Opening Reception Friday January 11, 2008 6-9 PM Free and Open to Public

Closing Reception Friday February 22, 2008 6-9 PM Free and Open to Public

 

Betsy Orbe Lester ,"Shadow Dance" , mixed media, 2007.

 

Betsy Orbe Lester

…In My Fashion

 

They are not long, the weeping and the laughter,

Love and desire and hate:

I think they have no portion in us after

 

We pass the plate.

They are not long, the days of tea and roses;

Out of a misty dream

Our path emerges for a while, then closes

Within a dream.

 

“Non sum quails eran bonae sub regno”

 

(after E. Dowson)

Betsy Orbe Lester

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12000 Capri Circle South , Treasure Island, Florida, 33706 (727) 367-2288

 

RESUME

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

 

2006 Unwrapped National invitational, Dunedin Fine Art Center, Dunedin, Fl

2005 Sculptural invitational, Manatee Art Center, Bradenton, Florida

Las Damas Invitational, Scarfone Gallery, Tampa, Fl.

Say what Invitational, Studio@620, St. Petersburg, Fl

2004 Art Serve Ft Lauderdale, Fl.

White Linen Art League of Manatee County, Bradenton, Fl., Dee Hood, curator

2003 Denise Bibro Fine Art Chelsea, NYC

States of Being 2-person, Lake Wales Arts Council, Lake Wales, Fl.

A Wealth of Women Invitational, Florida Craftsman Gallery, St. Petersburg, Fl.

Collector’s Vision II Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg,

2002 Merrick Gallery Solo exhibit: St. Petersburg,

2001 First Night St Pete. Birthday Project, 3 year-3 three person collaborative

2000 underCURRENT/overVIEW Tampa Museum of Art, Elaine Gustafson, Curator of Contemp. Art

Spanning the Millennium The Arts Center, St. Petersburg, Eric Peterson, curator.

Temple Beth-el Show Invitational, St. Petersburg.

1999 Signs and Wonders Solo exhibit: Arts Center, St Petersburg.

The Doll Show 100 piece invitational: Betsy Lester--co-curator. St. Petersburg.

CO Traveling group exhibit: at Nolita Galleries, NYC, Printed Matter Gallery, NYC, Gallery at 145, St. Petersburg.

Senses IV A hands on exhibition: Florida Craftsman Gallery, St. Petersburg.

End of the World Show Group work: Octagon Arts Center, Clearwater, Fl.

Summer Spice Group show: Studio Gallery on Azeele, Tampa.

1998 Lost and Found Solo exhibit: American Stage, St. Petersburg.

1997 Inside Out Solo exhibit: Teco Plaza,Tampa.

For Love or Money: We Do It for Ourselves: Benefit collaborative project, Maria Castagliola-curator

1996 Real Lush II: The Book as Art Tampa Museum and Eckerd College, St. Petersburg.

Body Language 2-person show with Robert Hodgell, Dunedin Arts Center

Western Heritage II Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, Arthur Skinner- curator

Reinventing the Wheel Solo exhibit: Centre Gallery, USF, Tampa.

Consequences 3-person show: The Arts Center, St. Petersburg.

RECENT­ JURIED EXHIBITIONS

 

2006 Art Encounter ’06 von Liebig Art Center, Naples, Fl, Lippman, Dir. Mus Art, Ft. Laud-jur

2005 ArtFirst University Med Cntr, Princeton, N.j., Judith Brodsky, Rutgers, juror

Florida Artist Group Boca Raton Museum, Kristen Hileman, Asst. Curator Hirshorn M.

2003 Combined Talents International Florida State University, Tallahassee, Fl.

2002 64th National Exhibition Society for Four Arts, Palm Bch, David Levy, Dir.Corcoran Gallery, jur.

October International Armory Art Center, Palm Bch, Amy Compellazzo, Christies-juror

51st All Florida Show Boca Raton Museum, Dr. James Rondeau, Art Institute of Chicago, jur.

2001 Mainsail Arts Festival Straub Park, St. Petersburg,

Florida Faculty Artists Show Florida Southern, Lakeland, Richard Vine,ed. Art in America, juror.

2000 Women Artists State Show Sarasota Visual Arts Center, Sarasota, Fl., Cathy Clayton, juror.

1999 All Florida Spring Exhibition Arts Center, St. Petersburg, Janice Karam Gallo-juror. 1998 Florida Biennial Gulf Coast Museum, Belleair, Fl., Todd DeShields Smith-juror.

All Florida Spring Exhibition Arts Center, St. Petersburg, Barbara Hill- juror.

BETSY ORBE LESTER cont’d page 2

 

SELECTED AWARDS

 

2006 First Place Las Damas, University of Tampa, Tampa, Fl.

2005 Honorable Mention Art First, Princeton, N.J.

2004, ‘99 ARF Grant Pinellas County Arts Council

2000 Purchase Award Florida Biennial: Gulf Coast Museum , Todd DeShields Smith- juror.

1999 Second Place Mayshow: Arts on the Park, Lakeland, Fl., Karen Fraser-juror.

Honorable Mention Black: Arts on the Park, Lakeland, Judith Powers Jones-juror.

Purchase Award Off Center Show : USF, St. Petersburg , Poynter Institute- purchase.

First Award Sarasota Art Society, Andrew Maass, Dir.Tampa Museum, juror

 

WORK EXPERIENCE

Adjunct Professor from 1995 Preparator, The Arts Center Mural Project, County Courthouse

Eckerd College, St Pete. St. Petersburg, since 1989. Clearwate, 1993.

 

Adjunct Professor from 1997 Staff Development Day Workshops Instructor,The Arts Center, Since ‘89 University of South Florida, Sarasota. Pinellas County Schools, Clearwater. Child/Adult classes & workshops.

Artist in Residence,’94 Fine Arts Museum & Dali Museum

Pinellas County, Florida. Workshops,St Petersburg.

 

Artlink Project 2000 TV feature The Art Lady on

Creative Clay,, St. Pete. Vision Cable, Kid’s Place.

 

 

EDUCATION

 

MFA , studio art, University of South Florida, Tampa, Fl., 1997

BA, fine art, Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, Fl., 1993

Art Students League, NYC, 1988

Instituto Allende, San Miguel, Mexico, 1989

 

PERMANENT COLLECTIONS

 

Neiman Marcus

Tampa Museum of Art, Tampa, Fl.

Gulf Coast Museum, Largo, Fl.

Poynter Institute, St. Petersburg, Fl

Municiple Services Building, St. Petersburg

Private collections

 

GALLERIES

Florida Craftsman, St. Pete.

The Arts Center, St. Pete.

Gallery on Azeele, Tampa

 

REPRESENTATION

 

Katherine Gibson, ART Consulting