www.southernladiesart.com, www.pleinairflorida.org
Other Professional Activities Include Lectures, Demos, Art Show Judge and Juror, Teaching
Barbara Perrotti from Ormond Beach, Florida, combines her love of Plein Air Painting with her broad scope of interests ranging from plein air inspired studio work, portraits and murals. Her education begins with the Paier School of Art and includes studies with significantly important teachers ... Brackman, Silverman, and Griffel. Her paintings are impressionistic romanticism and are recognizable of a given moment. Barbara's paintings are in numberous public and private collections. She currently teaches oil painting at the Art League of Daytona which includes the study of studio painting as well as plein air.
Barbara Perrotti, Ormond Beach, Florida is included in numerous prominent collections including the National Infantry Museum,
Georgia and Disney World, Fl. She is listed in Who's Who in American Art and is an active member in the following organizations:
International Plein Air Painters (Signature Status, SE Ambassador), the National Museum of Women in the Arts, American Impressionist Society,
Southern Ladies Art Conference, Plein Air Florida (Signature Status), she co-founded both East Coast Plein Air and Group of Eight.
Ms. Perrotti takes part in various plein air invitationals and competitions. Her Art Education began at the Paier School of Art in Ct. and
she has studied with such notables as Robert Brackman (student of Henri) , Lois Griffel and Burt Silverman.
Barbara has recently received a Professional Artist Development Grant to further her career.
Additional art activity - Jurying art shows, Lectures and Demos.
Collections (Selected)
St. Joe Corporation, Florida
Museum of Arts and Sciences, Daytona Beach, Florida
Nat'l Infantry Museum, Georgia
Ormond Memorial Art Museum, Florida
Walt Disney World, Epcot, Florida
Honors
Who's Who in American Art
Individual Professional Artist Development Grant Recipient
Signature Member and SE Ambassador to the International Plein Air Painters
Volusia County Cultural Alliance, Elected Board Member- September, 2006
Co-Founder
East Coast Plein Air (serving Volusia and Flagler Counties) Florida
Group of Eight (Eight Professional Florida Artists)
Invitationals (selected)
Epcot International Flower and Garden Fest., Splendor in the Courtyard, Florida
Florida on My Mind, Sun Bank Executive Offices, Florida
Matheson Museum, Gainesville, Fl. "A Painted History of Alachua County"
Mill Gallery, Sante Fe "Small Works Show", New Mexico
The Forgotten Coast Paint Out, St. Joe Corporation, Florida
Venice Art Center "Paint Out in Paradise", Florida
National Juried Shows (selected)
Cedar Key National Juried Show, Florida
American Impressionist Society, Florida
American Impressionist Society, New Mexico
One Person Shows (selected)
Annette Howell Turner Center for the Arts, Valdosta, Georga
Cedar Key Art Center, Florida
Old St. Augustine Village, Mary Dow Gallery, St. Augustine, Florida
Galleries
Emmons Cottage Gallery Co-Op, Ormond Beach, Fl.
Metropolitan Art and Antiques, Ormond Beach, Fl.
Antiques to Buy For, Ormond Beach, Fl.
Tradewinds Gallery, Orlando, Florida
Comma Gallery, Orlando , Florida
Articles
Plein-Air Artist Talks of Life, Painting, News Journal (Laura Stewart)
Artists Paint, News Journal (Cindy Crawford)
Up Close and Natural, Orlando Sentinel (Patricia Sporer)
Immediate Lingering, Valdosta Daily (Dean Poling)
