Bethany Stead (b.1995, Yorkshire)
Based in Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK. Studio member at The NewBridge Project.
Exhibitions
Current / Upcoming
Belonging, Arts Council England commission and exhibition, Pink-Collar Gallery - 17nineteen & Arts Centre Washington, 15.02.24 - 04.05.24
North East Emerging Artist Award Shortlist, Seaton Delaval Hall, Seaton Sluice, 15.05.24 - 23.06.24
Solo at The Moving Gallery, Sunderland, August 2024
Solo
2022, Dip Your Wick, 'The PUBlic Window' (Solo) Republic Gallery, Blyth, UK
Group
2024, Portals, Gallagher and Turner, Newcastle upon Tyne
2024, Counterweight, Newcastle Arts Centre, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
2024, Pleasure Permission Boundaries, Ex Libris Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
2023, CRAWL SPACE, The Crypt Gallery, St Pancras, London, UK
2023, Gatherings, SET Woolwich, London, UK
2023, Hypha, Church of St John, Healey, Riding Mill, Northumberland, UK
2023, Now That's What I Call Art 2, Newcastle Contemporary Art, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
2022, Shieldfield Home, The NewBridge Project, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
2022, Collected, 36 Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
2022, Now That's What I Call Art, Newcastle Contemporary Art, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
2021, Loose Time, Vane Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
2021, BALTIC Open Submission, BALTIC Gallery, Gateshead, UK
2021, World So Obscured, The Great North Museum / Online, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
2020, 3rd Wave, The NewBridge Project / Online, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
2019, Manifestations, Conny Art Festival, Consett, UK
2019, ArtHouses Festival, Whitley Bay, UK
2019, Newcastle University Degree Show, Copeland Gallery, London, UK
2019, Newcastle University Degree Show, Seminar Room, Newcastle University, UK
2019, Saggy, (Duo) with Matilda Sutton, The Ex Libris Gallery, Newcastle University, UK
2018, Jane Doe, Ex Libris Gallery, Newcastle University, UK
2018, Komsu Collective, Komsu Kafe Collective, Istanbul, Turkey
2016, Narrative, The NewBridge Project, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
Education
2020 – 2021, Collective Studio Programme, The NewBridge Project, Newcastle upon Tyne
2015 – 2019, Bachelor of Fine Arts, First Class Honours, Newcastle University
2018, Bachelor of Arts in Sculpture, Erasmus, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey
Awards
2024, North-East Emerging Artist Prize Shortlist, Seaton Delaval Hall
2023, Brass Tacks, Artist Bursary, Newcastle Arts Centre
2022, BALTIC Gateshead Bursary and Curator Studio Visits with Emma Dean
2021, Lazy Liaisons, nominated for writing commission, Corridor8
2018, Socially Engaged Artist Bursary, The NewBridge Project
2018, Bartlett Travel Scholarship
Commissions
2023, Belonging, Arts Council commission, Pink Collar Gallery
2023, Justice Recitations, Arts Council commission, Lady Kitt
Press / Publications
2024, Counterweight – Review by Liv Collins, Review, Newcastle Arts Centre
2024, North East art prize finalists announced ahead of Seaton Delaval Hall exhibition, Article, Northumberland Gazette
2024, Showcasing city’s creative potential, Article, The QT
2023 Gallagher & Turner to Present New Exhibition 'Portals' in 2024, Article, NE1 Get into Newcastle
2023, This new exhibition shines a spotlight on working-class creatives, Article, Dazed & Confused Magazine
2023, Pulse Artist Feature, April - May Edition of The Crack Magazine
2022, Supporting Material, Publication, produced by Maya Wallis and printed by Overlay Press
2022, Audiovisual Cultures episode 116 – Folk Art with Bethany Stead, Slacks Radio Residency, Audio Visual Cultures Podcast
2022, Northern Formations, Publication, Corridoor8
2021, PREVIEW: LOOSE TIME @ VANE, NEWCASTLE, Article, Narc Magazine
2021, The Student Gallery Publication, Featured Emerging Artist
2021, To swim against the stream, Article, a-n Special Edition Artists Newsletter
Studio / Facilitation
2024, Creative Support Worker, Mental Health Arts - North Tyneside Art Studio
2023, Studio Assistant, Hazel Brill, Newcastle upon Tyne
2023, Studio Assistant and Administrator, Claire Morgan Studio LTD, Gateshead
2022 - present, Course Tutor for intensive sculpture and drawing courses, Newcastle Arts Centre
2023, Tarot Tiles, facilitator, clay tile workshop, Durham University Library and Collections
2021 - 2023, Visually Impaired Art Group, leader of accessible art group, Newcastle Vision Support
2023, Project Coordinator, Lady Kitt, Newcastle upon Tyne
2022, Sculpting Sight, facilitator and producer, ceramic sculpture workshop, The NewBridge Project
2021 - 2022, Queer Art Youth Group, lead facilitator of the youth art group, Curious Arts
2021, Anthropomorphic Sculpture, tutor, four day ceramic sculpture course, North Tyneside Art Studio
2019, Paper Head-dresses, facilitator, paper workshop with Lady Kitt, AKT Charity, Newcastle
2018, Studio Assistant, Yucel Kale, Istanbul, TR
2018, Rural Arts Project, Polski Trambesh, Bulgaria