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Biography

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Award winning Indiana artist, Beth Clary Schwier, hails from Peru, Indiana, where she performed with the Peru Circus from age 9 until she moved to Muncie, Indiana, to study at Ball State University.

Beth is a wife and mother of six children. A former actress and model, she began seriously studying art in 2012, entering her first ever juried show in early 2014. Throughout 2012-2015 she studied with renowned Indiana artist, Charles Warren (C.W.) Mundy. In 2015, Beth opened her studio the historic Stutz Arts and Business Center in downtown Indianapolis. There she was discovered by design scouts for the hit national HGTV series Good Bones, filmed in Indianapolis. Beth now has her own gallery/studio space in Irvington, near downtown, Indianapolis, where she spends her days painting and meeting new clients. Her new gallery is in Irvington (5 miles East of Downtown Indy).

Since winning the 2014 Best of Show for "Old Friends" in the 16th Annual Will Vawter Juried Exhibition, Beth has received many other honors:

"Floral Artist of the year" Art Comes Alive 2019 International Juried EXHIBITION
2018 BEST OF SHOW - INDIANA HERITAGE ARTS JURIED ANNUAL EXHIBITION
2018 & 2019 FEATURED ON HGTV GOOD BONES SEASON 3, 4 & 5
Juried into the 2018, 2019 & 2020 Hoosier salon Annual Exhibition
featured artist Richmond art museum - Palette to Palate 2018
2018 purchase award winner - 120th Annual Richmond Art Museum Exhibition
2017 Merit Award Winner - Indiana Artist Juried Exhibition at the IMA
2017 MERIT AWARD WINNER - 119th Annual Richmond Art Museum Exhibition
2017 Third Place - Indiana Artist's Members Exhibition - Brown Count Art Gallery
2017 Featured on HGTV Good Bones Season 2
2017 Smithsonian Institute - guest artist Folklife Festival on the Mall, Washington, DC, honoring the American Circus
2016 HOOSIER WOMEN ARTIST AWARD PRESENTED BY THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR OF INDIANA
2016 JURIED HOOSIER SALON EXHIBITION, INDIANA HERITAGE ARTS, richmond art museum
2014 Best of Show - will Vawter annual juried exhibition