Bethany Fields is an American contemporary artist working in pastel. She has gained national recognition with exhibits at the Salmagundi Club, The National Arts Club, both in NYC, and the Butler Institute of American Art in Ohio. She hosts and teaches workshops around the country and is a signature member of the Pastel Society of America, Degas Pastel Society, American Women Artists and is a Master Circle member of IAPS (International Association of Pastel Societies). She is also a member of the American Impressionist Society. Bethany has been featured in the prestigious Plein Air Magazine, Pastel Journal Magazine, Country Living Magazine, and as a Southwest Art Magazine editor's pic for Artist to Watch. Bethany serves on the Board of Governors for the Pastel Society of America.

Bethany's primary focus is the American West landscape of the Llano Estacado and surrounding areas. A favorite location for inspiration is beautiful Palo Duro Canyon near Canyon, Texas as well as the high plains of the Texas Panhandle. In her travels across the country, she has gathered a plethora of inspiration and her love of the outdoors shows in her emotional and nuanced landscapes.

She makes her home in Texas with her husband of 24 years and their three children.

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2018 IAPS 32nd Annual Juried Exhibit, American Art Company, WA
2018 Perspectives on an American Experience - AWA, Rockwell Museum, NY
2018 Butler Institute of American Art, OH
2018 Amarillo Museum of Art, Open Exhibit, TX
2017 IAPS 31st Juried Exhibit (Webshow)
2017 Saavy Art Competition Juried Exhibit
2017 Against the Wall Gallery - Solo Exhibit, TX
2017 Degas Pastel Society 20th Juried Membership Exhibition, LA
2017 PSNH National Juried Exhibit "It's Pastel!", NH
2017 Enduring Brilliance, PSA Juried Exhibit, National Arts Club, NYC 
2017 10th Anniversary Uart Online National Juried Exhibition
2017 Annual Mile High National Juried Pastel Exhibition, CO
2017 IAPS 30th Juried Exhibition, NM
2017 The Colony Gallery Spring Show, TX
2017 Art on the Llano Estacado, Museum of Texas Tech, TX
2017 Pastel of the West Coast, Online Juried Exhibition
2017 Small Works Invitational, The Art Center, TX
2016 Annual Member’s Show, The Art Center, TX 
2016-2017 Butler Institute of American Art, OH 
2016 Amarillo College of Creative Arts Juried Exhibit, Apple of my Eye, TX
2016 LSPS Membership Group Show, TX
2016 PSNH National Juried Exhibit “It’s Pastel!”, NH
2016 Degas Pastel Society 16th Bienniel Exhibition, LA
2016 PSSW National Juried Exhibition, TX
2016 Enduring Brilliance PSA Juried Exhibit, National Arts Club, NY
2016 The Art of Adornment, Cerulean Gallery, TX
2016 IAPS 28th Juried Show, Salmagundi Club, NY
2016 Spring Show, The Colony Frame and Art Gallery, TX
2016 Pastel National, Wichita Center for the Arts, KS
2016 Vignettes: The Art of Home Decor, The Cerulean Gallery, TX
2016 Pastel Society of the West Coast, Online Juried Exhibition
2016 Small Works Invitational, The Art Center, TX 
2016 Open Exhibit, Amarillo Museum of Art, TX
2015 PSNH National Juried Show “It’s Pastel!”, NH
2015 LSPS Member’s Invitational, PAC, TX
2015 PSSW National Juried Exhibition, TX
2015 National Society of Artists 31st National Juried Show, TX
2015 Spring Show, The Colony Art Gallery, TX
2015 Small Works Invitational, The Art Center, T

2024 New Mexico Chromatics, Gallery Hozho, NM
2024 Enduring Brilliance, PSA Juried Exhibit, National Arts Club, NYC
2024 IAPS 11th Master Circle Juried Exhibit, NM
2024 Art on the Llano Estacado, TX
2023 IAPS 10th Master Circle Juried Exhibit, Online
2023 Art on the Llano Estacado, TX
2022 IAPS 9th Master Circle Juried Exhibit, Online
2022 Degas Pastel Society Biennial National Exhibit, FL
2022 IAPS 8th Master Circle Juried Exhibit, NM
2022 Art on the Llano Estacado, TX
2021 American Impressionist Society Juried Member's Exhibit
2021 IAPS 7th Master Circle Juried Exhibit
2021 Art on the Llano Estacado, TX
2021 Best of the Southwest, TX
2021 Enduring Brilliance, PSA Juried Exhibit, National Arts Club, NYC 
2021 IAPS 6th Master Circle Juried Exhibit, IL
2020 The Art Center Holiday Exhibit, TX
2020 Degas Pastel Society 22nd Membership Juried Exhibit, LA
2020 PSNH 12th Annual National Juried Exhibition "It's Pastel", NH 
2020 37th IAPS Juried Exhibition Webshow
2020 Enduring Brilliance, PSA Juried Exhibit, NYC Online
2020 Annual Spring Online Juried Exhibit by American Women Artists
2019 IAPS 35rd Juried Exhibit
2019 Degas Pastel Society 21st Membership Juried Exhibit, LA
2019 PSNH 11th Annual National Juried Exhibition "It's Pastel" , NH
2019 Looking West: An Exhibition Highlighting Works by American Women Artists, CO
2019 5th Master Circle Juried Exhibit (IAPS), NM 
2019 Amarillo Artsfest Juried Exhibit, Texas Women Artists, TX
2019 Near and Far, Landscapes in Pastel - Solo Exhibit, TX
2019 AMOA Open Exhibit, TX
2018 Clarendon Art Festival, TX
2018 IAPS 32nd Juried Exhibit (Webshow)
2018 PSNH 10th Annual National Juried Exhibition "It's Pastel", NH
2018 The Art Center - Solo Exhibit, TX
2018 46th Enduring Brilliance PSA Juried Exhibit, National Arts Club, NYC
2018 14th Annual Mile High National Exhibit, CO
2018 LSPS Works on Paper, Panhandle Art Center, TX
2018 AIS Small Works Juried Showcase, Greenwich House Gallery, OH
2018 Pastel 100 Competition - Pastel Journal Magazine, F&W Media


select exhibits

select Awards

2021 Best of the Southwest, Best in Show
2020 Blick Materials Award, PSNH "It's Pastel", NH
2019 Pastel Society of America Award, PSNH "It's Pastel, NH
2019 Ann Crouch Award of Excellence - Texas Women Artists
2019 2nd Place - Texas Women Artists
2019 1st Place - Texas Women Artists
2018 Jack Richeson & Co. Award, PSNH "It's Pastel", NH
2018 Artist's Magazine Annual Art Competition, Finalist
2018 Honorable Mention, Pastel Society of Colorado, CO
2018 Honorable Mention, Works on Paper, LSPS 
2018 Bold Brush 15% FAV, February
2018 Pastel 100 - Pastel Journal Magazine Honorable Mention, F&W Media
2017 Honorable Mention, Degas Pastel Society 20th Membership Exhibition
2017 Cheap Joe's Artist's Award, PSNH National Juried Show "It's Pastel!"


2017 Honorable Mention, Uart 10th Anniversary National Juried Online Exhibit
2017 Patron's Choice Award, Art on the Llano Estacado
2017 Bold Brush 15% FAV, February, March, April, July
2016 3rd Place, Apple of my Eye AC Juried Exhibit
2016 Diane Townsend/Uart Award, PSNH National Juried Show “It’s Pastel!” 
2016 Artist's Magazine Annual Art Competition, Finalist
2016 Bold Brush 15% FAV, February, March, June, July
2016 Award of Merit, Pastel Society of the Southwest 35th Juried National Exhibition
2016 Award of Excellence, Degas Pastel Society 16th Biennial Exhibition
2015 Pastel Society of America Award, PSNH National Juried Show “It’s Pastel!” 
2015 2nd Place “Best of Southwest ” - AFAA
2015 Honorable Mention “Best of Southwest” - AFAA

I've always loved the process of creating and making. I began with little sewn objects and painted rocks to pencil and crayon sketches. My childhood was filled with creating.  I've always had busy hands and a love for learning mixed with a healthy dose of curiosity and a do-it-myself attitude.

This creative habit has taken me into many different fields. Painting, photography, gardening, home decor, graphic design, baking, fabric arts, jewelry design - you name it, I've tried it! Wonder and whimsy stabilize my days and anxiety disappears when I'm focused and working. 

I hope you can meet me here in this place of beauty and inspiration. 


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