Barbara's paintings have been juried into several national and international exhibitions including the International Association of Pastel Societies Exhibition at the Ventana Fine Art Gallery, in Sante Fe New Mexico. Her work was featured in the June 2011 and August 2009 issues of South Shore Living magazine. Her awards include First Place at the 2011 South Shore Art Festival and she was the 2009 recipient of the Margaret Marshall Dillon Award. She has exhibited her work throughout New England and is in private and corporate collections throughout the U.S.. Barbara received her formal training at Massachusetts College of Art and graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Art in Design and Advertising.