Barbara Danser
BIO
Barbara Danser
EDUCATION:
University of Colorado, BFA
Silvermine School of Art – Painting with Ann Toulim-Rothe, Charles Reed,
Jacki Kaufman, Laurie Fader, metal sculpture with David Boyajian
INSTRUCTOR – BARBARA DANSER ART WORKSHOPS (Plein Air Painting):
2015 Mount Monadnock Region, New Hampshire
Ghost Ranch & Taos, New Mexico
2014 Mount Monadnock Region, New Hampshire
2007 Ghost Ranch, New Mexico
2001 Ghost Ranch, New Mexico
2000 Tuscany, Cinque Terre and Venice, Italy
Ghost Ranch, New Mexico
1999 Tuscany and Cinque Terre, Italy
Utah National Parks, Utah
Ghost Ranch, New Mexico
Taos, New Mexico
1998 Utah National Parks, Utah
Ghost Ranch, New Mexico
Taos, New Mexico
1997 Ghost Ranch, New Mexico
1996 Ghost Ranch, New Mexico
INSTRUCTOR:
NHIA, SHARON ARTS CENTER, SHARON, NEW HAMPSHIRE
2016 Abstracting the Landscape
Take Flight With Pastels
Portrait and Full Figure Painting
Figure Drawing Open Studio (Monitor)
2015 Abstracting the Landscape
Totally Abstract Painting
Introduction to Abstract Painting
Creative Expression Through Words and Paint
Figure Drawing Open Studio (Monitor)
2014 Abstracting the Landscape
Abstract Painting
2013 Abstracting the Landscape
CURRIER MUSEUM ART CENTER, MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE
2016 Abstracting the Landscape
2015 Abstracting the Landscape
MONADNOCK AREA ARTISTS ASSOCIATION, KEENE, NEW HAMPSHIRE
2016 Abstracting the Landscape
CENTER FOR THE ARTS, NEW LONDON, NEW HAMPSHIRE
2016 Abstracting the Landscape
STUDIOS:
DanserArt Studios – Hancock, New Hampshire
Painting / Sculpture
DanserArt Studios – Jaffrey, New Hampshire
Metal / Jewelry
Recent EXHIBITIONS: (* Solo Shows)
2015 * Barbara Danser: Visions and Reflections - A Retrospective Exhibition, Jaffrey Civic Center, Jaffrey NH.
NHIA Juried Faculty Exhibition, Discover Portsmouth Center, Portsmouth NH, Juror – Andrew Lucas.
Members’ Exhibition, Pastel Society of New Hampshire, Jaffrey Civic Center, Jaffrey NH.
NHIA Community Education Exhibition, Sharon Arts Gallery, Peterborough NH, Juror – Andrew Lucas.
Glass, Mill Brook Gallery and Sculpture Garden, Concord NH.
2014 2014 Art In Nature: Outdoors Sculpture Exhibit at the Fells, The Fells Estate, Sunapee NH, Juror - Andrew Spahr, Curator, Currier Museum.
Passionate Pursuits, Thorne-Sagendorph Art Gallery, Keene State College, Keene NH.
Members’ Exhibition, Pastel Society of New Hampshire, Mill Brook Gallery, Concord NH, Judge - Christine Bodnar.
Dancing Leaves, Exhibition at Mill Brook Gallery and Sculpture Garden, Concord NH.
Continuing Education Exhibition, New Hampshire Institute of Art, Manchester NH.
Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, Mill Brook Gallery and Sculpture Garden, Concord NH.
2013 Members’ Exhibition, Pastel Society of New Hampshire, Sharon Arts Gallery, Peterborough NH, Judge – Robert Carsten.
Ceramic Exhibition, Sharon Arts School, Sharon NH.
2011 In Sight: Visions and Reflections, Cunningham Gallery, Jaffrey, NH, Barbara Danser, Exhibition Curator.
Visions and Reflections: Diverse Journeys, Mill Brook Gallery and Sculpture Garden, Concord, NH.
Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, Mill Brook Gallery and Sculpture Garden, Concord, NH.
Juried Show, Monadnock Fine Arts Gallery, Keene, NH.
2010 Passionate Pursuits, Thorne-Sagendorph Gallery, Keene State College, Keene, NH.
Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, Mill Brook Gallery and Sculpture Garden, Concord, NH.
Members’ Exhibition, Pastel Society of New Hampshire, Red Roof Gallery, Enfield, NH. Judge-Cindy House.
2009 *Turquoise and Pastel, Jaffrey, NH.
Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, Mill Brook Gallery and Sculpture Garden, Concord, NH.
Four Artists Show, Monadnock Fine Art Gallery, Keene, NH.
“It’s Pastel!” Juried Show, Pastel Society of New Hampshire, Newport, NH. Juror - Susan Ogilvie.
Members’ Exhibition, Pastel Society of New Hampshire, Theatre Gallery at Pinkerton Academy, Derry, NH.
2008 Interplay: Inward Outward Transference, Cunningham Gallery, Jaffrey, NH, Barbara Danser, Exhibition Curator.
Outdoor Sculpture Exhibition, Mill Brook Gallery and Sculpture Garden, Concord, NH.
Members' Exhibition, Pastel Society of New Hampshire, Manchester, NH.
New England Juried Show, Pastel Society of New Hampshire, Derry School, NH.
2007 Members' Exhibition, Pastel Society of New Hampshire, Jaffrey, NH. Judged by Barbara Willis, PSA.
New England Juried Show, Pastel Society of New Hampshire, Red Roof Gallery, Enfield, NH. Juried by Richard McDaniel, PSA, and Christina
Debarry, PSA.
Vermont Pastel Society Selected Artists Show, Southern Vermont Art Center, Manchester, Vermont.
Friends of the Dublin Art Colony Exhibition, Sharon Arts Gallery, Peterborough, NH.
2006 In Sight, Art Explorations by Maureen Ahern and Barbara Danser, Jaffrey, NH, Barbara Danser, Exhibition Curator.
Members' Exhibition, Pastel Society of New Hampshire, Durham, NH. Judged by Vicki Wright, Director, The Art Gallery at University of New Hampshire.
Three Artists’ Exhibition, VIS Centennial Celebration, Jaffrey Center, NH
Pastel Society of New Hampshire: Founders and Friends, Sharon Arts Gallery, Peterborough, NH, Barbara Danser, Exhibition Curator.
*Jump For Joy: An Artist’s Passion for Multi-Dimensional Creativity – Artist’s Lecture, Thorne-Sagendorph Gallery, Keene State College,
Keene, NH.
Monadnock Arts Auction, Jaffrey, NH.
Omer T. Lassonde Memorial Juried Competition/Exhibition, Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery, Portsmouth, NH.
2005 Bronze, Glass and All That Jazz, Three Artists’ Show, Colonial Corner, Colonial Theater, Keene, NH.
*Barbara Danser - Pastels, Banknorth, Jaffrey, NH.
Black and White Juried Show, Sharon Arts Gallery, Peterborough, NH. Juried by Robert Seaman and Dustan Knight.
Friends of the Dublin Art Colony Studio Tour, Harrisville, NH.
Friends of the Dublin Art Studio Exhibition, Sharon Arts Gallery, Peterborough, NH
Omer T. Lassonde Memorial Juried Competition/Exhibition, Robert Lincoln Levy Gallery, Portsmouth, NH.
Members’ Show, Sharon Arts Gallery, Peterborough, New Hampshire.
Monadnock Arts Auction, Jaffrey, NH.
Academic Artists National Juried Show, Springfield, Massachusetts. Juried by Paul Leveille and Sandra Wakeen.
Recent AWARDS:
2015: Honorable Mention, Garden with Old Grey, Pastel Society of New Hampshire Members’ Exhibition, Jaffrey Civic Center, Jaffrey NH.
2014: Splash of Color Award, Mountain Pass, Pastel Society of New Hampshire Members’ Exhibition, Mill Brook Gallery, Concord, New Hampshire,
Judge – Maryanne Mullett, PSA.
2013: Theresa Kimball Memorial Award, promenade sous des arbres en feu, Pastel Society of New Hampshire Members’ Exhibition, Sharon Arts
Gallery, Peterborough, New Hampshire, Judge - Robert Carsten, PSA.
2008: Third Place Award, Aspen Spring, Pastel Society of New Hampshire Members' Exhibition, Jaffrey Civic Center, Jaffrey, New Hampshire. Judge -
Barbara Willis, PSA.
2007: Pastel Painters of Maine Award, Autumn Journey, New England Juried Show, Red Roof Gallery, Enfield, New Hampshire. Juror - Richard
McDaniel, PSA, and Christina Debarry, PSA.
2005: Honorable Mention, Sculpture, Legend of the Rock, Academic Artists National Juried Show, Springfield, Massachusetts.
COMMISSIONS and INSTALLATIONS:
Private Collection, Keene, New Hampshire, 2012.
Bronze, Stainless Steel sculpture, Orb
Hancock Holistic Healthcare, Inc., Hancock, New Hampshire, 2009.
Acrylic on canvas, Jump For Joy
Acrylic on canvas, Push Don’t Shove
Hancock Professional Center, Hancock, New Hampshire, 2008
Steel sculpture, Inward Outward Bound
Monadnock Management Inc, Jaffrey, New Hampshire, 2007.
Bronze sculpture, Release
Marketing Development Resources, Inc., Hancock, New Hampshire, 2007.
Bronze sculpture, Meteor
Private Collection, Keene, New Hampshire, 2005
Bronze sculpture, Mother Earth Father Sky
Silvermine Arts Center, Sculpture Grounds, New Canaan, Connecticut, 2002
Steel sculpture, Shall We Dance
Private Collection, Belmont, Vermont, 2001.
Tallix cast bronze, Legend of the Rock
Art Space Projects Incorporated, Minneapolis, Minnesota and Bridgeport Economic Development Corporation, Bridgeport, Connecticut, 2001.
Mural Installation, Latex Exterior House Paint, On A Roll
NEW HAMPSHIRE ART AFFILIATIONS and ASSOCIATIONS:
NHIA Sharon Arts Center – Fine Arts Gallery Committee (2004-2007)
Monadnock Art - Friends of the Dublin Art Colony
Monadnock Area Artists Association, Keene, New Hampshire
Pastel Society of New Hampshire - Founder (2006), President (2006, 2007)
Friends of the Thorne-Sagendorph Art Gallery, Keene State College – Executive Committee member (2005-2010)
Monadnock Writers Group (2014-current)