Drawn Work- Like needlework or embroidery which require patience and attention to detail, this series of drawings on paper respond to the obsessive quality of the stitched thread with the repetitive drawn graphite line. Repetition of practice allows for a meditative state, a slipping from the threshold of conscious to unconscious thought, a space of disquiet, the temporal fragmentation of order, the unravelling of control and the re-weaving of disorder to create new order. From this space, in which seems to inhabit the co-existence of everything/nothing, presence/absence, it is ultimately my desire to visually document and bring into the world this tension I feel. It is a mapping in a sense, of the uncharted and ever changing geography of the vast internal realm, and from it arises to the surface an image, a simple yet complex black and white drawing. The line, the inherently simple element of drawing is woven with another line referencing the weaving of thread to create the complex system that speaks of the fabric of the universe.
News
- Draw with Beth Peters MAMA 7th and 8th June 2025 https://www.mamalbury.com.au/events/draw-with-beth-peters
- I saw eternity the other night MAMA 16 May - 31 August 2025 https://www.mamalbury.com.au/exhibitions/Beth-peters
CV
Education
2002-2003 Certificate lll in Design Fundamentals, PT Riverina Institute TAFE Albury Campus.
2004 Certificate lll in Fine Arts, Riverina Institue TAFE Albury Campus.
2010 Bachelor of Visual Arts (major painting) The Australian National University.
Solo Exhibitions
2025 I saw eternity the other night MAMA 16 May - 31 August 2025 https://www.mamalbury.com.au/exhibitions/Beth-peters
2021 ‘Drawn Work’- Wangaratta Art Gallery
2019 ‘REST’ - MAMA (Murray Art Museum Albury)
2018 ‘Studies for the Void’ - GIGS Gallery
2013 ‘Lacunae’ - GIGS Gallery
Selected Exhibitions
2024 Thresholds MAMA 23 February 2024- 6 October 2024
2022 BOUND MAMA, 28 October 2022 - 19 February 2023
2022 Finalist Hazelhurst Art On Paper Award 2021, 22 Jan 2022 - 27 Mar 2022
2019 Retrospect: Community Installation Project, Arts Space Wodonga.
2018 Swan Hill Acquisitive Print and Drawing Awards, Swan Hill Regional Art Gallery.
2015 The Wangaratta Contemporary Textile Award, Wangaratta Art Gallery.
2014 ‘Bush Lace’ (3 person show) GIGS Gallery.
2012 Susan Morehead Memorial Award, Albury Regional Art Gallery. http://ow.ly/ctFN50jOSPB - media release.
2010 Graduating Exhibition, ANU School of Art.
2010 Queanbeyan Art Prize, The Q.
Publications
The Wangaratta Contemporary Textile Award 2015 catalogue
Graduating Exhibition 2010 ANU School of Art catalogue
Awards
2024 Rutherglen Tastes of Art Prize (Highly Commended - Work on Paper)
2022 Rutherglen Tastes of Art Prize (Highly Commended - Work on Paper)
2019 Fed Art Prize (2-D Winner)
2019 Rutherglen Tastes of Art Prize (Work on Paper- Winner)
2018 Susan Moorehead Memorial Award
2013 Chiltern Art Award (Winner). Chiltern Visual Art Exhibition
2013 3-Dimensional Award (Winner). Chiltern Visual Art Exhibition
2010 ANU School of Art Emerging Artists Support Scheme. Lorraine White/Bradley Allen Acquisition Award.
2010 The Indigo Award for Young Emerging Artist (Joint Winner). Chiltern Visual Art Exhibition
Selected Experience
2018 Coordination team Chiltern Art Prize
2017 Coordinator Chiltern Art Prize
2013-2016 Owner/Coordinator Elvery Fine Art Gallery