Bea Nettles has been exhibiting and publishing her autobiographical works since 1970.

Since that time, she has had over fifty one-person exhibitions including the International Museum of Photography at the Eastman House, the Museum of Contemporary Photography in Chicago, and Light Gallery and Witkin Gallery in NYC. Her works have also been shown internationally in major group exhibitions.

Her images are in numerous collections including the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the National Gallery of Canada, the Polaroid International Collection, the International Museum of Photography at the Eastman House, and the Center for Creative Photography in Tucson, Arizona.

She has taught photography and artists’ books since 1970 at Rochester Institute of Technology, Tyler School of Art, and the University of Illinois where she is currently a Professor.

Nettles has lectured internationally and taught numerous workshops at universities and other institutions including:

• Penland School
• Pyramid Atlantic
• International Museum of Photography, NYC
• Peter’s Valley
• The Paper and Book Intensive