Barbara S. Groff
Member since November 16, 2001
Gallery representation, WILLIAM BACZEK FINE ARTS, 36 Main St., Northampton, MA (www.wbfinearts.com)
Biography
Gallery representation, WILLIAM BACZEK FINE ARTS, 36 Main St., Northampton, MA (www.wbfinearts.com)
Education and Work Experience
Barbara Groff, a Connecticut native, studied advertising design in 1961 at the Hartford Art school of the University of Hartford. Her required studies included basic, yet solid, fine art courses which today she credits to the development of her skills as a fine artist. Although primarily self educated, she continues to apply to her art those "building blocks" learned from her early studies. After leaving art school in 1962, she worked many years in various capacities at the P&WA Division of United Technologies; being promoted from Cartographer to Technical illustrator, and then senior graphic designer. In 1980 she left P&WA to work in a supervisory capacity for a graphic arts service company. After a successful career in the corporate world, she launched her own graphic design studio in 1982 producing promotional material for corporations throughout Connecticut. During the past several years the focus of her day has been devoted to her fine art. Her interest in photography and her many years as a designer has influenced her concepts and realist style of painting.
Membership
Signature Member: Pastel Society of America, Connecticut Pastel Society
Elected Artist: Academic Artist Association, Connecticut Academy of Fine Art, Kent Art Association, Inc.
Recent Awards and Exhibitions
2005
The Marion Malley Walsh Honor Award for Pastel, Academic Artists 55th National Exhibition of Contemporary Realism in Art
Honor Award, Connecticut Pastel Society Annual Member Show
First Place, 2nd Annual Juried Competition, The Arts Center of Tolland, CT
Jack Richeson Gold Pastel Award, Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts 94th Juried Competition
Second Place, Art Kudos.com On-line International Competition
The James H. Aiken Award for Pastel, The Kent Art Association, President's Show, Kent, CT
Winning Finalist Artist's Magazine, Best Art of 2005
Atlantic Papers Award, Pastel Society of America, Inc., 33rd National Exhibition for "Pastels Only", National Arts Club, NYC
Piedmont Award, Piedmont Juried Regional Art show, Somers, CT
CPS Founder's Award (2nd), Renaissance in Pastels, 12th Annual National Competition, W. Hartford, CT
Allied Artists of America Award for Pastel, Allied Artists of America, 92nd Annual Exhibition, NYC
Accepted The Hudson Valley Art Association, 74th National Juried Exhibition, Hastings-on-Hudson, NY
Group Exhibition William Baczek Fine Arts, "Still Lifes", Jan/Feb 2005
Solo Exhibition Locust Gallery, Cooley Dickinson Hospital, May 2005
Solo Exhibition The Gallery at the Kent Art Association, Inc. Sept.-Oct 2005
2004
Award of Merit, CT Pastel Society Member Show
The Marion Malley Walsh Honor Award for Pastel, Academic Artists 54th National Exhibition of Contemporary Realism in Art
Third Place and Medal, New American Gallery (on-line competition)
Dick Blick Popular Vote Award, Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts 93rd National Competition
Best in Show -- Dines Carlsen Award + Medal of Merit and Solo Show Award, The Kent Art Association President's Show
Pastel Painters Society of Cape Cod Award, Pastel Society of America, Inc., 32nd National Exhibition for "Pastels Only", NYC
Drayton Memorial Award (2nd), Piedmont Juried Regional Art Show
CPS Founder's Award (2nd), Renaissance in Pastels, Eleventh Annual National Exhibition
The Hudson Valley Art Association, National Juried Exhibition, NY
Allied Artists of America, Inc., 91st Annual Exhibition, NYC
Selected Past Awards
Canson, Inc. Award, Academic Artists 53rd Annual National Exhibition of Contemporary Realism in Art, 2003
Pastel Society of America Award, Kent Art Association Juried Spring Show, 2003
Ridgewood Art Institute Award, Kent Art Association Juried Fall Show, 2003
Diane Townsend Pastel Award, Renaissance in Pastels Tenth Annual National Exhibition, 2003
Honorable Mention, Academic Artists 52nd National Exhibition of Contemporary Realism in Art, 2002
Minds Island Staff Choice Award and Honorable Mention, Minds Island First Juried Competition, 2002
Best of Show, The Kent Art Association President's Show, 2002
Juror's Award (Best), Piedmont Juried Art Show, 2002
The Marion Malley Walsh Honor Award for Pastel, Academic Artists 51st National Exhibition of Contemporary Realism, 2001 Best of Show, The Kent Art Association Juried Fall Show, 2001
Address
- Address:
- 60 Old Town Road
- City:
- Vernon
- State/Province:
- CT
- Postal Code:
- 06066