BORN

 

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

EDUCATION  

M.S., Boston University, Boston, MA, Mass Communications
B.A., Thiel College, Greenville, PA, Sociology

   

Studio Courses Completed
Monotype - New Grounds Print Workshop, Albuquerque, NM
Life Drawing - Leo Neufeld, Harwood Art Center, Albuquerque, NM
Drawing - Elen Feinberg, The University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
Watercolor - D. Lawrey Vorhees, Albuquerque, NM
Pottery - Ron Pivovar, Thiel College, Greenville, PA
Silk-Screen - Ron Pivovar, Thiel College, Greenville, PA
Crafts - Ron Pivovar, Thiel College, Greenville, PA
Oil Painting - Alvin Dunkle, Thiel College, Greenville, PA                     

   

Museum Docent Classes Completed
Salvador Dalí Museum, St. Petersburg, FL

   

Art History Classes Completed
Orientation to Art Theory - Thiel College, Greenville, PA
Pre-Columbian Art History - Thiel College, Greenville, PA
Renaissance Art History - Thiel College, Greenville, PA

ART-RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE

 

 

 

 


SOLO EXHIBITIONS

 

Taos Summer Writers' Conference,
The University of New Mexico
Department of English Language and Literature, Albuquerque, NM
Assistant Director

Salvador Dalí Museum, St. Petersburg, FL
Operations Assistant (Visitor Services Staff) and Docent
                                   
Cape Ann Historical Museum, Gloucester, MA
Assistant Administrator and Tour Guide

 

2009 To Imagine Is Everything: New Work by Barbara Van Buskirk
The Fisher Gallery, Albuquerque, NM

SELECTED JURIED EXHIBITIONS  

2008 Faces of Woman
18th Annual National Juried Art Exhibition
Las Vegas Arts Council, Las Vegas, NM

2007 Professional Fine Arts Exhibit
EXPO New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM

2005 Imprints
Albuquerque Arts Alliance, Albuquerque, NM

2005 Hand Prints
The University of New Mexico-Los Alamos, Los Alamos, NM

2005 Imprinted: Contemporary Printmaking
El Museo Cultural de Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM


2004 First Annual Go Figure Exhibition
Maryland Federation of Art, Circle Gallery, Annapolis, MD
Juror: Wilford W. Scott, Department Head of Adult Programs,
Education Division, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

2003 Euro-Estampe 2003, 5th Biennale Europeenne de Gravure
(International Juried), Lorient, France

SELECTED INVITATIONAL EXHIBITIONS  

2011 The Breakfast Club
Satellite Coffee in Nob Hill, Albuquerque, NM


2010 Personal Space: Work by the Harwood Studio Artists
The Harwood Art Center, Albuquerque, NM


2008 Pressing Objectives
The Fisher Gallery, Albuquerque, NM

2007 A Starry Night
Albuquerque Museum of Art and History, Albuquerque, NM
Sponsored by Escuela del Sol Montessori & Harwood Art Center

2007 Awakenings
Works on Paper Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

2007 Maravilla 2007 Gala
Sandia Resort and Casino, Albuquerque, NM
Sponsored by the National Hispanic Cultural Center

2007 The Feminine Touch
The Fisher Gallery, Albuquerque, NM

2006 Printmaking Perceptions
The Fisher Gallery, Albuquerque, NM

2005 Lasting Impressions
The Fisher Gallery, Albuquerque, NM

2004 Waking Life: Monotypes by Barbara van Buskirk (Solo Exhibit)
Café Riviera, Albuquerque, NM

2003 Emerging Artists
The Fisher Gallery, Albuquerque, NM

2003 Monothon 17
College of Santa Fe Printmaking Center, Santa Fe, NM

2002 Monothon 16
College of Santa Fe Printmaking Center, Santa Fe, NM

2002 New Work by New Grounds’ Artists
New Grounds Print Workshop, Albuquerque, NM

2001 Monothon 15
College of Santa Fe Printmaking Center, Santa Fe, NM

2001 New Work by New Grounds’ Artists
New Grounds Print Workshop, Albuquerque, NM

2000 New Work by New Grounds’ Artists
New Grounds Print Workshop, Albuquerque, NM

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS   College of Santa Fe, Santa Fe, New Mexico
SELECTED PRIVATE COLLECTIONS  

California, Colorado, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Mexico, New York, Texas, Pennsylvania

 


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