Betsy Djamoos

(b. 1960, Brooklyn, New York)

 

Lives and works in the Chicagoland area.

betsydjamoos@gmail.com  |  www.betsydjamoos.com 

 

Betsy D’Jamoos is an artist in abstract expressionism, working primarily with acrylics. When working with paint, she often employs bold shapes, and explores themes through creating rich history on the canvas.  Photography is another medium of exploration in her work.  Her photographs endeavor to capture the light and soul of her subjects.

 

Juried AND INVITATIONAL group exhibitions:

2020  Southwest Florida International Airport Concourse (with The Alliance for the Arts,) “Art in Flight: Pop of Color,”   Invitational Show, Fort Myers, FL.

2019  Online, “3rd Annual Members Online Exhibition”, International Association of Acrylic Painters.

2019  The Art Council of Southwest Florida, “Winners’ Circle Showcase,” Punta Gorda, FL.

2019  Edison-Ford Winter Estates, “My Jungle - 1st Annual Invitational Exhibition,” Ft Myers, FL.

2018  Southwest Florida International Airport Concourse (with The Alliance for the Arts,) “Art in Flight: My Florida Invitational Show,” Fort Myers, FL.

2018  Alliance for the Arts, “All Florida Juried Exhibition,” Fort Myers, FL.

2017  Alliance for the Arts, “All Florida Juried Exhibition,” Fort Myers, FL.

2016  The Baker Museum, “Florida Contemporary 2016 Exhibition,” Naples, FL.

2016  Center for the Arts of Bonita Springs, “Elements of Abstraction,” First Place Award, , Bonita Springs, FL.

2016  Sidney & Berne Art Center, “Notes: Monetary, Handwritten,” Fort Myers, FL.

2016  Center for the Arts of Bonita Springs, “Surf and Turf,” Bonita Springs, FL.

2015  Center for the Arts of Bonita Springs, “Annual Juried Exhibition,” Bonita Springs, FL.

 

HONORS AND AWARDS:

Best of Show, Alliance for the Arts, Fort Myers, 2018.

Winner’s Circle, The Art Council of Southwest Florida, Punta Gorda, FL, 2019.

First Place, Center for the Arts of Bonita Springs, Bonita Springs, FL, 2016.

Emerging Artist, The Baker Museum, Naples, FL, 2016.

 

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

Alliance announces winners of All Florida Juried Exhibition, March 13, 2018

(http://www.artswfl.com/art-news/march-8-14-2018/this-is-whats-happening-march-8-14-2018)

Editor: “#SWFL Top Picks”, Florida Weekly, June 16, 2016, p. B27

Shields, Patrice: “A Step Out of Reality”, The Banner, June 8, 2016, p. A26-27

“Summer Art”, Naples Illustrated, May/June 2016, p. 117

 

PRIVATE COLLECTIONS:

“Yes, and…”, Austin, TX, 2020.

“Sunsetting Gold,” (Commission), Naples, FL, 2017.

“Cuba on My Mind,” Naples, FL, 2016.

“Soul Mates,” Naples, FL, 2016.

 

EDUCATION:

Studied under -

Theresa Girard

Berry van Boekel