The Art of Betina Fink

   Betina Fink is a visual artist who
has been working in Arizona since the 1980’s. She has lived and worked in Amsterdam, NL, and when returning to the States in ’95, resided at the artists’ community in Oracle, Rancho Linda Vista, for many years.

   Her paintings explore combinations
of representation and non-ordinary reality, with attention to personal iconography and the natural landscape.
 Betina Fink’s work is in collections in Arizona (Tucson Museum of Art, and private collections), U.S. and Europe,

(Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs; The Social Security Bank), and she has exhibited widely, won awards, in both Holland and the U.S.

   Her studio is in an artist’s collective warehouse in downtown Tucson, and she works for The Drawing Studio as drawing and painting faculty, and Youth Programs/Outreach Director.

   Fink holds an MFA degree in Painting from the University of Arizona, and a BA in Fine Art/Art History from the University of Delaware. She studied Egg Tempera painting in the Netherlands.

Visual Artist, Artist Educator and Activist for Youth in Community

1995-2004  Resident, Rancho Linda Vista, Oracle, AZ
1988-1995  Painting Studies in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague, Utrecht, Netherlands (NL)
1985-1988  MFA in Painting, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
1979-1983  BA in Art History/Fine Art, University of Delaware, Newark, DE

Selected Exhibitions (solo)
2011 – The Drawing Studio Gallery, Tucson AZ
2008 – Schiavone Fine Arts, Baltimore, MD
G7 – Philadelphia, PA
2007/6 – Mountain Shadow Gallery, Tucson, AZ
2006 – Arizona Western College, Yuma, AZ
2005 – Art Scottsdale, Scottsdale AZ
2004 – Rancho Linda Vista,
Oracle AZ
2003 Liz Hernandez Gallery,
Tucson, AZ
2001 – Cochise College,
Sierra Vista AZ

Selected Group Exhibitions
Raices Taller Gallery, Tucson
(2010, 2008, 2006)
Chase Bank, Wilmington, DE (2009)
Davis Dominguez, Tucson
(2009, '08, '07, '06, '05, '04)
The Drawing Studio
(2010, '09, '08, '07, '06, '05)

Exhibitions in Europe
2001  Galerie de Provoost, Brielle, Netherlands
1997  Solvay Duphar Pharma, Amsterdam NL
1993  Galerie Keisersgracht 690, Amsterdam, NL

Publications           
2007  Tucson Guide, by Molly McKassen
2006  Phoenix Home and Garden, Review by Roberta Landman
2003  Tucson Weekly, Review by Margaret Regan
2001  Access Television, Tucson, Interview Channel 12

Collections
Tucson Museum of Art
Royal Dutch Embassy, Zagreb, Yugoslavia
Department of Foreign Affairs,
The Hague, NL
Social Security Bank, Amsterdam, NL
Galerie Sulegaarden, Assens, Denmark
Affiliations
G7, Philadelphia, PA (2006 -10)
Mountain Shadow Gallery, Tucson (2005-2007)
Liz Hernandez, Tucson (2003-2005)
Rancho Linda Vista, Arts Community, Oracle, AZ
(1995-2004)
Dinnerware Contemporary Arts, Tucson (1995-2001)
STROOM, The Hague, NL
(1994-1997)
White Lily, Delft, NL (1992-1997)
International Arts Collective, Barcelona/Amsterdam (1993-1996)

Artist Resume of Betina Fink
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The Drawing Studio, Tucson
(520) 620 - 0947

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Educational and Community
Outreach Programming
The Drawing Studio, Tucson, AZ

2002-Present
 
Youth Programs Coordinator/Art of Summer. Research, design and lead summer and school year fine art immersion classes, with curriculum based upon State and National Art Standards (6th –12th grade students).

   Responsible for overseeing registrations, sending confirmation packets, publications, public relations, hiring teachers, scheduling classes and school visits related to the program. Maintain comprehensive mailing list of area Public, Private, Charter and Home School Associations, as well as for children and families.

    Recruit, hire and oversee college interns, volunteers and paid instructors. Develop and lead teacher training workshops in studio practice, in an effort to collaborate with art education goals related to the program. Provide portfolio guidance and art school portfolio preparation for high school students. Work with local art teachers to build a collaborative partnership between the studio and the schools. Responsible for purchasing and maintaining inventory of art supplies. Develop the studio’s youth and family outreach programming by participating in local festivals and events (Marana Arts Festival; Family Arts Festival; Tucson Blues Festival; Downtown Saturdays).

1995-Present 

Faculty, Painting and Drawing. Develop and lead adult classes in oil painting, pastel drawing and color theory, with a curriculum designed to broaden students’ understanding of studio practice in these studies. Work to build a following of loyal students who eventually are capable of working independently on their own studio work.

Meet Betina Fink – TDS Faculty
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