Betsy Barrett-Hails is a contemporary realist specializing in oil paintings. Her award winning works depict large, colorful figures and still lifes. She earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Auburn University with a major in painting.

Betsy spent her early years traveling with her Air Force family throughout Europe and the United States.

Betsy's painting hang in the collections of Pepsi Co, Inc., Purchase, NY, the Alabama Federal Courthouse, Huntingdon College, Montgomery, Al., among many other private and business collections throughout the United States.