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BARBARA STRAUSSBERG American (b. 1961)
EDUCATION
1993 Painting Certificate, The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts,
Philadelphia.
1983 B.A., Distinction in Art History, The University of Pennsylvania,
Philadelphia.
1979-80 Northwestern University, Evanston, IL.
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2022 Paper Revealed, Gravers Lane Gallery, Philadelphia, PA.
2020 Pathways, URBN Headquarters Naval Yard, Philadelphia, PA.
Barbara Straussberg, Allen’s Lane Art Center Gallery, Philadelphia, PA.
2019 Natureworks, Freeman’s Auction, Wayne, PA.
New Paintings, Amis Trattoria, Devon Yards, Devon, PA.
2015 Abstract Paintings, Thos. Moser Cabinetmakers, PA.
2013 Recent Paintings, Thos. Moser Cabinetmakers, Wayne, PA.
2012 Ribbon Paintings, The Lawrence Gallery at Rosemont College, PA.
2011 New Work, Community Music School, Trappe, PA.
2010 Barbara Straussberg: New Work, Studio Montclair Gallery, NJ.
2009 Abstract Paintings, Mona Lisa Gallery, Maplewood, NJ.
2007 Cozen O’Connor Law, Philadelphia, PA.
2006 JMS Gallery, Philadelphia, PA.
1997-2000 Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia, PA.
1995 Pentimenti Gallery, Philadelphia, PA.
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023 No Synthetic Colors, Walter and Lenore Annenberg Gallery, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia.
Craftforms, 28th International Juried Exhibition of Contemporary Fine Craft, Wayne Art Center, PA.
Botanica: An Unlikely Garden, David Scott Gallery, Princeton, NJ.
2022 Looks Good on Paper, National Juried Exhibition Works on and of Paper, Pyramid Atlantic, MD.
Fade to Gist, Curated Invitational, The Yard, Philadelphia, PA.
2021 Juried Exhibition, Hunterdon Art Museum, Clinton, NJ.
2020 Une Exposition d’arts Obessionels de la Fibre, Gravers Lane Gallery,
Philadelphia, PA.
Craft!, Juried Exhibition, Da Vinci Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA.
2019 Into the Woods, Invitational, Park Towne Place Museum District Residences, Philadelphia, PA.
New Works, Three-person, Station Gallery, Greenville, DE.
2018 Contemporary Regional Craft, The Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington.
Physicality of Painting, Invitational, InLiquid Gallery, Phila., PA.
Nature of Abstraction, Henry Gallery at Penn State Great Valley, PA.
2017 Biggs Picture Landscape Exhibition, Biggs Museum of American Art, Dover, DE.
Celebration of Art & Life, University of Pennsylvania Hospital, PA.
2016 New Paintings, Three-person, Station Gallery, Greenville, DE.
Phila./Tri-State Artists Juried Exhibition, West Chester University, PA.
Fall Exhibition Invitational, JAM Contemporary Gallery, Malvern, PA.
2015 Select New Artists, Gravers Lane Gallery, Philadelphia, PA.
2014 35th Anniversary Show, Station Gallery, Greenville, DE.
Surface, Duke Gallery, Wallingford Art Center, PA.
2013 Mixed Media: Paintings, Pots, & Clay Monoprints; Three-Person,
Station Gallery, Greenville, DE.
2011 Gawanghwamoon International Art Fair (GIAF), Seoul, Korea.
Asian: American: Homogenous, Asian Arts Initiative, Phila., PA.
Considering Collage, Studio Montclair Gallery, NJ.
Phila./Tri State Artist Equity Juried Exhibition, Wayne Art Center, PA.
2010 Small Works, Pagus Gallery, Norristown Arts Building, PA.
2007 What’s beneath the Layers, Pierro Gallery of South Orange, NJ.
Juxtopositions; The Station Gallery, Greenville, DE.
2006 Summer Salon/Gallery Artists, Mona Lisa Gallery, Maplewood, NJ.
2005 New Paintings, Three-Person, Station Gallery, Greenville, DE.
JMS Gallery, Three-Person, Philadelphia, PA.
2004 Collectors’ Evening, New Jersey Center for the Visual Arts, Summit.
2003 Ingredients of Alchemy, Atelier Fine Art Gallery, Frenchtown, NJ.
2001 Art Matters 2001, The Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia, PA.
2000 Non-Objective Abstraction, Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia, PA.
1998 Dealer’s Choice, Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia, PA.
1995 Fourscore and Forthcoming, The Philadelphia Art Alliance, PA.
1992 Art at the Armory II, Philadelphia, PA.
1991 128th Juried Exhibition Small Paintings, Philadelphia Sketch Club, PA.
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
2022 “Craft Now/First Friday Preview”, Interview by Artistic Director
Bruce Hoffman, Gravers Lane Gallery, Philadelphia, PA. May 5.
2020 “ArtShow; Artist Interview”, hosted by Executive Director
Craig Stover, Allen’s Lane Art Center, Philadelphia, PA. Oct. 22.
2019 Jacobs, Melissa, “Meet Four Female Curators Who are Reframing
the Local Art Scene”, Main Line Today, (illus.), Sept. 23.
Ross, Eddie, ‘Creating the Perfect Guest Room”, House Beautiful,
p. 32 (illus.), Dec.
2015 Lieberman, Michael, “Nineteen Years and Counting for Norristown’s
Pagus Gallery”, theArtBlog, (illus. Philadelphia, Dec. 17.
2011 “Asian: American: Homogenous”, Asian Arts Initiative, Phila., PA,
(exhibition catalog), (illus.).
2013 Johnson, Tara Lynn, “Colorful Worlds at the Station Gallery”, Cover
Story, Arts Entertainment, Montgomery Newspapers, pp. 10-11
(4 illus.), May 12.
2010 Dell, Larry “Get Out: Hot Stuff” Local Maplewood,
New York Times Art Blog, (illus.).
2005 “Straussberg’s Abstract Expressionist Works at JMS Gallery”, Arts
& Entertainment, Montgomery Newspapers, pp. 7,9 (2 illus.), Mar 9.
2003 “Abstract Works on View at Atelier Fine Art Gallery”,
Nouveau Delaware Valley, p. 32 (illus.), Oct.
2002 Strauss, R.B., “Delaware Roundup”, Art Matters Magazine, March.
2001 “Art Matters 2001”, Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia, PA,
(exhibition catalog) p. 39 (illus.)
1995 Reality Check, ICS Deloitte Quarterly Newsletter, p. 18 (illus.), PA.
AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS
2019 Fellowship, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Amherst, VA.
2017 Artist Residency Merit Grant, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT.
Purchase Prize, Biggs Museum of American Art, Dover, DE.
2016 Founder’s Award, Cheltenham Center for the Arts Painting Show, PA.
2012 Jim Bachman Memorial Painting Award, Abington Art Center, PA.
2010 Painting Award, Phila./Tri-State Artists Equity, Montgomery County
Community College, PA.
1994 Liquitex Excellence in Art Product Grant Award, Binney & Smith.
1992 Cuff/Samack Prize for Abstract Painting, Honorable Mention,
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia.
1986 Atochem Competition Winner, Annual Beaux Arts Ball, Foundation
for Architecture, Philadelphia, PA.
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
The Carson Lobby, Philadelphia, PA.
Biggs Museum of American Art, Dover, DE.
SAP America, Newtown Square, PA.
Rosalie, Wayne Hotel, PA.
Fox Rothschild, Wilmington, DE.
Workplace Environments, Plymouth Meeting, PA.
Brandywine Realty Corporation Lobby Springhouse, PA.
Main Line Fertility, Bryn Mawr, PA.
Nicholson Associates, Media, PA.
Ally Bank, DE.
Private
BARBARA STRAUSSBERG American (b. 1961)
EDUCATION
1993 Painting Certificate, The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts,
Philadelphia.
1983 B.A., Distinction in Art History, The University of Pennsylvania,
Philadelphia.
1979-80 Northwestern University, Evanston, IL.
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2022 Paper Revealed, Gravers Lane Gallery, Philadelphia, PA.
2020 Pathways, URBN Headquarters Naval Yard, Philadelphia, PA.
Barbara Straussberg, Allen’s Lane Art Center Gallery, Philadelphia, PA.
2019 Natureworks, Freeman’s Auction, Wayne, PA.
New Paintings, Amis Trattoria, Devon Yards, Devon, PA.
2015 Abstract Paintings, Thos. Moser Cabinetmakers, PA.
2013 Recent Paintings, Thos. Moser Cabinetmakers, Wayne, PA.
2012 Ribbon Paintings, The Lawrence Gallery at Rosemont College, PA.
2011 New Work, Community Music School, Trappe, PA.
2010 Barbara Straussberg: New Work, Studio Montclair Gallery, NJ.
2009 Abstract Paintings, Mona Lisa Gallery, Maplewood, NJ.
2007 Cozen O’Connor Law, Philadelphia, PA.
2006 JMS Gallery, Philadelphia, PA.
1997-2000 Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia, PA.
1995 Pentimenti Gallery, Philadelphia, PA.
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023 No Synthetic Colors, Walter and Lenore Annenberg Gallery, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia.
Craftforms, 28th International Juried Exhibition of Contemporary Fine Craft, Wayne Art Center, PA.
Botanica: An Unlikely Garden, David Scott Gallery, Princeton, NJ.
2022 Looks Good on Paper, National Juried Exhibition Works on and of Paper, Pyramid Atlantic, MD.
Fade to Gist, Curated Invitational, The Yard, Philadelphia, PA.
2021 Juried Exhibition, Hunterdon Art Museum, Clinton, NJ.
2020 Une Exposition d’arts Obessionels de la Fibre, Gravers Lane Gallery,
Philadelphia, PA.
Craft!, Juried Exhibition, Da Vinci Art Alliance, Philadelphia, PA.
2019 Into the Woods, Invitational, Park Towne Place Museum District Residences, Philadelphia, PA.
New Works, Three-person, Station Gallery, Greenville, DE.
2018 Contemporary Regional Craft, The Delaware Art Museum, Wilmington.
Physicality of Painting, Invitational, InLiquid Gallery, Phila., PA.
Nature of Abstraction, Henry Gallery at Penn State Great Valley, PA.
2017 Biggs Picture Landscape Exhibition, Biggs Museum of American Art, Dover, DE.
Celebration of Art & Life, University of Pennsylvania Hospital, PA.
2016 New Paintings, Three-person, Station Gallery, Greenville, DE.
Phila./Tri-State Artists Juried Exhibition, West Chester University, PA.
Fall Exhibition Invitational, JAM Contemporary Gallery, Malvern, PA.
2015 Select New Artists, Gravers Lane Gallery, Philadelphia, PA.
2014 35th Anniversary Show, Station Gallery, Greenville, DE.
Surface, Duke Gallery, Wallingford Art Center, PA.
2013 Mixed Media: Paintings, Pots, & Clay Monoprints; Three-Person,
Station Gallery, Greenville, DE.
2011 Gawanghwamoon International Art Fair (GIAF), Seoul, Korea.
Asian: American: Homogenous, Asian Arts Initiative, Phila., PA.
Considering Collage, Studio Montclair Gallery, NJ.
Phila./Tri State Artist Equity Juried Exhibition, Wayne Art Center, PA.
2010 Small Works, Pagus Gallery, Norristown Arts Building, PA.
2007 What’s beneath the Layers, Pierro Gallery of South Orange, NJ.
Juxtopositions; The Station Gallery, Greenville, DE.
2006 Summer Salon/Gallery Artists, Mona Lisa Gallery, Maplewood, NJ.
2005 New Paintings, Three-Person, Station Gallery, Greenville, DE.
JMS Gallery, Three-Person, Philadelphia, PA.
2004 Collectors’ Evening, New Jersey Center for the Visual Arts, Summit.
2003 Ingredients of Alchemy, Atelier Fine Art Gallery, Frenchtown, NJ.
2001 Art Matters 2001, The Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia, PA.
2000 Non-Objective Abstraction, Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia, PA.
1998 Dealer’s Choice, Rosenfeld Gallery, Philadelphia, PA.
1995 Fourscore and Forthcoming, The Philadelphia Art Alliance, PA.
1992 Art at the Armory II, Philadelphia, PA.
1991 128th Juried Exhibition Small Paintings, Philadelphia Sketch Club, PA.
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
2022 “Craft Now/First Friday Preview”, Interview by Artistic Director
Bruce Hoffman, Gravers Lane Gallery, Philadelphia, PA. May 5.
2020 “ArtShow; Artist Interview”, hosted by Executive Director
Craig Stover, Allen’s Lane Art Center, Philadelphia, PA. Oct. 22.
2019 Jacobs, Melissa, “Meet Four Female Curators Who are Reframing
the Local Art Scene”, Main Line Today, (illus.), Sept. 23.
Ross, Eddie, ‘Creating the Perfect Guest Room”, House Beautiful,
p. 32 (illus.), Dec.
2015 Lieberman, Michael, “Nineteen Years and Counting for Norristown’s
Pagus Gallery”, theArtBlog, (illus. Philadelphia, Dec. 17.
2011 “Asian: American: Homogenous”, Asian Arts Initiative, Phila., PA,
(exhibition catalog), (illus.).
2013 Johnson, Tara Lynn, “Colorful Worlds at the Station Gallery”, Cover
Story, Arts Entertainment, Montgomery Newspapers, pp. 10-11
(4 illus.), May 12.
2010 Dell, Larry “Get Out: Hot Stuff” Local Maplewood,
New York Times Art Blog, (illus.).
2005 “Straussberg’s Abstract Expressionist Works at JMS Gallery”, Arts
& Entertainment, Montgomery Newspapers, pp. 7,9 (2 illus.), Mar 9.
2003 “Abstract Works on View at Atelier Fine Art Gallery”,
Nouveau Delaware Valley, p. 32 (illus.), Oct.
2002 Strauss, R.B., “Delaware Roundup”, Art Matters Magazine, March.
2001 “Art Matters 2001”, Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia, PA,
(exhibition catalog) p. 39 (illus.)
1995 Reality Check, ICS Deloitte Quarterly Newsletter, p. 18 (illus.), PA.
AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS
2019 Fellowship, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Amherst, VA.
2017 Artist Residency Merit Grant, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT.
Purchase Prize, Biggs Museum of American Art, Dover, DE.
2016 Founder’s Award, Cheltenham Center for the Arts Painting Show, PA.
2012 Jim Bachman Memorial Painting Award, Abington Art Center, PA.
2010 Painting Award, Phila./Tri-State Artists Equity, Montgomery County
Community College, PA.
1994 Liquitex Excellence in Art Product Grant Award, Binney & Smith.
1992 Cuff/Samack Prize for Abstract Painting, Honorable Mention,
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia.
1986 Atochem Competition Winner, Annual Beaux Arts Ball, Foundation
for Architecture, Philadelphia, PA.
SELECTED COLLECTIONS
The Carson Lobby, Philadelphia, PA.
Biggs Museum of American Art, Dover, DE.
SAP America, Newtown Square, PA.
Rosalie, Wayne Hotel, PA.
Fox Rothschild, Wilmington, DE.
Workplace Environments, Plymouth Meeting, PA.
Brandywine Realty Corporation Lobby Springhouse, PA.
Main Line Fertility, Bryn Mawr, PA.
Nicholson Associates, Media, PA.
Ally Bank, DE.
Private
