Beth Kassay
NEW GROUNDS Print Workshop & Gallery
3812 Central Ave SE Suite 100B; Albuquerque, NM, 87108, (505) 268-8952
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Beth Kassay
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Artist Statement
My prints and paintings are built up in layers. Working a surface from below and from within, I integrate different layers of color and texture to create one self-contained image. Within this unified image, I introduce a tension between calm and intensity. I also enjoy playing with texture as a way of manipulating the reality of an image. This allows the art itself to take on a beauty, a state of being that reflects the complexity of the world and of me.
I create art that speaks in metaphor of the world in which we live and the experiences we have in our world. My subjects are close to me, either from places I have lived or someone or something within those spaces. I charge each artwork with an emotional part of me, making a unique extension of myself. .
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Biography
Date and Place of Birth: 1961, Smithtown, New York
Education: 1984: Bachelor of Fine Arts in Printmaking and Painting, Alfred University, New York 2000: Bachelor of Arts, Elementary Education, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Additional Art Education: Various Classes at New Grounds, Albuquerque, NM; and Harwood Art Center, Albuquerque, NM
Major Collections: Wolverhampton College, Wolverhampton, U.K. Proyecto Ace, Buenos Aires, Argentina Alfred University
Major Group Exhibitions: 2008 Made in New Mexico, Wolverhampton College, Wolverhampton, U.K. Made in New Mexico, Proyecto Ace, Buenos Aires, Argentina 2007: Introducing New Members, New Grounds Print Workshop, Albuquerque, NM 2007: Leaving Impressions, South Broadway Cultural Center, Albuquerque, NM 2006: Master Works, Albuquerque, New Mexico 2005: Master Works, Albuquerque, New Mexico 2004: Master Works, Albuquerque, New Mexico 2002: Art Teacher Art, Masley Hall, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 1995: Madrid Revisited, Gifted Hands Gallery, Madrid, New Mexico .
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