Born: 1967 Seaside, OR
Education
1990 University of Oregon. B.A. Art History
Solo Exhibitions
2026
New Work, Winston Wachter, Seattle, WA
2025
New work, Winston Wachter, New York, NY
2024
Of This Natural World, Heather Gaudio Fine Art, Greenwich, CT
2023
Milk and Honey, Winston Wachter, Seattle, WA
2022
This Is Where I Begin, Winston Wachter, New York, NY
Paintings From Wheaton, Dowling Walsh Gallery, Rockland ME
2021
You Are The Sky, Octavia Gallery, New Orleans, LA
2020
Mystics, Winston Wachter Fine Art, Seattle WA
Atlantic, Dowling Walsh Gallery, Rockland, ME
Garden Riot, Winston Wachter New York, NY
2018
I AM OCEAN, Winston Wachter Fine Art, Seattle, WA
Bellwether, Octavia Gallery, New Orleans
2017
Beyond Measure, Winston Wachter, New York
Frequency, Cadogan Contemporary, London, UK
2015
Songs for the Delta, Octavia Gallery, New Orleans, LA
Painting With Fire, Ogden Museum. New Orleans, LA
Southern Spirituals, Winston Wachter Fine Art, Seattle WA
2014
Painting With Fire, Center for Maine Contemporary Art, Rockport, ME
Painting With Fire, Morris Museum of Art, Augusta, GA
2013
Painting With Fire, Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, GA
Chromatic Fantasies, Winston Wachter Fine Art, Seattle, WA
Night Music, Winston Wachter Fine Art, New York, NY
2012
Ayres and Fantasies, David Klein Gallery, Birmingham, MI
2011
Arrangements, Winston Wächter Fine Art, Seattle, WA
2010
Scales and Measures, Winston Wächter Fine Art, New York, NY
The Red Paintings, Gail Severn Gallery, Ketchum, ID
2009
Abundance, Winston Wächter Fine Art, Seattle, WA
2008
New Paintings, Jean Efron Fine Art, Washington, DC
Divine Unrest, Winston Wächter Fine Art, New York, NY
2007
As Above So Below, Winston Wächter Fine Art, Seattle, WA
New Paintings, Winston Wächter Fine Art, New York, NY
2006
New Paintings, David Floria Gallery, Aspen, CO
2005
Beyond the Tangle, Winston Wächter Fine Art, Seattle, WA
Rhythms of this Earthly Life, Winston Wächter Fine Art, New York, NY
2004
New Paintings, Ameringer Yohe Gallery, Boca Raton, FL
Strings of Happiness and Desire, Allene Lapides Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2003
New Distillations, Winston Wächter Mayer, New York, NY
New Distillations, Winston Wächter Fine Art, Seattle, WA
2002
New Works, Andrea Schwartz Gallery, San Francisco, CA
New Works, Cervini Haas Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
2001
Elemental Divide Series, Marcia Wood Gallery, Atlanta, GA
New Works, Southwest Texas University, San Marco, TX
Nocturnal Volume, Anne Reed Gallery, Sun Valley, ID
Energy Equals Light and Mass, Ballard Fetherston Gallery,
Seattle, WA
2000
New Works, Cervini Haas Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
Capturing Impermanence, Ballard Fetherston Gallery, Seattle WA
1999
Give Alms Here, Ballard Fetherston Gallery, Seattle, WA
1998
Remembering Ceremony, Helios Gallery, Ashland, OR
Group Exhibitions
2024
June Features, Dowling Walsh Gallery, Rockland, ME
2023
Holiday Exhibition, Dowling Walsh Gallery, Rockland, ME
Women of the Pacific Northwest, Bo Bartlett Center, Columbus, Georgia
Abstract Visions, Somerville Manning Gallery, Wilmington, DE
2022
COMPETERE: an exhibition of artist couples, Bo Bartlett Center, Columbus, Georgia.
Epilogue, Bo Bartlett Center, Columbus, GA
The NFT Collection, Winston Wachter Fine Art, New York, NY
2021
Songs Without Words: The Art of Music, Nassau County Museum of Art, Roslyn Harbor, NY
7+7 Established and Emerging Artists of the Chatahoochee Valley, The Columbus Museum, Columbus, GA
Twenty Fifth Anniversary, Winston Wachter, New York, NY
From The Inside Out, Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
View From Here, Dowling Walsh Gallery, Rockland, ME
Past, Present, Future, Somerville Manning Gallery, Wilmington, DE
2020
Summer Group Show, Octavia Art Gallery, New Orleans, LA
Betsy Eby, Chris Hayman, James Henderson, Octavia Art Gallery, New Orleans, LA
2019
Betsy Eby and Bo Bartlett, Ithan Substation, Villanova, PA
Under the Influence, Somerville Manning Gallery, Wilmington, DE
2018
Peers & Influences, The Bo Bartlett Center, Columbus, GA
2017
New Year 2017, Cadogan Contemporary, London, UK
Eloquent Flower XVI, Gail Severn Gallery, Ketchum, ID
Under the Influence, Somerville Manning Gallery, Wilmington, DE
2016
Art in Embassies, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Linda Christensen | Betsy Eby, Gail Severn Gallery, Ketchum, ID
Waterways, Heather Gaudio Fine Art, New Canaan, CT
2015
American Summer, Cadogan Contemporary, London, UK
180 Degrees, The Curator Gallery, New York, NY
2014
Valley Painters, Columbus Museum, Columbus, GA
Summer 2014, David Klein Gallery, Birmingham MI
2013
Painterly Gestures, Illges Gallery, Columbus, GA
Summerstock, Quintenz Gallery, Aspen, CO
Tonalism, Sullivan Goss Gallery, Santa Barbara, CA
2012
Petit Tableaux, Winston Wächter Fine Art, Seattle, WA
State of Nature, Gail Severn Gallery, Ketchum, ID
Marks and Conversations IV, Gail Severn Gallery, Ketchum, ID
2011
Flora, David Klein Gallery, Birmingham, MI
Bird + Flowers, Schnitzer Museum of Art, Eugene, OR
Eloquent Flower XV, Gail Severn Gallery, Ketchum, ID
Summer Select, David Klein Gallery, Birmingham, MI
2010
Mystical Shores, Somerville Manning Gallery, Greenville, DE
Marks and Conversations, Gail Severn Gallery, Ketchum, ID
2009
Lasting Legacies: The First 75 Years, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, Eugene, OR
Summer Selections, Winston Wächter, Seattle, WA
The Artist Eye, Gail Severn Gallery, Ketchum, ID
2008
Art in Embassies, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
Eby Bartlett, David Floria Gallery, Aspen, CO
Anniversary Show Group Exhibition, Renee George Gallery, Charlotte, NC
Summer in Chelsea 2008, Winston Wächter Fine Art, New York, NY
2007
New Art Northwest, Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, Eugene, OR
2006
Spirited Expressions, Gerald Peters Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Sliding Scale, Winston Wächter Fine Art, New York, NY
Please do not touch, Winston Wächter Fine Art, New York, NY
2005
North by Northwest, Winston Wächter Fine Art, New York, NY
Lucky Seven, Winston Wächter Fine Art, Seattle, WA
2004
Art in Embassies, Banjul, Gambia
Expansion, Winston Wächter Fine Art, Seattle, WA
Four From The Northwest, Winston Wächter Fine Art, Seattle, WA
The Seductive Surface, Turner Carroll Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
New York Contemporary in Greenwich, Greenwich, CT
2003
New Artists, Ameringer Yohe Gallery, Boca Rotan, FL
Theoretically Botanical, Cumberland Gallery, Nashville, TN
Rotations, Winston Wächter Mayer, New York, NY
Botanica, Winston Wächter Fine Art & Scherping West, Seattle, WA
Retrospective Prospective, Anne Reed Gallery, Sun Valley, ID
2002
Betsy Eby and Jessica Brommer, Turner Carroll Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Abstraction, Winston Wächter Fine Art, Seattle, WA
Anniversary Show, Turner Carroll Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Retrospective Prospective, Anne Reed Gallery, Ketchum, ID
The Art of Encaustic, Cervini Haas Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
Encaustic Now, Marcia Wood Gallery, Atlanta, GA
Tenth Anniversary Exhibition, Turner Carroll Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Small Paintings and Works on Paper, Cervini Haas Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
2001
Altered Landscapes, Anne Reed Gallery, Ketchum, ID
Aggregations, Gwenda Jay Addington Gallery, Chicago, IL
Surface, Anne Reed Gallery, Ketchum, ID
Waxworks II, Gwenda Jay Addington Gallery, Chicago, IL
2000
Retrospective Prospective, Anne Reed Gallery, Ketchum, ID
Cervini Haas Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ
In the Unlikely Event, Anne Reed Gallery, Ketchum, ID
1999
Encaustic Works 99, Watermark Cargo Gallery, Kingston, NY
Artwork for AIDS, Seattle Center Gallery, Seattle, WA
American Cancer Society traveling exhibition, Seattle Art Museum Rental Sales
Gallery: Seattle, WA, Chicago, IL, Louisville, KY, San Francisco, CA
Introductions 99, Seattle Art Museum Rental Sales Gallery, Seattle, WA
1998
Fete, Ballard Fetherston Gallery, Seattle, WA
Chiaroscuro, Ballard Fetherston Gallery, Seattle, WA
West Coast Women Artists, Helios Gallery, Ashland, OR
Icons: Past, Present, Future, Helios Gallery, Ashland, OR
Art Fairs
2022
Seattle Art Fair, Somerville Manning Gallery, Seattle, WA
2020
Untitled Art Fair, Winston Wächter Fine Art, Miami Beach, FL
Seattle Deconstructive Art Fair, Winston Wächter Fine Art, Seattle, WA
2019
Seattle Art Fair, Winston Wächter Fine Art, Seattle, WA
2018
Seattle Art Fair, Winston Wächter Fine Art, Seattle, WA
2017
PULSE, Winston Wächter Fine Art, Miami Beach, FL
Seattle Art Fair, Winston Wächter Fine Art, Seattle, WA
Selected Collections
Columbus Museum, Columbus, GA
Georgia Museum of Art, Athens, GA
Jordan Schnitzer Museum, Eugene, OR
Lauren Rogers Museum of Art, Laurel, MS
Morris Museum, Augusta, GA
Tacoma Art Museum, Tacoma, WA
Ulrich Museum of Art, Wichita, KS
Art in Embassies 2004–2006, Banjul, Gambia
Art in Embassies 2008–2010, Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei
Art in Embassies 2012, Dubai, UAE
Art in Embassies 2016-2018, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
Art in Embassies 2021-Present, Vienna, Austria
Boeing Corporate Headquarters, Chicago, IL
Providence Hospital, Portland, OR
Swedish Hospital, Seattle, WA
Seattle University School of Law, Seattle, WA
Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
TSYS Corporation, Columbus, GA
Publications
2021
O'Hern, John: "Mystics" American Art Collector, Issue #183, January 2021. Download PDF
Paige, Allison. “Isle of Light”, Decor Maine, March 2021. Pp. 34 -44. Download PDF
Tatum, Charlie, You Are the Sky, Betsy Eby Catalog, May 2021.
2020
Geisel, Lydia: "An Artist Couple's Distraction-Free Creative Escape Off the Coast of Maine" Domino, June 30, 2020.
Kany, Dan: "Paradise Found" Zest Magazine, February 2020
Kelleher, Katy: "Why Are So Many Artists Drawn to Maine?" National Geographic, August 2020.
Kryszak, Joyce and Rybus, Greta, "Escape Artists", Maine Homes Magazine, May 2020, pp.68-73
Lopez, Dianne, "Meet Betsy Eby", Voyage Atlanta, October 21, 2020
2019
Tom Ingram: “Betsy Eby: Creating Spaces” The Local, May 2019
Rochelle Belsito: "Creative Thinking" American Art Collector, February 2019
Matthew Kangas: "Betsy Eby: I AM OCEAN" Preview Magazine, January 2019
2018
"Exhibition of New Abstract Encaustic Paintings by Betsy Eby Opens at Octavia Art Gallery" ArtDaily, April 2018
Runa, Lynnissha: "Local Artists Thankful for Workshop" Solomon Star, March 2018
Runa, Lynnissha: "Local Artists Call for Creation of Art School" Solomon Star, March 2018
2017
"Painting is Silent Poetry with Betsy Eby" IKONESS, April 2017
"Betsy Eby's 'Beyond Measure' at Winston Wächter Fine Art, New York" Blouin Artinfo. February 02, 2017
Redding, Robert: "Nancy Margolis Gallery Misses; Blue Mountain Hits" Redding News Review. January 27, 2017
“Betsy Eby: 26 Sep-13 Oct 2017 at the Cadogan Contemporary in London, United Kingdom” Wall Street International, UK. September 14, 2017
Saltonstall, Polly. "Island Life", Maine Boats Homes and Harbours, Issue 147. Print. 2017.
2016
Grey, Kenny: "Betsy Eby, Living a Poetic Life" Columbus Artists Magazine. January 2, 2016
2015
Rickard, Mary: "Master Painters Learn to See With New Eyes" NolaVie. July 13, 2015
Alsup, Allison: "Fire-Proofed" The New Orleans Advocate. July 08, 2015
Wright, Whitney: "Artist We Love: Betsy Eby" Southern Living. June 17, 2015
Bateman, Henry:" The Expat: Paintings with a Musical Resonance " June 14, 2015
Seed, John: "Heightened Perceptions" Poets and Artists. May 31, 2015.
Gleeson, Bridget: "A Painter and a Ceramist Shift Perspectives at Winston Wachter Fine Art" www.Arsty.net. April 15, 2015
Huttemann-Holz, Birgit: ENKAUSTIK. Germany: Christophorus-Verlag. 2015
Escudero, Nicki. “Southern Spirituals.” American Art Collector. March 2015.
2014
Nelson, Sophie. “World of Wheaton.” Maine Magazine. October 2014. [Download PDF]
Mack, Tom. “ARTS AND HUMANITIES: Museum exhibits works by Georgia couple.” Aiken Standard. Thursday, April 10, 2014. [Download PDF]
Arnold, Liz. “Painting with Fire: A Visit with Betsy Eby.” The Paris Review. March 10, 2014. [Download PDF]
Duggan, Bob. “Can We Learn to See How Artists See?” Picture This, BigThink.com. March 4, 2014. [Download PDF]
Scott, Kimberly. “Morris Museum Gala.” WJBF News. Aired Mach 7 2014. [Download PDF]
Carlson, Adam. “Artist Explores the ‘Place Where Music Lives’ in Columbus Museum Exhibit.” Columbus Ledger-Inquirer. February 18, 2014. [Download PDF]
"Valley Painters, Works from the Permanent Collection.” The MUSE. Spring 2014.
Claussen, Keith. “The Artside: Morris Gala to offer first look at Bartlett’s art.” The Augusta Chronicle. March 3, 2014. [Download PDF]
Kessler, John. “Arts: Betsy Eby’s Fire Works.” Garden & Gun Magazine. December/January 2014. [Download PDF]
2013
Rice, Danielle, David Houston, Suzette McAvoy, and Tom Butler. Betsy Eby. Seattle: Marquand Books. 2013. [Download PDF]
“Betsy Eby ‘Night Music.’” NY Art Beat (nyartbeat.com). 2013. [Download PDF]
"Betsy Eby - Art Opening at Winston Wachter Fine Art.” SLUguide.com May 20, 2013. [Download PDF]
Wilkinson, Joanne. "Artists share their life through work." The Oxford Eagle. May 24, 2013, page 1b. [Download PDF]
Castjohn, Cheryl. "Ogden Museum Gala Auction Brings Swett to the Tent.” Nola Defender. October 25, 2013. [Download PDF]
Rooney, E. Ashley. 100 Artists of the Northwest. Atglen: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. 2013.
Fichter, Mary. "Artist Betsy Eby Is Painting With Fire." 2paragraphs.com. October 11, 2013. [Download PDF]
Spark, Debra. Art In Its Place. Maine Home + Design. April 2013. [Download PDF]
2012
Betsy Eby, South Writ Large, southwritlarge.com, Summer 2012 [Download PDF]
Scott, Ron. “Betsy Eby & Bo Bartlett @ David Klein Gallery.” arthopper.org. March 26, 2012. [Download PDF]
Hartigan, Philip A. “A View from the Easel, Part 9.” Hyperallergic.com. March 27, 2012.
Drake, Colin. "Why I Love Twitter ... and @DKleinGallery @BetsyEby @TheBoBartlett and @Alyssamonks," Hyperallergic. 12 Apr. 2012. [Download PDF]
Elbert, Amy. "New Home with Comfortable Charm," Traditional Home Magazine. Spring 2012. [page 1] [page 2]
2011
"Design Dialogue: Betsy Eby." Luxe.daily blog. July 1, 2011. [Download PDF]
"Tailored to Perfection," Elle Decor, July/Aug. 2011. [view image]
2010
Cover Image. New York Magazine. 18 Oct. 2010 [view image]
Haggard, Lynette. "Betsy Eby: Vashon Island Washington."November 3, 2010. [Download PDF]
Feldman, Melissa. "Artists' Retreat," Coastal Living Magazine, September 2010: pp 80-86. [Download PDF]
Rankin, Lissa. Encaustic Art: The Complete Guide to Creating Fine Art with Wax. Watson Guptill Publication 2010. pp 12, 47, 48, 78, 125, 127, 134, 231. [Download PDF]
McAvoy, Suzette. "East Meets West," Maine Home & Design, Jul. 2010: 45-48. [Download PDF]
Donohoe, Victoria. "Doylestown Gallery Reaches Out," The Philadelphia Inquirer, 19 Mar. 2010.
“Mystical Shores: Betsy Eby, Olivia Musgrave, and Jane Morris Pack.” Delaware Today. March 5, 2010. [Download PDF]
Chambliss, John. "A Cultural Blend," The Delaware News Journal, 5 Mar. 2010: 2-9.
Bratter, Jesse. “Organic Composition,” Luxe Magazine, Jan. 2010: 56-57.
2009
Ruhling, Nancy A. “Sky High,” Luxe Magazine, Fall 2009: 170-175.
Pittel, Christine. "White and Blue," House Beautiful. June 2009: 92.
Betsy Eby (works featured) IntegralNaked.org. [Download PDF]
2008
Yabroff, Jennie. "Betsy Eby,” Elle Decor, Dec. 2008: 62.
"Betsy Eby and Bo Bartlett,” ArtLimited.net. [Download PDF]
2007
Graves, Jen. "Seattle in Miami 2007,” The Stranger, 13 Dec. 2007.
Eby, Betsy. "Our Correspondents (Miami): Art Basel Miami 2007 Edition," [mp3] Interview by Jill Spalding. WPS1 Radio, Miami. 5 Dec. 2007.
Burfiend, Nancy. "Designed for Giving,” Seattle Homes and Lifestyles, Nov. 2007.
Keefer, Bob. "Clearly Lovely,” The Register Guard, 18 Oct. 2007.
Keefer, Bob. "Fresh from Northwest Studios,” The Register Guard, 4 Oct. 2007.
2006
Tanumihardja, Pat. "Addicted to Art,” Seattle Woman Magazine, Sept. 2006.
“Pacific Fusion,” Metropolitan Home, June 2006.
“Artists we Love,” Seattle Homes and Lifestyles, June 2006.
"Mr. Cipriani Takes his Name to Wall Street," The New York Times, 21 Feb. 2006.
2005
Jones, Jeanne Lang. "From the Galleries, Off the wall," Puget Sound Business Journal, Oct-Nov 2005: 21-22.
“Developer’s Plan Picture Perfect.” The Real Estate Weekly. September 14, 2005. [Download PDF]
Wei, Lilly. "Metaphysics & Metamorphoses: The Paintings of Betsy Eby," Rhythms of This Earthly Life (Catalogue), New York: Winston Wachter Fine Art. 2005: 2-4.
Mauk, Laura. “Betsy Eby,” Western Interiors, May-June 2005: 53-59.
Leo, Heather, Byrd Schas, and James Servin. "Beauty is as Beauty Does,” Organic Style, Mar. 2005.
2004
Barbanel, Josh. "In New Buildings, Buying into Cool," The New York Times, 28 Nov. 2004.
“Moonlight Serenade,” House and Garden, Apr. 2004: 151.
2003
Mattera, Joanne. “Give and Take,” Distillations (Catalogue), New York: Winston Wachter Mayer Fine Art. 2003: 3-12.
Indyke, Dottie. "Luring the International Crowd," ARTnews, July 2003: 94-100.
“Serene in Seattle,” Architectural Digest, May 2003.
"I’ll Take Manhattan," Seattle Homes, June 2003: 52.
2002
Indyke, Dottie. "Artists Are In State Of Transition", Albuquerque Journal North, 1 Nov. 2002.
“Preview,” THE Magazine, Nov. 2002.
DeVuono, Frances. "Abstraction at Winston Wachter Fine Art", Artweek, Apr. 2002.
Kangas, Matthew. "Galleries show Abstract Art from Near and Far," The Seattle Times, 25 Jan. 2002.
2001
Villani, John. "Beauty of encaustic has its price,” The Arizona Republic, 18 Nov. 2001.
Seattle Homes, Jan. 2001.
Artwork for Aids (Catalog), 2001.
2000
Seattle Homes, Mar. 2000.
1999
“Hot Ticket,” The Seattle Times, 20 May 1999.
"A Sea of Wax", The Stranger, May 1999.
Metropolitan Home, Sept.-Oct. 1999.
Lectures/ Affiliations
Art Talk, Lauren Rogers Museum, Laurel MS, March 2019
Betsy Eby in conversation with Stefano Catalani, Winston Wachter Fine Art, Seattle WA, December 2018
Helga (Documentary short) 2018, Producer
Things Don't Stay Fixed (feature film) 2018, Executive Producer, Musician
A Lobster Dinner (feature film) 2018, Executive Producer, Musician
Lecture, Painting With Fire, Columbus Museum, Columbus GA, October 2013