E.C. Baugh (Eric Casey Baugh, b. 1984, Georgia) is an American artist working in painting, sculpture, performance, and film. Formerly known as Casey Baugh, he spent more than 30 years developing a realist style noted for technical skill, mood, and cinematic light. Recently he moved from classical realism to a contemporary, expressionist approach driven by materials, intuition, and emotion, and began using his full name, E.C. Baugh.
Raised in Georgia’s Appalachian Mountains, he was shaped by the landscape and local storytelling. He started painting young and studied with realist Richard Schmid, which grounded his classical technique. His early work combined technical precision with psychological depth, often blending portrait and narrative. He showed widely in the 2000s and 2010s, with multiple solo shows in New York and Los Angeles. In 2016, after his fourth New York solo show, a major painting sold for six figures to a private collector. His work is in private and corporate collections worldwide.
While Baugh’s work has circulated widely among collectors and institutions, he has remained intentionally selective about public exposure. Rather than cultivating a broad digital presence, much of his practice has moved quietly through word of mouth, personal networks, and sustained relationships with collectors who value depth and continuity over visibility.
Baugh has reconnected with his Native American roots, changing how he views identity, lineage, and artistic purpose. He relaxed the strict realism of his training and now works across media, often moving physical art into performance. His project As Within, So Without, a live performance and forthcoming film, combines sculpture, painting, sound, and story. He favors craft, honest materials, and steady commitment over publicity, building a career on trust and depth rather than scale.
As E.C. Baugh, his work leans on expressionism and material awareness. Paintings use layered pigment, natural textures, and earth-toned colors such as ochres, ash blacks, iron reds, and deep indigos, evoking time, ritual, and history. Figures are often fragmented, dissolving, or merging with their surroundings, shown with gesture more than anatomical detail.
His recent work continues but quietly deconstructs his earlier realism, turning inward so the canvas becomes a place for reflection rather than literal representation.
E.C. Baugh lives and works in New York City with his partner, artist Genevieve May.
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Solo Exhibitions
2017– “Exposed” Solo exhibition – Arcadia Contemporary - LA
2015– “Nocturnus” Solo exhibition – Arcadia Contemporary – NYC
2013 – “Static” Solo Exhibition – Arcadia Contemporary - NYC
2010– “Evoquer” Solo Exhibition – Wendt Gallery – NYC
2004 – “Charcoal Works on Paper Solo Exhibition” – Private Residence - GA
Group Exhibitions, Awards and Art Fairs and museums
2025 - 1st prize - 17th International ARC salon Competition
2024 - Realism Now - MEAM museum - Barcelona
2021– “‘Lend Me your Eyes” Group show – Aux Gallery - NYC
2019– “Take Home a Nude” auction – Sotheby’s Auction House - NYC
2018
Art Palm Springs – Arcadia Contemporary
LA Art Show – Arcadia Contemporary - LA
Five and Under Group Show – Arcadia Contemporary - LA
Nocturne Group Show – Booth Gallery – NYC
Americans in Paris – Arcadia Contemporary - LA
2017
Five and Under Group Show – Arcadia Contemporary
Context Art Miami – Arcadia Contemporary - Miami
LA Art Show – Arcadia Contemporary - LA
2016
Drawn to Greatness Group Show – Arcadia Contemporary – LA
Large Works Group show – Gallery 1261 – Denver
Water, Water…Everywhere – Arcadia Contemporary
Houston Art Fair - Arcadia Contemporary
Art Market San Francisco - Arcadia Contemporary
La Art Show - Arcadia Contemporary
2015
Works on Paper Group Show - Arcadia Contemporary
Paintguide Exhibition – The Unit London
2014
Summer Selections Group Show - Arcadia Contemporary
2013
Small Works. Arcadia Contemporary, New York NY
2009
Richard Schmid and His Influence – Salmagundi Club – NYC
2008
American Masters Group Exhibition – Salmagundi Club – NYC
"Honor Award" Portrait Society of America International Portrait Competition, Philadelphia, PA
2007
"First Place" Portrait Society of America International Portrait Competition, Washington D.C.
2006
Putney Painters Spring Group Exhibition – Vermont
Selected Magazines and Books
The Guide Artist Magazine - April 2025 - Featured article and Cover
Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine June 2018 - Featured article
The Guide Artist Magazine - November 2024 - Featured article
International Artist Magazine - September 2024 - Featured article
Canvas Rebel - March 2024 - Interview
Book - More Disruption - October 2023 - Article
Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine June 2018 - Cover
Beautiful Bizarre Magazine June 2018 – Featured Article
American Art Collector December 2015 – Cover
E-VOLVED Magazine spring 2015 - Cover
American Artist Magazine (Greatest artists of all time) January 2013 – Article
The Artist’s Magazine April 2010 - Cover
American Artist Workshop Magazine Fall 2008 – Featured Article
American Art Collector November 2008 - Cover
The Artist’s Magazine (best art of 2008) - Cover
The Art Guide Magazine January 2008 - Cover
American Artist Drawing Magazine Winter 2006 – Cover
Chattanooga Pulse Magazine 2003 - Cover
Collaborations
2025 - Created official charcoal portraits of Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal for Othello Broadway play
2024 - Created Matte paintings for the film, “The Actor”, directed by Duke Johnson
2022 - Art design and matte paintings for the film, “Once Within a Time”, directed by Godfrey Reggio