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Betty L. Fahlman RR1 Site 9 C-2, Nakusp BC, V0G 1R0 (250) 265-4636 fax (250) 265-4699

Exhibitions

2009		Oxygen Art Centre, Imprisonment For Removal - solo show (May), Nelson, B.C.
		Gallery 378, Imprisonment For Removal - group show (July, August), Nelson, B.C.

2008		RVAC, Imprisonment For Removal - group show, Revelstoke, B.C.

2007		ALFA Guild Gallery, Imprisonment For Removal – solo show, Nakusp, B.C.
		Kootenay Boundary Reg. Art Exhibition - Eye Piqued - group show, Creston, B.C.

2006		Langham Cultural Centre, Imprisonment For Removal – solo show, Kaslo, B.C.
		Touchstones Nelson, Museum of Art & History, The Ark Project – group show, Nelson, B.C.
		Silverton Gallery, Image & Form –group show, Silverton, B.C.

2005		ALFA Guild Gallery, Local focus – group show, Nakusp, B.C
		Minto House, group show, Nakusp, B.C.

2004		Kelowna Art Gallery, Women Souls And Persons – group show, Kelowna, B.C.
		ALFA Guild Galley, Women Who Run With Words – group show, Nakusp, B.C.

2003		ALFA Guild Gallery, Women of The Lakes – group show, Nakusp, B.C.
		Kootenay Gallery of Art, History and Sciences, Making it Work – group show, Castlegar B.C.

2002		Hidden Garden Gallery, Plants – Exotic&/or Mundane – solo show, New Denver, B.C.
		Mildred Erb Gallery, Plants – solo show, Nelson, B.C

2001		Artropolis, Self Portraits – group show, Vancouver, B.C.

2000		ALFA Guild Gallery, Dreams – group show, Nakusp, B.C.

1999		ALFA Guild Gallery, Explorations – solo show, Nakusp, B.C.
		Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, Grad Show, Vancouver, B.C.
		Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, Concourse Gallery, Print and Book Show, Vancouver, B.C.

1998		ALFA Guild Gallery, Views – group show, Nakusp, B.C.

1997		Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design, Concourse Gallery, SASS – group show, Vancouver, B.C.


Education

1999		Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design Bachelor of Fine Arts (Studio Major) Diploma of Fine Arts (Visual Arts)


Arts Administrative and Curatorial Experience

2001		Silverton Gallery - Committee to adjudicate funding projects.
1999		Member of Cultural Community of Nakusp and Area Society.
1998 - Present		The Arrow Lakes Fine Arts Guild Society:
		· Executive member
		· Chairperson of Selection Committee
		· Chairperson of Hanging Committee


Media Coverage

2009		Imprisonment For Removal; Betty L. Fahlman, written by Boukje Elzinga, Exhibition Catalougue, Published by Oxygen Art Centre, May 2009, Nelson BC

2008		Art show features fantastic takes on wood, written by Alison Gagnon, Revelstoke Times Review, April 9/08, B10, Revelstoke B.C.

2006		Inspired By Nature, written by Sara Newham, Nelson Daily News, Oct. 11/06 Vol. 105 - No. 118, p. 1,3,Nelson, B.C.
		The Ark Project, Exhibition Catalogue, Nelson, B.C.

2004		Local artist finds success in process, written by Emanuel Sequeira, Discover Nakusp - Arrow Lakes Area, 2004 issue, p. 29, Nakusp, B.C.

2002		Mixed Media ‘Plants’ grow at the Gallery, submitted by Shawn Lamb, Express, Jan. 9/02 issue, p. 9, Nelson B.C.
		Betty Fahlman to exhibit in Nelson Museum, submitted by Shawn Lamb, Arrow Lake News, Jan.3/02 issue, p.3, Nakusp B.C.

2001		Local Resident Returns from Art School, written by Karen Hamling, Valley Voice, July 22/99 issue, p.16, New Denver B.C.
		Local Artist challenges stereotypes, written by Adrienne Mercer, Arrow Lakes News, July 7/99 issue, p. 3, Nakusp B.C.

2000		Inspiration leads to creation of ‘Dreams’ Show, written by Karen Hamling, Valley Voice, Aug. 31/00 issue, New Denver B.C.

1999		Local Resident Returns from Art School, written by Karen Hamling, Valley Voice, July 22/99 issue, p.16, New Denver B.C.
		Local Artist challenges stereotypes, written by Adrienne Mercer, Arrow Lakes News, July 7/99 issue, p. 3, Nakusp B.C.


Professional Experience
The Spirit Project - Mentor five young artists for the exhibition. Writer's and Artist's Festival (Nakusp, New Denver) -Instructor of Painting and Book Media Betty L. Fahlman Studio –self-employed, Fine Art and Illustration: Book media workshops. Youth and Adult art classes. Selkirk College - Drawing Instructor Monashee Books – Book Cover and illustrations for Unsere Farm am Arrow Lake Edgewood B.C.

Professional Development

2001		Vancouver Academy of Art – Drawing the Portrait.
2001		Selkirk College -Instructional Skills Workshop. B.C. Festival of the Arts, Nelson B.C. – delegate.
1994		Tom Lynch –Watercolour Workshop.
1993		Les Weisbrich – Watercolour Workshop.


Grants

2006		Art Starts Program – Nakusp Elementary School.
2003		Columbia Kootenay Cultural Alliance Grant.

Betty L. Fahlman