Beth Moon was born in Neenah, Wisconsin and studied Fine Arts at the University of Wisconsin. Courses in painting, drawing, sculpture and design laid the foundation for her work in photography. Moving to England, a country that loves all things arboreal, gave her a new perspective on a land that has the greatest concentration of ancient trees.
Inspired by these trees, she decided to create a series of their portraits. Dissatisfied with the photographic tonality and stability of inkjet printing, she began experimenting with other printing processes such as Platinum palladium prints, a process ideal for her vision.
Beth Moon has gained international recognition for her large-scale, high-volume platinum prints. 1999 Moon’s work has appeared in over 60 solo and group exhibitions in the United States, Italy, England, France, Israel, Brazil, Dubai, Singapore and Canada. Her work is part of numerous public and private collections including the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, the Museum of Photographic Arts in San Diego and the Fox Talbot Museum in Wiltshire, England. In 2013, Between Earth and Sky, the first monograph of her work was published by Charta Art Books of Milan. In 2014 Abbeville Press published Ancient Trees: Portrait of Time, with a third book following the same year.