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Born in 1923 in New York, NY, U.S.A.


B.A., Smith College

M.S., University of Bridgeport

Camden Institute, London

Fernand Leger Atelier, Paris

Art Students’ League, New York City

Synectics Seminar , Cambridge, MA

"I have to make art. My life has always been primarily visual experiences that I transform into paint, print or sculpture. I hope to convey my passion for color and form and the wonder of the world today and in the past."

Barbara Wilk, November 1999

  • Solo Exhibitions
  • 1999: Westport Arts Center, Westport, CT

  • 1998: Jean Cocteau Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

  • 1997: City Spirits Artists, New Haven, CT

  • 1996: Westport Arts Center, Westport, CT

  • 1995:
  • Discovery Museum, Bridgeport, CT

  • Stamford Museum, Stamford, CT

  • 1988: The University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT

  • 1987: The Silo Gallery, CT

  • 1982: Artisans Gallery, IL

  • 1981, ‘87: Gallery B.E.L., CT

  • 1978, ’87, ’91, ’94, ‘97: Silvermine Guild of Artists , Darien, CT

  • Group Exhibitions
  • 1999:
  • Three Rivers Artists Festival, Pittsburgh, PA

  • SAGA Membership Show, New York, NY

  • Discovery Museum, Bridgeport, CT

  • 1996: Slater Museum, CT, "Connecticut Crafts"

  • 1992: Westport Library, CT

  • 1991: Discovery Museum, Bridgeport, CT

  • 1990: Ariel Gallery, New York, NY

  • 1988-92: Stamford Museum, Stamford, CT

  • 1981: Springfield Museum, Springfield, MA

  • 1980: Elements Gallery, New York, NY

  • 1972-82: Guilford Crafts Center, CT

  • 1975: Crafts of the Americas

  • Projects, Murals, Designs
  • Field Report, film based on her own art work, in collection of the Museum of Modern Art, producer of film.

  • Emergence, animated film, Winner of CINE Eagle Award at Margaret Mead Festival, on WNET, in distribution.

  • Queen Victoria and the Indians, animated film, shown at the Museum of Natural History, Museum of the American Indian, Metropolitan Museum of Art, in distribution.

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  • SAGA Award for print, New York, 1999

  • CINE Gold Eagle Award for film, 1995

  • President’s Volunteer Action Award, 1993

  • Connecticut Commission on the Arts, 1977-80

  • Connecticut Council on the Humanities, 1079-80

  • Guggenheim Fellowship, New York, 1975


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    Read what the press is saying about Barbara Wilk

  • Prehistoric Art Focus of Family Workshop, May/June 1996, Publication of the Discovery Museum, Connecticut’s Adventure in Arts & Sciences. Review.

  • Women Printmakers Make Strong Case for Medium, 1992, Darien News. Review.