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 Youngquist,
Betsy: 1965, USA
The Artist:
Betsy Youngquist was born in Rockford, IL in 1965. She earned
her bachelors degree in art from North Park University in Chicago in 1988,
and her masters degree in art education from UW-Madison in 1992. When
in grade school Betsy Youngquist co-authored and illustrated a book for
children The Two Friends. In 1998 the Illinois Committee for the National
Museum of Women in the Arts exhibited a beaded painting, Flight of the
Zebra. Eight years later Youngquist's animal forms became three dimensional,
had human glass eyes and human feet, and her work was exhibited at the
Smithsonian Craft Show in Washington DC.
Betsy Youngquist's work has come full circle. The human
heads of her earlier paintings have found their way into sculptures as
antique doll parts. What begins as unintentional connection between human
and animals morphs into an explosion of texture and color. And, connection
becomes obvious. For Ms. Youngquist, Anthropomorphism takes root. Animals
are invested in her experience and she believes we are in theirs. " ...My
life as an artist, and my story as a person are intertwined with the significance
of the animals that cross my path. ...Sometimes I think we want to see
ourselves in these creatures in order to hear the messages they bring."
Exhibitions, Publications, and Honors:
Youngquist's work is exhibited in galleries, juried exhibition
and art fairs Internationally. Her art has recognized by the award prizes
and is published in books, catalogues and periodicals.
Selected Publications: Bead International
2008; The Dairy Barn Arts Center, Ohio University Press, cover, 2008;
500 Handmade Dolls, Lark Books, 2007; "Expressive Treatments of Nature",
Bead Dreams- Bead and Button Magazine special edition, Spring 2005; American
Style Magazine, cover, April 2005; 500 Beaded Objects, Lark Books, 2004;"Dreaming
Beaded Creatures" by Pam O'Connor; Bead and Button Magazine, Issue #55,
June, 2003; The Best in Contemporary Beadwork; Bead International 2002,
produced by The Dairy Barn Cultural Arts Center, Interweave Press, 2002;
Beading Bravura, Sara Schwartz, St. Louis Homes and Lifestyles Magazine,
October, 2001; Women's Work, edited by Kathleen Baxter, American Artist,
February, 2000; The Best in Contemporary Beadwork; Bead International
2000, The Dairy Barn Cultural Arts Center co-produced by Beadwork Magazine,
Interweave Press, 2000; Illinois Women Artists: The New Millennium, Clare
Henry, Women in the Arts, produced by The National Museum of Women in
the Arts, Fall, 1999; Illinois Women Artists: The New Millennium, The
Illinois Committee for the National Museum of Women in the Arts, The University
of Illinois Press, 1999. Selected Juried Exhibitions: Bead
International, traveling, The Dairy Barn-Southeastern Ohio Cultural Arts
Center, Athens, Ohio, 2000, 2002, 2008; Illinois Woman Artists: The New
Millennium, traveling, The National Museum for Women in the Arts, Washington,
DC, 1999; Annual Quad-State Juried Exhibition, Quincy Arts Center, Quincy,
IL, 1999; Passionate Obsessions, The Phipps Center for the Arts, Hudson,
WI, 1998; State Line and Vicinity Show, The Rockford Art Museum, Rockford,
IL, 1994; Selected Invitational Exhibitions: Eccentric Insects:
The Hine's Emerald Dragonfly Project; The Racine Art Museum, Racine, WI,
2010; SOFA, Next Step Gallery, Chicago, IL, 2009, 2010. Rockford Artists
at VIDA, The VIDA Museum, Borgholm, Sweden, 2009; Crossing Threads, Crossing
Boundaries, Northern Illinois University Art Museum, Dekalb, lL, 2009;
Light of the Moon, solo exhibition, Rockford Art Museum, Rockford, IL,
2008; All About Beads, Pismo Gallery, Denver, CO, 2006, 2007-2008; Enchantment,
ARTspace of the John Kohler Arts Center, Kohler, WI, 2006; Two Person
Show with sculptor Ritch Branstrom, Mount Mary College, Milwaukee, WI,
2004; One Person Show, Galesburg Civic Art Center, Galesburg, IL, 2004.
Solo Exhibition, Rock Valley College, Rockford, IL, 2002. Three Person
Show, Blue Gallery, Kansas City, MO, 2001; Images In Hope, The Rockford
Art Museum, Rockford, IL, 2001; The Annual Fine Crafts Show, Art Resources
Gallery, Minneapolis, MN, 2000, 2001; The Animal Show, Handsel Gallery,
Santa Fe, NM, 2000; Two Person Show, North Park University, Chicago, IL,
1999; Invocation, traveling, Governor's State University, Park Forest
South, IL, 1994. National Liberty Museum Invitational Exhibition, Philadelphia,
PA, 2006; Selected Juried Art Festivals: St. Louis Art Fair,
Saint Louis, MO, First Place, 2009; Greenwich Village Art Fair, Rockford,
IL, Best of Show, 2009. Plaza Art Fair, Kansas City, MO, Shared Best of
Show, 2009; American Craft Council Show, Baltimore, MD, 2005-2008. Award
of Excellence 2007; Smithsonian Craft Show, Washington D.C., 2005; Washington
Craft Show, Washington, DC, 2005, 2006; St. Louis Art Fair, Saint Louis,
MO, 2005, 2006; First Place 2005. Best of Show 2006; Lakefront Festival
of the Arts, Milwaukee, WI, Artist Award 2005-2008; Artist Award 2008;
New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, New Orleans, LA, 2003-2008. Best
of Show 2003; Artist Award 2008; Cherry Creek Arts Festival, Denver, CO,
2000, 2001, 2006, 2007; Merit Award 2000; Coconut Grove Arts Festival,
Coconut Grove, FL, 2001-2003; The Plaza Art Fair, Kansas City, MO, 1999-2004,
2006, 2007; Second Place 1999, 2000; Invitational Award 2006; Port Clinton
Art Festival, Highland Park, IL, 1999-2004; Second Place 1999;Old Town
Art Fair, Chicago, IL, 2000, 2007, 2008; Sausalito Art Festival, Sausalito,
CA, 2006-2008; Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show, Philadelphia, PA,
2006, 2007. Selected Awards and Honors: Coconut Grove Art
Festival, Coconut Grove, FL, Best of Show, 2009; The Plaza Art Fair, Kansas
City, MO, Invitational Award 2006; Gold Award 2008; Shared Best of Show
2009. Invitational Award 2010; Lakefront Festival of the Arts, Milwaukee,
WI, Artist Award, 2005, 2008; New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival,
New Orleans, LA, Best of Show 2003; Artist Award 2008; Juror 2009.Philadelphia
Museum of Art Craft Show, Philadelphia, PA, 2006-2009; American Craft
Council Show, Baltimore, MD; Award of Excellence, 2007; St. Louis Art
Fair, Saint Louis, MO, First Place 2005. Best of Show 2006; First Place
2009; Smithsonian Craft Show, Washington DC, 2005; Cherry Creek Arts Festival
Denver, CO, Merit Award 2000. Second Place 2010. Selected Corporate
and Museum Collections: VIDA Museum, Borgholm, Sweden; Behr Industries,
Rockford, IL; Dr. and Mrs. Timothy Johnson, Marblehead, MA.; Epic Systems,
Madison, WI; North Park University, Chicago, IL; Rockford Art Museum,
Rockford, IL; The University of Chicago Comer Children's Hospital, Chicago,
IL; The University of Michigan Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI.
The Art:
Betsy Youngquist's mixed media beadwork reflects a fascination
with the intersection of humans, animals, and mythology. Stemming from
a life-long love of all creatures great and small, Betsy Youngquist's
work weaves together the human and animal spirit through a surrealistic
lens. When creating her embellished objects, Ms. Youngquist often collaborates
with sculptor R. Scott Long in designing and constructing the forms. Each
artwork starts as a unique carving. The surfaces are encrusted with beads
and found materials in a mosaic process, sometimes incorporating fragments
of antique porcelain dolls. Contact us,
to discuss other Bead Sculpture, not shown on our site at this time. To
see a wonderful video about and by Betsy Youngquist, please visit
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Youngquist10b
Betsy Youngquist, USA. Detail of 'Fishy Whale'.
Bead Sculpture 16" x 11"x 7". Close-Up
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$6,800.
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Youngquist10a
Betsy Youngquist, USA. Full Image of 'Fishy Whale'.
Bead Sculpture 16" x 11"x 7" Close-Up
$6,800.
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Youngquist1a
Betsy Youngquist, USA. Full Image of 'Otto'.
Bead Sculpture 11" x 07"x 17"Close-Up
$11,400.
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Youngquist1b
Betsy Youngquist, USA. Underside of 'Otto'.
Bead Sculpture 11" x 07"x 17"Close-Up
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$11,400.
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Youngquist2a...
Betsy Youngquist, USA. View One of 'Harry'.
Bead Sculpture 11" x 07"x 17"Close-Up
$4,000.
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Youngquist2b....
Betsy Youngquist, USA. View Two of 'Harry'. Bead Sculpture
11" x 07"x 17"Close-Up
$4,000.
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Youngquist3a....
Betsy Youngquist, USA. View One of 'Thump'.
Bead Sculpture 15" x 08" x 06"Close-Up
$7,500.
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Youngquist5a...
Betsy Youngquist, USA.View One of 'Buck Fish' Bead
Sculpture 06 " x 12" x 04"Close-Up
$2,800.
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Youngquist5b...
Betsy Youngquist, USA.View Two of 'Buck Fish'
Bead Sculpture 06 " x 12" x 04"Close-Up
$2,800.
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Youngquist6...
Betsy Youngquist, USA. 'Androclese and the Cat'
22" x 12" x 08"Close-Up
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Youngquist12a...
Betsy Youngquist, USA.View One of 'Pernilla'
Bead Sculpture 05" x 06" x 03"Close-Up
$2,800.
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Youngquist12b...
Betsy Youngquist, USA.View Two of 'Pernilla'
Bead Sculpture 05" x 06" x 03"Close-Up
$2,800.
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Youngquist13...
Betsy Youngquist, USA.View One of 'Mr. Wizzard' Bead
Sculpture 15" x 06" x 10"Close-Up
$5,000.
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Youngquist17
Betsy Youngquist, USA. 'Woody' Bead Sculpture 11 "
x 10" x 06"Close-Up
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Youngquist18a
Betsy Youngquist, USA.View One of 'Shakespear' Bead
Sculpture 06 " x 12" x 04"Close-Up
POR
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Youngquist18b
Betsy Youngquist, USA.View Two of 'Shakespear' Bead
Sculpture 06 " x 12" x 04"Close-Up
POR
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Youngquist19
Betsy Youngquist, USA. 'Gomer'
Sculpture 06 " x 12" x 04"Close-Up
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