Barbara Bellows studied art at the Lyme Art Academy in Old Lyme, CT, Plymouth State College in Plymouth, NH and AVA Gallery and Lebanon College in Lebanon, NH and at artists’ workshops. She has exhibited her work in galleries and numerous solo shows since 1983. Her paintings can be found in collections in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Central America.
Barbara taught art at Lebanon College in Lebanon, NH from 1996 to 2011. She was the head of the Arts Department for several years, but stepped down to allow her more time for painting. She currently gives lessons to children and adults in her own studio.
She recently moved with her husband from Orford, NH, USA to Norris Point, Newfoundland, Canada in the heart of beautiful Gros Morne National Park. She has two married grown daughters, one of whom is an artist. She teaches piano and guitar as well as art. She and her husband have been innkeepers, have renovated 9 houses, and lived and traveled aboard a 40-foot sailboat for 15 months.
She is a member of the following organizations:
Pastel Society of New Hampshire
Vermont Pastel Society
AVA Gallery in Lebanon, NH.
Her work can be found in the following galleries:
Isalos Fine Art, Stonington, ME
Long River Studios, Lyme, NH
Java Jacks Restaurant and Gallery, Rocky Harbour, NL