Barbara Colangelo   

 

A resident of Sarasota Florida, I am originally from Ocean, New Jersey. After graduating from the Newark School of Fine Art, I designed for the Dan River Textile Company in New York City creating designs for fabric, and then taught art to elementary school students. Also, during that time,  I owned my own art gallery, “The Art Loft”,  which provided a location for local New Jersey artists to exhibit and sell their work.

I have been painting since I can remember and in all media. I prefer watercolor media, sometimes with pen and ink detail, acrylic textures, watermedia tissue, and some collage. This creative process gives a unique appearance to each painting resulting in diverse styles. My passion for brilliant colors and flowers reflects in my work.

My paintings are exhibited and sold in local, national and international juried shows, exhibitions and galleries.  I have received awards for my artwork and have numerous paintings in private collections worldwide.

Some affiliations: Women Contemporary Artists SW Florida - past President, Florida Watercolor Society, Art Center Manatee, Sarasota County Arts Council,
Sarasota Sister Cities Association.

 

Selected PR and Press

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 RECENT EXHIBITIONS AND SHOWS

Gallery Representation

The Dancing Crane Gallery, 1019 10th Ave West, Bradenton, FL  941.744.1333

 

Retail Representation

 

i tesori  - 1405 First Street, Sarasota, FL  34236
Ristorante Ortygia - 1418 13th Street West, Bradenton, FL 34205

  2013

 
January 4-26 Women Contemporary Artists Juried Show - The Dancing Crane Gallery - Bradenton, FL
 

  2012

 
December Players Theater, Sarasota. one month Solo exhibition - side gallery
November 1 Heritage Oak Country Club - one day exhibition
Juried Group Exhibition - Players Theater - Sarasota, FL
 

  2011

 
January - February Juried Group Exhibition - Venice Art Center, Venice , FL  - Third Prize Award
January 7 - 29
"artinsight-sarasota & friends" at The Dancing Crane Gallery.  Group show
 

  2010

 
October 8 Private Reception at i tesori
October thru December Selby Gardens Museum of Botany and the Arts, Sarasota, FL
May thru June Solo Exhibition - All Angels by the Sea Church Art Gallery, Longboat Key, FL
April thru May 17 Solo Exhibition - Simon's Coffee House, Sarasota, FL
January Plymouth Harbor on Sarasota Bay, Juried Group Exhibition, Sarasota, FL
State College of Florida- Juried Group Exhibition "etc.", Venice, FL
 

2009

 

February thru April

State College of Florida -  Juried Group Exhibition, "Project 4 x 6", Bradenton, FL

 

2008      

 

October

Windsor Invitational Exhibition, Lakewood Ranch, FL, Second Place Award

November to January

The Studio at Gulf and Pine, Juried Exhibition "The Nature of Florida", Anna Maria, FL

March

The Joan Peters Gallery, Juried Group Exhibition, Village of the Arts, Bradenton, FL

February

ARTROM Gallery, Rome.  "Exquisite Expressions" online exhibition

 

2007

 

  October to December

Venice Art Center - Juried Exhibition, Venice, FL

October and  November

The Selby Library, Sarasota, FL - Women Contemporary Artists Juried "Narrative Art"

March and April

Art Center Manatee-Nat'l League of American Pen Women Annual Exhibition, Bradenton, FL

March and April

Art Center Manatee - Women Contemporary Artists Juried Exhibition, Bradenton, FL

 

2006

 

  December to February 2007

Fine Art Gallery, ComCenter - Solo Exhibition, Lakewood Ranch, FL 

October 2006

Longboat Key Center for the Arts Juried Exhibition, Longboat Key, FL 

October 2006 to January 2007

 South Florida Museum - Invitational Group Exhibition - Bradenton, FL 

May - August 2006

Dancing Crane Gallery - Solo Exhibition -Village of the Arts, Bradenton, FL

May 2006

Creative Arts Association, Lakewood Ranch Group Exhibition, Lakewood Ranch, FL
Art Center Manatee, Juried Group Exhibition, Bradenton, FL

April 2006

Venice Art Center Juried Group Exhibition, Venice, FL

April 2006

Art at the Foundation - Juried - Gulf Coast Community Foundation of Venice, FL

March 2006

National League of American Pen Women Annual Exhibition, Longboat Key Center for the Arts, FL

February 2006

Wet Brush Guild Group Exhibition - Sarasota Bay Club, Sarasota, FL

February 2006

Creative Arts Association of Lakewood Ranch, FL - Group Exhibition  

January thru April 2006

Artists Guild of Manatee County - Gecko for "Geckofest".  Bradenton, FL

 

2005

 

October-November 2005

Selby Botanical Gardens Museum of Botany and the Arts, Juried Exhibition, Sarasota, FL

September-October 2005

Art Center Sarasota, FL - Juried Group Exhibition

May to August 2005

Century Bank - Solo Exhibition,  Bradenton, FL 

May 2005

Sarasota Youth Opera Benefit Auction.  Sarasota Opera House, Sarasota FL 

September 2004- August 2005

Art Uptown Cooperative Gallery, Sarasota, FL

Spring-2005

Women’s Resource Center- Juried Exhibition,  Sarasota, FL

 

2004

 

November 2004-January 2005

Art Center Sarasota Juried Holiday Exhibition, Award winner, Sarasota, FL  

November-December 2004

Englewood Art Center- Juried Exhibtion, Englewood, FL

October thru December 2004

Art in Places of Business - Juried Exhibition,
ComCenters Fine Arts Gallery, Lakewood Ranch, FL

October-November 2004 

Art Center Sarasota with Sierra Club, Juried Exhibition “Nurture Nature”

Winter 2004 

Village of the Arts Juried “Holiday in Paradise”, Bradenton, FL

November 2004

Art Center Sarasota Holiday Bazaar, Sarasota, FL

Fall 2004

The Graciela Giles Gallery,  Solo Exhibition, Village of the Arts, Bradenton, FL 

September 2004

American Society of Interior Designers annual Show, Sarasota, FL 

May - June 2004

Sarasota Art Center - Members Juried Exhibition.  Sarasota, FL 

May 2004

Sarasota Youth Opera Benefit. Sarasota Opera House, Custom designed birdhouse for "Language of the Birds" Opera.  Sarasota, FL 

March - May 2004

Art in Places of Business - Juried Exhibition
ComCenter with Arts Council Manatee, Lakewood Ranch, FL 

May thru November 2004

                              

Artmondial Gallery,  Prize Winner, Avignon, France 

Summer 2004

Longboat Key Center for the Arts- Juried Exhibition, Longboat Key, FL

Spring 2004

Art Gallery - Juried Group Exhibition, Punta Gorda, FL

April - Sept 2004

Period Online Gallery - Juried Landscape Exhibition. 

 

2003

 

December 2003

Rosedale Golf & Country Club Art Bazaar. Group Exhibition,  Bradenton, FL 

December - January 2003

Artists Guild of Manatee County -"Holidays in Paradise" Village of the Arts, Bradenton, FL 

November - January 2003

Florida Artists Registry Annual Exhibition - Church Street Gallery.  Orlando, FL 

October 2003

Art Center Sarasota - 'Art in Nature" with Audubon Society

September 2003 to August  2004

Art & Beyond Gallery- Solo Exhibition, Ft Lauderdale, FL

May - June 2003

Art Center Sarasota - Juried Spring Exhibition.  Sarasota, FL 

March - April 2003

Grassroots Gallery - Juried Spring Exhibition, Englewood, FL

 

2002

 

December 2002

Asolo Theater Holiday Extravaganza, Sarasota, FL 

October 2002

Village of the Arts Galleries - Juried Group Exhibition, Bradenton, FL

2001 thru 2002

Palm Avenue Gallery -  Representation, Sarasota FL 

 

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