Representation:
Petroff Gallery
https://www.petroffgallery.com/collections/anastessia-bettas
Exhibitions:
2021
February: "Smalls Exhibition" Petroff Gallery; Toronto
2020
Jan/February: "Creative Minds" Elaine Fleck Gallery; Toronto
February: "Smalls Exhibition" Petroff Gallery; Toronto
April: Solo Exhibition" Petroff Gallery; Toronto
November: "Painting 2020" a national survey of Canadian art; John B. Aird Gallery curated by Niki Dracos of General Hardware Gallery
2019
October: "Element of Texture" Oct. 31-Nov. 26; Petroff Gallery; Toronto
March: Elaine Fleck Gallery; "Journeys in Japan" solo exhibition; Toronto
March: Petroff Gallery; "Women in Art" Group Show; Toronto
2018
January: Twist Gallery; Encaustic Exhibition; Toronto
February: Propeller Gallery; "Red Impulse" Exhibit; Toronto. (exhibitor and curator)
March: Queen Elizabeth Park Community & Cultural Centre Main Gallery; "Connections" Group Exhibition; Oakville
April: Propeller Gallery; "Up Close Far Away" Solo exhibition; Toronto
September: Elaine Fleck Gallery Group Show; Featured in Fall/Winter Fleck Art Magazine
October: Twist Gallery; CERA Collective Encaustic Exhibition; Toronto
2017
Nov.-December: Atlantic Gallery (Chelsea), Hope and Darkness; New York City, USA
Nov.-December: Arta Gallery; Abstraction Exhibit; Distillery District; Toronto
October: Encaustic Art Institute; Members Exhibit; Santa Fe, New Mexico USA
August: Arta Gallery; Abstraction Exhibit; Distillery District; Toronto
July: Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition; Propeller Gallery Booth
July: Propeller Gallery; "Light In Canada" Exhibit; (exhibitor and curator); Toronto
May: Propeller Gallery; "Material Nature" Encaustic Exhibit; Toronto
April-May: International Encaustic Artists Exhibit; New Art Centre; Newton, MA USA
Jan-Feb: Propeller Gallery Group Shows; Toronto
Jan-Feb. 2017: Cube Gallery; Echo Show; Ottawa
2016
Nov. 2016-Jan. 2017: Cube Gallery; Great Big Smalls Exhibit; Ottawa
Oct-Nov: City of Art Exhibition; Gallery 1313, Toronto (Newspaper coverage on my painting)
Sept-Oct: Bright Lights Exhibition; Red Head Gallery; Toronto
March, April, Sept., October: Propeller Gallery; Group Shows; Toronto
Feb: Artist Project Art Fair Toronto; CanWax East Booth 605 (Encaustic Collective)
2015
April, October, November: Propeller Gallery: Group and Solo Shows
March-May: Latcham Gallery’s Annual Juried Exhibition “Beckoning”, Stouffville, ON
April-May: The Buzz Stops Here; Art Science Gallery, Austin, Texas
Jan/Feb: Gallery 1313; Emerging Show; Toronto, ON
2014
December: Elaine Fleck Gallery; Group Show; Toronto, ON
October: Audrey Love Gallery, “Devil in the Straight Line” IEA Group Show; Miami, FLA
Sept.-October: Lift Ground Print Gallery; Ebb & Flow Show; Huntsville, ON
July: Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibit; http://www.torontooutdoorart.org
June: Gallery 1313; International Encaustic Artists (IEA) Group Show; Toronto, ON
2014-2015 Commission of four paintings for the Nottawasaga Resort; Alliston, ON
2013
June- Dec: Gallery 1313 Group Shows; Toronto, ON
June: Riverdale Art Walk, Toronto, ON. Booth #15
May: Rosedale Art Fair, Toronto, ON
March; "Alleged" TSA Grad Show; Propeller Gallery; Toronto; Critics’ Pick: Now Magazine
February: Salon Prize Show; Salon 22 Gallery, Kingston, ON; National Portrait Finalist: “Hemingway In Paris”
2012 Sep: The Immortals; Solo Show, Gallery 1313; Toronto, ON; Critics’ Pick: Now Magazine
AWARDS, MEDIA & PUBLICATIONS
2016 Ngabo, Gilbert. 'Local Artists Portray Urban Landscape' Metro Toronto News. Page 8; Oct. 27, 2016
2016 Victor, Sheila. "Local artists impress at the Artist Project" My Town Crier Monthly Newspaper, April issue
2015 “Final Descent” was just chosen as the 1st 2015 Showcase Winner at Artslant.com
2014 Fleck Contemporary Art Magazine; Fall/Winter Issue
2013 Critics‘ Pick, Now Magazine; Alleged (March, 2013)
– one of the bestselling shows at Propeller
2013 National Finalist for "Hemingway In Paris" (The Immortals); Salon Prize; Kingston, ON
2012 Critics‘ Pick, Now Magazine; The Immortals (Sept. 2012)
RELATED EXPERIENCE
2015 to 2017; Propeller Gallery Marketing Committee
2012 to 2015 Gallery 1313; Gallery Member; Membership Committee
2011 Fundraising Committee Member; Student Chair, Toronto School of Art
Other: Director level corporate marketing professional
EDUCATION
Fine Arts Diploma, Major: Painting and Drawing; Toronto School of Art (TSA)
Internet Business & Technology Certificate (1 year program); University of Toronto
Bachelor of Arts Honours, Majors: Art History and English Literature; McGill University
AFFILIATIONS
International Encaustic Artists Organization, Encaustic Art Institute (New Mexico)