I am interested in complexity, simplicity and mystery.

My paintings are abstract. They tend toward complexity, spontaneity and simplicity. Whether gestural or subtle, there’s a consistent interest in color, texture & spatial relationships.

The work relates to a life long fascination with metaphysics.

“For the simplicity on this side of complexity, I wouldn't give a fig. But for the simplicity on the other side of complexity, for that I would give you anything I have. ― Oliver Wendell Holmes

Background

Beth Burns was raised in Portland, Oregon. Lives and works in Santa Monica, California. 

2020 - present — Studio Eleven Artist Collective Member, Los Angeles 

2012 - 2016 — Principal, BB Design:  Residential interiors, Santa Monica 

1983 - 2005 — Founder, Artistic and Executive Director, The Wooden Floor, Santa Ana 

Exhibitions

2025 — Irvine Annual, a juried exhibition at the Irvine CA Fine Arts Center

2021, 2022, 2023 — Studio Eleven Exhibits at the Colburn School, Los Angeles CA

Education

2018 - present — Study with Mentor Artist Tom Wudl   

2011 — MFA, Interior Architecture from UCLA Extension/Cal Poly Pomona  

2001 — UC Berkeley Summer Program in Paris, "The Belle Epoque"

1978 — BA, Loyola Marymount University 

Selected Recognition  

Artistic Visionary Award ― Arts Orange County

Humanitarian Alumni Award ― Loyola Marymount University

Choreography Fellowship ― California Arts Council