Member Biography

ARTIST STATEMENT

"As an artist living in the woods all the seasons of the year are my inspiration. Every view out the window is a painting. How lucky I am to be living on the Teanaway River.

This year came a change.  I lived in the Anza Borrego Desert for five months. One sunny day after another I hiked the desert and began painting anew. Rabbits and birds and flowering cactus were my inspiration.

Involvement in the community gave me the opportunity to teach sumi in the middle school and adults. Extended trips in Southern California showed me the wonders of the area. My paintings share the beauty.

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2000

• Seattle-Tacoma International Airport

1994

• Opera Gallery Art, Paris, France ­ Solo Exhibition

1993

• National Watercolor Society, CA
• Sumi-E Society of America, Washington, DC

1991

• Northwest Watercolor Society, WA

1990

• Traveling Show in Germany & Japan

1989

• Frye Art Museum, WA

1988

• Lincoln Center, NY, International Sumi-E
• The National Arts Club, NY, Open Watercolor
• Sumi-E Society of America, NY

1987

• Salmagundi Club, NY, National Drawing Show

AWARDS

2000

• Independent Publisher Book Award - THE TEMPEST

1999

• Clymer Museum of Art ­ Landscape Show - 1st Place

1998

• Small Press Book Award A MIDSUMMER'S NIGHT DREAM

1991

• 16th Annual Sumi-E Society of America, Washington, DC

1990

• Northwest Watercolor Signature Show 1st Place

1989

• Art Splash, WA - 1st Place

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

• Northwest Watercolor Society,
  Signature Member
• Women Painters of Washington,
  Past President
• Eastside Association of Fine Arts,
  Past President
• Puget Sound Sumi Artists

TEACHING

• La Conner Art Workshops - July 28-30, 2006 (info 888-345-0067 ext 5)
• Moses LakeMuseum and Art Center (info 509-766-9395)
• Borrego Art Institute (760-767-0420)

EDUCATION

• BFA, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
• Classes & Workshops: Katherine Chang Liu, Skip Lawrence, Don Getz
• Intensive Studies Seminar 1998 Santa Fe, NM

GALLERIES

• Sunburst, Chelan, WA
  The Gallery, Borrego Springs, CA

See more of Barbara's illustrations of
the Shakespearean works at www.74thstreet.com.

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