Photography. Their first solo show, Of the Machine, was shown at California Institute of the Arts. Much of their work focuses around queer identity and activism, through self portraits, diaristic documentary photography, experimental collage, and black and white landscape. They are also a musician and play synth for Los Sindes, along with their solo projects. They currently attend California Institute of the Arts for a BFA in Photography and Media with an expected graduation of 2025.