Candy Barr

Candy Barr is a plein air, "in open air", painter whose visual work includes oil paintings on canvas and wood. Her work has been described as “moving" and as being "a true master of color". With over 50 years of painting experience she brings a breadth of knowledge of art history, exquisite skill for color and a deep understanding of what makes paint come to life.

Born in Oberlin, Ohio, Barr has art work from when when was six years old, and hasn't stopped. She earned her BFA with honors in painting from the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), her MAT in lithography from RISD, and an MFA from Norwich University. She has served on the Faculty of Goddard College, and has taught numerous workshops and courses since 1985.

Since 1998 Barr has devoted herself to painting full-time, and actively participates in painting and community building programs. She believes learning is a never ending process and continues her own development through research, travel, and regular visits to artists' studios, galleries and museums.

Barr is a juried member of the Vermont Arts Council and has received awards from them as well, having given residencies to schools or organizations for over 20 years. She won the "Best Architecture Award" at the Glendale, AZ Plein Air Competition. She was nominated as "Vermont's Best Artist" in the Vanquard Readers Poll two years in row. The Johnson Studio Center awarded her grants for several years to attend residencies. She is on the Rhode Island Alumni Association Board of Directors, a juried member of , and a member of the California Art Club (CAC).

Her work has been exhibited widely – most recently at the Watergate Gallery in Washington, D.C.; the Casa de Artistas Gallery in Scottsdale, AZ, the Parade Gallery in Warren, VT, the Artisans Gallery in Waitsfield, VT; formerly in the Eastland Gallery in Portland, ME, O'Farrell Gallery in Brunswick, ME, and Vermont Fine Art in Stowe, VT – and is included in dozens of personal collections all over the world.

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