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LATEST
NEWS
Updated 18 March 2011.
Commencing
18 March 2011, Barbara
is participating in the "In Bloom" group exhibition at the Wallace
Morrinsville Gallery. This exhibition coincides with the Morrinsville
Garden Festival which is being held over the last weekend in March.
Besides having paintings on display at her own Kowhai Watercolour
Studio in Coromandel, Barbara also has work for sale at the "Little
Gallery" in Tairua.
Looming closer is the 2011 Great Coromandel Arts Tour which will be
held over 3 consecutive weekends (Fri/Sat/Sun) commencing 06 May
2011. For more information, visit the tour website ----
www.coromandelartstour.org.nz
GALLERY
VISITOR
COMMENTS:
Michael & Jo, Wareham, Dorset, UK
"An inspiration to those of us who keep trying"
Roberta, Bologna, ITALY
"Amazing colours!"
Cathy, Kaimarama, NZ
"Vibrant, alive, passionate!"
Janette & George, Wellington, N.Z.
"Paintings with feeling".
Alice & Joe, USA
"Still our favourite artist".
E & A, from B.C., CANADA
"The canvases come to life"
Graham, Hamilton, N.Z.
"You have undressed the landscape and discovered the under truth" |
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Born
in
Germany, Barbara trained
for 5 years in Art and Design (3 years in textiles and 2 years in
ceramic/product design) at Fachhochschule (College of Design) in
Krefeld, Germany. After graduating in the textile medium, Barbara
worked as an employee with, amongst others, the international company
Vereinigte Seidenwebereien A.G. (United Silk Weaving Company) in
Krefeld, and also as a freelance fabric designer.
In
1984, Barbara migrated to south-west Ireland where she established a
studio and became widely known for her creative achievements in both
ceramics and watercolour painting. In 1990 she moved to New Zealand and
established the Kowhai Water Colour Studio in Coromandel, and in 1993
was joined by local artist Patrick Greene. 2004 saw the opening of a
fully dedicated gallery in her new cliff top home, overlooking Long
Bay. In April 2005 Barbara attended The Julian Ashton Art School,
Sydney under the tutelage of David Briggs and Rod Wong.
Barbara´s
paintings form part of numerous private and corporate collections, both
in New Zealand and
overseas, including that of internationally recognised artist and
collector, the late Roy Dalgarno.
Barbara is a regular entrant in art
competitions, and her recent
results include:
Feb
Jan
Nov
Oct
Sept
May
Jan
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2011
2011
2010
2010
2010
2010
2010
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SELECTED FINALIST, Estuary Artworks Exhibition,
Uxbridge Gallery, Howick
Merit Award, 40th Waihi Summer Festival, Waihi.
SELECTED FINALIST, Waitakere Trust Art Awards, Corban's Winery, Henderson, Auckland.
Selected
Finalist, North Shore City Art Awards, Mairangi Arts Centre, Mairangi
Bay.
SUPREME AWARD WINNER plus 2nd oil/acrylic section, Franklin Art Festival, Pukekohe.
SELECTED FINALIST, Peters Doig Marlborough Art Awards,Blenheim.
SELECTED FINALIST, 25th Molly Morpeth Canaday Art Awards, Whakatane Summer Arts.
Whakatane. |
Jan
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2010
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2nd
prize, Supreme Art Award, Waihi Summer Festival,
Waihi.
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Nov
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2009
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2nd
prize, Waitakere Trust Art Awards, Corban's Winery, Henderson, Auckland.
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Oct
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2009
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PREMIER
AWARD WINNER
Walker & Hall Waiheke Art Award, Waiheke Island.
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Oct
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2009
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1st
Prize, Watercolour Section
Taranaki Art Awards, Opunake, Taranaki.
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Oct
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2009
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SELECTED FINALIST, North Shore City Art Awards, Mairangi Arts Centre, Mairangi
Bay.
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May
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2009
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SELECTED FINALIST, Peters Doig Marlborough Art Awards, Blenheim. |
May
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2009
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Highly
Commended, Wai Art Awards, Carterton.
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Jan
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2009
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Selected
Finalist, 24th Molly Morpeth Canaday Art Awards, Whakatane Summer Arts,
Whakatane.
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Nov
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2008
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2
paintings, SELECTED FINALISTS, Tauranga National Art Awards, Tauranga
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Nov
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2008
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Taranaki
Art Awards, Opunake
Watercolour --- Highly Commended |
Oct
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2008
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PREMIER
AWARD WINNER, North Shore City Art Awards, Mairangi Art
Centre,
Mairangi Bay
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April
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1st
prize, Professional Watercolour, Best watercolour in show (Raye Hannam Memorial Rosebowl), and Royal
Agricultural Society Gold Medallion (Most Successful Artist) -- Royal
Easter Show, Auckland.
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Barbara has received numerous other competition awards at Cambridge,
Franklin, Paeroa, Tauranga, Thames, Tokoroa and Waihi.
In addition to these awards, she has also been a selected exhibitor at
the prestigious North Shore (1995), and Norsewear and Molly Morpeth
Canaday (1996) competitions.
Since arriving in New Zealand, Barbara has held numerous exhibitions,
both solo and combined, throughout the North Island, and was the
invited guest judge at the Waihi Summer Arts Festival in 2003 and at
the Thames Society of Arts Summer Festival in 2008.
Overseas
Barbara has had her work included in a limited edition art calendar
("Galerie", 2001) which was distributed worldwide by international art
publishers, Te Neues, and has also been an invited feature writer for
the Australian Artist Magazine (June 2006 and December 2007).
Additionally, she has held solo
exhibitions have been held in Germany(Bingen and Krefeld), Ireland
(Cork and Killarney) and Osaka, Japan.
In Ireland, Barbara was awarded
1st
prize in the National Painting Competition in Bantry and was also a
selected exhibitor at the Royal Hibernian Academy in Dublin in both 1988 and 1989.
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