BARBARA S. LEWIS RESUME

STATEMENT

When asked what I paint, my short answer is always, “Things with a face.” The focus is to achieve a marriage of the styles and techniques of the old masters and more contemporary impressionism, to produce work that is technically enduring and timeless in appeal. My interest is in light, color, and life. The primary subjects are animals and people. I have no desire for viewers to wonder what they are seeing. They should be able to identify the subject and, hopefully, find something that stirs an emotion. My art is for the enjoyment of all who view it. Though individual tastes and interests vary, everyone deserves the opportunity to enjoy art without having to intellectualize it.

EDUCATION

Memphis State University, Art Dept.

BFA Memphis Academy of Arts

Extended studies with Daniel Rubenstein, Zurich, Switzerland

and Daniel Greene, New York

GALLERIES & EXHIBITIONS

Arabian Horse Bazaar, El Sobrante, CA

Arabian Horse Trust Gallery, Denver, CO

Artiques Ltd., Lonedell, MO

Delta Regional Exhibition, Little Rock, AR

Fayette Gallery Ltd. Lexington, KY

Griffin Galleries, Paris, TN

Kentucky Horse Park Equine Gallery, Lexington, KY

Mary Lou Walbergh Antique Equine Art, Malibu, CA

MidSouth Exhibition, Memphis, TN

National League of American Pen Women Exhibition, Fayetteville, AR

Riverdale, Gallery, Anoke, MN

Robert Berman Galleries, Inc., Hot Springs, AR

The Gallery, Paris, TN

The House of Horses, Forreston, IL

The Kirkpatrick Center Invitational Exhibition of Racing Art, Oklahoma City, OK (Featured artist. Four paintings included, celebrating the opening of Remington Park Racetrack).

Van Cleave Art Galleries, Hot Springs, AR

Regular exhibitions in conjunction with major Arabian Horse shows.

COMMISSIONED PORTRAITS & OTHER

Portrait commissions are too numerous to mention individually. Internationally, portraits include a near-life-size portrait of Sheikha Lulua Al Sabah, daughter of the former king of Kuwait. Also included are a few murals and a baptistry for a Memphis church.

Numerous special paintings for The Arabian Horse Trust; The Arabian Horse Trust Art Auction, including high selling painting; The Pyramid Society, KY, including high selling art in the Pyramid Society Art Auction; Commissions to paint many great Arabian Horses, as well as their owners and several favored dogs.

In time, my commissions evolved to be my main body of work, primarily internationally in the following countries, for collectors, members of royal families and dignataries.

INTERNATIONAL COLLECTORS

Collectors in the following countries; Argentina (1); Australia (3); Brazil (5); Canada (5); Egypt (6); England (2); Germany (3); Hungary (1) State Equine Art Museum; Mexico (2); Saudi Arabia (2); Uraguay (2); Qatar (1); These collectors include such noted names as the late Paulo Gucci, Dr. Hans Nagel, Count Fredrico Zessy Thyssen, Phillippe De Bourbon, Sheikh Ahmed Al Thani, Sheikha Lulua Al Sabah, and important state studs and registries, such as The Brazillian Registry, The Arabian Horse Registry of Argentina, The Egyptian Agricultural Organization; Babolna, State Stud of Hungary; among others. Approximately 20 states have work in various collections.

Barbara's work has appeared in numerous publications and on many covers, including Equine Images, magazines and hard back books on the Arabian Horse Breed. Widely published is “Nazeer at the EAO” an official portrait of one of the most significant Egyptian Arabian stallions, worldwide. This portrait has appeared in numerous breed video’s, books and other important publications.