BIO
Elizabeth (Beth)
Popham
I have circled back to the visual arts after a career teaching Renaissance and Canadian literature – in Alberta, Arizona and Newfoundland, and most recently, at Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario. I work primarily in acrylics – sometimes combined with pen and ink – and photography, and tend to produce “series” as I explore the potential of new subjects, techniques or media. Whether working on botanical studies, portraiture, life drawing or landscapes – and whether striving for high realist detail or abstraction – I am drawn to the elegance of shape and line. My favourite subjects could be called “micro-landscapes” or “natural abstracts.”
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Having had no formal arts education, I have benefitted immensely from participation in the community of artists associated with the Meta4 Contemporary Craft Gallery in Peterborough, summer workshops at the Gallery-on-the Lake at Upper Buckhorn Lake, an intrepid group of outdoor artists who carried on painting during the COVID slowdown, and, more recently, two artist collectives – Studio 201 (formerly Kawartha Artists Gallery and Studio) in Peterborough and A Place for the Arts in Bancroft.
Curriculum Vitae
Art Associations
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A Place for the Arts, Bancroft
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ArtSpace Peterborough
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ECOAA (East Central Ontario Art Association)
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Kawartha Lakes Arts Council
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Studio 201 (Kawartha Artists Gallery and Studio)
Courses & Workshops
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drawing (Amber Johnson)
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botanical illustration (John Vandenburgh)
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life drawing (Anne Hoover)
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portraiture (Anne Hoover, Catherine Mills, Stephanie Schirm)
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painting (Birgitta MacLeod, John Climenhage)
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landscape painting (Lucy Manley, Andrew Cheddie Sookrah)
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high realism (Ian Bodnaryk)
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gelatin plate mono-printing (Corina Kiefert Chester)
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encaustic painting (Susan Fisher)
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leatherwork (David Trotter)
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scratchboard (Lori Dunn)
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block printing / linocut (Jeff Macklin)
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abstract and multi-media (Steve Rose, Andrew Hamilton)
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master class (Andrew Hamilton)
Exhibitions
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*August 2024 – "Micro-landscapes", The Annex Gallery, A Place for the Arts (Bancroft)
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*April 2024 – Sparks Festival at The Food Shop Peterborough (solo show)
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January 15 – February 22, 2024 – Cork and Bean (Peterborough)
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December 5, 2023 – January 24, 2024 – 41st Annual Juried Show, Art Gallery of Bancroft (2 paintings)
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November 2023 – The Food Shop (Peterborough)
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November 3-19, 2023 – "Micro-landscapes", Peterborough Theatre Guild (solo show)
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From October 2023 – ECOAA show at Campbellford Memorial Hospital
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September 28-October 29, 2023 – ECOAA "Mystery of the Park": Exhibition and Sale (Algonquin Park Visitor Centre)
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August 19-20, 2023 – Buckhorn Festival of the Arts (Studio 201 group display)
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June 6–July 15, 2023 – "Natural Abstracts" at Gallery 121 (Belleville) (featured artist)
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August 2023 – Cork and Bean (Peterborough)
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January 2023 – The Food Shop (Peterborough)
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November 2022-March 2023 – "En Plein Air" (group show), The Annex Gallery, A Place for the Arts (Bancroft)
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September 30-October 30, 2022 – ECOAA "Mystery of the Park": Exhibition and Sale (Algonquin Park Visitor Centre)
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May 2022 – “Along the Trail” (solo show), The Annex Gallery, A Place for the Arts (Bancroft)
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2021-22 – “Portraits of Resilience”, Art Gallery of Ontario: https://ago.ca/portraits-resilience
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2020 & 2021 – “An Outdoor Art Show”, The Gallery on the Lake (Buckhorn)
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2018 & 2019 – “Studio Soiree”, Meta4 Contemporary Craft Gallery (Peterborough & Port Perry)
Markets
[* forthcoming]
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*July 13, 2024 – The Lakefield Jazz, Arts and Craft Festival (Deborah Morris Park, Lakefield)
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May 27-28, 2023 – "Made in Kawartha Lakes" at Kawartha Settlers Village (Bobcaygeon)
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July 22 & 29, 2023 – "Mgroup show-and-sales with Studio 201's landscape & outdoor painters) ade by Me" at Millenium Park (Peterborough) (
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June 24 & July 15, 2023 – The Avant-Garden Shop (Peterborough)
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June 17, 2023 & November 5, 2022 – 30 Craft Market (Peterborough Public Library)
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December 2-3, 2022 – Artspace Holiday Market and Fundraiser (Artspace Peterborough)
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September 10, November 5, 2022 – The Artisan Fair (Lions Centre, Peterborough)
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June 9, 2022 – The Lakefield Jazz, Arts and Craft Festival (Deborah Morris Park, Lakefield)
Galleries & Showcases
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A Place for the Arts: https://www.apfta.ca/beth-popham.html
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East Central Ontario Art Association: https://ecoaa.ca/popham-beth.html
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Kawartha Lakes Arts Council: https://kawarthalakesartscouncil.com/elizabeth-popham