Paintings by...Susan Barnes...Art in Oils
About the Artist

"Artist with award", Winsor&Newton Award, WAA,2005, Purchase Award, Burlington County, 2006
Susan Barnes, a native to New Jersey, has been painting in oils actively since 1997.
The artist's interest in art began early, influenced by a grandmother who was a graduate of Pratt Institute and also a painter.
Although Barnes began painting over thirty years ago, her career took a different direction while raising her children. During that period she designed and created handwrought jewelry in silver and gold, which was sold through several galleries in South Jersey. In 1995 she returned to painting starting with pastels before returning to oils.


Painting is my passion.

Currently painting seascapes and landscapes which are representational with a focus on mood and atmosphere.
Her inspiration comes from her love of the coastal areas of the state where she has spent summers since childhood.
She wants to enable the viewer to step inside the work, to feel the sun and smell the sea.

What attracts me are scenes infused with mood and atmosphere.


There is no shortage of either along the coastal areas. Having spent many summers sailing and at the beach has provided
an endless supply of inspirational subjects.Many people have remarked that her paintings have a calming quality.
A moment of pause in an otherwise hectic life. This, to the artist, is the purpose of art.



E D U C A T I O N

Workshops:
Stanley Bielen 2008; Christine Lafuente 2003, 2004; Frances Galante 2004

Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA 1999 to 2009:
Painting Workshops:
Giovanni Casadei 2006-2009; John Sevczik 2008; Paul DuSold 2005;
Stanley Bielen 2003-2009; Kate Mundy 2001.
Printmaking Workshop:
Elaine Erne 2008
Open classes:
Frances Galante 2001-2006; Louise Clement 1999-2001;
Christine Lafuente 2001-2002.

Master artist demonstrations:
Paul DuSold 2004; Stanley Bielen 2004; Patrick Connors 2004, 2005;
Christine Lafuente 2004; Scott Noel 2005

Perkins, Moorestown, NJ 1997 to 1998

R E C E N T - S H O W S

Show of Five, Mad Batter, Cape May, NJ 2008
Solo Show, North End Trilogy, Barnegat Light, NJ 2008
Featured Artist Exhibit, William Ris Galleries, Stone Harbor, NJ 2008
Featured Artist Exhibit, William Ris Galleries, Stone Harbor, NJ 2007
Group Show Women's Club, Stone Harbor, NJ 2007
Group Show, “Fresh Air”, Smithville Mansion Annex Gallery, Eastampton, NJ 2007
Group Show, LaBodega, South Jersey Regional Hospice,Millville, NJ 2006
Group Show, “Who Let the Dogs Out” at Home Fine Art Gallery, Mount Holly, NJ 2006
Group Show, The Art of Medford at Creative Genius Gallery, Medford, NJ 2004
Group Show, 50/50 Exhibition, Fleisher Art Memorial, PA 2004
Invitational Solo Show, Fleisher Art Memorial, Student Gallery, Philadelphia, PA 2003

R E C E N T - E X H I B I T S

Small Oils Exhibit, Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA, juried 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Art of the Flower, Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA, juried, 2006, 2008, 2009
Small Worlds Show, Plastic Club, Philadelphia, PA 2009
Small Works Show, Long Beach Island Foundation, Loveladies, NJ 2008
Come See, Come Sea, Tuckerton Seaport, Tuckerton, NJ, juried, 2008
Noyes Museum Biennial Juried Show, NJ 2007
Annual Art Exhibition, Ocean City Art Center, Ocean City, NJ, juried, 2006
Works on Paper, Perkins Center, Moorestown, NJ, juried, 2006
At the Waters Edge, Tuckerton Seaport, Tuckerton, NJ, juried, 2006
Works on Paper, Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA, juried, 2006
Annual International Miniature Show, Jane Laws LBI Gallery, Surf City, NJ, juried 2005
BCAG Robert Ransley Open Juried Show, 2004,2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
Annual Awards Painting Exhibition, Cheltenham Art Center, Cheltenham, PA, juried 2005
Women at Work, Smithville Mansion, Eastampton, NJ, juried 2005, 2006
Annual Open Exhibition, Willingboro Art Alliance, Mt. Laurel, NJ, juried 2004, 2005, 2006
Annual Oil/Pastel/Acrylic Exhibition,Center for the Arts, Marlton, NJ, juried 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007
Annual Juried Exhibit, Markeim Art, Haddonfield, NJ, juried 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004
Annual Art Show, Smithville Mansion, Eastampton, NJ, juried 2002, 2004, 2006
Annual Adult Student/Member Show, Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia,PA, 2000 through 2009.

R E C E N T - A W A R D S

Honorable Mention, Small Oils Exhibit, Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA 2009
Honorable Mention, Robert Ransley Open Juried Art Show, Mt. Holly, NJ 2009
Honorable Mention, WAA Annual Juried Show, Mt. Holly, NJ 2008
Best of Show Award, Robert Ransley Open Juried Art Show, Mt. Holly, NJ 2008
First Place Award, "Come See, Come Sea", Tuckerton Seaport, Tuckerton, NJ 2008
Merit Award, Robert Ransley Juried Show, Mt. Holly, NJ 2007
Purchase Award, 30th Annual Art Show, Smithville Mansion, Eastampton, NJ 2006
Achievement Award, 30th Annual Art Show, Smithville Mansion, Eastampton, NJ 2006
Best of Show Award, Robert Ransley Juried Show, Mt. Holly, NJ 2006
Fred & Naomi Hazell Awards: Alla Prima Painting2006; Figure/Still Life Painting 2006; Portrait Painting 2003, 2004.
Special Merit Award: Still Life/Figure Painting 2003, Fleisher Art Memorial, Philadelphia, PA
Merit Award, Burlington County Women’s History Show, Smithville Mansion, Eastampton, NJ, 2006
Winsor & Newton Fourth Place Award, WAA 10th Annual Open Exhibition,Mt. Laurel, NJ, 2005
First Place Award, Women at Work Show, Smithville Mansion, Eastampton, NJ, 2005
Joyce Sacker Place & ADG Printing Awards, WAA 9th Annual Open Exhibition,Mt. Laurel, NJ2004
Third Place Fine Art, Robert Ransley Juried Show, Mt. Holly, NJ 2004
Honorable Mention, Markeim Art Center Annual Juried Show, Haddonfield, NJ 2002

A D D I T I O N A L - E X P E R I E N C E

Teaching: Portrait Demo at Willingboro Art Alliance, Willingboro, NJ 2007
Jurying: Renaissance Art Center, Millville, NJ 2007
Cape May County Art Center, Cape May, NJ 2006

C O L L E C T I O N S

Burlington County NJ Permanent Collection
Private collections throughout the country

G A L L E R I E S

North End Trilogy, 506 Broadway, Barnegat Light, New Jersey
Willaim Ris Galleries, Second Avenue, Stone Harbor, NJ
Farnsworth Gallery, Farnsworth Avenue, Bordentown, NJ
Atelier D’Art, 515 Route 73 S., Marlton, New Jersey
Creative Genius, 32B North Main St. Medford, New Jersey
East End Gallery, 7817 Ventnor Ave., Margate, New Jersey
Swell Colors Glass Studio Gallery, 10909 Long Beach Blvd., Haven Beach, NJ

S E L E C T E D - M E M B E R S H I P S

Philadelphia Sketch Club, Philadelphia, PA
American Society of Marine Artists