Gina Bae (she/her) is a Brooklyn-based painter and illustrator who recently graduated with a BFA at the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, RI. She has worked with a broad range of clients including Public Servants LLC, The Brown Daily Herald, a children's book author, and an emerging SF-based clothing brand. She has exhibited in numerous venues across the country, including the de Young Museum in San Francisco, CA; Korean Cultural Center in Washington D.C., Harman Projects in New York City; New Museum Los Gatos in Los Gatos, CA; and the Gelman and Aborn Galleries, both in Providence, RI. Her collaborative book, Roots: Korean Diaspora, was shown at Minnesota Street Project in San Francisco, CA; Boston Center for the Arts, Boston, MA; Amant, Brooklyn, NY; and Printed Matter in New York City. You can view her work at @ginabae.art or @ginabae.illust on Instagram.
Contact for work inquiries and projects: ginabae02@gmail.com
AWARDS
John Randall Orth Award for Excellence in Illustration, RI, 2026
3x3 International Illustration Annual No.23: Merit Winner, Honorable Mention, NYC, 2026
American Illustration 45 Selected Winner, NYC, 2026
Creative Quarterly 83 Selected Winner, NYC, 2026
Communication Arts Illustration Shortlist, LA, 2026
64th Annual Illustration West, Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles (juried), LA, 2026
AXA Art Prize Honorable Mention, NYC, 2024
National Gold Medal: Art Portfolio, Scholarship, Scholastic Arts and Writing, NYC, 2022
EDUCATION
Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI, Illustration, Honors, 2026
Istituto Lorenzo de' Medici, Florence, Italy, Study Abroad Semester Program, 2024
New York Academy of Art, NYC, Summer Undergraduate Residency Program, 2024
Gina is a talented, curious, and highly reliable illustrator. She consistently produced thoughtful, high-quality work, bringing her own illustrative voice while skillfully applying our established brand through color, composition, and visual style. She takes direction and feedback thoughtfully, asks good questions, develops multiple strong options as part of her creative process, and can be trusted to carry work forward independently.
I would enthusiastically recommend Gina to anyone looking for a thoughtful, dependable, and creative illustrator.