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Biography
Missouri
native Jean Barban has been active in fine arts for
more than 20 years. She began her career in
graphic design, eventually trading in the fast paced
world of the service bureau for a more serene
environment in watercolor, oil and pastel. She
is a member of the Oil Painters of America; the
Park Hill Art Club, the
Arts Alliance of Littleton (AAL). She has
also been a past member of Paletteers Art Club
for 10 years, having served as both vice president
and president in 2004 and 2005 respectively, the
Broomfield Art Guild; the Bloomington/Normal,
Illinois Art Guild, the
Columbus Area Artists and the Wilmington, N.C. Art
Guild. She served as vice president of the Sampson County Art Council. With
a keen interest in local juried shows, Barban
has won numerous awards including
Colorado's "Art from the Heart" Best of
Show and has had work juried into the Northern Colorado
Artists' Association 2004 National Art Exhibition
and Sale, the 2006, 2007 Mountainside Artists' Guild Miniature
Show, and the 2006 St. Louis Artists' Guild—Trains:
Past, Present, and Future. Her work can be
seen at the Majestic Gallery in Idaho Springs, CO
and ASKU Gallery in Broomfield, CO. Barban
has taught art classes though local community colleges, recreational
facilities, art clubs and her private residential
studio. She resides in colorful Colorado with
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Artist Statement
I am primarily a landscape painter using oil paints on linen
boards. I like to take a scenic and exaggerate its color while
suggesting the subject matter with the paint strokes. Capturing nature
as a colorful and true place, tells a fun and innocent story. |
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