Visual artist Barbara J Graham Follow.Art Card
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My vibe
I'm a painter who uses the language of abstract expressionism and landscape to challenge our sense of scale and significance.
About me
Barbara J Graham (b. 1971, Canada) is a painter currently working out of Arches Studios in Southampton. She earned a BA(Hons) in Sociology and Economics at Manchester University in 1994 before working as a TV and Film editor for twenty years.
In 2009 she began her Fine Art Foundation at Wimbledon college and went on to earn a BFA(Hons) at Wimbledon College of Art, London in 2013. In 2022 she completed
two years on the Correspondents Course with Turps Painters.
In February 2024 Barbara experienced sudden vision loss as a result of a detached retina. She had emergency surgery which saved most of her eyesight but spent the rest of the year with a severe cataract that was finally operated on in November. She now has significantly different vision in each eye. Barbara’s work has adapted to a new way of seeing the world and her practice is dedicated to communicating this.
Barbara has been awarded a DYCP Grant from the Arts Council to explore the new direction to her work in 2025.
- Themes & Topics
- Abstract, Bio Art & Science, Memory & History
- Years of Experience
- 10-15
- Language
- English
- Artwork Price Range
- €500 - €2 000
- Educational Institution
- Wimbledon School of Art - University of the Arts London (UAL), United Kingdom
- Current Student Status
- Graduate
