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*Beverly Hills Hotel, Beverly Hills, CA |
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*Providence Hospital, Portland, OR |
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*Jordan Schnitzer Museum, Eugene, OR |
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*Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA |
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*Art in Embassies 2004–2006, Banjul, Gambia |
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*2200 Westlake, Seattle, WA |
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*Cielo Building, New York, NY |
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*Westin New York, Times Square, NY |
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*Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA |
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*Boeing Corporate Headquarters, Chicago, IL |
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*Alston and Bird Law Offices, Atlanta, GA |
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*American Cancer Society, National Collection |
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*Nordstrom Inc., National Collection |
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*Whittier Trust Company, Seattle, WA |
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*Seattle University School of Law, Seattle, WA |
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*Norwest Venture Capitol Partners, Palo Alto, CA |
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*Starfish Restaurant, Seattle, WA |
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*Westin Hotel, Bellevue, WA |
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*Bellevue Club, Bellevue, WA |
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*Olive 8, Seattle, WA |
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Revision as of 03:01, 18 October 2007
Betsy Eby (b. April 3, 1967 in Seaside, Oregon) is an American encaustic painter currently residing on Vashon Island in Washington State.
Betsy Eby | |
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| File:BetsyEby.jpg Betsy Eby | |
| Born | Elizabeth Kerry Eby |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | University of Oregon, B.A. Art History |
| Known for | Encaustic Painting |
| Awards | 2001 Artists Trust Gap Grant,
Encaustic 99 Exhibition, Jurred by Judith Pfaff. Sponsor's Award. |
Life
Betsy Eby was born on April 3, 1967 in the small coastal town of Seaside, Oregon. She earned her Bachelor's Degree in Art History at the University of Oregon, with an emphasis in ancient Greek, Roman and Asian antiquities. While interning at the University Museum, her art aesthetic was influenced by Asian landscape paintings as well as the Northwest Masters work she catalogued. After graduation, she lived briefly in Tokyo and was deeply influenced by Japanese history and culture. She has practiced classical piano since the age of five.
Betsy Eby currently lives on an island off the coast of Maine in summer, and on an island in the Puget Sound in Washington through the winter. She is married to artist Bo Bartlett.
Work
Betsy Eby’s paintings are influenced by her lifelong devotion to music. Her paintings are informed by the natural world, from microscopic scales to similar forms found in the galaxy. Her subject matter, composition, color and surface luminosity are often informed by the climate of the her Northwest home. She uses abstraction and elemental reduction to portray essence and movement, rather than relying solely on observation or pure abstraction.
Betsy Eby works in encaustic, a painting medium that dates back to the 4th Century BC and was written about in the works of Roman scholar Pliny. She manipulates the viscosity of her beeswax, then engages in torching, spattering, dripping and layering her material. She balances compositional concerns with the dimension of the wax itself, the way the wax obfuscates color, all the while building to a finished surface that glistens like poured resin. Her paintings have a sculptural surface. Her work can be found in private collections, public collections, and galleries throughout the United States.
Public Collections
- Beverly Hills Hotel, Beverly Hills, CA
- Providence Hospital, Portland, OR
- Jordan Schnitzer Museum, Eugene, OR
- Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA
- Art in Embassies 2004–2006, Banjul, Gambia
- 2200 Westlake, Seattle, WA
- Cielo Building, New York, NY
- Westin New York, Times Square, NY
- Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
- Boeing Corporate Headquarters, Chicago, IL
- Alston and Bird Law Offices, Atlanta, GA
- American Cancer Society, National Collection
- Nordstrom Inc., National Collection
- Whittier Trust Company, Seattle, WA
- Seattle University School of Law, Seattle, WA
- Norwest Venture Capitol Partners, Palo Alto, CA
- Starfish Restaurant, Seattle, WA
- Westin Hotel, Bellevue, WA
- Bellevue Club, Bellevue, WA
- Olive 8, Seattle, WA
Influences
Citations
- [ http://www.betsyeby.com/biography_main.htm/ Betsy Eby’s Official Website]
- Cataogue, Rhythms of This Earthly Life "Metaphysics & Metamorphoses: The Paintings of Betsy Eby", Lilly Wei, 2005
- Cataogue, Distillations "Give and Take", Joanne Mattera, 2003
External links
Image Gallery
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Installation of work at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, October 2007. Wing on Wing, Score in 49 Movements, Victoria. Betsy Eby 2007 Encaustic on Panel
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Spiralling. Betsy Eby 2007 Encaustic on Panel 70 x 48”
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Cielo (Installation View). Betsy Eby 2006 Encaustic on Panel 76 x 144” Collection of Cielo Building, New York, NY
