Bio

Betsy Gustafson grew up along the Connecticut River in Portland, CT. She attended local schools and Bay Path College. Her first career position was as Personal Assistant to the Mayor of Boston, Kevin H White. She moved from there to raising a family in the Boston area and Cape Cod, all the while attending art classes, painting, and showing her work. Later she established a 23 year career in the investment field, representing management organizations to public retirement systems. Now retired for 10 years, she has enthusiastically pursued her passion for making art. Her goal has been to find and fine tune her artistic voice and expression.

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EXHIBITION OF WORK

2023-Current San Diego Watercolor Society, juried exhibitions

2020-Current Ashton Gallery, Art on 30th juried exhibitions

2021 Dentistry in the Ranch, Rancho Santa Fe, CA

2017 Palm Springs Art Museum

2016 Mondavi Winery Gallery

1990 Left Bank Gallery, Wellfleet, MA

ART EDUCATION

Art on 30th, San Diego:

Kate Ashton

Shiela Daube

Roberta Dyer

Ann Golumbuk

Nancy Hillis, Artist, Author, MD, PHD

Gail Chase Bien, Napa, CA

Quok Wai Lao, Palm Springs Art Museum

Nancy Willis, Napa College, Napa CA

Vickie Long, Napa College, Napa CA

George Dergalis, Wayland, MA

De Cordova Museum School, Lincoln, MA

Xavier Gonzalez, Truro Center for the Arts, Cape Cod; Art Students League, NYC