Betsy Weis

Represented in Europe exclusively by KLV Art Projects, Vienna, Austria since 2019

Represented by Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY since 1993

Lentos Art Museum, Linz, Austria, Touch Nature January 23 - May 18, 2025

The multimedia exhibition is a presentation of international artists who are taking a stand against the devastating political, economic, ecological and humanitarian impact of the Anthropocene. It becomes clear in the process that artists are not only documenting their grievances and formulating resistance but are also designing utopias for a respectful approach to our environment.

The economic exploitation of landscapes, increasing soil sealing and the global repercussions of current consumer behaviour are also addressed, as are world nutrition, the spread of epidemics and the consequences of colonialism. In addition, the investigation encourages a change of perspective. It opens up hopeful visions for a new relationship between mankind and nature.

Touch Nature is based on the series of exhibitions of the same name, which were presented in a total of 12 Austrian cultural forums in Europe and the USA, and in which Austrian artists engaged in a creative dialogue with their counterparts from the host country concerned. The exhibition at the Lentos is a distillation of this series and presents an overview of how the climate crisis and environmental destruction are currently being addressed in art.

It is in the spirit of the pioneer of ecological thinking, Alexander von Humboldt, who famously wrote to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe in 1810: ​“Nature must be felt.”

Curator and exhibition concept: Sabine Fellner

Project assistance: Laurenz Fellner

Exhibition design: wienerhalle

KnJ Theater at Peridance, New York, NY, No Telling What November 23-24

I have been collaborating with LaneCoArts on a multimedia project that includes my photographs and video projected in the theater as part of the performance.

Zürcher Gallery, New York, NY, Salon Zürcher: 100 Women of Spirit June 25-July 18, 2024

Since 2020, nine editions of 11 Women of Spirit have brought

visibility to the work of nearly one hundred artists, in an

acknowledgment that art making is a life-long commitment. What

these exhibitions have accomplished is creating a community

across generations, by allowing for a strong network of support to

develop, these exhibitions have become a springboard for many

women artists. 100 Women of Spirit is the celebration of the

coherence between a gallerist, her vision, and the artists she

chooses to support. It is only fair that this exhibition be

dedicated to Joan Mitchell, a woman of spirit ‘par excellence’ who

supported other women artists and who is such a central presence

in the Zürcher gallery. As we look to the future to 100 Women of

Spirit+, we acknowledge the longevity of women’s art practice, their

dedication to their art and their resilience.

VCCA residency, Amherst, Virginia. I spent the last 2 weeks of February 2024 at Virginia Center for the Creative Arts

Austrian Cultural Forum New York, New York, NY, Touch Nature, opening October 5, 2023. Curated by Dr. Sabine Fellner and co-curated with Dr. Stephanie Buhmann, they describe the exhibition: Seeking to explore the role of art in addressing the ongoing and increasingly severe ecological crisis, Touch Nature features a diverse selection of contemporary artists from Austria and the United States. Together, they engage in a dynamic dialogue that explores the impact of human activity on the environment and climate. 

Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY, Bold Little Beauty, April 6-May 30, 2022

622 Warren Street, Hudson, NY

Bathers and surfers enjoy the beach, but the sea is changing and soon summer will end. As August turns to September, summer lingers. Every day is darker sooner. Eventually the memory of summer will emerge to remind us of a warm comfort from the past, one that stays with us into the coldest darkest days.

Zürcher Gallery, New York, NY, Salon Zürcher: 11 Women of Spirit, Part 3, May 3-May 9, 2021 33 Bleecker Street, New York, NY Tuesday- Saturday 12-6 pm Sunday 2-6 pm

Leaves and Branches, Photography and Confinement

During the year 2020, in the city, unable to travel and photograph as I normally would, I turned towards my window which looks out over a small terrace and some tight spaces with trees. Spring leaves, fresh and green on the branches became my immediate inspiration. Never mind the confinement and lack of open space, I found what I wanted. Here, closed in between buildings, I held my camera in such a way to include an expansive backdrop of sky to contemplate infinite space.

Summer 2020

Russell Janis, Brooklyn, NY, Memory As A Political Act, part 4 of Winter Light Series, March 6 - 27, 2020,

292 Manhattan Avenue (on Devoe St. next to church), Brooklyn NY 11211 - Graham Avenue L stop

Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY, Winter Nocturne, January 8 - February 23, 2020, opening Saturday January 11, 2020, 5-7 pm. Photography by Betsy Weis, paintings by Frank Faulkner, Don Bracken and Gary Buckendorf, and sculpture by Joe Wheaton.

622 Warren Street, Hudson, NY 518-828-1915

Carrie Haddad Gallery, Hudson, NY, The Space in Between November 7, 2018 - January 6, 2019, opening Sat Nov 10, 5-7pm

Russell Janis, Brooklyn, NY, Potters and Printmakers, December 2018

Russell Janis, Brooklyn, NY, Potters and Printmakers, December 2017

Berliner Liste 2017, Berlin, Germany,Postbahnhof, Strasse der Pariser Kommune 8, 10243 Berlin

September 14th opening 6-10 pm; September 15th-16th 1-10pm; September 17th 11am-7pm

Between the Elevators Project Space, New York, NY, Postcards From The Road, an Exhibition Summer 2017

Squarepeg Gallery, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY, Landscape is a Verb, May-June 2016

Arteles Artists Residency, Haukijarvi, FINLAND, February 2016  

Rafius Fane Gallery, Boston, MA, Landscape is a Verb, January-February 2016