“Art
is a revelation of the Spirit. Painting enables me to commune with, to see, to
understand, and to share a part of my world. It is to me what prayer is to the
contemplative.
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“Art
is a revelation of the Spirit. Painting enables me to commune with, to see, to
understand, and to share a part of my world. It is to me what prayer is to the
contemplative.
Its
creative power shows forth God’s Love.”
~ Betty J. Fazio
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Betty
Jean Fazio is a
resident of Springfield, Massachusetts. A primarily self-taught Painter, she
maintains a sense of freedom in the expression of he art; this may account for
the variety of style and subject matter that makes her work difficult to
characterize.
Her paintings have been said to reveal a great depth of feeling and understanding and to possess mystical, dream-like qualities.
The
following pages reveal some of her artistic journey from 1968 through the
present. The public has never viewed many of these paintings.
1973
Showcase Cinemas, West Springfield, MA
1974
Vineyard Haven Library, Martha’s Vineyard, MA
1974
Fazio Gallery, Vineyard Haven, Martha’s Vineyard, MA
1975
Chilmark Cornerway Gallery, Martha’s Vineyard, MA
1980
and 1983 Providence Civic Center, Providence, RI
1983
Town Gallery, East Longmeadow, MA
1985
Center Square Gallery, Springfield, MA
1985
Bay State West, Springfield, MA
1987
Northampton Cooperative Bank, Northampton, MA
1999 Cloister Gallery, Springfield, MA
1969 to 1972: Museum of Fine Arts, Springfield, MA; George Walter Vincent Smith Museum, Spfld, MA; Gallery at the X, Spfld., MA; Springfield Art League Exhibits at Bay State West, Spfld., MA; Scott Gallery, Chilmark, MA; Falmouth Art League, Falmouth MA; Cornell Gallery, Spfld, MA; Art Haven, Spfld, MA
1969, 1970, 1982: Longmeadow Shops Exhibits, Longmeadow, MA
1973 to 1978: Owned, operated, and exhibited at the Fazio Gallery, Vineyard Haven, MA; Several Island Art Shows, Oaks Bluffs, MA; Chilmark Fair, Chilmark, MA
1981 to 1999: Springfield Art League, Spfld, MA; Town Gallery, East Longmeadow, MA; Leonard Gallery, Spfld, MA; Lowell Civic Center, Lowell, MA; The Ark Gallery, Spfld, MA; Amazing Grace Festival of the Arts, Ipswich, MA; Art ‘n Stuff, Ludlow, MA; and various other galleries and group exhibits including galleries in Miami Beach, Florida.
Awards
1969 Eastern States Exposition Art Show, W. S., MA --- Most Popular Painting award
1969 Longmeadow Shops Exhibit, Longmeadow, MA ------ 2nd Prize, Oils
1970 Longmeadow Shops Exhibit, Longmeadow, MA ------ 1st Prize, Oils
1973 Island Fair, Chilmark, MA (M. V. Island) ------------ 1st Prize, Oils
1974 Island Art Show, Oak Bluffs, MA ------------------- 1st Prize, Oils
1974 Island Art Show, Oak Bluffs, MA ------------------- 2nd Prize, Mixed Media
1975 Island Art Show, Oak Bluffs, MA ------------------- 1st Prize, Mixed Media
1980 West Springfield Arts Festival, W. S., MA --------- 2nd Prize, Pastels
1983 Springfield, MA Cultural Affairs ------------------- Arts Lottery Grant
1987
Springfield Technical Community College ----------- Scholarship for the Talented