Personal Statement:
My abiding interest is the engagement of the human figure in the small events of life. I like to get on the edge, somewhere between real and imaginary, amusing and disturbing. My cast of characters are fictional, their actions open to the viewer's interpretation.
Permanent Collections:
- Bryn Mawr College Library, Bryn Mawr PA
- Woodmere Art Museum , Philadelphia , PA
- Pennsylvania State Museum , Harrisburg PA
- Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Selected Solo Exhibitions:
-Taub Gallery of Art, Philadelphia PA
- Jasuta Gallery, Philadelphia PA
- Chestnut Hill College , Philadelphia PA
- Architects' Gallery Rooms (Chestnut Hill), Philadelphia PA
- America/Italy Society, Philadelphia PA
Selected Group and/or Juried Exhibitions:
- Galleria Nuova Stazione Statuto, Florence , Italy
- Sister Cities Artists Exchange
- Galleria Donatello, Florence , Italy
- Widener University , Wilmington DE
- Beaver College ( Arcadia University ) Glenside PA
- Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia PA
- Philadelphia Art Alliance , Philadelphia PA
- Nexus Gallery, Philadelphia PA
- Philadelphia Print Club, Philadelphia PA
- The Plastic Club, Philadelphia PA
Awards:
- Cheltenham Art Center Juried Exhibition, Cheltenham PA, Cope Award, 2005
- Wayne Art Center Juried Exhibition, Wayne PA, Juror's Award, 2004
- Florence/Philadelphia Exchange - Sister Cities International SpecialAchievement Award-1995
- Philadelphia Museum School of Art, Outstanding Achievement Painting Award
- University of the Arts, Philadelphia PA , Alumni Honorable Mention Painting Award
Education:
- University of the Arts, Philadelphia PA , BFA, 1978
- Chestnut Hill College , Philadelphia PA, 1976-1978
- Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia PA 1966-1967
- Philadelphia College of Art (University of the Arts) diploma, 1958
Contact Information:
Academy House
1420 Locust Street, Apt. #15N
Philadelphia PA 19102
215-546-8823
email: barbaramimnaugh@gmail.com
