BIOGRAPHY: Bette Levy has an undergraduate degree in experimental psychology from Carnegie Mellon University and two masters’ degrees, one in art therapy and one in fiber arts from the University of Louisville. Following a two-decade career in art therapy, fund development and program planning, Levy became a full-time studio artist in 1992. Levy practices what she calls "non-traditional embroidery art." Primarily a hand embroiderer, Levy's signature is the use of vividly-colored silk thread on black silk noil grounds. Levy has developed a personal language of stitches that enables her to "draw" or "paint" with thread on fabric. Her subject matter is often based on her own photographic studies and is small scale and abstract.
Through her fiber art, Levy has participated in numerous exhibitions and conducted personal research into textiles through world-wide travel. She is a charter member of LAFTA (Louisville Area Fiber and Textile Artists), a member of Fiber Forum, an arm of the Embroiderers’ Guild of America, and a Board member of the Surface Design Association. Levy also is the Visual Arts Chair at the Jewish Community Center and is a member of PYRO Gallery, a cooperative gallery in Louisville, KY. |
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