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Biography
Missouri
native Jean Barban has been active in fine
arts for more than 20 years. She began her career
in graphic design, eventually trading in the fast
paced world of the service bureau for a more soul
enriching expression in watercolor, oil and pastel.
Also having an Elementary Teaching background, Jean
found it natural to teach art classes and workshops
through local community colleges, recreational
facilities, art clubs and her residential studio.
Jean
is currently a member of the Oil Painters of America,
AIS (American Impressionists
Society, Inc.) and the
Park Hill Art Club. She has
also been a past member of the Arts Student
League of Denver, the Paletteers Art Club
for 10 years, having served as both vice president
and president in 2004 and 2005 respectively, the
Arts Alliance of Littleton (AAL), the
Broomfield Art Guild, the Arvada Artists
Guild, the Bloomington/Normal,
Illinois Art Guild, the
Columbus Area Artists and the Wilmington, N.C. Art
Guild. She served as vice president of the Sampson County Art Council.
With
a keen interest in local juried shows, Barban
has won numerous awards including
Colorado's "Art from the Heart" Best of
Show and has had work juried into the 2008 Oil
Painters of America Regional Show, two Northern Colorado
Artists' Association National Art Exhibition
and Sale (2004 and 2009), the 2006, 2007 Mountainside Artists' Guild Miniature
Show, and the 2006 St. Louis Artists' Guild—Trains:
Past, Present, and Future. Her work can be
seen at the Majestic Gallery in Idaho Springs, CO. Barban
has expanded her creative interests to include
photography and learning the cello. She resides in colorful Colorado with
her very supportive husband, Joe and in 2009, she
celebrated her 10-year anniversary of a heart
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Artist Statement
I am primarily a landscape painter using oil paints on linen
boards or canvases. I like to take a scenic and exaggerate its color while
suggesting the subject matter with varied paint strokes. Capturing nature
as a colorful and true place, tells a fun and innocent story. |
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