Kaitlin Beebe

Kaitlin Beebe is an artist living and working on the North Fork of Long Island. Beebe received her BFA in Printmaking from the Maryland Institute College of Art in 2017. Additionally, Beebe has participated in several artist residencies, including Vermont Studio Center (Johnson, VT), Golden Apple Artist Residency (Harrington, ME), Virginia Center for the Creative Arts (Amherst, VA). Beebe has participated in group exhibits from Baltimore, MD to Woodstock IL. In 2021 Beebe had her first solo show “Diary Pink”, at Ferris State University (Big Rapids, MI). Beebe’s work is a reflection on her mental health practices and appreciating the beauty in life.

Artist Statement:  For the past ten years my work in self-portraiture has led me to explore different facets of myself-hood from varying perspectives. As I work through the highs and lows of my anxiety and depression, my work has expanded to encompass themes of mental health. My completed works are an amalgam of processes; I use, blind contour drawing, collage (both hand-cut and digital), cut paper, gouache, and hand-beaded embellishment. Through the solace I find in my art practice, I find I am simultaneously gathering and shedding pieces of myself on my studio floor. I hope that the vulnerability I create with, carves out a place of solace for viewers in my work.