BETH GRANTON
Artist's Statement, Biography,
Bibliography, Resume

I was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1959. I graduated from University of Illinois at Chicago with a Bachelor's Degree in Studio Arts in 1982, went to the School of the Art Institute at Chicago from 1991-94 and graduated from Dominican University in 2003 with a Master's Degree in Library and Information Science. My art has been exhibited extensively. Exhibitions include the Athenaeum Museum of Art and Design in Schaumburg; The DuSable Museum of African American History; the Chicago Cultural Center; "Free Expression Art," New York. It has been reviewed by the Chicago Tribune, Pioneer Press, the Chicago Sun Times, and the Chicago Public Radio, 91.5 FM. My artwork has received several awards, including an award for a drawing entered into the Chicago Society of Artists Block Print Calendar in 2006. I am a former member and past PR Director of The Art House in Oak Park, which was an internationally recognized artist’s cooperative active from 1997 until 2006.

 Artist’s Statement


As an artist I create Conceptual Art digital collages and 3-D Arte Povera artwork.


My art is meant to communicate to the viewer; to be a means of self-expression; to empower myself; to be a tool to understand myself and the world around me.

2003 MLIS, Dominican University, Library Science
1982 BFA, University of Illinois at Chicago, Studio Art
1991-94 School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Studio Art

Selected Awards & Distinctions

 2006
First Prize Award at the “Censored or Would Be” Art Exhibit

2006
3rd Prize Award for Chicago Society of Artists Block Print and Drawing





Email the artist at liz@elizabethgranton.com
to comment on the art on this website.
See also  http://dada.elizabethgranton.com
Photograph of Beth Granton

  



Back to Home Page

See these pages for Granton's collection of art throughout the  years from 1982- present.
Back to Page 1| Page 2 | Page 3 | Page 4 | Page 5 | Page 6

    BETH GRANTON'S Complete
Exhibit Resume:

Beth Granton's Exhibit Resume (1981-2007)

 The DuSable Museum of African-American History, Permanent Collection, Chicago, IL, 1981

 Block Print Show—May 1991, Old Town Triangle Art Center Chicago, IL

 Chicago Society of Artist’s Show—August 1991, Countryside Arts Center Arlington Heights, IL

 Florid Show—February 1992, Old Town Triangle Art Center, Chicago, IL

 Chicago Society of Artist’s Show—April 1992, North Central College Naperville, IL

 Discoveries—August 1992, Contemporary Art Center, Arlington Heights, IL

 Sarah’s Inn Art Fair—October 1992, Nineteenth Century Women’s Club Oak Park, IL

 *2191 Café—December 1992, Chicago, IL

 *Oak Park Artist Of The Month—May And June 1993, Oak Park Village Hall Oak Park, IL

 Countryside Art Center—1993, Chicago Society of Artists, Countryside, IL

 Chicago Cultural Center—September and October 1993, Chicago Society of Artists, Chicago, IL

 *Oak Park Public Library--December 1993, Shapiro Gallery, Oak Park, IL

*Circle Theater--March 1994, Lobby Gallery, Forest Park, IL

Festival Of Art Show--May 1994, Oak Park Art League, Oak Park, IL

4th Annual Oak Park Cultural Arts Festival--June 18, 1994 Scoville Park, Oak Park Art League, Oak Park, IL

Oak Park High School—1994, Joint Show With Mary Hunter, Oak Park, IL

 Triangle Gallery Of Old Town, Chicago Society of Artists, Chicago, IL

Anderson Arts Center--1998, 2001, Chicago Society of Artists, Kenosha, WI

Vanderford Gallery—2000, Chicago Society of Artists, Chicago, IL

 Beverly Art Center—2000, Chicago Society of Artists Exhibit, Chicago, IL

Crimson Exhibit –2002, The Art House, Oak Park, IL

 September 11, 2001 Exhibit –2002, The Chicago Athenaeum Museum, Schaumburg, IL

Summer In Winter—2002, The Art House, Oak Park, IL

 The Melting Pot –2002,  The Art House,  Oak Park, IL

 Flags, Banners, And Shields –2002,  The Art House,  Oak Park, IL

2002 Members Exhibit –2002, The Chicago Society of Artists, North Central College, Gallery Of Oesterle Library, Naperville, IL

Yin: The Feminine Principle —2002, The Art House, Oak Park, IL

Brickton Gallery—2003, Chicago Society of Artists, Park Ridge, IL

 Beat The Winter Blues –2003,  The Art House,  Oak Park, IL

Out Of The Box--Spring Cleaning II –2003, The Art House, Oak Park, IL

 Day In Our Village, Scoville Park—2003, Oak Park, IL

 Furniture Show—2003, The Art House, Oak Park, IL

 The Oak Park Visitor’s Center—2003, Art Gallery, Oak Park, IL

 Hot House Exhibit—2003, The Art House, Oak Park, IL

 Glory To Books Show —2003, The Oak Park Public Library, Oak Park, IL

 Artful Object, Oak Park Area Arts Council—2003, Oak Park, IL

 Bathroom Toilet Humor, The Art House—2003, Oak Park, IL

 Sarah’s Inn Survival as Art Project, Harrison Street Cooperative Gallery—2003, Oak Park, IL

 In Spirit Show —2004, The Art House, Oak Park, IL

Chocolate, Love, And Stilettos –2004, The Art House, Oak Park, IL

 Death and Taxes —2004, The Art House, Oak Park, IL

 The Bikers, Babes, and Brushes Show—2004, The Art House, Oak Park, IL

 * From Horses to Zebras—2004, The Oak Park Village Hall, Oak Park, IL

 National Foundation Show—2004, Skokie, IL

 The Politically Incorrect Show —2004, The Art House, Oak Park, IL

 The Black Tie Exhibit—2004, The Art House, Oak Park, IL

 Man: A Well-Hung Show—2005, The Art House, Oak Park, IL

 Fine Art, Fine Wine, and Fine Friends—2005, The Art House, Oak Park, IL

 Free Expression Art—2005, Abffe, New York, New York

 Landscapes and Mindscapes--2005, The Art House, Oak Park, IL

Prisons of Your Own Device--2005, The Art House, Oak Park, IL

Crime and Punishment--2005, The Art House, Oak Park, IL

Gerber Hart Library Show—2006, Chicago, IL

'Censored or Would Be--2006, The Art House, Oak Park, IL

Group Show—June- August 2006, She.Art Chicago Gallery, Oak Park, IL

Living Better Through Chemistry'--2006, The Art House, Oak Park,

Music and The Savage Beast--2006, The Art House, Oak Park, IL

Happily Ever After (and Other Myths), 2006, Art Gecko Gallery, Oak Park, IL

American Jewish Artists Club,-- Spring 2006 Exhibition, Downers Grove, IL

American Jewish Artists Club,-- Midyear 2006 Art Exhibition, Northbrook, IL

Peace and Justice: Artists for Change, September -October 14, 2006, Acme Building, Chicago, IL

Chicago Society of Artists (CSA) Calendar Print Show, October 8-30, 2006, Vanderpoel Museum, Chicago, IL

The 8th Annual Halloween Art Exhibit, October 13 - Nov. 5, 2006.Peter Jones Gallery, Chicago

Chicago Art Open, Zhou B. Art Center,1029 W. 35th St., Chicago, IL October 17 - November 3, 2006.

A Mind of Her Own: Fathers and Daughters in a Changing World. November 3 - 30, 2006. Oak Park Public Library, Oak Park, IL

Around the Coyote Winter Arts Festival. February 9, 10, 11 2007. Wicker Park, Chicago, IL

Chicago Society of Artists (CSA), High Risk Gallery, March 1 – April 1, 2007, Chicago, IL

The Container Show, Art Gecko Ltd., March 19 – April 20, 2007, Oak Park, IL

Devils and Beasts, Highland Park Art Center, November 2007

Once in a Blue Moon, Art Gecko Gallery, June 2007

Around the Palette, Old Town Art Center, Chicago, July 2007

*From Trash to Treasure, Forest National Bank, IL September 2007

Fall arts Festival, Around the Coyote, Wicker Park, Chicago, October 2007

*Tchotchkies, Art on Armitage Gallery, Chicago IL November 2007

The Great Space, University of Illinois at Chicago, December 2007

 
*Asterisk Denotes Solo Exhibitions

Bibliography of Beth Granton's
Published Reviews, Commentaries, and Articles

“Artist News: Censored or Would Be Juried Exhibition Winners,” AccessArts@ArtDeadline.com Art Bulletin, January 24, 2006, p. 13:57.

“Afghan Masks,” Oak Leaves, Pioneer Press Newspaper, exhibition announcement with photograph, January 30, 2002, p. B8.

Behrens, Web, “‘Censored’ Let’s Work Be Seen,” The Chicago Tribune, “Out on the Town,” January 27, 2006, p. 15.

“Booking the Art House,” Wednesday Journal, November 17, 2004, p. 50.

Celeste Busk, “Out and About,” Chicago Sun-Times Newspaper, exhibition announcement with photograph, August 13, 2004, p.13.

“Daybreak: Art,” Wednesday Journal, Oak Park and River Forest IL, exhibition announcement with photograph, April 28, 2004, B23.

Renee Enna, “Art: Diversity Colors Artist’s World,” Oak Leaves, Pioneer Press Newspaper, May 26, 1993, p. B6.

Sylvia Ewing, Interview, “Eight Forty-Eight Show: Bikers, Babes and Brushes,”
WBEZ Chicago Public Radio Station, August 10, 2004.

Franklin, Sheila, “Chicago’s Oak Park Art Gallery Exhibits ‘Censored or Should Be’”  AssociatedContent.com, April 3, 2006.

Raymond W. Kinzie, “Opinion: Library’s Nudes are Art, Not Filth,” Oak Leaves, Pioneer Press Newspaper, February 23, 1994, p.22.

K. McClellan, “Letters: Some Art Not Proper at Oak Park Library,” Oak Leaves, Pioneer Press Newspaper, December 22, 1993.

K. McClellan, “Viewpoints: No Place for Nude Art in Oak Park Library,” Wednesday Journal, Oak Park and River Forest IL, December 22, 1993, p. 34.

Mark Maller, “Opinion: Letters,” Oak Leaves, Pioneer Press Newspaper, December 29, 1993, p. 21.

Melrose Park Herald, Pioneer Press Newspaper, August 9, 1989.

Raoul Mowatt, “Show Explores the Myth of Manhood,” The Chicago Tribune, Woman News, January 19, 2005, p. 3A.

Oak Leaves, Pioneer Press Newspaper, February 26, 1992.

Jennifer Olvera, “A Multi-Media Melting Pot,” article with photograph, Oak Leaves,
Pioneer Press Newspaper, July 17, 2002, B6.

Jennifer Olvera,  “Women Drive in Biker Art Show,” Oak Leaves, Pioneer Press Newspaper, Interview with photograph, August 18, 2004, p.B4.

“Painting in Library is Defaced,” Oak Leaves, Pioneer Press Newspaper, January 5, 1994, p.13.

Myrna Petlicki, “Artful Furniture Exhibit Benefits Homeless Shelters,” Oak Leaves,
Pioneer Press Newspaper, June 4, 2003, p.B7.

Anna Poplawska, “The Art House Gets in the Spirit,” Yoga Chicago Magazine, March- April 2004.



Email the artist at mailto:liz@elizabethgranton.com
for the purchasing of any artwork on this site.