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Resumé
BETH SURDUT
Environmental Artist and
Writer
Paintings, Wearable Art,
Textile & Product Design
www.bethsurdut.com info@bethsurdut.com
Artist and
writer Beth Surdut has maintained a professional studio since 1978. For ten years her architectural studio designed
and fabricated over 50 site-specific stained and etched glass artworks for homes, hotels,
and a Middle Eastern palace. Works on silk were introduced in 1986. Within a year the
luminous painted silk was included in a group exhibit at the Smithsonian
Institution’s Renwick Gallery. Surdut’s fine art paintings, textile and product
designs for reproduction, business articles, profiles and commentaries for radio and print
media have gained an international audience. Current exhibitions, custom work and private
installations are listed on the website www.bethsurdut.com/news.htm
Scroll down to find media coverage listings.
Selected Exhibitions &
Projects
2008/09
Edible Santa Fe Magazine commiosioned cover--"Gift of the Corn
Mother"
THE
ARTIST AND HER STUDIO, RINGLING COLLEGE Exhibitio Hall
Tampa International
Airport, solo exhibition
2007 Bliss
Gallery, Siesta Key, FL—invitational 3-person
Senses Gallery,
Sarasota, FL—invitational 3-person
Come Walk With Me—painting
commissioned as a gift from Sarasota Sister Cities to mayoral delegation from Vladimir,
Russia
The Aquarium--Installation—paintings
and ambient walls—private residence, Philippi Creek, Sarasota, Fl
Georgetown Performing Arts Gallery, Bethesda, MD
Winter Park Public
Library Gallery, Winter Park, and Fl—invitational solo
Best of the Artists
registry, Orlando, Fl—invitational group
Kaos Gallery, Bradenton,
FL—invitational group
Federal Building,
Sarasota, FL—invitational art in public places
2006
Sarasota Fine Arts Society Creators and Collectors Tour
Enigmatic Paradise (solo
exhibition), Kaos Gallery, Bradenton, FL
Art on the Mountain, Deerfield, VT
Best of the Florida Artists Registry, Orlando, FL
Art in Public Places, Federal Building, Sarasota
National League of
American Pen Women Exhibition, Longboat Key Art Center, FL
2005 Marie
Selby Botanical Garden, Selby House Gallery, Sarasota—solo exhibition The Art
& Design of Beth Surdut
HPoto Gallery of
Contemporary Art, Sarasota—Jump the Line-group exhibition
Art in Public Places,
Federal Building, Sarasota
2004 American
Textile History Museum “Let’s Go Hawaiian” group exhibition of shirts
painted, printed
2002-5 Ninth Life
Gallery—St. Thomas, USVI-- paintings
2000
Montana New Zealand Wearable
Arts Awards—international wearable art exhibition and runway show, Nelson, New
Zealand
Acton Memorial
Library—solo painting exhibition
1999 Harvard Public
Library—invitational solo painting exhibition
Expressions of Love—Handworks Gallery, Acton, MA paintings
1997 Harmony Hall
Gallery--solo painting exhibition, Ocho Rios, Jamaica
Children's Hands-On Art Museum, Littleton, Massachusetts
Cornelius Ayer Wood Gallery-- solo painting exhibition, Concord, MA
Conant Gallery- Invitational Nature of Design group exhibition, Groton, MA
1996 Cape Capes,
Cahoon Museum of American Art, Cotuit, MA
DeCordova Style '96, DeCordova Museum, Lincoln, MA
National Fiber Show, Handworks Gallery, Acton, MA
Colors of the Sun--solo
painting exhibition, Emerson Umbrella, Concord, MA
1995 Visiting
Artist, Manele Bay Hotel, Lana'i, Hawaii
Artforum Gallery, Honolulu, Hawaii
Zoltan Gluck Gallery, Provincetown, Massachusetts
1994 Surdut Gallery,
Honolulu, Hawaii
Artforum Gallery, Honolulu, Hawaii
1993 Youth at Risk
fundraiser, Makk Galleries, Honolulu, Hawaii
Historic Hawaii Foundation, Honolulu, Hawaii
1992 Beth Surdut
Studio/Gallery, Punalu'u, Hawaii
Artful Framer Gallery, Honolulu, Hawaii
1991 Beth Surdut
Studio/Gallery, Punalu'u, Hawaii
1990 Sunset
Galleries, Lahaina, Maui
Volcano Art Center, Volcano National Park, Hawaii
Washington Art Auction -- Jobs for the homeless fundraiser
Sun Up Gallery, Watch Hill, Rhode Island
Artist in Residence, Hotel Hana, Maui
1989 Sunset
Galleries, Lahaina, Maui—solo exhibition
Volcano Art Center, Volcano National Park, Hawaii
Village Gallery, Lahaina, Maui
1988
Nordstrom, Vienna, Virginia
Degagé-- solo exhibition, McLean, Virginia
Great Falls Art Center, Great Falls, Virginia
1987 Smithsonian
Institution, Renwick Gallery, Washington, D.C.
The World Bank, Washington, D.C.
Old Mill Gallery, McLean, Virginia
Stained and
Etched Architectural Art Glass
Client
Locale
Work
La Terrazza De Marti
Hotel
Key West, FL
Stained glass window
Palace [client wishes
anonymity] Saudi
Arabia
24 stained
glass panels
Lenard House
Great Falls, VA
16 stained glass panels
Wolf's Lair
Bryce, VA
3 stained glass windows
National Place
Washington, D.C.
3 etched doors, windows
Kaempfer Company
Washington, D.C.
6 etched doors and sidelights
R. & L. Joy
Washington, D.C.
Skylight and transom
Artful Hand Gallery
Orleans, MA
2 stained glass windows
Sharp & Hebron
Plainboro, NJ
Stained glass window
Foley Construction
Company
Great Falls, VA
2 stained glass windows
Gryphon's Gate
Gaithersburg, MD
Stained glass partition
The Hamlet
Washington, D.C.
Etched door, transom
Great
Falls Construction
Great Falls, VA
Etched panels, 2 doors
Designs for Reproduction- apparel, textile
yardage, gift items, notecards
1990-present: Beth Surdut
LLC (linens)
Adini
Wild Side
Pohai Nani
Trans Pacific Textiles
New Aura
Soft as A Grape
Ihilani Resort
Locals Only
Cooke Street
Papio Tournament
Hawaiian Respite Services
Trend-Tex
Tori Richards
G. Von Hamm
Avanti
MFA Boston
Grants
1999
Harvard Arts Council, Harvard
Historical Society, Fitchburg State College Foundation— researched, compiled and
edited CD of 20+
stories told by an 85-year-old woodworker and teacher. Talking Life: Walter
Harrod’s Stories
1997 Harvard Arts
Council/Warner Free Lecture-- lecture "Colors of the Sun: An Artist’s
Journey"
Groton Cultural Council, for on-site botanical painting at Fruitlands Museums
1988 Fairfax County Council
of the Arts, Arlington, VA, for silk painting demonstrations to 5th and 6th
graders
O'Donohue Construction,
Inc., Washington D.C. for independent project
Radio and Print articles by the
artist
Radio: NPR aired Identity
Crisis, my response to the backlash that followed the terrorism of September 11.
Sporty Girl, a
commentary on my lack of natural sporting ability, aired on She Got Game (http://www.shegotgame.com).
2006
Dancing With The Mirthful
Muse—invitational lecture for Surface
design Society
2000
The
Middlesex Beat, writer
and Arts Editor—monthly profiles of artists, writers, musicians
ArtsMedia Magazine--Handworks Gallery
profile
Clark
University, guest speaker—Website development for the entrepreneur (designed own
award winning site)
Boston
Globe—Winter
Fashion
1999
RadioArt, a six
part commentary series on art and money for Public Radio International’s Marketplace
Boston Globe--Museums: Marriage
with a View
96-99 Nashoba Publications,
Harvard Editor-at-large, correspondent
97-99 Cape
Cod Antiques and Arts Magazine--Monthly articles on
arts and antiques, artists profiles
99-00 Art Calendar Magazine--Monthly
profiles on the business of art?
1997 Guest lecturer, Warner
Free Lecture Series, Harvard, MA
Guest lecture/demonstration, Fruitlands Museums, Harvard, MA
Guest lecture/demonstration, Children's Hands-On Art Museum, Littleton, MA
Guest lecturer, National League of American Pen Women, Wellesley, MA
1995 "Expose
Yourself--Legally" article included in Getting the Word Out, anthology
published by Art Calendar
1994 Guest lecturer, Honolulu
Rotary Club, Oahu, Hawaii
1993 Guest lecturer,
Kaneohe Rotary Club, Oahu, Hawaii
1992 Art Calendar, October
issue. "Publicizing Yourself: Steps Toward More Than 15 Minutes of Fame”
Guest Lecturer, Brigham Young University, Laie, Hawaii
Media Coverage about the artist
2008
The Santa Fe New Mexican, "Creative Critters", October
The Santa Fe New
Mexican, "Feast of Color" feature describing Surdut's Art From the Kitchen ,
December
2007 Senses
Magazine, feature article, 5/07
Sarasota Homes &
Lifestyles 2/07
Christian Science
Monitor 3/07
Talk of the Suncoast
radio—featured guest
2006
Sarasota
Magazine, Beth Surdut (profile) 7/06
The Observer, Marty
Fugate, Beth Surdut (profile) and The Observer, Marty Fugate, A
Moveable Visual Feast 4/20/006
SRQ Magazine online
Herald Tribune, D.
Stockbridge Pratt, Pooling Their Talents 3/11/06
2005 Downtown & Beyond, Beth Surdut
(interview Q & A) 12/05
http://www.theartsweb.com/artspotlight/Beth_Surdut.htm
10/05
Sarasota Herald
Tribune, Marjorie North column, 3/6
Talk of the Suncoast
radio, featured guest 3/21
DISH , Channel 21,
featured guest 4/25
Pelican Press, The
Artful World of Beth Surdut 9/22
2004 Feature articles in
Boston Globe (3x), Boston Herald, Lowell Sun, Middlesex Beat, Harvard Hillside, NECN TV
interview, 91.5 radio interview
2003 Lowell Sun, Style
Section cover feature profile of Surdut: “Mermaids and Muses”
Boston Globe City Weekly article on Leonard Florence, quotes from Surdut, one
of Florence’s biographers
2001 Fiber Arts Magazine,
Jan/Feb issue—New Zealand Wearable Arts Awards
2000 Boston Globe,
March—Acton solo show
The Beacon,
March—Acton solo show
1999
The Middlesex Beat,
October issue— “For Surdut, Art Reflects Life”
Harvard
Hillside—“Local Color, you say. . .”
1997 The Gleaner [Kingston,
Jamaica], January 16 "Healthy
Environment Portrayed in Painting"
Harvard Spirit, Groton
Landmark, October 22 "The Nature of
Design"
1996 The Boston Globe,
September 19 "Wearable Art Puts
Creativity Into Clothes"
The Boston Globe, September 15 "Dazzling
Fiber Art "
Creatively Speaking, September 21, television interview
Harvard Spirit, September 4 "Harvard Artist Displaying Nature's Hidden
Treasures"
Harvard Post, August 23 "Beth Surdut Brings Tropical Art To New England"
1995 Aloha Airlines Magazine,
"Spirit of Aloha" cover
1994 East Honolulu
Newspaper, "Surdut's Tropical Silks"
1993
Honolulu Magazine, December cover
Making A Living as an Artist, anthology of interviews and articles published
by Art Calendar
Aloha Magazine, "Island Perspectives: Beth Surdut"
Islands Magazine, "Unexpected O'ahu"
Honolulu Magazine, July, "Island Guide" cover and "Holoholo"
Seafood Leader Magazine, "Feed Me”
1992 Hawaii Magazine,
"Island Discoveries: Exceptional Island Colors"
Honolulu Magazine, "Island Guide" and "Finds"
Island Home Magazine, "Art Couture"
Pacific Art and Travel Magazine, "Brush Strokes"
1990 Providence Journal
Bulletin
Rhode Island Herald
Rhode Island Monthly, "Aloha Autumn"
Ocean Views Magazine, "Painted Silks"
1989 Maui News,
"Surdut's Wearable Art"
Maui News, "Sketchpad: Beth Surdut"
1988 The Washington Post,
"Surdut's Glass Act", by Nina Hyde
Washingtonian Magazine, "Best
Buys"
The Gazette, "Portfolio"
1987 The Washington Post,
"Try It"
Art Calendar magazine, "Interview with Beth Surdut"
Education
Washington University Religious Studies Program, St. Louis, Missouri
The American University Fine Arts Program, Washington, D.C.
Master Classes with contemporary glass artists
Smithsonian Institution Stained Glass Program, Washington, D.C.
Travel Influences
Middle East, Bali,
Jamaica, Florida Keys and Gulf Islands, Puerto Rico, Hawaiian Islands, Australia
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