For Barbara Wolf, artist is not so much a profession as a state of being from which there is no escape. At ten years of age she knew art would consume her life. Her first oil was painted at fourteen. Enthralled by Art History, particularly the historical development of techniques, she devoured the writings of Cennino Cennini, Leonardo da Vinci, and Giorgio Vasari. She has always considered archival integrity as important as composition and technique. Those who see her classical still life paintings are immediately captivated by her ability to express detail more finely than a photograph, to let viewers feel with their eyes the delicate gold thread of a tapestry or the soft plush of velvet.

A native Coloradoan, Barbara received her BFA from Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design in Denver. She currently lives in Greeley, painting and giving private lessons in her studio in Loveland. Her egg tempera and oil paintings are in private and corporate collections throughout the United States. Exhibitions include such prestigious shows as Catharine Lorillard Wolfe, Oil Painters of America, Audubon Artists, and American Artists Professional League.

Education        (back to top)

B.F.A. Illustration, Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design, Denver, CO

Solo Exhibitions

1997 "Classical Anachronisms", Le Stelle Gallery, Littleton, CO

Juried Group Exhibitions

2005 14th Annual Oil Painters of America National Exhibit, Chicago, IL

2005 55th Annual Academic Artists Association Exhibition, Springfield, MA

2005 14th Annual Northern Colorado National Art Exhibition, Ft. Collins, CO

Honorable Mention Award

2004 13^th Annual Northern Colorado National Art Exhibition, Ft. Collins, CO

2004 108th Annual Exhibition, Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, New York, NY

2004 National Greeley Art Exhibition, Greeley, CO

3rd Place Award

2004 62nd Annual Audubon Artists Exhibition, New York, NY

2004 Egg Tempera Society International Exhibit, Cornwall, England

2003 75^th Annual Grand National Exhibition, American Artists Professional League, New York, NY

2003 61^st Annual Audubon Artists Exhibition, New York, NY

2003 AAWA Associate Show, Patrons Gallery, Denver, CO

2003 National Greeley Art Exhibition, Greeley, CO

2002 106^th Annual Exhibition, Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, New York, NY

Colonel George J. Morales Memorial Award for Still Life

2002 "Of Mind and Spirit", AAWA Associate Show,  Farmington, NM

1st Place Media Award

1997-2001 Open Studios Tour, Boulder, CO

1999-2001 Colorado Art Open, Foothills Art Center, Golden, CO

2001 "Realism 2001", Cultural Center for Fine Art, Parkersburg, WVA

1999 National Greeley Art Exhibition, Greeley, CO

1999 Northern Colorado 8^th National Art Exhibition, Ft Collins, CO

1999 "Outreach", City of Lakewood, Lakewood, CO

1998 "Lines into Shapes", The Art Center of Estes Park, Estes Park, CO

1998 Colorado State Fair, Pueblo, CO.        (back to top)

 

Allied Artists of America

Audubon Artists

American Academy of Women Artists

Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club

Society of Egg Tempera Painters

Oil Painters of America

Ellingboe, Sonya. "Exploring Beyond Surface, Color and Pattern" 

Littleton Independent 10, July, 1997: p25.

Dunker, Lynann. "Capturing Flowers in Art" 

Rocky Mountain Spirit, Spring, 2005: p24.

Studio Contact         (back to top)

Barbara Wolf Studio

187 SW 12th Street

Loveland, CO  80537

970-290-9899