ABOUT THE ARTIST

Barbara Hack’s work is an ongoing reflection on people and their emotions. Working predominantly in painting mediums, Barbara relishes the challenge of realistic portraiture, and her subject matter reflects her love for figurative work. But she pushes beyond realism, as well, in her desire to capture resonant moments in time. Her work pursues figures from the past with their moods and their contexts. Ephemeral figures are momentary presences that are nonetheless powerful enough to make lasting, even shaping, impressions. Barbara attempts to understand these figures and their ephemerality and to share that understanding with others.

Barbara received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in drawing and painting after intensive study in Europe and additional training in New York. Since then, she has continued to harness her artistic talents to drive her professional career. Work in portraiture, fashion illustration, and as a courtroom artist have all allowed Barbara to challenge herself with alternative contexts for figurative artistry, and in a variety of mediums, including graphite, pastels, prismacolor and oils. Barbara teaches fine art classes to teens and adults. Her love of art and her desire to create quality art for herself is a wonderful influence on her students.

education
BFA Painting and Drawing, Aquinas College
Summer Providence-in-Europe Program
FIT Winter Program, Fashion Illustration

additional training
Master Class with David Kassan
Master Class with Tina Garrett
Workshop with Michael Mentler
Workshop with Karen Offutt
Workshop with Michael O’keefe
Workshop with Bonny Leibowitz
Workshop with Jay Bailey
Workshop with Mitsuno Reedy

memberships
Portrait Society of America
Oil Painters of America
National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society