Beth spenther early childhood on Tiree and, after a spell in Kansas, she moved to Kingussie in the Highlands. She studied at ECA, graduating with a degree in sculpture in 1995. Since then she has continued to draw and paint, travelling around the West Highlands and Islands of Scotland to collect source material and sketches which are then worked up into larger pieces in her studio. In recent years she has been lucky enough to spend time on St Kilda and has also had the opportunity to explore the south coast of  Iceland. She is currently working on pieces based on the north west coast of Scotland around her home in Elphin.