About The Artist

ARTIST STATEMENT My paintings are the expression of ideas and feelings by means of pure color and forms. Generally, the work is not narrative and does not depict an image. The painting is an object unto itself. Sometimes, however, the forms suggest buildings, reflecting my great interest in architecture. Occasionally, I paint an actual city but always as a geometric abstraction. A fascination with geometry and rhythm are evident. Enjoying the infinite possibilities of the effect of adjacent colors, I often position saturated colors against one another. Sometimes, I choose to highlight the purity of the colors by outlining each hue in black or white. The work is about creating order and precision in a world filled with chaos, disorder and violence. While the mathematically based order of the work reflects intellectualism, the passionate use of color provides the emotional content. BARBARA FRANK email: barbarafrank@mac.com EDUCATION: M.A. Villanova University B.A. Temple University SOLO EXHIBITIONS: Museo Vault Gallery, Miami, FL Gallery@House & Designs, New York, NY Etra Fine Art, Miami, Fl Island Earth Gallery, Long Beach Island, NJ Napp Gallery, Key Biscayne, FL Artforms Gallery, Philadelphia, PA Borders Books, Philadelphia, PA Villanova University Art Gallery, Villanova, PA Artillerie Gallery, Jenkintown, PA SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS: Art Fusion Gallery, Miami, FL Red Dot Art Fair, Miami, FL Burton Gallery, Surf City, NJ South Point Gallery, Miami Beach, FL Girl In A Garden, Miami Beach, FL Etra Fine Art, Miami, Fl Sylvestre Gallery, Surf City, NJ Design District Art show, Miami, FL Foundation of Art, Loveladies, NJ One Ear Society, Coconut Grove, FL Gifford Lane Art Stroll, Coconut Grove, FL Girl in a Garden, Miami Beach, FL Art Expo, Miami, FL Florida Professional Artist Guild Gallery Napp, Key Biscayne, FL Key Biscayne Art Show Sun Trust Bank, Miami, FL Artists of Long Beach Island, Loveladies, NJ Annex Gallery, Surf City, NJ Six Key Artists, Key Biscayne, FL Viscaya House, Miami, FL Aquifer, Barnegat, NJ Artist Loft, Loveladies, NJ New York/Philadelphia: An Artistic Connection Long Beach Island Foundation of Art, Loveladies, NJ Philadelphia Museum of Art Sales Gallery Off The Wall, Philadelphia, PA Just Desserts, Manayunk, PA Rothman Memorial Exhibition, Loveladies, NJ Small Works-Big Ideas, Philadelphia, PA Artforms Gallery. Manayunk, PA Artists Cultural Exchange, Philadelphia, PA Long Beach Island Foundation of Art, Loveladies, NJ Philadelphia Art Alliance Berman Museum of Art, Collegeville, PA The Gallery, Barnegat Light, NJ Philadelphia Museum of Art Sales Gallery Art at The Armory, Philadelphia, PA Contemporary Artists, Los Angeles, CA Artist Equity Invitational, Philadelphia, PA Joy Berman Gallery, Philadelphia, PA Immaculata Colllege Art Show, Philadelphia, PA Kaleidscope of Art, Spring House, PA Philadelphia Celebrates Art, Philadelphia, PA Springhouse Gallery, Springhouse, PA Philadelphia Art Show, Philadelphia, PA Rittenhouse Square Annual, Philadelphia, PA Aart Vark Gallery, Philadelphia, PA Limited Editions Gallery, Surf City, NJ Fox Chase Center Art Show, Philadelphia, PA Gallery G., Pittsburgh, PA Turnbury Gallery, Turnbury, FL Artist Equity Triennial, Philadelphia, PA Pallas Athene Gallery, Brookline, MA Gross McCleaf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA REVIEWS and PRIZES: Savedove, L, “Frank’s New Geometries,” Sandpaper, Sept. 3, 2003 page 17 Award of Merit, LBI Foundation of Art, 2002 and 2014 Honorable Mention, Sun Trust. 1999 Art Matters, “More Than The Sum Of Its Parts,” June 1996, page 20 Summer Times. “Art On LBI,” August, 1995 Lee, Sung Man, Design Journal, Seoul, Korea, 1993, page 11 Roberts, Diana, “Reviews In Brief,” Art Matters, July, 1990, page 2 Southwell, William, “More Reviews,” Art Matters, July 1987, page 11 First Prize for Painting, Long Beach Island Foundation of Art, 1995 PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS: Exhibition Chairman: LBI Art Foundation Chairman: Art At The Armory. 1992 Treasurer: Artist Equity, Philadelphia Chapter Board Member: Philadelphia Art Alliance Board Member: Long Beach Island Foundation of Art Member: Artist Cultural Exchange Member: Art Forms Gallery Member: One Ear Society