CHANTAL E.Y. BETHEL
Chantal E.Y. Bethel is a mixed media artist whose practice encompasses painting and sculpture.
Her work is inspired from life; she uses her internal landscape and emotions as source and celebrates the various cultures she has experienced.
A Bahamian artist born in Haiti and educated in Belgium, Bethel’s diverse background is a key foundational influence for the complex and multilayered artworks that reflect her story.
Bethel loves to experiment with new techniques, using Royal Palm leaves, objects applied to the surface and particularly the acrylic “crackle” for which she has become known. The crackle is a medium that creates a shattered texture allowing the viewer to see beyond the surface and is, for her, a metaphor of life.
Bethel’s work is in the permanent collection of
The Waterloo Centre for the Arts museum in Iowa, USA and the National Art Gallery of The Bahamas. Her work can also be found in various corporate and private collections, including the Dawn Davies Collection and the D’Aguilar Art Foundation in The Bahamas.