.... |
Barbara Bronson Madden Biography • Gallery • Website link • Contact info |
|
 |
"I am a contemporary romantic painter. My pastels reflect an emotional response to the way I see landscapes. In each work I strive to create a mood which echoes the mystery, beauty, and peace I observe. As these special locations are disappearing from our environment, my paintings are a personal attempt to preserve the impression of these places for future generations." |
|
|
|
||
| . | Native of Beacon Falls, CT., attended local schools. Graduated from Naugatuck High School in Naugatuck, CT. Barbara studied three years at the University of Vermont, Burlington, VT where she was introduced to painting by Prof. Francis Coburn. Studied Painting with Camilia Egas at the New School in NYC with a full scholarship. Studied Portraiture with Clifford Jackson, Daniel Greene, Claudia Post, Dan Gheno, Mary Beth Mackenzie and Paul Lavelle. Studied Landscape Painting with Bruce Raven, Charles Morvalli, Elizabeth Mowrey and Albert Handel. Received a BS and an MS from Southern CT State University and a Sixth Year in Independent Studies in Studio Art from Central CT State University. AWARDS ‘75 Masters’ Show at SCSU ‘84 Merit Award, Watertown Art League Juried Associates’ Show ‘86 The Dines Carlson Award, Kent Art Association Juried President’s Show ‘88 Merit Award, Kent Art Association Juried President’s Show ‘89 Second in Pastels, Ridgefield Guild of Artists Juried Fall Show ‘92 First in Pastels, Watertown Art League Juried Fall Show ‘94 Merchandise Award for Pastel, Society of Creative Arts of Newtown ‘95 Third in Pastels, Bethel Art league Juried Spring Show ‘95 First in Pastels, Ridgefield Guild of Artists Juried Fall Show ‘96 Second in Pastels. Cheshire Art Association Juried Show ‘97 Best in Show, Bethel Art League Juried Spring Show ‘97 Second in Pastels, Bethel Art League Juried Spring Show ‘97 Pastel Award, Southington Juried Spring Show ‘99 Marion Malley Walsh Honors Award, Academic Artists’ Annual Juried Exhibition ‘01 Award of Excellence for Any Medium, Kent Art Association Juried Show ‘01 AK Holbein Artist Material Award, CPS National Juried Show ‘02 Pastel Award, Kent Art Association Members Show ,02 Best in Pastel Award, Southington Art Association Juried Show ,02 Pastel Award, Kent Art Association Presidents Show ,02 Best in Show, Watertown Art League Juried Show ‘02 Mortimer E. Frehof Memorial Award, Salmagundi Art Club Annual Combined Exhibition ‘02 Best in Pastels, Naugatuck YMCA Intergenerational Show ‘02 AMPERSAND Award, Connecticut Pastel Society Renaissance Juried Show ‘03 James Atkin Award for Pastel, Kent Art Association Juried Show ‘03 Irving Guttenberg Memorial Award, Meriden Arts and Crafts CURRENT MEMBERSHIP Academic Artists, Elected Artist Member Association of Meriden Arts and Crafts (AMAC) Connecticut Pastel Society, Signature Artist Member; Secretary ’92-’93 Kent Art Association, Elected Artist Member, Member of the Board Catharine Lorillard Wolfe Art Club, Elected Member, Member of the Board Watertown Art League, Past Vice President Washington Art Association Member, American Artist Professional League, Elected Artist Member Society of Creative Arts of Newtown, Member of the Board New Canaan Society for the Arts, Member Salmagundi Art Club, NYC, Elected Member AAPL, NYC, Elected Member |
|
 |
||
|
* denotes for sale. Click on image for details. |
||