Bethann Parker
b. 1984 | Philadelphia, PA
Education
2017 – 2020
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, BFA with Certificate in Studio Art
2018-2021
Barnes Foundation, Certificate
2010 - 2011
Montgomery Community College
Solo Exhibitions
2024 Interwoven, Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2023 Blood Trail, Cabin Contemporary, Pottsville, PA
12021 Almanac, Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2019 Old News, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2018 Gabriel’s Kiss, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2018 Dense Tensions, Arcadia Library, Philadelphia, PA
Select Group Exhibitions
2025
Outside, Fleisher/Ollman Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Bees, Butterflies and Blooms, Morris Arboretum, Philadelphia, PA
Compendium, Grossman Gallery, Easton, PA
2024
Field Notes , Ruffed Grouse Gallery, Narrowsburg, PA
1120 at 510, Baum Gallery, Allentown, PA
Spring, Eleven20 Gallery, Easton, PA
Refocus, Gross McCleaf Gallery, PA
Studio Show, Eleven20 Gallery, Easton, PA
2023
Summer Garden, Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Visionscapes, Mount Airy Contemporary, Philadelphia, PA
Worry, Soft Machine Gallery, Allentown, PA
Spiritual In Landscape, Gross McCleaf, Philadelphia, PA
Young Fish, 1120 Studios, Easton, PA
2022
Palm Beach Modern and Contemporary, West Palm Beach, FL
Family Matters, Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Winterscape, Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
Art at King Oaks Annual Show, King Oaks, Newtown, PA
Home and Away, Gross McCleaf Gallery, PA
Group Show, Connections Gallery, Easton, PA
Heart and Soul, Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2021
1120 Group Show, 1120 Studios, Easton, PA
Pet Show, Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2020
B.A.S.E, Anna Zorina, Virtual
BFA 2020, Serving the People, Virtual
5 to Watch, Avery Galleries, Bryn Mawr, PA
Pafa Alumi, Chestnut Hill Gallery, Chestnut Hill, PA
Group show, InLiquid, Philadelphia, PA
Counterparts and Doppelgangers, Cerulean Arts, Philadelphia, PA
The Dance of Shapes, FMC Tower, Philadelphia, PA
2019
Shaping Conversation, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, PA
Ornate Notes, Freemans, Wayne, PA
Reflections, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, PA
Annual Student Exhibition, Pennsylvania Academy of
Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Compendium, Banana Factory, Bethlehem PA
Phase Change, Annual Juried Philly Art School Show, Philadelphia, PA
Song of Colors, FMC, Philadelphia, PA
Cross Currents, Pennsylvania Academy of
Fine Arts, PA
2018
Let’s Connect, Barnes Foundation,
Philadelphia, PA
Annual Student Exhibition, Pennsylvania
Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2017
Material World, Pennsylvania Academy of
Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Table Talk, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, Pa
Student Exhibition, Montgomery County Community College, Blue Bell, PA
Honors and Awards
2021 The Kittridge Fund
2020 The Venture Fund
2019
The Richard C. Von Hess Memorial Travel Scholarship
-Scholarship awards study through European travel
The Freeman’s Exhibition Award
The Hobson Pittman Prize
Gross Mccleaf Gallery Prize
Janet Fleisher Prize
Lambert and Emma Wallace Cadwalader Prize for Landscape, First Place
The Charles Dutrow Award, Honorable Mention
James N. Sentz Memorial Award
2018
Venture Fund, Philadelphia, PA
-This grant supported material costs for the realization of a large scale proposed project.
Fred and Naomi Hazell Art Scholarship
Louis S. Fine Purchase Prize
Edna Pennypacker Stauffer Memorial Prize,
Honorable Mention
Elena and Will Barnet Prize for Abstract Art,
2010 Best in Show, Montgomery County Community College Student Exhibition, Blue Bell, PA
Press
Field Notes: Tali Burry-Schnepp, Henry Murphy, Bethann Parker, Hyperallergic, 2024
Elizabeth Johnson, edited by Matthew Crain, Art Sync: Rebellious Care, 2024
Blood Trail, Art Guide: Art Forum, 2023
Bethann Parker, “Appalachian Narratives- Dreamscapes”, Terrain, 2023
Nicole Phillip, Some Turn Our Old Newspapers Into Litter Box Lining. We Prefer This Approach, New York Times, 2019
Karina Bafradzhian, Muse or Artist, Voice of America, 2019
Kristian Gieger- Rayca, A Spin on Old News, Stories from PAFA, 2019
Collections
Fellowship PAFA Collection, Philadelphia, PA
Lee Foundation, Philadelphia, PA
Louis S. Fine Collection, Philadelphia, PA