Bethann Moran-Handzlik

Wisconsin born painter, Bethann Moran-Handzlik paints from direct observation and
memory, in all seasons outdoor, and in the studio from memory. In her words, “there
are these phenomenally poetic surprises everywhere; I am trying to tune my antenna
with nuance so that I won’t lose the capacity to see them, even if briefly. My hope is to
be present in the moment painting, to feel the vitality of life all around me and to evoke
and honor it within the painting. I love being outside making a painting, at times
language leaves me and I feel I disappear”.

Bethann received a BA from St Norbert College and an MFA from University of
Wisconsin Milwaukee, and she enjoyed a long teaching career, before returning to
painting full time. She was invited to be a visiting artist at Skidmore College, Saratoga
Springs, NY, awarded a Hudson River Fellowship, Grand Central Atelier, NY, and a
residency at La Napoule Art Foundation, France among others. Her work has been
featured in Fine Art Connoisseur and Plein Air Magazine, she won best of show at the
Door County Plein Air Event and her work is widely collected in private and public
collections. Her work is noted for her sensitivity to color, her love of botany and the
natural world and her large scale plein air work.