BARBARA WALLACE
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Education
Master of Fine Arts, Sculpture, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Painting, summa cum laude, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
Certificates of Achievement in Mental Health & Addictions Counseling, Passaic County Community College, Paterson, NJ
Art Students League of New York, Figure Drawing, New York, NY
Grants/Awards/Honors/Residencies
2015
Union County Honoree in the Arts for Women’s History Month, the Senate and General Assembly, State House, Trenton, NJ
2014
Presidential Excellence Award for Distinguished Teaching (Adjunct), Kean University, Union, NJ
2013
Emerge 11, Professional Development Program, Aljira Gallery, Newark, NJ
2009-10
Residency, Gallery Aferro, Newark, NJ
2007
Merck Juried Union County Art Show Award, The Arts Guild of Rahway, Rahway, NJ
1990
Residency, Sculpture Scholarship, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
1980
Alumni Scholarship Award, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
Teaching Experience
2005-Present
Adjunct Professor, Kean University, Union, NJ (Introduction to Art, Visual Thinking)
2008- Present
Adjunct Professor, Passaic County Community College, Paterson, NJ (Drawing 1, Appreciation of Art, Appreciation of Art - Writing Intensive, Appreciation of Art - Online)
1992-93
Teaching Assistant, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (Sculpture 1)
1985-87
Visiting Instructor, Pratt Institute, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY (Light, Color, & Design)
Selected Professional Experience
2021
Juror, Paterson Student Poetry Contest, Passaic County Cultural & Heritage Council, Paterson, NJ
Juror, Student Art Exhibit, Passaic County Community College, Paterson, NJ
2020
Arts Grants Review Professional Panelist, Union County Division of Cultural Affairs, Elizabeth, NJ
Local Arts Program (LAP) ReGrants Awards Panelist, Passaic County Cultural & Heritage Council,
Paterson, NJ
Juror, Senior Citizen Art Exhibit, Union County Division of Cultural Affairs, Union, NJ
2019
Sculpture Critic, Teen Arts Festival, Union County Division of Cultural Affairs, Union, NJ
Arts Grants Review Professional Panelist, Union County Division of Cultural Affairs, Elizabeth, NJ
2018
Sculpture Critic, Teen Arts Festival, Union County Division of Cultural Affairs, Union, NJ
Arts Grants Review Professional Panelist, Union County Division of Cultural Affairs, Elizabeth, NJ
Local Arts Program (LAP) ReGrants Awards Panelist, Passaic County Cultural & Heritage Council,
Paterson, NJ
2017
Sculpture Critic, Teen Arts Festival, Union County Division of Cultural Affairs, Union, NJ
Arts Grants Review Professional Panelist, Union County Division of Cultural Affairs, Elizabeth, NJ
2016
Sculpture Critic, Teen Arts Festival, Union County Division of Cultural Affairs, Union, NJ
Arts Grants Review Professional Panelist, Union County Division of Cultural Affairs, Elizabeth, NJ
2015
Sculpture Critic, Teen Arts Festival, Union County Division of Cultural Affairs, Union, NJ
Arts Grants Review Professional Panelist, Union County Division of Cultural Affairs, Elizabeth, NJ
2014
Sculpture Critic, Teen Arts Festival, Union County Division of Cultural Affairs, Union, NJ
Juror, Senior Citizen Art Exhibit, Union County Division of Cultural Affairs, Union, NJ
Arts Grants Review Professional Panelist, Union County Division of Cultural Affairs, Elizabeth, NJ
2011
Juror, Union County Employee Art Exhibit, Union County Division of Cultural Affairs, Union, NJ
2010
Sculpture Critic, Teen Arts Festival, Union County Division of Cultural Affairs, Union, NJ
2009
Sculpture Critic, Teen Arts Festival, Union County Division of Cultural Affairs, Union, NJ
Juror, Senior Citizen Art Exhibit, Union County Division of Cultural Affairs, Union, NJ
2008
Sculpture Critic, Teen Arts Festival, Union County Division of Cultural Affairs, Union, NJ
1990-91
Computer Graphics Specialist, McKinsey & Co, Inc, New York, NY
1985-87
Environmental Designer, Manhattan Psychiatric Center, New York, NY
1983-85
Fine Arts Sculpture Mold Maker and Caster, Hoheb Studios, Long Island City, NY
Selected Exhibitions
2021
Memorial. Monument. Movement., http://artagainstracism.org
2020
Stand, and Unfold Yourself (Sculpture installation) Klarman Hall, Cornell University
College of Arts and Sciences, Ithaca, NY
PCCC Faculty Art Show, Broadway Gallery, Passaic County Community College
The Wreath: Interpretations, The Arsenal Gallery, New York, NY
2019
Revolve Resolve, (Sculpture installation) Klarman Hall, Cornell University, College of Arts
and Sciences, Ithaca, NY
Fine Arts Faculty Exhibit, James Howe Gallery, Kean University, Union, NJ
The Wreath: Interpretations, The Arsenal Gallery, New York, NY
2018
Art on Paper, Pier 36, New York, NY
Art in the Park Showcase, (Site specific sculpture installation), Paterson Great Falls National
Historical Park, Paterson, NJ
Annual National Arts Program Exhibit, Elizabethtown Gas Gallery, Union, NJ
Music, Newark School of the Arts, Newark, NJ
Come as You Are! Gallery Aferro, Newark, NJ
The Wreath: Interpretations, Arsenal Gallery, NYC
2017
Barbara Wallace Sculpture (Solo Exhibitions), Union County Office of Cultural &
Heritage Affairs, Elizabeth, NJ
Westfield Art Association Jubilee Exhibit, Masker's Barn in the Deserted Village of the
Watchung Reservation, Watchung, NJ
Fire in Her Eyes, Newark School of the Arts, Newark, NJ
Westfield Art Association Exhibit, Union County Freeholders Gallery, Elizabeth, NJ
The Wreath: Interpretations, The Arsenal Gallery, New York, NY
2016
Westfield Art Association Exhibit, Union County Freeholders Gallery, Elizabeth, NJ
Art Walk, Kean University, Union, NJ
Summer Daze, Gallery U, Westfield, NJ
The Wreath: Interpretations, The Arsenal Gallery, New York, NY
2015
Year 360: Barbara Wallace (Solo Exhibition), Broadway Gallery, Passaic County Community College, Paterson, NJ
From Newark to Brooklyn – A Bridge to the Arts, Newark School of the Arts, Newark, NJ
Fine Arts Faculty Exhibit, James Howe Gallery, Kean University, Union, NJ
The Wreath: Interpretations, The Arsenal Gallery, New York, NY
2014
Barbara Wallace Sculpture (Solo Exhibition), Union County Office of Cultural & Heritage Affairs, Elizabeth, NJ
CommUnity, Arts Guild New Jersey, Rahway, NJ
Lifting as we Climb – A Celebration of Women Artists, Newark School of the Arts, Newark, NJ
Sun Salutation, Passaic County Community College, Paterson, NJ
The Wreath: Interpretations, The Arsenal Gallery, New York, NY
2013
Art Auction & Party, Gallery Aferro, Newark, NJ
The Wreath: Interpretations, The Arsenal Gallery, New York, NY
2012
Gallery Aferro's 4th Annual Benefit Art Auction and Party! Gallery Aferro, Newark, NJ
Through You Into Action, The Center for Contemporary Art, Bedminster, NJ (catalogue)
Fall Salon 2012, James Howe Art Gallery, Kean University, Union, NJ
The Wreath: Interpretations, The Arsenal Gallery, New York, NY
2011
Barbara Wallace Facts & Figures (Solo Exhibition), Gallery Aferro, Newark, NJ
The Wreath: Interpretations, The Arsenal Gallery, New York, NY
2010
Penn Alumni Arts Fair, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Summer Soul Arts Festival, Warren, NJ
The Wreath: Interpretations, The Arsenal Gallery, New York, NY
2009
Adjunct Faculty, James Howe Fine Arts Gallery, Kean University, Union, NJ
OMG Aferro Art Auction, Gallery Aferro, Newark, NJ
Barbara Wallace Sculpture (Solo Exhibition), Union County Office of Cultural & Heritage Affairs, Elizabeth, NJ
The Wreath: Interpretations, The Arsenal Gallery, New York, NY
2008
iDraw, iPaint, iSculpt, iPhotograph, Pierro Gallery, South Orange, NJ
Barbara Wallace (Solo Exhibition), Dryfoos Gallery, Kean University, Union, NJ
The Wreath: Interpretations, The Arsenal Gallery, New York, NY
2007
Barbara Wallace (Solo Exhibition), Dryfoos Gallery, Kean University, Union, NJ
In the Country of Last Refuge, Gallery Aferro, Newark, NJ (catalogue)
Hitoshi Nakazato: Painting Series: With a Tribute Exhibit by His Friends and Colleagues, Ice Box Projects Space, Philadelphia, PA (catalogue)
Merck Juried Union County Art Show, The Arts Guild of Rahway, Rahway, NJ
BA-BOOM!!!, Red Saw Gallery, Newark, NJ First Newark Arts & Music Festival @ Halsey Village Sculpture Garden, Red Saw Gallery, Newark, NJ
The Wreath: Interpretations, The Arsenal Gallery, New York, NY
2006
100 x 100, Meyerson Gallery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Adjunct Faculty, James Howe Fine Arts Gallery, Kean University, Union, NJ
Alumni Art Exhibition 2006, Steuben South Gallery, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
Cool Art in the Summer, Elizabeth Arts Council, Elizabeth, NJ
The Wreath: Interpretations, The Arsenal Gallery, New York, NY
2005
Barbara Wallace (Solo Exhibition), The Elizabeth Public Library, Elizabeth, NJ
The Wreath: Interpretations, The Arsenal Gallery, New York, NY
2004
An Edge in Space A Space in Time (Two Person Exhibition), The Arts Guild of Rahway, Rahway, NJ
Paper Ball, Jersey City Museum, Jersey City, NJ
The Wreath: Interpretations, The Arsenal Gallery, New York, NY
2003
The Wreath: Interpretations, The Arsenal Gallery, New York, NY
2002
The Wreath: Interpretations, The Arsenal Gallery, New York, NY
2001
The Wreath: Interpretations, The Arsenal Gallery, New York, NY
2000
The Wreath: Interpretations, The Arsenal Gallery, New York, NY
1999
The Wreath: Interpretations, The Arsenal Gallery, New York, NY
1998
The Wreath: Interpretations, The Arsenal Gallery, New York, NY
1997
The Wreath: Interpretations, The Arsenal Gallery, New York, NY
1996
The Wreath: Interpretations, The Arsenal Gallery, New York, NY
1995
Girl Dreams, Woman Visions, CB’s 313 Gallery, New York, NY
The Wreath: Interpretations, The Arsenal Gallery, New York, NY
1994
Barbara Wallace: Sculpture, Prints and Drawings (Solo Exhibition), Gallery 614, New York, NY
Women’s Ways of Seeing 3, Crystal Quilt Gallery, New York, NY
Women’s Work, Meyerson Gallery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
OIA Annual Salon, 568 Gallery, New York, NY
The Wreath: Interpretations, The Arsenal Gallery, New York, NY1993
GSFA Show, Meyerson Gallery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
1992
GSFA Show, Meyerson Gallery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
1991
Visual Aids Show, D.C. 37 Gallery, New York, NY
1990
The Wreath: Interpretations, The Arsenal Gallery, New York, NY
1987
The Exceptions & Exceptionals, Pratt Manhattan Gallery, New York, NY & Schaffler Gallery, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
1986
Foundation Faculty, Schaffler Gallery, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
1981
BFA Show, Main Gallery, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
Selected Bibliography
"Love in a Time of Corona No. 2: Thoughts." Persimmon Tree, 14 Apr. 2020, persimmontree.org/. Web. https://persimmontree.org/corona-issues-2020/corona-2-prose/
38th Annual Wreath Interpretations Exhibition. Web. Dec 2020. https://www.nycgovparks.org/art-and-antiquities/arsenal-gallery/38th-annual-wreath-interpretations-exhibition
Foderaro, Lisa W. The Many Ways a Wreath Can Turn. Digital image. City Room The Many Ways a Wreath Can Turn Comments. The New York Times, 31 Dec. 2012. Web. <http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/12/31/the-many-ways-a-wreath-can-turn/>.
Through You Into Action. Newark: Gallery Aferro, 2012. Print. "Newark USA." Rev. of Barbara Wallace. Web log post. Newark USA. N.p., 12-19 Oct. 2008. Web. <http://newarkusa.blogspot.com/>.
In The Country of Last Refuge. Newark: Gallery Aferro, 2007. Print.
Nakazato, Hitoshi, Daniel Dalseth, Sumiko Takeda, and John D. Woolsey. Hitoshi Nakazato: Painting Series : With a Tribute Exhibit by His Friends and Colleagues. Philadelphia, PA: [s.n.], 2007. Print.
“Barbara Wallace Exhibition/Interview @ The Elizabeth Public Library”, Cablevision, Elizabeth Edition, 9/12 – 13/05. Cablevision. Elizabeth, NJ, 12-13 Sept. 2005. Television.
Garcia, Daniel. "Dos Eventos Culturales En La Biblioteca Publica De Elizabeth." La Voz [Elizabeth] 8-22 Sept. 2005: n. pag. Print.
"Artist to Exhibit at Library." Suburban News 7 Sept. 2005: n. pag. Print.
Guarneri, Laurie. "Upfront In Touch”: Artist Interview." Home News Tribune 2 Jan. 2004: n. pag. Print.
The Art Students League of New York, 1977. New York NY: Art Students League of New York, 1977. Print.