Dear Friend, I hope my news finds you well. I have received new recognition and have an upcoming exhibition at the Museum!
The Pinnacles oil 11x16
Award: The Pinnacles, oil, 11" x 14"
Oil Painters of America Salon National Show Award of Excellence
I am deeply honored by the award of excellence. OPA shows are filled with beautiful, high quality work and it is an honor to receive this award and to show among these amazing works of art. Salon Show Winners
Featured Artwork in OutdoorPainter.com
I told the story of painting "White Cliffs" during my artist-in-residency at Ghost Ranch, NM during the fall of 2020.

A wonderful surprise to have the editors of Plein Air Magazine feature it! Read
AND an editorial for the same piece in Western Art Collector Magazine, May 2021. "Artist Barbara Coleman paints because she has found that seeking the answers to visual questions brings her into the state of paying profound attention, with the result of experiencing greater awareness of the present moment. Painting is an expressive, emotional and (paradoxically) nonverbal language. Painting is the language of relationships — the interplay of light and shadow, color, value, movement. Painting teaches her to see; seeing teaches her how to paint. It is a lifelong lesson to respond to the world with curiosity, not automaticity."
See me at the Albuquerque Museum!
31st Annual ArtsThrive Exhibition
October 9 – December 5, 2021
The Art Exhibition and Benefit purpose is to fund vital educational and exhibition programs, as well as acquisitions at the Albuquerque Museum. Show Details
Barbara Coleman Studio | email | 505-249-9138 | barbaracoleman.com