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321 BROOK RD
RICHMOND, VA 23223
Betty grew up in Richmond, VA - daughter of a carpenter and public school teacher. She obtained an advanced degree from Boston’s School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Other studies in the arts include education in Havana Cuba, mime workshops, and courses at the Oregon College of Art and Craft.
Betty has worked as a graphic designer, window dresser, and was the owner of a contemporary art gallery. She has taught art to high school/college students and adults.
About the work:
I make art to learn about myself and others. Much of the work explores a moment in time and represents what is actually happening in my life. How does one visually represent laughter, a scream, or sadness? Some of the work is intense, some whimsical, and some just about the investigation of materials.
My latest body of work is about portraits that transform sentimental representations of individual subjects frozen in a moment of desperation or doubt. I am interested in how suffering is worn on the face and in the eyes of children and young people – the innocent ones. Small hurts can devastate when you're a child. Big hurts stay with you for years. Valuing the humanity and magic of the smallest, the least powerful, offers a counter view to claims that suffering counts most when you're grown-up. Suffering is universal, and the immediacy of recognition can be collective.
Betty’s artwork has been exhibited nationally in galleries, university settings and commercial venues.
321 BROOK RD
RICHMOND, VA 23223
Betty grew up in Richmond, VA - daughter of a carpenter and public school teacher. She obtained an advanced degree from Boston’s School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Other studies in the arts include education in Havana Cuba, mime workshops, and courses at the Oregon College of Art and Craft.
Betty has worked as a graphic designer, window dresser, and was the owner of a contemporary art gallery. She has taught art to high school/college students and adults.
About the work:
I make art to learn about myself and others. Much of the work explores a moment in time and represents what is actually happening in my life. How does one visually represent laughter, a scream, or sadness? Some of the work is intense, some whimsical, and some just about the investigation of materials.
My latest body of work is about portraits that transform sentimental representations of individual subjects frozen in a moment of desperation or doubt. I am interested in how suffering is worn on the face and in the eyes of children and young people – the innocent ones. Small hurts can devastate when you're a child. Big hurts stay with you for years. Valuing the humanity and magic of the smallest, the least powerful, offers a counter view to claims that suffering counts most when you're grown-up. Suffering is universal, and the immediacy of recognition can be collective.
Betty’s artwork has been exhibited nationally in galleries, university settings and commercial venues.
