Biography

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Barbara grew up in Cleveland, OH and has lived in Chicago, IL, and Englewood, FL.  She now resides in Medina County, OH with her husband, Don, of over 45 years.  It is there that she gains inspiration from the natural beauty around her. She is an award winning artist and her paintings have found homes in both corporate and private collections through out the United States.

Barbara is a past president of the Medina County Art League (2002 – 2006), in 2002 creating the league’s new newsletter, at the time being told by many it was the best of any art leagues/society’s in the U.S.  In many ways Barbara brought the league up to the 21st century. She is also a past vice-president (2008), past chair for the scholarship committee and past chair for the Western Reserve Bank Art Show.  (In 2000 Barbara coordinated a bi-monthly art show between the Western Reserve Bank located in Medina; she helped the new committee with the July/August 2011 show and then stepped down after eleven years of heading up this committee.  

She is still active in the league currently the chair of the Spring Workshop.   She is a member of the Woman’s Art League of Akron, creating their quarterly newsletter. She takes advantage of the opportunities to exhibit her work with great success in both leagues. Other memberships include Ohio Watercolor Society and American Watercolor Society.

In 2008 Barbara received the YWCA of Medina County’s 17th Annual Women of Distinction Award for her work in promoting the arts in Medina County. 

barbarajohns@zoominternet.net

Barbara Johns

 

Artist Statement

As a child Barbara Johns admits to never being able to leave the house without her crayons.  She has always had a need to create.  Studying with watercolorists she admires has helped her to hone her technique and define her style.  She attempts to record on paper the subjects that talk to her, subjects that grab her imagination, using color and design to create paintings with life.   Painting with watercolor helps her achieve this because of the fluidity and spontaneity of the medium.

 

 

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