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Born in Victoria, Barbara Callow developed a love of art throughout school, having great artists as teachers such as, Carole Sabiston and Bill West. She went on to train in Fine Arts at Langara College in Vancouver, completing a two year diploma program. After working
in the Graphic Arts Industry for a number of years, she returned
to Vancouver Island devoting her time to painting in watercolour,
a demanding and difficult medium. Concentrating mainly on flowers
and west coast landscape, her paintings depict a strong sense of
mood and light. Barbara is an Active member of the Federation of Canadian Artists and exhibits on a regular basis. Her paintings are in collections across North America, England and France. Artist's Statement Growing up and living on Vancouver Island I have been motivated to paint the ever present ocean and the forests that still border much of our West Coast, as well as the abundant flowers that grow everywhere here, almost year round. I hope that the viewer of my paintings can sense and enjoy the beauty and the majesty of our largely unspoiled places and appreciate the light and moods of our coastal environment. Memberships and Affiliations
Shows and Awards Twice yearly Victoria Chapter, F.C.A. juried exhibition, select Federation Gallery shows, yearly Sidney Fine Arts juried show and many others, including: -Februrary,
2010, Capturing the Canadian Spirit, (juried show) Federation
Gallery, Vancouver, B.C. -November,
2009, Chapters’ Show, (juried show) Federation Gallery,
Vancouver, B.C. -October
2009, Sidney Fine Arts Show, (major juried show) 2 paintings
accepted, Sidney, B.C. -October
2009, F.C.A. Fall Exhibition, (juried show) Goward House, Victoria,
B.C. -May 2009,
Canvas Unbound show, (juried show) Federation Gallery, Vancouver,
B.C. . -October
2008, 3 paintings accepted to Sidney Fine Art Show. -June 2008,
Awarded Artist of the Year at Brentwood Bay Festival. -May 2008,
Federation of Canadian Artists juried show, 2 paintings accepted,
one winning award of excellence and the other winning Peoples’
Choice. -Dec, 2007,
3 Artist Show, The Gallery in Brentwood Bay. -Nov.2007,
F.C.A. Juried Show, Honourable Mention. |
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Featured Work: "Eastern Food Market" oil painting
All the images on this page are property of the artist and protected by copywrite. It is illegal to copy or download images without the permission of the artist. Upcoming and Recent Shows/Events Summer Art Show at The Butchart's Gardens 9 New paintings by Barbara Callow among paintings by other artists Brentwood Bay, Victoria, B.C. Canada. Federation of Canadian Artists Spring Juried Exhibition of Original Paintings Community Arts Council Gallery Sussex Place 6 - 1001 Douglas Street, Victoria, B.C. April 5 to 14, 2010 Open Daily 10 am to 5 p.m, except Sunday. Artists' Reception Monday April 5th 2 to 4 p.m. Refreshments. Everyone Welcome.
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