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Mixed media artist, Barbara Brotherton, now living in the Sierra Foothills, received
her formal training at Cal State University at Long Beach, San Francisco Art
Institute, California College of Arts and Crafts and most recently at Art Instituto
Allende in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.� She has exhibited at the Laguna
Beach Museum of Art, ACCI Gallery, Berkeley, Claudia Chapline Gallery,
Stinson Beach, and other institutions throughout California.
Utilizing materials such as distressed wood, poured stone, earthy pigments,
copper, silver and gold metal leaf and acid patinas, a holistic insight is
reflected.� This layering process plays a symbolic role in her work and represents
a metaphor of natural processes like sedimentation, erosion, entropy, and the
cycle of birth, death and rebirth.� Her travels to Turkey, Cyprus, Italy, Egypt and
Japan have been a major influence in the development of her crusty surfaces in a
contemporary way, and is a natural outgrowth of deep appreciation of Middle
Eastern and Far Eastern culture and architecture.
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EXHIBITIONS
2006��� Solo Exhibition, Atrium Art Gallery, Greenbrae, CA
2006� Solo Exhibition, Institute for Health & Healing, San Francisco, CA
1995� to Present:� Site-specific commissions Hospitals, Hotels, Corporations
1994��� Marin Arts Council Member Exhibit, Corte Madera, CA
1994��� Multi-Media Exhibit, Marin County Civic Center, San Rafael, CA
1993��� “Marin Scene,” Artisans Gallery, Mill Valley, CA
1993��� Marin Community Foundation, Larkspur, CA
1993��� Claudia Chapline Gallery, Stinson Beach, CA
1992��� Marin County Fair, San Rafael, CA
1992��� “Baskets and Beyond,” Artisans Gallery, Mill Valley, CA
1992� “The Great Marin String Along,” College of Marin Fine Arts Gallery,
� �������� Kentfield, CA
1991� “Contemporary Furniture and Textiles,” College of Marin Fine Arts
����������Gallery, Kentfield, CA
1990�� “Recycle Show,” Artisans Gallery, Mill Valley, CA
1990� “Design and Craft, The New Decade,” ACCI Gallery, Berkeley, CA
1990� “Annual Open Sculpture and Craft Exhibition,” Marin Society
��������� of Artists, Ross, CA
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AWARDS:
1991 Buck Foundation Individual Artist Grant Recipient
TEACHING/ART RELATED EMPLOYMENT;
Guest Lecturer:� California College of the Arts, Oakland; College of Marin, Kentfield, CA
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SELECTED PRIVATE & CORPORATE COLLECTIONS:
Sayre High School Library, Sayre, PA
Thelma Jarman, North Hollywood, CA
Jeff Fenly, Culver City, CA
Jim Foley, Marina Del Rey, CA
Jonathan Collins, Beverly Hills, CA
Chuck Greenwood, Dassel, MN
Archie Gupta, Beverly Hills, CA
Kirk Bernard, Pacific Palisades, CA
Steven Lee, Westlake Village, CA
Mary Gerber, Manhattan Beach, CA
George Lange, Canada
Bruce Fabel, Los Angeles, CA
Ian Ziering, West Los Angeles, CA
Dr. & Mrs. Robert Spears, Colorado Springs, CO
Mr. & Mrs. Deane Dana, Sacramento, CA
Melinda White, Orinda, CA
Gloria Matuszewski, Oakland, CA
Richard Thompson, Larkspur, CA
Jaffe Marketing, Oakland, CA
Dana/Foran Advertising, Sacramento, CA
Ocean Park Community Center, Santa Monica, CA
Grey Advertising, San Francisco, CA
Sheraton Hotel, Newport Beach, CA
Mr. & Mrs. Kedler, Beverly Hills, CA
Mr. & Mrs. Blair, Palos Verdes, CA
Mr. Klaus, Seattle, WA
Hilton Hotel, Los Angeles, CA
U.S. Ambassador’s Residence, Nicosia, Cyprus
St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis, IN
President Bill & Senator Hillary Clinton, Chappaqua, NY
Kaiser Permanente Medical Office, Redwood City, CA
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Artist Statement:
"Utilizing materials such as wood, poured stone, metal leaf and patinas, I create wall pieces that reflect my appreciation of Asian art and culture. My study of Confucius and his teaching of " human-heartedness" and Lao Tzu's Taoist philosophy of simplicity, led me to�� the art of calligraphy� . In my interpretation of the traditional healing symbols, this body of work represents my deep respect for the complexity of the psyche and the need for the presence of spirit."
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