Betzi Pipis

About me:

BIOGRAPHY: www.betzi.com Betzi Pipis Artist, Born and raised in Monroe Michigan studied Fine Arts at the College for Creative Studies in Detroit. Medium: Acrylic and Oil on Wood and Canvas. Betzi usually works on several bodies of work concurrently. Her amazing use of color has created a lot of interest in her work. A newcomer to the art scene in Detroit Michigan in 2002 Betzi has established quite a following. Painting unique original images of women her work captures that emotion, feeling, or place that all of us have experienced at one time or another in life. Capturing one's emotion is both challenging and exciting, said Betzi. I try to focus on portraying feeling through drawing the facial or body expression of the woman I am painting. It may be the expression of the mouth, tilt of the head, or emotion in the eyes. My goal is to provoke the viewer to that familiar place. Those landscapes that they can't forget. Betzi has shown her work at a variety of places in Michigan and has sold many works around the world. Her work is currently showing at The Globe Building located in downtown Detroit, 129 Lounge, Monroe, MI, The Monroe Street Gallery, Monroe, MI, The Biddle Gallery, Wyandotte, MI. Additionally, some of her commissioned work can be viewed at The New Center One Building, Detroit, Biz-R Collection, Detroit, and 23 Washington., Monroe MI. Nieman Marcus Annual 2008 Fashion show, Child’s Hope foundation, The Fairlane Club, Dearborn, MI, September 2008 Artoberfest, Benton Harbor, MI, September 2007 Benton Harbor Gallery of Fine Art, Benton Harbor, MI 2006-Current 555 Gallery, Detroit, MI, September 2008 Beans & Bytes, Detroit, MI, August 2008 The Art Café, Davison, MI, June 2008 U of M Pierpont Commons Juried Art Competition, Ann Arbor, MI 2007 & 2008 Tangent Gallery, Queen of the Underground, Detroit, MI, November 2006 BF Goodrich, Detroit, MI, October 2006 Biddle Gallery, Wyandotte, MI, June 2006-current Trend 440, Monroe, MI, May 2006 Monroe Street Gallery, May 2006-current Featured on the cover of Detroit Homes Magazine June, 2005 Detroit Synergy Show, Bankle Building, Detroit, MI, August 2005 Featured in Detroit Arts, October 2005 Artist Spectrum Magazine, New York September 2005 The Detroiter, October 2005 DETROIT ART RIOT at 4731 Gallery in Detroit October 2005 New York Arts Magazine, August 2005 New York International Art Fair Magazine, New York, NY August 2005 2004-2005 Bravo Bravo, Detroit Opera House Detroit, MI February 24 2006 ArtRageous, Novi, MI August 10-30 2005:Agora Gallery Chelsea, NY January 6th 2005:The Majestic Cafe, Detroit, MI November 5th-7th: Birmingham Temple, 32nd Annual Art Show December 11th 2004: Toast in Ferndale November 6th 2004: The Majestic Cafe, Detroit, MI June 2004: Toast in Ferndale, Opening Reception featuring DJ Andrew Ahrendt May 2003: Flow at Forans, Detroit, MI April 3, 2003: The Majestic Cafe, Detroit, MI February 2003: Traffic Jam Snug Gallery, Detroit, MI December 7th 2002: Vacant Art Gallery, Detroit, MI December 2002: Detroit Mona Gallery, MIA, Detroit, MI ..

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