Bettina Hubby with her Good News paintings (curated headlines from 2021 and 2022), photographed by Kelsey Fugere 2024.
Statement
My art has transformed with me towards metaphysical, mystical, and spiritual tenants, alongside a devotion to have fun with the process. I have explored a myriad of topics with humor in tow, including: devotion to spiritual hygiene through 21 days of Blissipline at Agape, the power of words through Positively Earnest, an artFULL investigation of marriage through Get Hubbied, dating through scent (Love Potion No. 9), and Breast Cancer’s upside through Thanks for The Mammaries. I find joy in collaborating, creating thoughtful experiences, bringing communities together, and in seeking out unconventional locations, such as a construction site (Dig the Dig), an erotic museum (The Sexual Bronze Show), a 3-month storefront (the Eagle Rock Rock and Eagle Shop), online curation (CURATORIAL HUB), my own backyard (Dr. Ben Hubby’s Christmas Party), a giant rock (Googly Eyes at Giant Rock), a wall over a highway (ABRACADABRA), and my own version of the White House Lawn. Currently I am focused on a whole-hearted collaboration with my family called (INWORDOUT), as well as an Art-o-biography, and a new series of sound and laughter paintings,
My art journey has closely mirrored my ongoing personal metamorphosis. Literally, my art medium and inner world shifted from black tar to color, as I unearthed the shadows from the inside out. Looking back on my many selves, I see the ‘wisdom born of pain’ phases (quoting Helen Reddy’s I am Woman) and the ideas born of inspiration phases, interlinked and vital. I am increasingly devoted to being a cheer-leader, harnessing aesthetic magic for change ~ Hubby
BIO
(b. 1968, New York City, and raised in Savannah, Georgia) received her MFA in 1995 from the School of Visual Arts in New York and moved to Los Angeles in 1999, where she currently lives and creates.
Hubby’s art has been widely exhibited including solo projects at The Agape Spiritual Center, Beverly Hills, CA, Klowden Mann (Los Angeles), The Erotic Heritage Museum (Las Vegas), Lora Reynold Gallery (Austin), LA Eyeworks rooftop, and Giant Rock in Landers, CA. Group exhibitions in Los Angeles include Klowden Mann, Santa Monica Museum of Art, LAND (Los Angeles Nomadic Division), ForYourArt, Side Street Projects, Bestor Architecture, and The Center for the Arts Eagle Rock. Hubby and her projects have been featured in numerous media outlets including ARTFORUM, The New York Times, T Style Magazine, W Magazine, NPR, Los Angeles Times, Curbed, and LAWeekly.