If you want to participate beyond looking, join me at a Live Drawing session at the Riverfront Art Gallery at the Yonkers Public Library. I will be leading the drawing session and instructing. October 3 and November 7, 6-8pm. www.ypl.org/artgallery
I will have work in the following exhibitions this fall:
• Iconic Images, Figures in the Modern World, curated by Beverly Karnell, at the Project Space at Yonkers Arts
November 14th — January 11, 2025
Opening Reception, November 14.
www.yonkersarts.org
• Within/Without, curated by Haifa Bint Kadi, at the Riverfront Art Gallery, Yonkers Public Library, 1 Larkin Plaza, Yonkers, NY
September 7—November 22, 2024
Opening reception September 7, 2-5pm
www.ypl.org
• Crit ecologies: The Crit Lab at HV MOCA, curated by Dr. Livia Strauss, executive Director HV MOCA and Patricia Miranda
September 21 - December 7, 2024
Reception Saturday September 21, 3-5pm
Hudson Valley MOCA
1701 Main Street, Peekskill, NY, 10566
www.hudsonvalleymoca.org
• Iconic Images, Figures in the Modern World, curated by Beverly Karnell, at the Project Space at Yonkers Arts
November 14th — January 11, 2025
Opening Reception, November 14.
www.yonkersarts.org
• Within/Without, curated by Haifa Bint Kadi, at the Riverfront Art Gallery, Yonkers Public Library, 1 Larkin Plaza, Yonkers, NY
September 7—November 22, 2024
Opening reception September 7, 2-5pm
www.ypl.org
• Crit ecologies: The Crit Lab at HV MOCA, curated by Dr. Livia Strauss, executive Director HV MOCA and Patricia Miranda
September 21 - December 7, 2024
Reception Saturday September 21, 3-5pm
Hudson Valley MOCA
1701 Main Street, Peekskill, NY, 10566
www.hudsonvalleymoca.org
Some of my "People Looking at Art in Museums" series will be featured in the exhibit "Look Harder, See More", curated by fellow CritLab critter Mary Dondero at the Bristol Art Museum, Bristol RI, this summer. The exhibit opens on July 28, and runs until September 14.
This a particularly stunning group exhibit, and I am very excited to be part of it. I will be participating an Artist's Talk about the show at 2pm on Sunday, September 8.
This a particularly stunning group exhibit, and I am very excited to be part of it. I will be participating an Artist's Talk about the show at 2pm on Sunday, September 8.
I am starting a new series! I am making portraits of women of the North Fork of Long Island. The North Fork has long boasted a vigorous women's community. As the area changes, and people age, I wanted to document the members of this community before it changes radically. (https://www.elizabethdebethuneart.com/lgbtq-portrait-series.html#/)
I am especially thrilled to share that I will be exhibiting my work at the Garrison Art Center in October of 2025. Stay tuned!
"Out in Yonkers" will be exhibited at the Westchester Jewish Community Services Headquarters in White Plains NY from June 25 through mid July.
Save the date! I will be interviewed by Angie Piwinski about "Out in Yonkers" at the Hudson River Museum, as part of their Pride Week activities. Sunday, June 9 at 2pm. To find out more and rsvp: www.hrm.org/events/out-in-yonkers-a-conversation-with-elizabeth-de-bethune/
The Yonkers Riverfront Art Gallery has developed a reputation for their thought-provoking and rich exhibits during Pride Month. I'm happy to share that I will be a part of this year's group exhibit "Radical Joy", curated by Haifa Bint-Kaidi, up from June 8–August 23, 2024, exhibiting the work shown below.
I am pleased to participate in the group exhibit "Renascence", curated by by WomensWork.Art, at the Cunneen Hackett Arts Center, in Poughkeepsie , NY. The exhibit is up June 1-29, 2024. The opening is Saturday, June 1, 2–5pm.
"Intimate and Ordinary" has opened at the Rye Art Center, Gallery B! Curated by Jill Parry, this is an exhibit of my more informal figurative work, paintings of family and friends in interior spaces. The exhibit runs until June 8. The Artist's Reception, with a brief talk, will be Thursday, May 23rd, 5:30–7pm. Come by! I hope to see you there.
I'm pleased to share the news that I have three pieces in the group exhibit "Spirits Songs: Visual Voices of the LGBTIQA+ Artists" at the Mindy Ross Gallery at Orange County Community College in Newburgh NY. The exhibit opens on Monday, February 26 and run til April 26.
A terrific review from The Daily Kos by Marcia Yerman:
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/3/1/2226923/-Out-in-Yonkers-Elizabeth-de-Bethune-Paintings-Reflects-the-Diversity-of-a-Community?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=latest_community&pm_medium=web
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/3/1/2226923/-Out-in-Yonkers-Elizabeth-de-Bethune-Paintings-Reflects-the-Diversity-of-a-Community?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=latest_community&pm_medium=web
Here's a review of "Out in Yonkers from the Yonkers Ledger:
www.theyonkersledger.com/culture/out-in-yonkers-exhibit-reception-white-plains-library-yonkers-lgbtqia-community/
www.theyonkersledger.com/culture/out-in-yonkers-exhibit-reception-white-plains-library-yonkers-lgbtqia-community/
Shoutout in "Art All Around Us" Substack by Jordan Moss
https://artallaroundus.substack.com/p/art-music-theatre-all-around-us?r=19pvki&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email&fbclid=IwAR2ZrgRaMYec98AlNAmBt0-WxEUX-wXlkC3v1RUEGigEAvObqjRror8g5P4
https://artallaroundus.substack.com/p/art-music-theatre-all-around-us?r=19pvki&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email&fbclid=IwAR2ZrgRaMYec98AlNAmBt0-WxEUX-wXlkC3v1RUEGigEAvObqjRror8g5P4
"Out in Yonkers" is up in White Plains! The exhibit runs from January 4 to February 29, and the gallery is open when the White Plains Library is. Please join us for an artist's reception on January 20, 2-5pm.
Westchester LGBTQ History Project Published
This is a website devoted to research and oral histories documenting LBGTQ+ life in Westchester County. The website development is funded by a grant from SUNY Purchase, which both Allee and I graduated from. I was thrilled to see that I get to keep company among the oral histories with two of my subjects for the portrait project, Michael Sabatino and Robert Voorheis, as well as my painting friend and Crit Lab colleague, Mitchell Visoky.
Check out the website; Allee is doing some wonderful work.
https://westchesterlgbtqhistoryproject.com/
To see my interview: https://westchesterlgbtqhistoryproject.com/2023/10/11/elizabeth-de-bethune/
This is a website devoted to research and oral histories documenting LBGTQ+ life in Westchester County. The website development is funded by a grant from SUNY Purchase, which both Allee and I graduated from. I was thrilled to see that I get to keep company among the oral histories with two of my subjects for the portrait project, Michael Sabatino and Robert Voorheis, as well as my painting friend and Crit Lab colleague, Mitchell Visoky.
Check out the website; Allee is doing some wonderful work.
https://westchesterlgbtqhistoryproject.com/
To see my interview: https://westchesterlgbtqhistoryproject.com/2023/10/11/elizabeth-de-bethune/
Westchester LGBTQ History Project
In September, I was interviewed by Westchester Librarian Allee Manning about the "Out in Yonkers" Portrait Project for a website project she is developing in conjunction with our mutual alma mater, SUNY Purchase, to create an oral history of Westchester LGBTQ history nd culture. Stay tuned for links to the site!
In September, I was interviewed by Westchester Librarian Allee Manning about the "Out in Yonkers" Portrait Project for a website project she is developing in conjunction with our mutual alma mater, SUNY Purchase, to create an oral history of Westchester LGBTQ history nd culture. Stay tuned for links to the site!
Our Bodies, Our Selves, 50 Years Out gets a review in the Rivertowns Enterprise, with a few quotes from yours truly.
Artist's Talk: Transcending the Binary, Riverfront Art Gallery, July 20
Artist Panel: Transcending the Binary in Art
Thursday, July 20
6:00 - 7:30 PM
Curator, Haifa Bint-Kadi and assistant curator, Aliya Moudud will facilitate a lively discussion on the binary and how art can engage transgender, gender-fluid, and non-binary identities in meaningful and important ways. We hope you can join us. No registration is required.
Featuring: Anthony Amiewalan, Elizabeth de Bethune, Franklin DeSilva, Rosa Gardenia, Mathew Gilbert, Mitch Goldberg, Seth Ruggles Hiler, Christine Mendoza, Christoph Sawyer, Erika Shallcross, Andre's Straker
Want to see and hear for yourself? Here is a link: Transcending the Binary
Artist Panel: Transcending the Binary in Art
Thursday, July 20
6:00 - 7:30 PM
Curator, Haifa Bint-Kadi and assistant curator, Aliya Moudud will facilitate a lively discussion on the binary and how art can engage transgender, gender-fluid, and non-binary identities in meaningful and important ways. We hope you can join us. No registration is required.
Featuring: Anthony Amiewalan, Elizabeth de Bethune, Franklin DeSilva, Rosa Gardenia, Mathew Gilbert, Mitch Goldberg, Seth Ruggles Hiler, Christine Mendoza, Christoph Sawyer, Erika Shallcross, Andre's Straker
Want to see and hear for yourself? Here is a link: Transcending the Binary
Our Bodies, OurSelves, 50 Years Out —
Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the
Publication of Our Bodies, OurSelves
Upstream Gallery, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY
July 27-August 20, 2024
Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the
Publication of Our Bodies, OurSelves
Upstream Gallery, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY
July 27-August 20, 2024
2023 Arts Alive Award Grantee
I'm really happy to share that I have been awarded a 2023 Arts Alive grant in the amount of $2500 for Formal Portraits of members of the Yonkers LGBTQ Community.
I am so looking forward to developing this projects and really appreciate the funding that will make it possible.
I'm really happy to share that I have been awarded a 2023 Arts Alive grant in the amount of $2500 for Formal Portraits of members of the Yonkers LGBTQ Community.
I am so looking forward to developing this projects and really appreciate the funding that will make it possible.
Love is the Only Norm, Riverfront Art Gallery, Yonkers Riverfront Library,
Happy to be a part of this terrific group exhibition curated by Haifa Bint Kahdi at the Yonkers Riverfront Library Art Gallery. The exhibition runs from June 1 to August 25, and three of my LGBTQ portraits are featured in it.
Happy to be a part of this terrific group exhibition curated by Haifa Bint Kahdi at the Yonkers Riverfront Library Art Gallery. The exhibition runs from June 1 to August 25, and three of my LGBTQ portraits are featured in it.
A Complexity of Joys
June 3, 3-5pm
featuring a selection of Fall 22/Spring 23 Crit Lab artists
On view June 3 - through July 9 2023
Check out the exhibition.
Includes in-Person and online exhibition, virtual shop, and exhibition catalog.
Catalog will be available as a free download and POD- stay tuned.
Virtual shop will open Saturday, June 3. Works can be purchased in-person and online. The exhibition is open by appt all other times. Email [email protected] to schedule a visit.
Artists:
Mrinalini Aggarwal, Idil Barkan, Carol Bouyoucos, Lauren Bradshaw, Leah Caroline, Tracy Casagrande Clancy, Gwen Charles, Elizabeth Debethune, Alaina Enslen, Carolyn Ellis, Leslee Fiorella, Lisa Freeman, Deborah Freedman, Kathryn Geismar, Rima Grad, Sutton Hays, Carol Herd-Rodriguez, Eve Jacobs-Carnahan, Anne Johnstone, Karen Kalkstein, Bonny Leibowitz, Elizabeth Mihaltse Lindy, Donna Litke, Rita Maas, Caroline MacMoran, Cynthia MacCollum, Peggy McClure, Nilou Moochhala, Catherine Moylan, Tommy Muniz, Lisie S Orjuela, Deborah Peeples, Jill Parry, Allison Pottasch, Michele Randall, Laura Reeder, Michelle Robinson, Holly-Dale Shapiro, Priscila Stadler, Tessa Click Sargent, Rebecca Steiner, Sylvia Vander Sluis, Kim Svoboda, Mitchel Visoky, Teresa Waterman, Ylisa Young
The Crit Lab at MAPSpace
6 North Pearl Street, 4th floor
Port Chester, NY 10573
https://www.instagram.com/p/Csr6Rp1OCx1/
June 3, 3-5pm
featuring a selection of Fall 22/Spring 23 Crit Lab artists
On view June 3 - through July 9 2023
Check out the exhibition.
Includes in-Person and online exhibition, virtual shop, and exhibition catalog.
Catalog will be available as a free download and POD- stay tuned.
Virtual shop will open Saturday, June 3. Works can be purchased in-person and online. The exhibition is open by appt all other times. Email [email protected] to schedule a visit.
Artists:
Mrinalini Aggarwal, Idil Barkan, Carol Bouyoucos, Lauren Bradshaw, Leah Caroline, Tracy Casagrande Clancy, Gwen Charles, Elizabeth Debethune, Alaina Enslen, Carolyn Ellis, Leslee Fiorella, Lisa Freeman, Deborah Freedman, Kathryn Geismar, Rima Grad, Sutton Hays, Carol Herd-Rodriguez, Eve Jacobs-Carnahan, Anne Johnstone, Karen Kalkstein, Bonny Leibowitz, Elizabeth Mihaltse Lindy, Donna Litke, Rita Maas, Caroline MacMoran, Cynthia MacCollum, Peggy McClure, Nilou Moochhala, Catherine Moylan, Tommy Muniz, Lisie S Orjuela, Deborah Peeples, Jill Parry, Allison Pottasch, Michele Randall, Laura Reeder, Michelle Robinson, Holly-Dale Shapiro, Priscila Stadler, Tessa Click Sargent, Rebecca Steiner, Sylvia Vander Sluis, Kim Svoboda, Mitchel Visoky, Teresa Waterman, Ylisa Young
The Crit Lab at MAPSpace
6 North Pearl Street, 4th floor
Port Chester, NY 10573
https://www.instagram.com/p/Csr6Rp1OCx1/
Happy to have a piece in this group exhibit celebrating LGBTQ Pride.
Love is Love; The Other Side of Summer, Gallery18, Riverdale YMHA; June 8I have six small acrylic gouache paintings in this exhibit at Gallery18 at the Riverdale YHMA, up pretty much all summer. Open Sunday through Friday.
Love is Love; The Other Side of Summer, Gallery18, Riverdale YMHA; June 8I have six small acrylic gouache paintings in this exhibit at Gallery18 at the Riverdale YHMA, up pretty much all summer. Open Sunday through Friday.
"Is It Me?" March 10 , 2023, The Art Effect’s Trolley Barn Gallery,
Pleased to share that my painting "Mi Corazon—Lightning Strikes" will appear in the exhibit "Is It Me?"
March 10 through April 14, 2023 at The Art Effect’s Trolley Barn Gallery, 489 Main St., Poughkeepsie, New York, with an Opening Reception Friday, March 10, 6-8pm. https://trolleybarn.org/exstatus/current/
Pleased to share that my painting "Mi Corazon—Lightning Strikes" will appear in the exhibit "Is It Me?"
March 10 through April 14, 2023 at The Art Effect’s Trolley Barn Gallery, 489 Main St., Poughkeepsie, New York, with an Opening Reception Friday, March 10, 6-8pm. https://trolleybarn.org/exstatus/current/