News Archives - Beth Krensky

Beth Krensky is one of 4 Americans selected for the Larnaca Biennale in Larnaca, Cyprus October 11, 2023-November 24, 2023

Posted on September 27, 2023

by BK

Krensky will perform a durational performance, "Make Me A Sanctuary," to inaugurate the Larnaca Biennale. The event is considered the biggest international art and culture event in Cyprus and attracts more than 25,000 visitors. For the full list of selected artists, please go here: https://biennalelarnaca.com/larnaca-biennale-announces-selected-artists-for-its-third-edition-gr-text-follows/ ...

“Float Away” wins the Alfred Lambourne Prize for Movement

Posted on September 10, 2023

by BK

Krensky's performance pays homage to Alfred Lambourne’s reverence for the physical and spiritual appreciation of the Great Salt Lake and mourns the loss of what we hold dear—whether a loved one, a lake, an ecosystem or an entire planet. ...

Beth Krensky’s “Gathering Light” exhibition at Granary Arts August 30, 2023-January 19, 2024.

Posted on August 27, 2023

by BK

The exhibition Gathering Light holds a space to honor the emptiness left by the loss of over 1.5 million children who perished in the Holocaust and provides an opportunity for collective reflection. Krensky’s artistic practice traverses the borderlands between spirit and matter as she creates objects and...

Beth Krensky selected as one of five Performance Artist Finalists for the 16th Arte Laguna Prize

Posted on February 1, 2023

by BK

Krensky will perform a piece during the Arte Laguna Prize Exhibition at the Arsenale Nord in Venice, Italy which opens Mar. 11, 2023. The piece was originally commissioned in 2020 by Ogden Contemporary Arts as part of their “Social Distancing and Art” series. While in Venice,...

Beth Krensky’s 20-Year Retrospective Exhibition, Between Spirit and Matter, on view at the Yale Institute of Sacred Music, September 21 through December 10, 2022.

Posted on September 9, 2022

by BK

Between Spirit and Matter is an installation of performance pieces and ritual artifacts by the Utah-based artist Beth Krensky. As an acclaimed art educator and maker, Krensky considers herself to be “a gatherer of things—objects, words, spirit—and a connector of fragments, to make us whole.”...

Dispatch from Solitude #1: Walking the Unknown Path Performance on June 5th

Posted on June 5, 2020

by BK

On June 5th, Ogden Contemporary Arts will be streaming the third episode of Social Distancing and Art with an impactful performance art piece by Beth Krensky. The performance can be seen on the 01ARTS Facebook page here https://www.facebook.com/ogdenfirst.org/ https://vimeo.com/425179493 Dispatch from Solitude #1: Walking the Unknown Path portrays...

Featured in ArtFUL series on BYUTV

Posted on May 3, 2020

by BK

Beth Krensky and Zachary Proctor were featured in Episode 2 of the BYUTV series, ArtFUL. The episode is available to stream here: https://www.byutv.org/player/b5c2afb3-b1b0-41a6-b533-6566738c0c53 Introducing Artful, a bold new series about the inner workings of the creative spirit and how personal faith influences artists and their art. At...

Muse: Inspired By Utah

Posted on May 16, 2019

by BK

An Article about Beth Krensky in the Utah Department of Heritage & Arts Spring 2019 issue of Muse: Inspired By Utah. https://issuu.com/amcintyre/docs/spring_2019_production_04.02_final/10 MuseDownload ...

Beth Krensky selected as one of Utah’s 15 Most Influential Artists

Posted on December 16, 2018

by BK

"Every five years, we check in with our public to answer an important but not always easy question: Who are the state’s most influential artists? These are not necessarily the “hottest” artists, they are not the most “honored” artists, but these are the artists who...

Metaphysical Handcart receives the Alfred Lambourne Prize for Movement

Posted on July 16, 2018

by BK

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