Barbara Wachter

Artist's Statement

The artist statement is rendered from many sources but my interpretation is:

Art is a collaboration between the heart and the mind in an effort to expose a piece of the soul. Art must be the interpretation of each artist and some will express emotions through realistic interpretation and others through abstraction.

Learning to express our true self through art is like searching for a treasure. It is the endless search where challenge and frustration must become our daily friends, to delve deeper within the subject and to find those things which excite our imagination and help us find the treasure within.

Only with knowledge can you be free to express yourself. The fundamental building blocks provide the foundation for all good art, and they will be the friends that accompany us for the entire painting journey. The journey, if entered into with an open heart, will be a journey of self-discovery, where individuality is nourished and finding the place within you where true art begins.

Art Featured - Wachter Barbara J., New Fallen Snow, Oil on Canvas, 40x50 , $1400

EDUCATION
Mercy School of Nursing, Altoona, Pa.
Saint Francis University, Loretto, Pa.
Penn State University, Altoona, Pa and State College, Pa.
New York School of Design, NY.NY.
Piedmont Virginia Community College, Charlottesville, Va.
EXHIBITION
2020 Chowan Art Center,Edenton N.C.
2018 Arts of the Albemarle, Eliz.City N.C.
2018 University of Va., Charlottesville, Va.
2017 Chowan Arts Center, Edenton, N.C.
2016 Arts of the Albemarle, Eliz. City N.C.
2015 Chowan Art Center, Edenton, N.C. March/April 2015, ,
2014 Elizabeth City N.C of the Albemarle, Feb
2013 SOUTHERN ALLEGHENIES MUSEUM OF ART, LORETTO, PA.
2011 James Madison University, Harrisonburg, Va..
2010 Art Upstairs Gallery Charlottesville, Va.
2010 Bozart Gallery, Charlottesville, Va. Solo Show

FUTURE SCHEDULED EXHIBITIONS:
516 Gallery,  Elizabeth City N.C.
PUBLICATIONS
Mercy Hospital…Altoona, Pa.  illustrated the Medical Floor Manual
Dr. Basil D. Tolis ..illustrated the Treatment Brochure for Endartorectomy
AWARDS AND ACCEPTANCES
Arts of the Albemarle, First Place Award 2015
North End Gallery, First Place Award
Arts of the Albemarle , Landmark Show, honorable mention 2007, 2008Purchase Award
Bath County, VA. Third Place  in 2009 show
North End Gallery, Annual Christmas Card
Shockoe Bottom Gallery, Richmond, Va. Second Place in 2001 Show
Shockoe Bottom, Richmond, Va.. Honorable Mention 2002 Show
ARTIST MEMBER, Virginia Watercolor Society
Acceptance in The Montpellier National Show …2009
Central Virginia Watercolor Guild  Acceptance 12 shows and awards in 4
 Va. Watercolor Society Award in the 1997 Annual Show/SIGNATURE MEMBER
North End Gallery,  First Place in Annual Show
COMMISSIONS and PURCHASE
Secretary of Cultural Affairs, State Dept. Raleigh, N.C.
Saint George’s Church,Scottsville, VA.
Mr. and Mrs. James Brown, Scottsville, VA.
Drs. Robert and Mary Gibson, Charlottesville, VA
Mr. & Mrs. S McNamara, Scottsville, VA.
Mr. & Mrs. Scott Ward, Scottsville, VA.
First National Bank, (Mellon) Altoona, PA.
Saint Mary’s Hospital, Leonardtown, MD
First South Bank, Elizabeth City, N.C.
Mrs. Russell Hull, Elizabeth City, N.C. (5 Pieces)
Mr. & Mrs. Bret Boslau, Elizabeth City, NC.
Dr. Robin Hammil Charlottesville, VA
Herbert Ash, Flower Hill, N.Y.
Rhonda Twiddy, Exec. Director AOA
Atty, Francis Lawrence, Charlottesville, VA
Lisa Runco Ph.D. Dept of Life Sciences,New York Institute of Technology..(4pieces)
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Gandee, Edenton, N.C (4 pieces)
Dr. and Mrs. Peter Small, Edenton N.C. (6 Pieces)
Atty.and Mrs. Mark Maland, Elizabeth City N.C(9 Pieces)
Mr. Karl Burenius and Frances Moffit, Edenton N.C.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Spurr, Edenton N.C(5 Pieces)

 MEMBERSHIPS
100 Artists of Eastern North Carolina
American Women Artists
American Impressionist Society
Oil Painters of America
Arts of the Albemarle, Elizabeth City, North Carolina
Chowan Art Center, Edenton, North Carolina
Beverly Street Studio School, Staunton, Va.
Central Virginia Watercolor Guild
American Watercolor Society
Virginia Watercolor Society
Hilton Head Art League
Southern Alleghenies Art Council
Bozart Gallery Members, Charlottesville, VA.
Crossroads Art Center, Richmond, Va..
WORKSHOPS AND STUDY TIME
Nita Engle
Margaret M. Martin
Zoltan Szabo
Judy Betts
Don Andrews
ALEX POWERS
Jeffrey Stockberger
Art League studies
Springmaid Beach Studies for 7 years
Village Art School, St.Abbs Village, Scotland.
Beverly Street Studio School, Staunton, Va.
Piedmont Virginia Community College, Charlottesville, Va.

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