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Betsy WeisCourier (Modern, Black Blue & White Minimalist Abstract Painting on Canvas)1999
1999
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Monochromatic and minimalist dark abstract painting on canvas
Acrylic on canvas, 24 x 32 inches
This contemporary, horizontal painting was made by Manhattan based artist, Betsy Weis in 1999. The abstract painting, composed of a primarily dark palette, contains subtle shades of blue, white, and light beige in rectangular formations behind a sheer veil of black acrylic paint. Minimalist in nature, the work concentrates on an ethereal sense of space and depth. This painting on canvas is currently unframed and is ready to hang as is.
For painter Betsy Weis, the wild and beautiful essence of nature has been a prevailing inspiration for her work. This influence is not unfounded considering the artist grew up in the coastal region of the Pacific Ocean and studied the work of Titian, Giorgione, and Friedrich. Her use of acrylic results in an eerie, almost dream-like haze that evokes one’s own connection to nature. Through this veil, the viewer is left to contemplate the mystery of nature and the continuous evolution of the human memory, from the past into the present. Weis has shown with the gallery for more than a decade and resides in New York City.
Betsy Weis is represented by Carrie Haddad Gallery based in Hudson, NY.
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SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2011 Carrie Haddad Photographs, Hudson, NY
2007 Anelle Gandelman Fine Art, Larchmont, New York
2004-05 Saginaw Art Museum, Saginaw, MI, THROUGH WATER - BETSY WEIS: A SURVEY
1997 Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY
1992 Braunstein/Quay Gallery, San Francisco, CA, ACCESS
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2013 SPACEWomb, Long Island City, NY, "Adieu September"
Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY, “Soft Focus”
SPACEWomb, Long Island City, NY, “Square”
2012 OK Harris Works of Art, New York, NY, “Arcadia”
2010 The Embankment Gallery, Jersey City, NY “365 Days of Print Mining Endangered Print Media”
AGFA Project Space, White Plains, NY, “Eastern Influence
2009 Rayko Gallery, San Francisco, CA, Betsy Weis and Hiroyo Kaneko
2008-09 Anelle Gandelman Fine Art, Larchmont New York, Works on Paper
Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY, Group Show
2006 Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY, ELEMENTS
LiveBox Gallery at NOVA Art Fair, Chicago, IL
2005 Digital ’05: Exquisite, ASCI's 7th International Digital Print Exhibition, New York Hall of
Science,Queens, NY
2004 Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY, Paintings
2003 The Painting Center, New York, NY, THE BIG ABSTRACT SHOW
2001 New York, NY, Little Red School House & Elisabeth Irwin High School (silent) ART AUCTION (also 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008)
2000 Gallery 402, New York, NY
The Art Club Gallery, New York, NY, OIA “Y2K-aotic: Uncensored All-Media Salon Show”
1999 Chittenden Falls Factory, Stuyvesant Falls, NY, IT STUCK IN MY MIND
1998 Allan Stone Gallery, New York, NY, TALENT 1998 (also 1997, 1996, 1995)
1997 Braunstein/Quay Gallery, San Francisco, CA, Gallery Group
1996 Reggio Gallery, New York, NY, Exhibition to Benefit New York Foundling Hospital
1995 Reggio Gallery, New York, NY, Spirit, Dream and Form
407 Greenwich Street, New York, NY, Semaphore: Placing the Mark, CATALOG
Irvine Fine Arts Center, Irvine, CA, NATURE RE(CONTAINED), CATALOG
1994 Gold Hills Gallery, Madrid, NM
Gallery 128, New York, NY, Exhibition Against Political Correctness
1993 Braunstein/Quay Gallery, San Francisco, CA, Holiday Group Show, Paperworks
Warren Street Gallery, Hudson, NY, Canapés, Corners and other Minor Constellations
Schoharie County Arts Council Gallery, Cobleskill, NY, National '93 Small Works Exhibition
1989 80 Washington Square East Galleries, New York University, New York, NY,
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
2005 Saginaw Art Museum, Saginaw, MI
SPECIAL PROJECTS
2012 Cherylyn Lavagnino Dance, Danspace at St. Mark’s Church, New York, NY, Guest Artist
2011 Cherylyn Lavagnino Dance, Winter Soiree at the Chelsea Art Museum, New York, NY, Guest Artist
Cherylyn Lavagnino Dance, Autumn Soiree at the Chelsea Art Museum, New York, NY, Guest Artist
Cherylyn Lavagnino Dance, Monadnock Music Festival, Peterborough, New Hampshire, Guest Artist Cherylyn Lavagnino Dance, Summer Soiree at the Chelsea Art Museum, New York, NY, Guest Artist
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Nelson Gallery, University of California, Davis, CA
EDUCATION
1989 New York University, New York, NY, M.A., Painting
1981 California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA, B.F.A., Textiles
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- Creation Year:1999
- Dimensions:Height: 24 in (60.96 cm)Width: 32 in (81.28 cm)Depth: 2 in (5.08 cm)
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- Condition:excellent.
- Gallery Location:Hudson, NY
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU2272904041
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