​Meet ​the Artist in Residence
​Betz ​Smisek

• ​​Has a BA degree in Psychology
• Is a published author of poetry and children's books
• Did commission works in stained glass design in New York
• Has been an art instructor at Bemis School of Art in Colorado Springs
• Was selected as the featured artist in holiday shows at the Pikes Peak Performing Arts Center in Colorado Springs
• Her works have hung in private & public showings & galleries in Carmel, Jackson Hole, Sante Fe, New York, Denver & Colorado Springs
• Collectors include corporate as well as private individuals
• Her art & photography have been used in greeting cards
• Studied in New York at the instructor's level for encaustics-- A medium using melted bee's wax
• Has directed theater for children in New York, reaching over 100,000 school children
• Currently the "Artist in Residence" for the Lawrence Dryhurst Gallery

More about Betz as described by her Agent

There are many ways to describe the works of an artist- style, medium, surreal, cubist, and so on, but when asked to describe the artist, Betz, and her style of work, I was taken aback. I had no direct answer or comeback. It literally took me a couple of months before I came up with and coined the phrase, "Relational Art." Very appropriate it turned out.

Just what is "Relational Art?" Let me share with you my opinion of Betz, her style, her work and most of all, her "Relational Art."

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