Beth Dary
In Beth Dary’s artworks, she examines the concept of water as a force to shape the land, sustain life, or erode and destroy. Dary’s artworks also respond to our connectivity and the effect of human activity on land and water. She sees phenomena such as bubbles of ancient carbon dioxide captured in Arctic ice, the rising tides due to the climate crisis, and fractal patterns formed by the liquid contaminants in urban runoff as aspects of the natural world in transition due our culture's impact on the environment.
Beth Dary holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Syracuse University and a Masters of Fine Arts from Memphis College of Art. Her work has been exhibited in galleries, arts institutions, and museums nationally and internationally. She has received grants from the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, The Manhattan Community Arts Fund, and she has been commissioned by The Battery Park City Authority in Manhattan to create a public art installation for the Rockefeller Park’s Lily Pond. Dary has also received numerous fellowships, residencies and awards including through Yaddo, the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, and the Two Trees Cultural Space Subsidy Program. Her work is included in private, corporate and museum collections in the …
In Beth Dary’s artworks, she examines the concept of water as a force to shape the land, sustain life, or erode and destroy. Dary’s artworks also respond to our connectivity and the effect of human activity on land and water. She sees phenomena such as bubbles of ancient carbon dioxide captured in Arctic ice, the rising tides due to the climate crisis, and fractal patterns formed by the liquid contaminants in urban runoff as aspects of the natural world in transition due our culture's impact on the environment.
Beth Dary holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Syracuse University and a Masters of Fine Arts from Memphis College of Art. Her work has been exhibited in galleries, arts institutions, and museums nationally and internationally. She has received grants from the Rockefeller Brothers Fund, The Manhattan Community Arts Fund, and she has been commissioned by The Battery Park City Authority in Manhattan to create a public art installation for the Rockefeller Park’s Lily Pond. Dary has also received numerous fellowships, residencies and awards including through Yaddo, the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, and the Two Trees Cultural Space Subsidy Program. Her work is included in private, corporate and museum collections in the USA and Europe.
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