About

Born in Iowa and raised in Southern California, Courtney Raney’s urban and rural background has influenced her ideals and artistic style. Inspired by her hometown in the Midwest, her contemporary Los Angeles surroundings, and both Modernist and Post-Structuralist theories – Courtney’s style evokes a strong influence from the early 20th century Modern Art movement. Her paintings have qualities of Expressionism and Graphic Art, and her themes lean toward Pop Art and Poststructuralism. With a Bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts, she is still exploring style and color, never settling on one type of brushstroke. Courtney earned her Master’s degree in art history at Academy of Art University in 2024.

Most recently, Courtney has completed a 29-foot City Hall mural for the town of Macedonia, Iowa, as well as three separate individual founder portraits on the exterior building. Her “Private Moments” portraits of women has been featured on UK art magazine, Niji (nijimagazine.com) and her “Icons of Cool” collection has been featured on an HBO original series. Angeleno Magazine featured her “pop block” series in their magazine, and she has been showing her work in galleries in Los Angeles, CA and Zürich, Switzerland since 2009. She is excited to continue her journey into Post-Modernist art through future works on Feminism, diversity, equal rights, and representing marginalized groups and cultures.