{"id":1791,"date":"2021-04-16T17:00:14","date_gmt":"2021-04-17T00:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nau.edu\/art\/?page_id=1791"},"modified":"2021-04-16T17:01:35","modified_gmt":"2021-04-17T00:01:35","slug":"bethany-watts-cruz","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/school-art-design\/galleries\/online-galleries\/student-gallery\/spring-2021-bfa-show\/bethany-watts-cruz\/","title":{"rendered":"Bethany Watts-Cruz"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/div><\/article><\/main><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"entry-content container-fluid fullwidthmedia-container not-in-view\">\n<h1>Bethany Watts-Cruz<\/h1>\n<!-- shortcode-block-quote -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-block-quote shortcode-block-quote--left\">\n    <div class=\"shortcode-block-quote__inner-container\">\n        <span>\n&#8216;Pink and Blue&#8217;\u00a0explores narratives of identity being interconnected rather than a single category of self in collage-like compositions. This allows for a more in-depth conversation on political and social issues that looks at issues in many ways then one.\n<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/school-art-design\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/331\/wattscruz_bethany_artist-statement.pdf\">Read Bethany Watts-Cruz&#8217; full artist statement here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Click the images below for a larger view.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1791 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-uncropped-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/331\/wattscruz-bethany01_you-dont-know-me-like-that.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"398\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/331\/wattscruz-bethany01_you-dont-know-me-like-that-398x600.jpg\" class=\"attachment-uncropped-large size-uncropped-large\" alt=\"Painting of a woman scoffing next to a hand holding out a rose.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1772\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/331\/wattscruz-bethany01_you-dont-know-me-like-that-398x600.jpg 398w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/331\/wattscruz-bethany01_you-dont-know-me-like-that-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/331\/wattscruz-bethany01_you-dont-know-me-like-that-679x1024.jpg 679w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/331\/wattscruz-bethany01_you-dont-know-me-like-that-768x1158.jpg 768w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/331\/wattscruz-bethany01_you-dont-know-me-like-that-1019x1536.jpg 1019w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/331\/wattscruz-bethany01_you-dont-know-me-like-that-1359x2048.jpg 1359w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/331\/wattscruz-bethany01_you-dont-know-me-like-that-150x225.jpg 150w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/331\/wattscruz-bethany01_you-dont-know-me-like-that.jpg 1592w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 398px) 100vw, 398px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1772'>\n\t\t\t\t&#8220;You Don&#8217;t Know Me Like That&#8221;, Oil on Canvas, 36&#8243;x24&#8243;\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/331\/wattscruz-bethany02_to-be-really-seen.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"591\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/331\/wattscruz-bethany02_to-be-really-seen-600x591.jpg\" class=\"attachment-uncropped-large size-uncropped-large\" alt=\"Painting of a woman looking at a woman with a head as a flower in a business suit.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1773\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/331\/wattscruz-bethany02_to-be-really-seen-600x591.jpg 600w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/331\/wattscruz-bethany02_to-be-really-seen-300x295.jpg 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/331\/wattscruz-bethany02_to-be-really-seen-1024x1008.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/331\/wattscruz-bethany02_to-be-really-seen-768x756.jpg 768w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/331\/wattscruz-bethany02_to-be-really-seen-1536x1512.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/331\/wattscruz-bethany02_to-be-really-seen-2048x2016.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1773'>\n\t\t\t\t&#8220;To Be Really Seen&#8221;, Oil on Canvas, 24&#8243;x24&#8243;\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/331\/wattscruz-bethany03_ill-make-a-new-path.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"597\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/331\/wattscruz-bethany03_ill-make-a-new-path-597x600.jpg\" class=\"attachment-uncropped-large size-uncropped-large\" alt=\"Painting of a woman in a green dress posing in front of a building window and some flowers.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1774\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/331\/wattscruz-bethany03_ill-make-a-new-path-597x600.jpg 597w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/331\/wattscruz-bethany03_ill-make-a-new-path-1019x1024.jpg 1019w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/331\/wattscruz-bethany03_ill-make-a-new-path-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/331\/wattscruz-bethany03_ill-make-a-new-path-768x772.jpg 768w, 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fighter jet in the background.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1775\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/331\/wattscruz-bethany04_i-do-this-for-me-399x600.jpg 399w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/331\/wattscruz-bethany04_i-do-this-for-me-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/331\/wattscruz-bethany04_i-do-this-for-me-680x1024.jpg 680w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/331\/wattscruz-bethany04_i-do-this-for-me-768x1156.jpg 768w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/331\/wattscruz-bethany04_i-do-this-for-me-1020x1536.jpg 1020w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/331\/wattscruz-bethany04_i-do-this-for-me-1360x2048.jpg 1360w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/331\/wattscruz-bethany04_i-do-this-for-me-150x225.jpg 150w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/331\/wattscruz-bethany04_i-do-this-for-me-300x450.jpg 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/331\/wattscruz-bethany04_i-do-this-for-me.jpg 1594w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1775'>\n\t\t\t\t&#8220;I Do This for Me&#8221;, Oil on Canvas, 36&#8243;x24&#8243;\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/331\/wattscruz-bethany05_more-than-just-one-piece-scaled.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"382\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/331\/wattscruz-bethany05_more-than-just-one-piece-382x600.jpg\" class=\"attachment-uncropped-large size-uncropped-large\" alt=\"Painting of a woman who is lying down with her arm across her chest.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1776\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/331\/wattscruz-bethany05_more-than-just-one-piece-382x600.jpg 382w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/331\/wattscruz-bethany05_more-than-just-one-piece-191x300.jpg 191w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/331\/wattscruz-bethany05_more-than-just-one-piece-651x1024.jpg 651w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/331\/wattscruz-bethany05_more-than-just-one-piece-768x1208.jpg 768w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/331\/wattscruz-bethany05_more-than-just-one-piece-977x1536.jpg 977w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/331\/wattscruz-bethany05_more-than-just-one-piece-1302x2048.jpg 1302w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/331\/wattscruz-bethany05_more-than-just-one-piece-scaled.jpg 1526w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 382px) 100vw, 382px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1776'>\n\t\t\t\t&#8220;More Than Just One Piece&#8221;, Watercolor, 11&#8243;x8&#8243;\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/331\/wattscruz-bethany06_traditions-we-uphold.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"598\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/331\/wattscruz-bethany06_traditions-we-uphold-598x600.jpg\" class=\"attachment-uncropped-large size-uncropped-large\" alt=\"A painting of two hands held together holding a cross necklace.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1777\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/331\/wattscruz-bethany06_traditions-we-uphold-598x600.jpg 598w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/331\/wattscruz-bethany06_traditions-we-uphold-300x300.jpg 300w, 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