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| Barbara Blanco | |
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| About the Artist | |
I am a fine artist based in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. As an artist, I incorporate photography, painting and digital manipulations into my works. My creative compositions creatively reflect my unique professional and personal tastes. My work both captures and reflects my observations of life. |
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| These photos were originally taken for an erotic exhibit about two years ago, but I have always wanted to work on them because they are mischievous and innocuous. I thought that it would be wonderful to show how sexy and beautiful women are no matter what their age. And that seeing two women together does not necessarily depict pornography. This was such a fun series to create. These are wonderful images of two of my best friends posing for me. |
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| PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES Urban Artists Alliance Founder/President UAA executes cultural opportunities, publish, advocate for artists to pledge community service through the arts and preserve and sustain Washington, DC’s artistic legacy by serving as a link between artists, existing art program, agencies and businesses supporting the arts. BOFA DC annual gala promoting Washington, DC as an international arts marketplace. Bootsie's Photography/Fine Arts, Severn, MD Photographer/Owner, Wrote and implemented marketing and business plans. Designed and hung (four) One-woman art shows. Projects include shoots for wedding, anniversary, portraiture, architectural, landscape, documentation, freelance and studio work. Restoration of damaged photographs, utilizing state of the art equipment and techniques. Specializing in natural light. Develops B/W pictures. Frames, crops, mats and mounts photographs. 2000 – Present Gallery Assistant, Anne Arundel Community College, Arnold, MD Designed and hung exhibits for premier showing. Administrative duties consist of fact sheets, artwork identification, slide show presentation and mailings as well as maintaining the gallery's physical environment. 1998- 2001 Owner, Bootsie's Caterers, Severn, MD Created and developed recipes. Supervised staff for catered events. Planned food preparation, storage, and portion control. Wrote and implemented business plan. Accountable for sales profit and operations. 1993-1999 EXPERIENCE AS CURATOR Miami Art Basel, Wynwood District, LOGLO exhibit, Represented and exhibited three DC artists in the biggest annual art fairs in the Americas. Millennium Arts Salon, The Art of Photography – Co-curator, Exhibit highlighting the trends and directions in photography. It’s All About Art: Scholars Speak. Washington, DC, November 2007 Best of Fine Arts DC (BOFA DC) – Created Inaugural awards gala launching the Urban Artists Alliance. May 2007 Miami Art Basel, Miami Design District- Organized and coordinated Twenty-four Washington DC artists to exhibit in one of the biggest art fairs in the Americas. December 2006 Cuban Embassy Fundraiser- Curated and hosted a silent auction at the Cuban Embassy, Washington, DC, July 2006 District of Columbia Arts Center (DCAC) - Curator, Don’t Bring No Bad News, April 2006 Black Artists of DC - Curator of two major exhibitions for the group, “Hidden Treasures” July 2005 and “Found!” July 2006 Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Curator, A Celebration of Black History Month Art Exhibition. March 2005 DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS Calidoscopio Cubano- An ongoing cultural exchange project between Cuban and American photographers. This workshop is designed to involve and encourage children to express their culture and environment through photography and art, July 2003. Exhibition of children's artwork on display at Children’s National Hospital, Washington, D.C., -October, 2003 to January, 2004 Cuba- Foto 2002 – Taught children's photography workshop in Havana, Cuba resulting in an exhibit at the Capital Children's Museum in Washington, D.C. - July 2002 Different Eyes Photography Club - Established club to teach underprivileged children the art of photography, helping children observe and appreciate the world around them. November 2001-present GOVERNING BODIES Urban Artists Coalition Board Member- Non-Profit organization working to enrich our youths by merging arts with education. Documented and taught art project in Cuba for the UAC, July 2003 Washington, D.C. Arts Committee Member- Discussed proposals, ideas, and themes for the upcoming school year at Cade Art Gallery, Anne Arundel Community College. - 2001- 2002 PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS Millennium Arts Salon, Washington, DC- 2008 BOFA DC Arts Gala – May, 2007 FOUND! Exhibition, June 2006 Hidden Treasures Art Exhibit, July, 2005 Defense Threat Reduction Agency, March, 2005 International Visions – The Gallery, Washington, DC. 2002 Gallery Designs and Exhibitions LOGLO (Local Global Artist), Miami Art Basel, Miami, FL, December 6- 9, 2007, Juried Group Exhibit "The Art of Photography", Millennium Art Salon, Washington, DC. Juried Group Show, Co-curator “Urban Manifesto” Buena Vista Building, Miami Design District, Florida, August 11- September 8, 2007 "Artscape 2007" Villa Julie College, Baltimore, MD, July 12, - August 11, 2007 “1st Annual BOFA DC 2007 (Best of Fine Arts Gala)” National Music Center, Washington DC, Executive Producer, Artist and Curator, May 5, 2007 “Exotic Blue-Figurative and After Hour Pleasures”, The Graham Collection, Washington, DC, January 3-21, 2007 “LOGLO: Local/Global Patterns New Directions”, Miami Design District, Miami Art Basel, December 7-10, 2006 “Convergence of Visions: The Power of Art”, The Marlboro Gallery at Prince Georges Community College, September 18 – October 12, 2006, “Found!” Curator, Black Artists of DC, The Graham Collection, Washington, DC, July 1-29, 2006, Curator and Juror “Café Nema Presents…The Artworks of Barbara Blanco”, Café Nema, Washington, D.C., May 12- May 26, 2006 “Don’t Bring No Bad News”, Curator, District of Columbia Art Center, Washington, D.C., April 28- May 21, 2006, “Saturday Night/Sunday Morning: An Exhibition”, African American Museum of Chattanooga, 2006, Group Show Untitled, One Woman Show, Ginger Cove Adult Community, February 24-March 31, 2006, Permanent Collection Saturday Night/Sunday Morning: An Exhibition, 40 Acres and a Mule Art Gallery, Sacramento California, January 31, - March 25, 2006, Group Show Saturday Night/Sunday Morning: An Exhibition, City of Atlanta Bureau of Cultural Affairs Gallery East, Atlanta, Georgia October 2006-January 2006, Group Show The Graham Collection Fine Art in Miniature Exhibition, The Graham Collection, Washington, D.C., November 12, - January 7, 2006, Curator “The Graham Collection First Annual Community Competition” The Graham Collection, Washington, D.C. September 17, -October 15, 2005, Curator and Juror "Hidden Treasures, Black Artists of DC" Art Exhibit, The Graham Collection, Washington, DC, July -1-31, 2005, Curator Heliotrope Bouquet, Community Show, Cade Fine Arts Gallery, Anne Arundel Community College, June - July, 2005 Saturday Night/Sunday Morning: An Exhibition, The African American Museum of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, April 10-September 17, 2005 Group Show, Traveling Exhibit "A Celebration of Black History Month Exhibition", Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Arlington, Va. March 2005, Curator "3rd Annual International Arts and Craft Show and Sale", Centro Niá Learning Center, Washington, D.C., November 5, 2004 "Heliotrope Bouquet 6", Community Show, Cade Fine Arts Gallery, Anne Arundel Community College, June- July 2004. Assisted in design and installation of show “Innocent Eyes”, Intercultural Museum and Art Gallery, Juried Group Show, Baltimore, Maryland, December 12- February 29, 2004 "2nd Annual International Arts and Craft Show and Sale", Calvary Bilingual Multicultural Learning Center, Washington, D.C., October 3-4, 2003 "Cuba Now!", Charles Sumner School Museum, Juried Group Show, Washington, D.C., January 30- June 17, 2003 "The Warehouse", Urban Artists Coalition Fund Raiser, Mentor/Student Exhibit, Washington, D.C., December 8, 2002 "International Small Works Competition/Exhibition", International Visions-The Gallery, Juried Group Show, Washington, D.C., December 4- January 25, 2003 "International Arts and Crafts Show and Sale", Calvary Bilingual Multicultural Learning Center, Washington, D.C., November 2002 "Heliotrope Bouquet 4" Community Show, Cade Fine Arts Gallery, Anne Arundel Community College, June 2002. Designed and hung exhibit. Affinity Lab, 2451 18th Street NW, Washington, D.C. April 1-30, 2002 "Black Heritage Art Expo", Juried Show, Baltimore Convention Center, Harbor Place, Baltimore, Maryland, February 2002 Belmont Arts East-Black Pearl Photography, 3518 12th St, NE, Washington, D.C. November 2001- February 2002 go mama go, Retail, 1809 14th Street NW, Washington, D.C., September 2001 Hospitality, Cultural and Tourism Building, Anne Arundel Community College, Group exhibit, September 2001, Designed and hung exhibit. "Heliotrope Bouquet 3", Community Show, Cade Fine Arts Gallery, Anne Arundel Community College, June 2001. Designed and hung exhibit. "Untitled", Art Exhibit, One Woman Show, Washington, D.C. June 2001 "A Thousand Words", One Woman Exhibit, Washington, D.C., February 2001 "An Odyssey-A Journey through the Eye" One Woman Exhibit, All Souls Episcopal Rectory, Washington, D.C. August 2000 "Heliotrope Bouquet 2" Group Show, Cade Fine Arts Gallery, Anne Arundel Community College", July 2000. Designed and hung exhibit. "Wall Space" Group Show, D.C. Art Center, Washington, D.C., July 2000 |
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| BOFA DC (Best of Fine Arts) Awards Gala, THEARC of Washington, DC, Sepember 12. 2008 | |
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