Beth Barry | Gallery Sitka

Beth Barry — Artist’s Biography
Studio: New York, NY
Born: New Bedford, MA | 1955

Artist’s Statement
My paintings are responses to the extraordinary reverence one experiences in the presence of nature. The magic of the movement, the light, and the scale, combined with my perceptual experience, have led me to move beyond literal references to landscapes to capture the visceral quality of the feeling of nature.

I always begin my paintings with a strong gestural line. From that starting point, shapes evolve. They are usually organic shapes that abut each other. The immediacy and quick drying of the acrylic paint allow me the flexibility to layer shapes, adding depth and complexity to my compositions. Buoyant color choices play a crucial role in the paintings’ emotional impact.

To me, these paintings are joyful explorations of nature’s vastness.

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Beth's CV

Education

Masters in Art Therapy, Pratt Institute 1979

BA in Studio Art, Connecticut College 1977

Solo Exhibits

2026

The Interior Horizon, Dartmouth Cultural Center, Dartmouth, MA

2024

Confluence, Argo Real Estate, New York, NY

2023

“Brainscapes”, Gallery Sitka, Newport, RI

2018

Zavo, New York, NY

2017

“Earth’s Magic”, Gallery Sitka, Fitchburg, Massachusetts

“Plein-Air Reimagined”, Liquid Art House, Boston, Massachusetts

2016

M21 Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts

2015

“The Magic of Landscape”, Julio Valdez Project Space, New York, NY

2009

Brenda Taylor Gallery, New York, NY

Two-Person Shows

2026

“Inner Landscapes: Beth Barry and Karin Bruckner”, Carter Burden Gallery, New York, NY

2025

Carter Burden Gallery, New York, NY

2018

“Playful Scapes”, The Carter Burden Gallery, New York, NY

2016

“Off the Wall/On the Wall, White Room Gallery, Bridgehampton, New York

2014

Thomas Moser Gallery, Greenwich, Connecticut

“Free Style”, Crazy Monkey Gallery, Amagansett, New York

2013

“Affinity”, Crazy Monkey Gallery, Amagansett, New York

2012

“Inside Visions-Outside Views”, Sag Harbor Cinema, Sag Harbor, New York

“Two Painters/Two Perspectives”, Judith Klein Gallery, New Bedford, Massachusetts

Selected Group shows

2026

“16 Women”, Karyn Mannix Gallery @ Ashawagh Hall, East Hampton, NY

“East End Women”, Clinton Academy, East Hampton, NY

“14th Annual Art Groove 2026”, Ashawagh Hall, East Hampton, NY

Hudson River Art Collective, 279 Broome St., New York, NY

“Connections”, Dan Weldon Studio/Gallery, Sag Harbor, NY

“March Madness: Small Works at the Library”, Springs Historical Society, East Hampton, NY

“5 Women: A Dialogue Between 5 Women Artists When No Words Are Required”, Art Lives Here @Margalit Startup City, New York, NY

2025

“Shining Stars: Past and Present”, New York Fine Arts Society, St. James, NY

“American International Art Fair, “In The Footsteps of Jackson Pollock: A Dialogue Across Time, Space and Cultures”, Shanghai Global Harbor, Shanghai, China

“Affordable Art Fair”, Gallery Sitka, SoWa Power Stations, Boston, MA

“Affordable Art Fair”, Gallery Sitka, Starrett Leigh Building, New York, NY

“Affordable Art Fair”, Hudson River Artist Collective, Starrett Leigh Building, New York, NY

“Points of View”, Springs Community Library, East Hampton, NY

Summer Group Show, Gallery Sitka at Dartmouth Cultural Center, Dartmouth, MA

“Surface”, NAWA at Yellow Studio, Cross River, NY

“Spring Women: Small Works”, Springs Community Library, East Hampton, NY

“Spring Salon”, Art Lives Here, New York, NY

“Aquidneck Breeze”, Gallery Sitka, Newport, RI

“Art Groove”, Ashawagh Hall, East Hampton, NY

“2025 Annual Women’s Show”, Karyn Mannix Gallery @ Ashawagh Hall, East Hampton, NY

2024

“Volta Art Fair New York”, Chelsea Industrial, Brooklyn, NY

“Collecting”, Art Lives Here at Westbeth Gallery, New York, NY

“57th Springs Invitational:, Ashawagh Hall, East Hampton, NY

“Azure”, Art Gotham, New York, NY

“2024 Annual Women’s Show”, Karyn Mannix Contemporary, East Hampton, NY

“Celebrating the Summer Solstice: Dawn to Dusk”, Three-person Show, Ashawagh Hall, East Hampton, NY

“Summer Lights”, Gallery Sitka, Newport, RI

2023

“Shaping Space: Everything As It Is: Beth Barry, Barbara Lubliner, and Linda Casbon, Carter Burden Gallery, NYC

“Women Who Paint: Are Fearless”, Art Lives Here, New York, NY

“Art Groove”, Ashawagh Hall, East Hampton, New York

“16 Women”, Karyn Mannix Contemporary, Ashawagh Hall, East Hampton, New York

2022

Gallery Sitka, Newport, RI

“The Lucore Art Holiday Show”, The Lucore Art, Montauk, NY

Aqua Art Miami, SHIM Art Network, Miami, FL

“One Thing To Remember”, International Show, Finland

“Small Works Show”, Carter Burden Gallery, NYC

“Magical Places”, Three-person show, Ashawagh Hall, East Hampton, New York

2021

“Straight Forward, Image Driven”, The Painting Center, NYC

2020

New Members Exhibition, National Association of Women Artists, NYC

“Water”, Virtual exhibition, Karyn Mannix Contemporary

“Art at 50 Plus: New Beginnings”, Virtual exhibition, Islip Museum in conjunction with AARP “Consolations I”, Virtual exhibition, Carter Burden Gallery on Artsy

“35 x 35”, International Exhibit, Coupelouvous Museum, Athens, Greece

2019

“Atmospheric Perspectives”, Chashama Gallery, curated by Christina Massey, NYC

2018

“Abstract Visions”, Gallery Sitka East, Shirley , Massachusetts

Small Works Show, Carter Burden Gallery, NYC

Art Groove, Ashawagh Hall, East Hampton, New York

2017

Demouzy Gallery, Rockville Center, New York

“Mostly Abstract V”, Ashawagh Hall, East Hampton, New York

Connecticut College, New London, Connecticut

Masterworks Museum, Bermuda