Scout Zabinski (b. 1997) is a self-taught, Brooklyn-based artist whose work navigates themes of body image, the male gaze, and everyday life while alluding to weighted secrets of abuse and addiction. In high school, Scout experienced a life threatening battle with an eating disorder. She found salvation in her creative practice and says that, “painting at that time kept me alive.”
We had a chance to speak to Scout about her practice, her tattoos, and what it means to be a “self-taught painter painting self.”