Dirty and Real: SOIL Artist-Run Gallery Turns 30

As one of the original founders of the Soil artist-run gallery in Seattle, I am so inspired by the decades of members who helped it thrive for 30 years. Happy Birthday, SOIL! https://soilart.org

Biophilia, at the University of Minnesota

My engraved recycled plastic installation, 21st Century Albatross, and 3 tapestries, Silence, Nothing’s Left, and One Ought to Not to Wrestle with Ghosts are a part of the group exhibition, Biophilia at the University of Minnesota, Morrison Gallery, October 24-November 22, 2022

"Unsettled Nature" at the Smithsonian National Museum Natural History opens after a year of being closed due to pandemic

SMITHSONIANMAG.COM | June 14, 2021:
THE SAD TRUTHS BEHIND THESE UNSETTLING WORKS OF ART
A new exhibition reflects on the haunting aesthetics of human impact on the planet
BY Roger Catlin

SMITHSONIAN VOICES NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
Artists Show Human Impact on the Planet in New Exhibit
July 1st, 2021, 6:00AM / BY Margaret Osborne

Bethany Taylor, (detail,) “Unraveling Ecologies, N.E. United States”,
Jacquard woven tapestries and fiber-based drawing, 2020

Deeper Than Indigo, Southeast Textile Symposium - Flagler College, February 21-23, 2019

“By Hand: Contemporary Practices in Fiber Arts”

Panel Discussion
Saturday, February 23rd, 11:15 – 12:15pm

Ann Chuchuvara, Textile Designer, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Laura Mongiovi, Associate Professor, Department of Art and Design, Flagler College, St. Augustine, Florida
Bethany Taylor, Associate Professor, School of Art and Art History, University of Florida, Gainesville

2018 Florida Biennial - Art and Culture Center, Hollywood FL, September 14 - October 21, 2018

Opening Reception - Friday, September 14, 2018, 6 - 9 pm

The 2018 Florida Biennial features 66 works by 31 artists who were selected by juror Sarah Fritchey from entries submitted to the Art and Culture Center/Hollywood. The exhibition opens with a reception from 6-9 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 14 with the announcement of awards for the Juror’s Pick and Honorable Mention. This ninth edition of the Center’s Juried Biennial received applications from 291 artists living in 85 cities throughout Florida. In all, juror Sarah Fritchey reviewed 2,050 works from artists working in any media. The 2018 Florida Biennial focuses on exploring multicultural identities, discussing ecological issues, and imagining a robust cultural climate for Florida within the global economy.

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2018 Florida Biennial Artists
Maria Barbist, Aurora Molina, Julie Davidow, Desireé Moore, Elaine Defibaugh, Sharon Norwood, Bernadette Despujols, Jee Park, Rigoberto Diaz, Edison Peñafiel, Michael Dillow, Lisa Rockford, Nicole Doran, Donna Ruff, William Douglas, Maricel Ruiz, Santiago Echeverry, Troy Simmons,
Rosa Garmendia, Jonathan Stein, Lorna Galloway,
Bethany Taylor, Lisa Haque, Star Trauth, Alex Ibsen,
Amber Tutwiler, Elite Kedan, Jill Weisberg, Kandy Lopez,
Almaz Wilson, Cynthia Mason