Betsy Anderson has been a resident artist in the Torpedo Factory Art Center for 26 years. Anderson majored in Fine Arts at Sophie Newcomb College, Tulane University and has a bachelor's degree in Fine Arts from Wright State University. In addition to her studio, she was Assistant Executive Director of the Art League from 1980-1988. She was President of the Art League Board of Directors from 1998 to 2005 and is a Commissioner on the Alexandria Commission for the Arts. Anderson has also served on the Board of Directors of the Torpedo Factory Art Association. She was nominated in 2002 for the Alexandria Woman of the Year in Cultural Affairs. Anderson's work is represented in private and corporate collections in the United States, Europe, and South America. In addition to her Torpedo Factory Studio, she maintains a private studio in coastal North Carolina.

Betsy gains inspiration for her work from frequent travels, finding colors and patterns that awake the memory of a special place or the emotion of a special scene. Her paintings ebb and flow with color and motion to reveal a sense of place. A commitment to landscape is at the heart of Anderson's art and color is its strength. Clean swept vistas or abstract fields of color of her paintings invoke images from the viewer's experience. The color is compelling, allowing the spirit of the work to be tranquil or emotional and defined with volume, form, space and light. The result is artwork with a fresh, self-assured quality.

The versatility and unpredictability of the monotype make it an ideal medium for Anderson's bold and vibrant palate. The intense colors push and pull against each other, creating motion where none exists and emotion which none must miss. The multi-layering process produces a depth and tone to the subtle hues and shapes that may be architectural or geological.