Resume

Anna Betts 

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Gallatin, TN 37066

annakbetts@gmail.com

 https://annabetts.wixsite.com/annabetts

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Education

• 2020-2022 BFA, Studio Art, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, TN

• 2016-2017 BFA, Studio Art, Kendall College, Grand Rapids, MI

• 2010-2014 BFA, Studio Art, Michigan State University, East Lansing MI 

Exhibitions ​​​​​

• February 2025-December 2025

  • The He(Art) of Nashville, Soundwaves Gallery, Nashville, Tennessee​

• May 2024

  • AAPI Vendor Expo, City Hall, Atlanta, Georgia​

• March 2024-May 2024

  • The Art of Movement, Alpharetta Arts Center, Alpharetta, Georgia ​

• September 2023-January 2024

  • Excellence in Fibers VIII Exhibition, San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles, San Jose, California​

• March 2023

  • Interlaced, The Bakery Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia​

• November 2022-February 2023

  • Stories from My Childhood, Northern Illinois University Art Museum, DeKalb, Illinois ​

• September 2022-October 2022

  • 2022 Art Prize, Grand Rapids Art Prize, Grand Rapids, Michigan ​

• September 2022

  • Cork and Canvas Art Show, Berkshire Hathaway Home Services, Nashville, Tennessee ​

• August 2022 

  • The Unconventional Art Exhibit, TEDX Nashville, Nashville, Tennessee ​

• August 2022-September 2022

  • 2022 Great Northern Art Explosion, AuSable ARTisan Village, Grayling, Michigan​

• May 2022-June 2022

  • Gallerium Art Prize, Online Exhibition, Ontario, Canada 

• September 2021 

  • Greenway Art Festival Murfreesboro, Tennessee​

• May 2021

  • East Nashville Art Crawl, East Nashville Market Nashville, Tennessee​

• February 2021 

  • East Nashville Art Crawl, East Nashville Market, Nashville, Tennessee

• June 2017-2018

  • Adolfo Gallery, Online Gallery, Grand Rapids, MI

Experiences 

• Fiber Art Now Magazine 

  • Winter, 2023​

    • Selected artist​

      • "In-Between" 2022​

• Studio Assistant, Sisavanh Houghton 

  • October, 2022​

    • Act as an extra pair of hands for specific tasks during the painting process 

    • Help move or adjust canvases and other large materials

    • Maintain the cleanliness and organization of the studio   

    • Dispose of waste and recycle art materials appropriately

• Cultivate Magazine 

  • Art Prize Edition, Fall 2022​

    • Selected artist ​

      • "Resilience" 2022​

• Collage Magazine 

  • Spring 2021​

    • Selected artist 

      • "Gustav" 2018 ​

• Adolfo Gallery 

  • ​June 2017-2018 ​​

  • Artist and curator 

    • Update current personal work ​

    • Reach out to other artists in community

    • Curate works of other artists for gallery 

    • Managed online website 

    • Managed social media presence 

    • Sought out commission work for gallery exposure 

Awards

• Tennessee Student Assistance Award, $2,000

• Charles and Ola Belle Massey Scholarship, $1,000

• Lassie McDonald Crowder Endowed Scholarship, $400

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