BARBARA FISHER

170 Lyman St, Studio #1
Asheville NC 28801
828.230.4177
barbara@barbarafisher.com
www.barbarafisher.com

EDUCATION

BFA: Painting, University of Colorado, Boulder CO
San Francisco State University, San Francisco CA, MFA Program

SOLO AND TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS

2008Clinical Center Gallery, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda MD
2007Precarious Promise, Wynn Bone Gallery, Annapolis MD
2006Blue Spiral 1 Gallery, Asheville NC
2006Moments in Time, Hidell Brooks Gallery, Charlotte NC
2004Blue Spiral 1 Gallery, Asheville NC
Balance, Hidell Brooks Gallery, Charlotte NC
2002Exploring Perception, Wynn Bone Gallery, St Augustine FL
Hidell Brooks Gallery, Charlotte NC
Somerhill Gallery, Chapel Hill NC
2001Wynn Bone Gallery, St Augustine FL
2000The Seaside Institute, Seaside FL
1995Sylvia White Gallery, Santa Monica CA
1993Thick and Thin, Sports LA Gallery, Los Angeles CA
1991Third Street Studio, San Francisco CA
Process and Paradox, Kennedy Art Center, Holy Names College, Oakland CA
1989Shaklee Plaza, San Francisco CA
1987De Saisset Museum, Santa Clara CA
Janet Steinberg Gallery, San Francisco CA
1986Memorial Union Gallery, University of Arizona, Tucson AZ
1985Recent Inquiries, Bank of America World Headquarters, San Francisco CA

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2008Tenth Anniversary Show, Hidell Brooks Gallery, Charlotte NC
Wynn Bone Gallery, Annapolis MD
The Bold & the Beautiful, Arts Council of Henderson County, Hendersonville NC
200710th Anniversary Show, Brunner Gallery, Covington, LA
20th September Competition, Alexandria Museum of Art Alexandria, LA
Winter Show 2007, Green Hill Center for NC Art; Greensboro NC
2006The Southern Landscape, Lee Hansley Gallery, Raleigh, NC
Ragdale 30th Anniversary Exhibition, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago IL
2005Introductions, Brunner Gallery, Baton Rouge LA
Night and Day, Upstairs Gallery, Tryon NC
New Year, New Works, Hanson Gallery, Knoxville TN
Small Works, Rentz Gallery, Richmond VA
2004Small Packages, Cumberland Gallery, Nashville TN
Through Women's Eyes, The Women's Center, Chapel Hill NC
The Seaside Institute, Seaside FL
2003The First Step: Drawings by Southeastern Artists, Blue Spiral Gallery, Asheville
Small Packages, Cumberland Gallery, Nashville TN
Hidell Brooks Gallery Fifth Anniversary Show, Charlotte NC
Recent Acquisitions to the Permanent Collection, Asheville Art Museum, Asheville
2002Small Packages, Cumberland Gallery, Nashville TN
Abstraction: A Parallel Reality, Blue Spiral 1 Gallery, Asheville NC
Hidell Brooks Gallery, Charlotte NC
Through Womens' Eyes, The Womens' Center, Chapel Hill NC
2001Black & White, Blue Spiral 1 Gallery, Asheville NC
New 3, Blue Spiral 1 Gallery, Asheville NC
Hidell Brooks Gallery, Charlotte NC
2000Endings and Beginnings, Asheville Art Museum, Asheville NC
Faculty 2000 Exhibition, University of North Carolina Asheville Upstairs Gallery, Tryon NC
Asheville in the Abstract, Zone One Contemporary, Asheville NC
1999Toe River Arts Council, Spruce Pine NC
1997Odyssey Gallery, Asheville NC
Center on Contemporary Arts (COCA) Annual, Seattle WA
1996Eight by Eight, Sun City Museum of Art, Sun City AZ
1995No Common Denominator, Mt. St. Mary's College, Los Angeles CA
Ucross: The First Ten Years, Ucross Foundation, Ucross WY
1994ART/LA 94, Los Angeles CA
1993Alexandria Museum of Art Annual, Alexandria LA
Boise State University Annual, Boise ID
1992San Diego Art Institute, All California Exhibition, San Diego CA
1991Women on Women, Bayfront Gallery, San Francisco CA
1989Four Painters, University of Arizona, Tucson AZ
1988Bay Arts 1988, Arts Council of San Mateo County, San Mateo CA
Introspectives, Pyramid Art Center, Rochester NY
1987Bay Arts 1987, Arts Council of San Mateo County, San Mateo CA
Art and Travel, San Francisco International Airport, San Francisco CA
1986Janet Steinberg Gallery, San Francisco CA
SFSF (San Francisco Science Fiction), Otis Parsons Institute, Los Angeles CA
1985Different Directions, San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery, San Francisco CA
San Francisco Arts Festival '85, San Francisco Art Institute, CA
1984California Women Artists, Matrix Gallery, Sacramento CA
All California 1984, Laguna Beach Art Museum, Laguna Beach CA
SFSf, The Clock Tower, New York NY
1983Richmond Arts Center Annual, Richmond CA

GRANTS/AWARDS

2008     Cover Art, "On Freedom Street", by Yesho Atil , E. Washington University Press
2007     Merit Award, September Competition, Alexandria Museum of Art, Alexandria, LA
2006     Best of North Carolina Artists and Artisans, Second Place, Mixed Media
2005     Invited Panelist, Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Awards Visual Arts Jury
2004     Jurors' Choice, Through Women's Eyes, Women's Center, Chapel Hill, NC
2004     Residency, The Seaside Institute, Seaside, FL
2003     Asheville Area Arts Council Regional Artist Project Grant
2001     Residency, Loft Nota Bene, Cadaques, Spain
2000     Residency, The Seaside Institute, Seaside, FL
1999     Best of Show, Toe River Arts Council Fall Exhibition, Spruce Pine, NC
1995     Residency, The Ragdale Foundation, Lake Forest, IL
1994     Residency, The Ucross Foundation, Ucross, WY
1992     Gold Discovery Award, Art of California Magazine
1987     Eureka Fellowship, Mortimer Fleishhacker Foundation Grant, $15,000 award
1985     Finalist, Contemporary Artist Award, Oakland Museum, Oakland, CA

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

Capital One, Richmond, VA
Western Carolina University Art Museum, Cullowhee, NC
Asheville Art Museum, Asheville NC
Gastonia Womens and Childrens Hospital, Gastonia, NC
First Charter Bank, Charlotte NC
University of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill, NC
Bank of America Corporate Collection, San Francisco, CA
Union Pacific Bank, Seattle, WA

CURRENT REPRESENTATION

Brunner Gallery, Covington, LA
Blue Spiral 1 Gallery, Asheville, NC
Hidell Brooks Gallery, Charlotte, NC
Wynn Bone Gallery, Annapolis, MD