Beth Fisher (artist) facts for kids

Beth Fisher (born in 1944) is a talented artist and printmaker. She is a member of the Royal Scottish Academy and the Society of Scottish Artists. Beth was born in Portland, Maine, in the United States. She studied art at the University of Wisconsin and at the Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art in Oxford, England.

In the 1960s, Beth moved to the United Kingdom to study. She married Nick Fisher in 1967. After finishing her studies in the United States, they both returned to the UK in 1970. They moved to Glasgow in 1971 and then to Aberdeen in 1976. Beth worked at both Glasgow Print Studio and Peacock Visual Arts in Aberdeen. She even helped start these important art workshops. In 1972, she was a founder member of Glasgow Print Studio. She helped run the workshop for the first few years. In 1989, she became an Associate member of the Royal Scottish Academy for printmakers.

Teaching Art

Beth Fisher shared her knowledge by teaching art at several schools in Scotland. She taught at the Glasgow School of Art, Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art in Dundee, and Gray's School of Art in Aberdeen. She retired from teaching in 2004. In the early 1970s, she also lectured at Oxford Polytechnic (which is now Oxford Brox University).

Her Artistic Work

Beth Fisher's art often focuses on herself and her family. She explores everyday life and personal feelings in an honest way. She often uses herself and her family members as models for her artwork. Art history and religious art have also inspired her. Drawing is a very important part of how she creates her art.

The Canopy Series

The Canopy Series (created in 1987) shows experiences from Beth's own family life. This series was first shown in Glasgow. Later, it traveled to other cities like Aberdeen, Dundee, Plymouth, and Cardiff.

The Vigil Series

The Vigil I series (1999–2000) is a collection of unique prints. Beth made these prints using the same four plates, but she changed the ink and the order of printing each time. This series explores her feelings about her husband's heart condition. It shows the medical tests and treatments he went through, as well as her worries as his wife and caregiver. The Vigil II series focuses on her daughter's journey with breast cancer.

Grisaille Legacy Exhibition

A very important exhibition of Beth Fisher's work was called Grisaille Legacy in 2010. This show started at the Royal Scottish Academy in January 2010. It then traveled to other places like the University of Portsmouth and the New Hall Art Collection in Cambridge. The exhibition featured very large drawings of people. These drawings were inspired by classic artworks, but they used Beth's own family life as their subject. The powerful drawings show themes like long-term illness, getting older, and the effects of a cancer diagnosis in the family. Beth started this series during a drawing project in 2000-2001 and finished it after she retired in 2004.

Where to See Her Art

You can find Beth Fisher's artwork in several important collections:

• New Hall Art Collection, University of Cambridge
• Royal Scottish Academy of Art & Architecture
• National Galleries of Scotland