About

Beth Shook

Beth Shook considers herself a southwest native, having lived her most reckless and influential years in El Paso, Texas.

She earned her BFA from the University of Texas at El Paso in 1985. Under the instruction of the most accomplished professors, she discovered a love for clay, developed her skills as a craftsman, and near obsession with the drawn line.

She received her MFA in Ceramics from Arizona State University in 1990. Her teaching career spanned 30 years with the Maricopa Community Colleges. She returned to drawing in 2021, her first love. Ms. Shook maintains a studio in Phoenix, Arizona.

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Selected Exhibitions

2024  Wild Kingdoms. Phoenix, Arizona.

2023  Diversity in the Desert: Expanding the Airport’s Art Collection. Phoenix, Arizona.

          The Last CA101. Redondo Beach, California.

          Bugs, Birds & Botanicals. Phoenix, Arizona.

2022  Little by Little. Gilbert, Arizona.

2021  42nd Annual Contemporary Crafts. Mesa, Arizona.

2020  The 23rd San Angelo National Ceramic Competition. San Angelo, Texas.

2019  Small Rebellions (solo). Phoenix, Arizona.

All Art Arizona 2019. Gilbert, Arizona.

2018  Ceramic+. Mesa, Arizona.

          CA 101, 2018. Redondo Beach, California.

          draw: the art of curiosity & innovation. Tempe, Arizona.

2017  The Evidence of Hope (solo). Phoenix, Arizona.

          The 6th Annual five15 to the Power of Five. Phoenix, Arizona.

2015  Drawing With Everything. Phoenix, Arizona.

          Birds of a Feather. Tempe, Arizona.

          All Art Arizona 2015. Gilbert, Arizona.

          2nd Juried Exhibition. Paradise Valley, Arizona.

          Drawn Drawing. Bridgewater, Massachusetts.

2014  From the Earth. Tubac, Arizona.

2013  Beth Shook Recent Work (solo). Coolidge, Arizona.

           Atomica Ceramica: What a Blast!, Chandler, Arizona.

2010  Journal Entries and Margin Notes (solo), Phoenix, Arizona.

2009  Biennial Juried Ceramics Exhibition, Flagstaff, Arizona.

2008  Beth Shook (solo), Phoenix, Arizona.

           Table Manners, Mesa, Arizona.

2007  Collective Essay (solo), Phoenix, Arizona.

2006  Based on a True Story (solo), Phoenix, Arizona.

2005  Inside Outside, Phoenix, Arizona.

2004  Tri-State National:42nd Annual Juried Exhibition, Beaumont, Texas.

2003  The Human Revealed, Surprise, Arizona.