Betty Blayton

**Betty Blayton** (bɛ daa dɔɣi o la Silimiin goli July biɛɣ'pia dali yuuni 1937 ka daa kpi Silimiin goli October dabaa ayi dali yuuni 2016) daa nyɛla Americanima nuchee ni baŋda mini shikuru baŋda. 

## Piligu biɛhigu
Betty Jean Blayton nyɛla bɛ ni daa dɔɣi so Newport News, Virginia yuuni 1937. 

## Exhibitions
*"Magnetic Fields"  Museum of Fine Art, Saint Petersburg, FL (May 5 – August 5, 2018)   
*"Surface Work" Victoria Miro - Mayfair, London (11 April - 16 June 2018)    
*"Magnetic Fields"   National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC (October 13, 2017 – January 21, 2018)    
*"Magnetic Fields"  Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, MO (June 8 - September 17, 2017) 
*"Looking Both Ways" Peninsula Fine Arts Center, NEWPORT NEWS, VA (January 17-March 22, 2015):  Diana Blanchard Gross. di ni nyɛ: Robert Colescott, Betty Blayton, Beverly Buchanan, Faith Ringgold, Clayton Singleton, James Vanderzee, Kara Walker, Carrie Mae Weems, Hank Willis Thomas, Buddy Norris, and others.
*"The Female Aesthetic," Dwyer Cultural Center, NEW YORK NY, (April 19-May 31, 2012): Group exhibition of 11 New York artists. Curated by MLJ Johnson. Included: Beryl Benbow, Betty Blayton, Cecil Chong, Diane Davis, Linda Hiwot, Jamillah Jennings, Charlotte Ka, Dindga McCannon, Gina Sampson, Deborah Singletary, Ava Tomlinson
*Solo Exhibition: "BETTY BLAYTON: Jewels of Thought - Major Work and Concept Studies 1970-2010", Burgess Fine Arts Collection, New York, NY (2010)
*Solo Exhibition: Essie Green Galleries, New York, NY (September 2009)
*Solo exhibition: Strivers Gardens Gallery, New York, NY, (July 2009)
*"Seeing Jazz: A Tribute to the Masters and Pittsburgh Jazz Legends", Manchester Craftsmen's Guild, Pittsburgh PA (January 26-April 3, 2009): Group exhibition. Included: O'Neal Abel, Benny Andrews, Romare Bearden, Sharif Bey, Betty Blayton, Tina Williams Brewer, Fred Brown, Bisa Butler, Lauren Camp, Nora Mae Carmichael, Sadikisha Collier, Robert Daniels, Tafa Fiadzigbe, Frank Frazier, Eric Girault, Verna Hart, Rene Hinds, Jamillah Jennings, MLJ Johnson, Larry Joseph, Charlotte Ka, Eli Kince, Dindga McCannon, Evangeline J. Montgomery, Richard Mayhew, Steve Mayo, Omowale Morgan, Otto Neals, Ademola Olugebefola, Eric Pryor, Faith Ringgold, Senghor Reid, Maurice D. Robertson, Ernani Silva, Danny Simmons, Alexandria Smith, George Smith, Chuck Stewart, Allen Stringfellow, Ann Tanksley, Habib Tiwoni, Osman Tyner, Manny Vega, Richard Waters, Douglas J. Webster, Emmett Wigglesworth, and Shirley Woodson.
*"So It Is With Us: BETTY BLAYTON, 40 Years of Selected Works" - Solo Exhibition at three venues: Canvas Paper and Stone Gallery, Essie Green Galleries, Strivers Gardens Gallery, New York NY (October 2-November 22, 2008)
*Group exhibition: "Betty Blayton and Robin Holder: Daughters of the House of Life" Hammonds House Museum, Atlanta, GA (April 29 - June 21, 2007)
*"BETTY BLAYTON-TAYLOR: Souls/Spirit Journeys" - Solo Exhibition: Smithfield Cultural Arts Center, Smithfield VA (October 2005)
*Group exhibition, National Museum of Ghana, Accra, Ghana - Restoring Our Spiritual Connections: National Conference of Artists International Exhibition  (2002)
*Solo Exhibition: Pace College, New York, NY (1994)
*Solo Exhibition: Lubin House Gallery, Syracuse, NY (1993)
*Solo exhibition: Isobel Neal Gallery, Chicago, IL (1990)
*Solo exhibition: Skylight Gallery, Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation, Brooklyn, NY) (1989)
*"The Wild Art Show", The Museum of Modern Art, New York (January 17 – March 14, 1982)  
*Solo exhibition: Caravan House Gallery, New York, NY (April 1975)
*"TWO - Tonnie Jones and Betty Blayton" - The Studio Museum In Harlem. New York City (March 31 May 12, 1974): [Betty Blayton's portion of the exhibit was titled: "BETTY BLAYTON: Prints, Paintings and Sculpture"
*Group Exhibition, Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI "Contemporary Black Artists" (July 1–31, 1969)
*"Counterpoints 23"	(March 16–30, 1969)
*"8x8", Riverside Museum, New York City		(1968)
*"Six Painters", MARC, New York City		(1968)
*Three Women Exhibition, Capricorn Gallery, New York' City		(September 10–28, 1968)   [Betty Blayton, Freda Mulcahy, Nathalie Van Buren]
*Traveling group exhibition at six locations, "30 Contemporary Black Artists."; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis, Minnesota (October 17-November 24, 1968); San Francisco Museum of Art (now SFMoMA), San Francisco, California (November 26, 1968–); group exhibition included Mahler B. Ryder, Jacob Lawrence, Raymond Saunders, Emma Amos, Benny Andrews, Romare Bearden, Betty Blayton, George Carter, Floyd Coleman, Emilio Cruz, James Denmark, Avel de Knight, Reginald Gammon, Sam Gilliam, Marvin Harden, Felrath Hines, Alvin C. Hollingsworth, Richard Hunt, Cliff Joseph, Norman Lewis, Tom Lloyd, Richard Mayhew, Earl Miller,  Robert Reid, Betye Saar,  Thomas Sills, Hughie Lee–Smith, Russ Thompson, Lloyd Toone, Ed Wilson, Jack H. White
*"Fifteen New Voices", American Greeting Card Gallery, New York City. 	(March 12 - May 3, 1968):  Group exhibition. Included Emma Amos, Benny Andrews, Betty Blayton, Emilio Cruz, Avel DeKnight, Melvin Edwards, Reginald Gammon, Alvin C. Hollingsworth, Tom Lloyd, William Majors, Earl Miller, Mahler Ryder, Raymond Saunders, Jack H. White, Jack Whitten. [Co-sponsored by Ruder and Finn Fine Arts, Inc. and the Studio Museum in Harlem.]
*Group Exhibition, Lever House, New York City - "Counterpoints 23" 	(1967) [Included: Betty Blayton, Alvin C. Hollingsworth, Earl Miller, Faith Ringgold, Mahler Ryder, Jack H. White.]
*Group Exhibition, Harlem Cultural Council, New York City - "The Art of the American Negro"  (1966)   Romare Bearden nyɛla ban daa nam li. [bɛ shɛba nyɛ: Charles Alston, Emma Amos, Betty Blayton, Jacob Lawrence, Hughie Lee-Smith, Richard Nugent, Simon B. Outlaw, Faith Ringgold, Vincent D. Smith, Charles White, et al.]
*Solo Exhibition, Capricorn Gallery, New York City 		(May 4–20, 1966)
*Solo Exhibition, Adair Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia 	(1963)
*Solo Exhibition, St. Thomas Gallery, Saint Thomas, Virgin Islands 	(1960)
*Collectors Corner Gallery, Washington, D.C. 		(1959)

## Kundivihira

## External links
* Betty Blayton Professional Website
* Interview with Betty Blayton Taylor and Susan Shapiro at the WNYC Archives
* Remembrances of Betty Blayton-Taylor, Studio Museum Co-Founder and Harlem Arts Activist
* Remembering Betty Blayton 
* Segment of the film "FIVE" focusing on Betty Blayton
* Entire film "FIVE" with Romare Bearden, Betty Blayton, Barbara Chase Riboud, Richard Hunt and Charles White
* journey of a soul: the life and work of betty blayton-taylor
* Art Break: Celebrate Harlem Artist and Activist Betty Blayton at Elizabeth Dee
* Yes, Black Women Made Abstract Art Too, as a Resounding New Show Makes Clear
* Betty Blayton Sample Paintings