Bettina Newbery

"People are interesting - I paint in particular ladies - beautiful women and changing fashions hold a fascination for me."


I want my work to be seen because I depict women in a modern world, setting a mood and defining the personalities of the women in my pictures.


My paintings are inspired by Fashion and Popular culture, justaposing the subjects with exotic patterns, contrasting prints and bold colours. The result are visual anecdotes, blended fact and fiction that tell stories..


I do hope that my striking portraits amuse, charm, delight and intrigue the viewer. .

Having originally started painting in oil in the 1980s, I soon fell in love with painting on silk: Painting portraits on silk, the most sensual medium for a sensual subject.

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Imagine the colour dancing on silk as you paint, seemingly having a life of its own. While oil painting is forgiving as you can correct it, painting on silk needs a certain amount of control that needs to be executed, knowing how or when to place the paint onto the silk. It can be a fast and simple process but I have to be in a certain place emotionally to accomplish what I consider to be a successful painting.

UPCOMING: newyorkart•com • @newyorkartcenter

Reception: April 2 2020
Showing: April 2 - April 30
7 Franklin Place, New York

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ARTE PADOVA, Italy • November 2019
GALLERIA FARINI CONCEPT

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GALLERIA FARINI CONCEPT
Bologna, Italy • October 2019

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ARTHILL GALLERY, London
GALLERIA FARINI CONCEPT
October 2019

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L'EXPOSITION INTERNATIONALE A PARIS
1er au 7 juin 2019
GALLERIA FARINI CONCEPT
L'Espace Thorigny - Le Marais

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XXIV COLLETTIVA INTERNAZIONALE DI PITTURA,
SCULTURA E FOTOGRAFIA
23 marzo 2019
GALLERIA FARINI CONCEPT
“A r t e a P a l a z z o ”
Ventiquattresima Collettiva di Arte Contemporanea Internazionale
a Palazzo Fantuzzi, Bologna