Beth Mitchell

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About the Artists:

Beth Mitchell is an Australian fine art photographer specialising in figurative underwater imagery. Born in 1991 and raised in Queensland, Australia, Beth invested a majority of her youth lost in creative expression through the medium of Photography.

Her images explore and echo classic and contemporary art themes, as well as stories of strong female achievers. She produces seemingly idealistic images of femininity, perfected by polished technique, yet they whisper deeply into contemporary societal dialogue.

Her work takes a journey through the celebration of ethereal femininity, visual depictions of mental health and exploring womanhood in todays society.

 

"I fell in love with the ocean when I was a little girl. As my father would launch me high above an incoming wave, my mother would photograph us from the shore. The still camera was an extension of my mother, the video camera an extension of my father. My youth was involuntarily invested in creative exploration, lost in my medium of photography.

At 17, I felt an indescribable longing to tell stories underwater. My bond with the creation of ethereal settings and tales of whimsy quickly solidified. My stories and artistic expressions grew alongside me, like a lifelong friend.

Upon first glance, these images of idealistic femininity seem flawless, perhaps merely the product of polished techniques, or objectively beautiful elements; a constant striving for
unattainable perfection. Yet they whisper deeply into womanhood‘s navigation through a flawed society, questions of identity, the impacts of mental health and challenging our misguided acceptance of a damaging influencer economy.

Exhibiting the force of femininity is my legacy, celebrated through honesty, vulnerability and comfort in imperfection."

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AWARDS

2020 Finalist Brisbane Portrait Prize
2020 Finalist Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize
2020 Finalist Clayton Utz Art Award
2020 Honourable Mention Mono Awards Australia
2020 Honourable Mention Australia Top Emerging Photographer
2019 Winner Brisbane Portrait Category Prize Category
2019 Third Place Beautiful Bizarre International Art Prize
2019 Honourable Mention Australian Photography Awards
2019 Finalist Clayton Utz Art Award
2019 Finalist Curators Choice Rotary Awards
2019 Finalist Lethbridge 20,000 Art Award
2018 Winner Category Capture Magazine Photography
2018 Finalist Clayton Utz Art Award
2017 Finalist Clayton Utz Art Award
2016 Finalist Heritage Photographic Award
2016 Finalist Clayton Utz Art Award
2016 Finaist Lethbridge 10000
2015 Winner RAW National Photographer of the Year
2015 Winner Heritage Bank Bruce Mckenzie" Award
2015 Runner Up Heritage Bank Photographic Award
2014 Honourable Mention NB Art Prize
2014 Finalist Clayton Utz Art Award
2013 Winner Category Award “Creativity” Lethbridge 10000
2013 Finalist Heritage Bank Photographic Award
2013 Finalist Clayton Utz Art Award
2012 Finalist Macquarie Photography Prize
2012 Finalist Muswellbrook Photographic Award


SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2021 “Firewater”, Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane, QLD
2020 FORCE OF FEMININITY Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane
2018 THE DOME Manyung Gallery, Melbourne
2017 THE DOME Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane
2016 ARAFURA Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane
2014 THE IMAGINARIUM, Retrospect Galleries, Byron Bay
2014 THE IMAGINARIUM, C Gallery, Brisbane
2012 WHIMSICAL Tosari Galleries, Toowoomba


SELECT GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2021 “Springfinity”, Vitrine Installation, Edward & Queen St, Brisbane, QLD
2021 “Springfinity”, Lightbox (7) works, King George Square, Brisbane, QLD
2021 Brisbane Portrait Prize, Powerhouse, Brisbane QLD
2021 Downlands Art Exhibition, Toowoomba, QLD
2020 Coda Gallery, Palm Desert, California
2019 Brisbane Powerhouse Brisbane Portrait Prize Exhibition
2019 Rotary Art Spectacular, Brisbane City Exhibition
2019 Clayton Utz, Riparian Plaza Brisbane Finalist Exhibition
2019 Lethbridge Gallery, Art Prize Exhibition
2018 Clayton Utz, Brisbane City, Finalist Exhibition
2017 USQ, Toowoomba, Heritage Bank Finalist Exhibition
2017 Clayton Utz, Brisbane City, Finalist Exhibition
2016 Manyung Galleries, Melbourne, ‘She” Exhibition
2016 Clayton Utz, Brisbane City, Finalist Exhibition
2015 Manyung Galleries, Melbourne, Works on Paper
2015 RAW, Gold Coast, Byron Bay and Brisbane
2015 Clayton Utz, Brisbane City, Finalist Exhibition
2014 Tosari Galleries, Toowoomba Queensland Festival of Photography
2014 Grammar Art Show, Toowoomba Exhibition
2014 Retrospect Gallery, Hong Kong, Singapore, London Art Fairs
2013 New York “See Me” Art Exhibit
2013 Retrospect Galleries, Byron Bay “Keeping Youth”
2013 Grammar Art Show, Toowoomba Feature Artist
2013 Brisbane Performing Arts Centre, Brisbane
2013 Heritage Bank Photographic Exhibit
2013 Downlands Art Show, Toowoomba Exhibition
2013 Retrospect Gallery, Singapore, Hong Kong, Hamburg, Sweden, Stockholm
2012 Bleeding Heart Gallery, Brisbane City
2012 Muswellbrook Regional Gallery, Award Exhibition
2012 Tosari Galleries, Toowoomba Carnival of Flowers

 

SELECT PUBLICATIONS + PRESS


The Australian “Weekend Edition” Artist Feature | “The Courier Mail” Front Cover | Vogue Italia (vogue.it) | Beautiful Bizarre Magazine | Daily Mail UK | Australian Art Collector | Courier Mail “Brisbane Portrait Prize” | Art Guide Australia | ABC Radio | New York “Art Takes Times Square” Billboard + Book | Dark Beauty Magazine | Gold Coast Bulletin | Cove Magazine Cover Story | Art & Antiques Magazine | Brisbane News | Concrete Playground | Mornington Peninsula Magazine | Ellements Magazine New York | Fashion TV International | Art Almanac | Style Magazine | Milano Weekend + More

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Associated Exhibitions

Beth Mitchell
'Into the Ocean'

Manyung Gallery Mount Eliza
18 March - 1 April, 2023
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Summer Art Soirée | Jan 2nd
Manyung Gallery Sorrento
2 January - 8 January, 2021
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The Affordable Online Art Fair
Manyung Gallery Artists
4 November - 30 November, 2020
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Alberto Sanchez & Beth Mitchell
Above and Below

Manyung Gallery Art & Design
12 October - 28 October, 2020
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Affordable Art Fair Singapore 2018
Manyung Gallery Group
15 November - 18 November, 2018
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Affordable Art Fair Hong Kong 2018
Contemporary Art Australia will be exhibiting at stand C11
18 May - 20 May, 2018
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John Bodin & Beth Mitchell
Manyung Gallery Mount Eliza
3 March - 18 March, 2018
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'Of The Sea' - Group Exhibition Of Sculpture & Paintings
Manyung Gallery Mt Eliza
20 October - 31 October, 2017
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She.
Manyung Gallery Malvern
12 July - 31 July, 2016
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Affordable Art Under $2,000
Manyung Gallery Malvern
9 July - 2 August, 2015
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On Paper Exhibition
Manyung Gallery Mt Eliza
7 February - 1 March, 2015
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