About

Barbara attended the renowned Alberta College of Art and Design in Calgary, Canada in the late seventies. A freshman trip to New York City fueled her lifelong passion to create. Since that time, her path to identifying as an artist, has taken a circuitous route from art student to retail display designer, from computer science student to computer analyst, from professional to stay-at-home parent. She now finds herself returning full circle to creating art. Barbara utilizes water-based media and, most recently, has been exploring the idea of transitions in her work.

Affiliations

Barbara is a signature member of the Colorado Watercolor Society and a juried member of the Arizona Watercolor Association. She has exhibited in both Canada and the United States and has received numerous awards and recognition. Her work has been published by North Light Books in two book series; Splash (16): The Best of Watercolor and Incite (3 and 4): The Best of Mixed Media. She has also illustrated two book covers: My Love Affair with Bruges and Carla and Antonio, written by Margaret Olsen and published by Balboa and Friesen Press respectively.

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Selected Exhibitions and Honors

2019: 46th Rocky Mountain National Watermedia Exhibition, Evergreen, CO
Blick Art Materials Award Honorable Mention "Even in the Quietest Moments"

2019: Art in B & W, 3 Square Art Gallery, Fort Collins, CO
Honorable Mention "Flight Risk"

2019: 5th Annual ISEA Member Only Online Exhibition,
"Torn"

2017: Rockies West 2017 National Exhibition, Grand Junction, CO
   "The Light in Her Eyes"

2016: Published in Incite 4 Relax Restore Renew: The Best of Mixed Media: North Light Books
"A Fragmented Life"
"Sedimentary Life"

  50th National Greeley Art Exhibition, Greeley, CO
Merit Award from Colorado Frames - "Torn"

2015: 42nd Rocky Mountain National Watermedia Exhibition, Golden, CO
"Afterlife"

Published in Splash 16: The Best of Watercolor: North Light Books
"The Brush Off"

Published in Incite 3 The Art of Storytelling: The Best of Mixed Media: North Light Books
"More Than Meets the Eye"

49th National Greeley Art Exhibition, CO
First Place Watercolor - "Flight"

49th National Greeley Art Exhibition, CO
Merit Award from Jack Richeson & Co., Inc. - "More Than Meets the Eye"

2013: Colorado Watercolor Society Members Show, Denver, CO
First Place Award - "Harbor Run"

2012: Colorado Watercolor Society New Trends Show, Denver, CO
First Place Award - "More Than Meets the Eye"

Colorado Watercolor Society
CWS signature membership awarded

21st National Art Exhibition: Artist's Association of Northern Colorado, Ft. Collins, CO
Colorado Frame Merchandise Award - "All Riot on the Western Front"

Coalition of Colorado Artists Annual Exhibition, Ft. Collins, CO
First Place Award - "Summer Solstice at Bodiam Castle"

Thompson Valley Art League June Show, Loveland, CO
Juror's Choice Award - "The Haunting"
Second Place - "After the Storm"

Barbara's Journey