Biography
Beth Roberts was born in Indianapolis, Indiana in 1974. She received her BFA in ceramics from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where she participated in an exchange program at California College of Arts and Crafts, studying with Viola Frey and John Toki. Roberts resided in the Bay Area for 25 years, working in ceramics studios while ultimately turning to painting. She began painting in watercolor 25 years ago, a practice that has become her primary medium. Over those years in the Bay Area she exhibited in several shows, and her work is held in private collections across the country. including the collection of playwright Tony Kushner. She now lives and works in Coralville, Iowa.