Betsy Lewis

Betsy Lewis is an artist currently living and working in Hudson, New York. Her work includes techniques such as hollow forming, forging, and large scale fabrication of non-ferrous metals. Primarily working in Sterling Silver, Pewter, and Steel, she provides uncanny, abject replacements for historical medical instrumentation and modern weaponry.

Professional experience extends to working, assisting, and teaching at the Maine College of Art, Brooklyn Metalworks, and Ornamentum Gallery. Betsy has been awarded several education scholarships from the Peter’s Valley School of Crafts in Layton, New Jersey and the Penland School of Crafts in Bakersville, North Carolina. She has also had the chance to begin showing her work nationally, most notably Craft Forms 2015, while completing her Bachelor’s of Fine Art in Metalsmithing and Jewelry at the Maine College of Art.

2016
Maine College of Art - BFA

2016
80x80: Young Affiliates Art Exhibition - The Mint Museum, Charlotte, North Carolina

Texas National Competition & Exhibition - Stephan F. Austin University Galleries, Nacogdoches, Texas

BFA Thesis Exhibition - Maine College of Art, Portland Maine

2015
CraftForms - Wayne Art Center, Wayne, Pennsylvania

From Where I Stand - uBe Art Gallery, Berkeley, California

BFA Exhibition - Maine College of Art, Portland, Maine

Form, Forge, Fabricate - University Museum, University of Southern Illinois Carbondale

Faceted: Aspects of Contemporary Jewelry - Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, Florida

The Kinsey Institute Juried Exhibition - Grunwald Gallery, Indiana University

The Juried Exhibition-Art at the Center - Tomahawk Ridge Community Center, Overland Park, Kansas

28th Annual Women’s Works Show - Old Courthouse Art Center, Woodstock, Illinois

Starting Point - Maine College of Art, Portland, Maine

2014
BFA Exhibition - Maine College of Art, Portland, Maine

Geospective - Maine College of Art, Portland, Maine

Nothing Major - Maine College of Art, Portland, Maine

2013
Nothing Major - Maine College of Art, Portland, Maine

BFA Exhibition - Maine College of Art...