BARBARA S. LEWIS RESUME

STATEMENT

The focus of my art is to achieve a marriage of the styles and techniques of the old masters, and orientalist painters, to produce work that is technically enduring and timeless in appeal. My interest is in light, color, and life. The subjects which interest me are animals, and people, faces that look back at you. Recently that interest has expanded into other subjects. In 2024 I joined a Plein Air group, that sparked an interest in landscapes and still life. I have no desire to have viewers 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 taste and interest vary, everyone deserves the opportunity to enjoy art without the need to intellectualize.

EDUCATION

Memphis State University, Art Dept.

BFA Memphis Academy of Arts

Extended Studies at Memphis Academy of Arts and Memphis State University

Studied with Daniel Rubenstein, Zurich, Switzerland

Studied with 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 lifesize 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.

COMMISSIONED PORTRAITS OF ANIMALS

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, such as; Ansata Ibn Sudan, Ansata Halim Shah, Jamilll; DS Aatifa; Fabo; Nabiel; LH Garcia; Tammen; Nazeer at the EAO; Expoente (Brazil); Huckleberry Bey; Al Karim Sirhalima; Khemosabi; Ansata Joy Halima; Ansata El Nisr; Ibn Galal #7 (Hungary); Abdullahh; Etiw; Bandos, as well as a number of favored dogs.

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, 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.