Meet The Artist Reception - Members' Showcase Artist Bette Collier

Join us for a special Meet the Artist Reception featuring Bette Collier from her exhibition Members' Showcase: Inspired by Nature. Stop by on Friday, April 2nd, from 4-6 PM to meet the artist, explore the beauty of the Adirondacks through silkscreen prints, and learn more about her creative process.

Bette will present an Artist Talk at 5 PM.

This event is free and open to the public and will have complimentary hors d’oeuvres. We hope to see you there!

Bette Collier Bio:

Bette Collier spent much of her childhood playing in the woods on her family’s day camp on Long Island. The rest of the time, she spent in her mother’s art class. The youngest of six children, she grew up assisting her mother in varied creative pursuits. Eventually, she attended SUNY Geneseo, where she studied art and made costumes for the dance department.

Bette met her husband Gary at Geneseo, and the two settled in the Finger Lakes Region of New York where they raised three more female artists. An entrepreneur at heart, Bette worked as an airbrush painter, then under her business Judd Collier Graphic Design, as a photographer and a graphic designer for many community organizations. Her personal and professional creative work continued to evolve as she and Gary relocated to the Adirondacks. 

As a great lover of the woods and of weather, her artistic output began to explode. She discovered screen printing as a natural evolution of her photography. While she simultaneously practices plein air painting among other art forms, printmaking has allowed her to expand on her historically graphic style and capture the enchanting beauty of her home. 

Those who have come to know Bette have had their lives beautified and their eyes open to the wonder of their surroundings. Please enjoy this exhibit and don’t hesitate to ask for the story of a print's original source, likely somewhere in beautiful Ohio, NY.