BORN
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
EDUCATION
M.S., Boston University, Boston, MA, Mass Communications
B.A., Thiel College, Greenville, PA, Sociology
Studio Courses and Workshops Completed
Clay – Pattie Chalmers, Haystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME
Crafts – Ron Pivovar, Greenville, PA
Drawing – Elen Feinberg, Albuquerque, NM
Hand Bookbinding – Lynne Crocker, Portsmouth, NH
Japanese Style Woodblock Printing – Mary Sweet, Albuquerque, NM
Life Drawing – Leo Neufeld, Albuquerque, NM
Monotype – New Grounds Print Workshop, Albuquerque, NM
Oil Painting – Alvin Dunkle, Greenville, PA
Pottery – Ron Pivovar, Greenville, PA
Silk-Screen – Ron Pivovar, Greenville, PA
Watercolor – J.K. Drummond, Albuquerque, NM
Watercolor – D. Lawrey Vorhees, Albuquerque, NM
White Line Woodblock Printmaking – Lisa Houck, Arundel Farm Gallery, Arundel, ME
Museum Docent Classes Completed
Salvador Dalí Museum, St. Petersburg, FL
Art History Courses 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
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
MEMBERSHIPS
Monotype Guild of New England
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2019 TORN-TO-PIECES-HOOD:
A series of monotype collages by Barbara van Buskirk
Ceres Bakery, Portsmouth, NH
2017 Rapt in Winter (II):
A Mix of Monotypes/Paintings/Collage by Barbara van Buskirk
Indian Hill Music, The Gallery at Indian Hill, Camilla Blackman Hall, Littleton, MA
2016 Rapt in Winter: A Mix of Monotypes/Paintings/Collage by Barbara van Buskirk
Sentry Hill, Tennyson Gallery, York, ME
2013 The Wonder of Life: Monotypes by Barbara van Buskirk
Sentry Hill, Tennyson Gallery, York, ME
2009 To Imagine Is Everything: New Work by Barbara Van Buskirk
The Fisher Gallery, Albuquerque, NM
SELECTED JURIED EXHIBITIONS
2022 New England Printmakers Juried Exhibition
New Hampshire Art Association, Portsmouth, NE
2018 Open Regional Juried Show
The Barn Gallery, Ogunquit, ME
2018 National Juried Competition ⎯ Works on Paper 2018 Exhibition
Long Beach Island Foundation of the Arts and Sciences, Loveladies, NJ
Juror: Kim Conaty, Steven and Ann Ames Curator o Drawings and Prints,
The Whitney Museum of American Art, New York City, New York
2018 All Over The Place: Summer 2018 Exhibit
The Gallery at 100 Market, Portsmouth, NH
2017 Barn Gallery Regional Artists Exhibit
The Barn Gallery, Ogunquit, ME
2014 28th Annual Omer T. Lassonde Open Juried Exhibition
New Hampshire Art Association, Portsmouth, NH
2013 14th Annual Joan L. Dunfey Memorial Open Juried Exhibition
New Hampshire Art Association, Portsmouth, NH
2013 Barn Gallery Regional Artists Exhibit
The Barn Gallery, Ogunquit, ME
2013 Prescott Park Arts Festival Exhibit
Sheafe Warehouse, Prescott Park, Portsmouth, NH
2013 Un-themed and Varied: The Winter 2013 Exhibit
The Gallery at 100 Market, Portsmouth, NH
2012 Fall into Winter 2012
The Gallery at 100 Market, Portsmouth, NH
2012 Works on Paper
York Art Association, York, ME
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 GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022 Portsmouth Athenaeum Proprietors’ Exhibition
Portsmouth Athenaeum, Randall Gallery, Portsmouth, NH
2014 Inspired
New Hampshire Art Association, Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery, Portsmouth, NH
2013 Reflections
Kittery Art Association, Kittery, ME
2013 Figure It Out
New Hampshire Art Association, Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery, Portsmouth, NH
2013 Breaking All the Rules
New Hampshire art Association, Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery, Portsmouth, NH
2012 Wonderful Water
York Art Association, York, ME
SELECTED INVITATIONAL EXHIBITIONS
2016 The Button Factory at PMAC
Portsmouth Music and Arts Center, Portsmouth, NH
2015 The Button Factory at PMAC
Portsmouth Music and Arts Center, Portsmouth, NH
2012 Unplugged: Works from the Darkroom and Studio
Bebe Café & Gallery, Old Town, Albuquerque, NM
2011 The Breakfast Club
Satellite Coffee, 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
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
PUBLICATIONS AND OTHER MEDIA
The Creators of SomeCity (YouTube), Episode 123: “Barbara van Buskirk: A Home in Monotype,” Premiered February 8, 2019
“Other Lives: The art of experimenting” by Mike Lohmeier, EDGE Magazine, September 6-12, 2018, page 18
The Woven Tale Press: Cybersphere’s Premier Literary and Fine Arts Magazine, Feature Article: “How I Make a Monotype” by Barbara van Buskirk, May 16, 2016
The Woven Tale Press: Cybersphere’s Premier Literary and Fine Arts Magazine, Volume IV, #3, April 2016
Monoprint-Monotype e-zine, Volume 1, Issue 1, Winter 2015
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
College of Santa Fe, Santa Fe, New Mexico
SELECTED PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
California, Colorado, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Texas, Pennsylvania