Grace E. Barna
55 Todd Hill Road Poughkeepsie,
New York 12603
Experience
>MANAGING AND CREATIVE DIRECTOR AT GRAYBARN ART STUDIO — 1992-PRESENT
Founder and managing director of GrayBarn Art Studio, helping students discover their passion for art. Instructing adults as well as high school students in preparation of art portfolios for college. Instructing art for 23 years.
>ART INSTRUCTOR AT ARLINGTON HIGH SCHOOL — 2004- 2010
Instructor of oil painting, watercolor, acrylic and pencil/charcoal drawing for Adult Education at Arlington High School.
>ART INSTRUCTOR AT BOCES TECHNICAL SCHOOL — 2002-2005
Instructor of oil and watercolor classes at BOCES Technical School.
>ARTIST/INSTRUCTOR AT THE HERITAGE ART GALLERY — 1992-1998
Works exhibited in juried shows throughout the year at the Heritage Art Gallery in Red Oaks Mill, New York. Instructor of pencil /charcoal drawing and acrylic workshops to children. Oil painting workshops to adults.
Education
Paier College of Art- Four year concentration in illustration.
Skills
>Managing director and consultant of Graybarn Art Studio.
>Coordinator of various art shows.
>Painter of oil, watercolor and acrylics. I mainly focus on oil painting but I also appreciate the beauty of watercolor and acrylics, using the medium that lends itself nicely to the subject matter at hand.
>Social Media, Photography, Illustration, and Design.
Noteworthy Reviews
>Member of PAAM Gallery, Provincetown, Massachusetts.
>Member of The Edward Hopper Gallery, Nyack, New York.
>Artwork and prints displayed at Will O” the Wisp Gallery. Truro, Massachusetts.
>Artwork and prints displayed at Will O” the Wisp Gallery. Truro, Massachusetts.
>Illustrations for “Marshall and Sterling” Insurance Company seen in Time Magazine, U.S. News and World Report, Newsweek, Sports Illustrated and Hudson Valley Magazine.
>Exhibited art work at Little Gorgeous Things in Provincetown, Massachusetts. Performing demonstrations in the Galley of the art gallery, McMillan Wharf and also at the Truro Public Library.
>Donated paintings of local golf courses to Poughkeepsie Golf Club raising money by a silent auction to benefit “New Horizons”, a not for profit organization for people with developmental disabilities in the Hudson Valley region of New York State.
>Private art showing at the Dyson Center to raise money for Cancer treatment at Vassar Hospital.
>Participant of the Society of Illustrators at the Salmagundi club art show in New York City.
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