Bethany Czarnecki
b. 1980; Westwood, NJ
Bethany Czarnecki creates abstract paintings that project an atmospheric sense of place while exploring the paradoxes and complexities of the female form and its representation. Her swirling compositions investigate themes of gender, identity, the human psyche and sensuality. Working slowly with oil paint, Czarnecki carves out multiple layers of concentric, biomorphic shapes that radiate chromatic planes. Ranging from opaque color fields to translucent overlays, nested silhouettes bend and bloom as they foster complex relationships within each composition. The artist's use of repetitive forms signifies a distortion of time and place that allude to dreamscapes, while color becomes a carrier of emotion that ultimately reveals the unseen.
Bethany Czarnecki graduated with a BA in Sociology from Barnard College, Columbia University in 2003. Her work was recently included in a group exhibition curated by Jack Siebert (Los Angeles, CA) and was featured in a solo viewing room presentation at Night Gallery (Los Angeles, CA) and a group exhibition at BOZO MAG (Los Angeles, CA). In 2023, the artist will have a solo exhibition at Massey Klein Gallery (New York City, NY), as well as a group exhibition at F2T Gallery (Milan, Italy). Her work has previously been exhibited at galleries and museums, including the Katonah Museum of Art (Katonah, NY), Hollis Taggart (Southport, CT), The Core Club (New York City, NY), and the Westport Art Center (Westport, CT), to name a few. The artist has previously presented two solo exhibitions with Massey Klein Gallery, splendor and enouement, and was selected for a solo presentation with the gallery at the 2022 edition of Future Fair in New York City, where the sold out booth received a press mention in Artillery. She has been interviewed for numerous print and online publications, including ArtPlugged, Metal Magazine, Widewalls, Elephant (where she was featured as October 2021’s ‘artist to watch’), Matrons and Mistresses, Two Coats of Paint, and ArtZelaous.
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Bethany Czarnecki: splendor
16 October - 20 November 2021Massey Klein Gallery is pleased to present splendor, a solo exhibition of new works by Bethany Czarnecki. This is the artist's second solo exhibition with the gallery. The exhibition will...Read more -
Bethany Czarnecki: enouement
26 June - 1 August 2020Massey Klein Gallery is pleased to announce, enouement, a solo exhibition of new work by Bethany Czarnecki. The exhibition will be on view by appointment from Friday, June 26th until...Read more
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Artists Capture Their Internal Experiences in Jack Siebert’s Latest Curatorial Exhibition
Shawn Ghassemitari, Hype Beast, 16 February 2023 -
New York Art Week: Future Fair and NADA report
Annabel Keenan, Artillery, 6 May 2022 -
Bethany Czarnecki Unites Female Sensuality, Psyche and Anatomy
Sophie Agocs, ArtPlugged, 17 December 2021 -
Bethany Czarnecki - A colorful exploration of female sensuality
Olivia Gardener, Metal Magazine, 20 October 2021 -
Bethany Czarnecki Explores Light and Color at Massey Klein Gallery
Kame Hame, Widewalls, 12 October 2021 -
Bethany Czarnecki included in “Elephant’s Pick of October’s Essential Artists”
Holly Black, Elephant, 8 October 2021 -
Episode 81: "The Struggle is the Point: Forcing Reflection and Embracing Curiosity with Painter Bethany Czarnecki
Kaylan Buteyn, Artist/Mother Podcast, 7 December 2020 -
Artist Profile, Bethany Czarnecki
Lizzie Cheatham NcNairy, Matrons & Mistresses, 20 August 2020 -
Sobriety, resilience, and hope at Massey Klein Gallery
Riad Miah, Two Coats of Paint, 24 July 2020 -
In Conversation With Massey Klein Gallery Founders & Artist Bethany Czarnecki
Michael Wolf, Art Zealous, 12 July 2020