The Art of Clarissa Beothy, Resume

Curriculum Vitae

Clarissa Beothy
Address: 5 Harbour Terrace,
Falmouth, Cornwall
TR 11 2 AN; U.K.
E-mail: klarabeothy2002@yahoo.co.uk

Art Education :

Falmouth College of Arts B.A. Hons. Fine Art (Sculpture) 1996

Exhibits, etc:

2007 Penzance, Exchange; “The Abolition of Work” group show, invitation
2007 Penryn , “Level 2” group exhibition, invitation
2007 Cornwall & Devon; “Open Studios”.
2007 Newlyn Art Gallery, in St.Ives: spring show.

2006 Cornwall in Hayle group Show (Red Cell)
2006 Newlyn Art Gallery; Christmas Exhibition.
2006 Plymouth Society of Artists; Xmas Show, invitation.
2006 Falmouth Art Gallery: invitation "Sergeant Pepper"
2006 Falmouth Art Gallery: invitation Children’s Delight..
2006 Cornwall & Devon; Open Studios.
2006 "Red Cell", in Truro

2005 Plymouth Society of Artists: S.W.Open Exhibition, Plymouth
2005 Christmas Exhibition "red cell"; Penzance.
2005 Christmas Exhibition "red cell"; Penzance.
2005 Plymouth Society of Artists: S.W.Open Exhibition, Plymouth

2004. Christmas Exhibition "red cell"; Penzance.
2004. Plymouth Society of Artists; S.W.Open Exhibition; Plymouth.
2004. Penryn, Open Studios.
2004. London; CRAIC Gallery; The "A" Project; invitation.

2003. Newlyn Art Gallery; Xmas group show-invitation.
2002-2003. Three months residential in Morocco, - invitation

2002. Plymouth Art Centre "HISTORY REVISION"; invitation.
2002. "Open Studios" Cornwall & Devon; summer exhibition.
2002. Tresillian; ArtActs (five contemporary female artists): "EDGING DIFFERENCE"
2001. "Open Studios 2001" Cornwall-Devon.
2001. Newlyn Art Gallery "Obsession"; invitation.
2001. Newlyn Art Gallery (Critics' choice) Easter Exhibition.
2000. "Up and About Gallery" in Falmouth - XMas Show.
2000. "Open Studios" in Cornwall & Devon.
2000. Newlyn Art Gallery - Summer Exhibition; invitation.
2000. Falmouth Art Gallery, "20 years of contemporary Art"- invitation.

1999. Tresahor Gallery, (Cornwall) Christmas Exhibition.
1999. Market St. Gallery, Penryn; Christmas Exhibition. ~
1999. "Open Studios" Summer, Falmouth-Penryn
1999. 21.Anniversary on Space x Gallery, Exeter - invitation.
1999. "Open Studios" Summer exhibition in Falmouth-Penryn.
1999. Falmouth Art Gallery invitation with two contemporary artists "Secret Cow".
1998 "Open Studios 98" The Tall Ships exhibition in Falmouth.
1998 Tresillian, Woodland Sculpture trial and Site specific works "Extending Level II".
1998. Royal West of England Academy in Bristol by the N.S.A; invitation.
1998. Newlyn Art Gallery group show Newlyn Cornwall.
1997. Newlyn Art Gallery, Christmas Open exhibition; invitation. Newlyn Society of Artists.
1997. Newlyn Art Gallery, Summer Open exhibition; invitation.
1997. Newlyn Art Gallery, Easter Open exhibition; invitation.
1997. Apex Gallery, in Portsmouth "Barriers"; invitation.
1995. Gee Street, Gallery in London.

Scholarship:

1994. Ferdinand Zweig Scholarship. This scholarship enabled me to travel extensively through out Hungary and Romania, recording a series of video and audio-tape interviews with contemporary artists. A resulting one hour video documentation titled "Denied An Audience" was presented publicly and is now housed at the Falmouth College of Arts Library.

Clarissa Beothy is a full member of the Newlyn Societies of Artists, the Plymouth Societies of Artists, the artist group "ArtActs" and full member of the "Red Cell" artist organisation. She was short listed for S. W. A. award in 2001, awarded a residency in Morocco for three months from October 2002.

Languages : Hungarian, German, English.

Personal History:

Clarissa’s formative years were shaped by the conflict of an old world, cultured and religious family trapped in the hands of a new repressive authoritarian Eastern European regime. Her fate sometimes decided by the trigger of a gun in her face, sometimes by committee decisions blocking education in favour of heavy metalwork.

These personal reference points provide an extremely sharp focus to her investigation of the limitations, both spiritually and materially, that we place on our lives.

Her insights are made more urgent by being a stranger in a strange land. The effect has been to free her spirit and refine her powers of observation. As an outsider she can navigate and articulate ideas with clarity and precision.