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Grena grew up in Long Island City, New York and studied art at Newtown
High School, in Jackson Heights Queens. Her father and maternal grandfather
who were fantastic artists influenced her. After high school she was pushed
in many directions, working a few years in photography and commercial
art.
In the early 70's she received a Fine Arts Certificate from the Washington
University of Art in Chicago, Illinois and later studied Communication
Design at Brookdale College in New Jersey.
She had numerous shows including one woman shows at the Guild of Creative
Art, The Ocean County Artist Guild, The Little Silver Borough Hall and
Georgian Court College. Barbara has exhibited at the Lever House Gallery,
The Cork Gallery at Lincoln Center, The Pastel Society of America (P.S.A.),
and Salmagundi Club, all in New York City. Her art works have been included
in juried exhibitions including the Monmouth Museum the Monmouth Festival
of the Arts the Pastel Society of America. In July 2004, her pastel 'In
Honor of All the Heroes'; was accepted for the exhibition entitled 'American
Dreams Post 9/11' at the Salmagundi Club. She also received letters from
former Mayor Giuliani and Mayor Bloomberg thanking her for the moving
depiction of the September 11th tragedy.
In September 2006 Barbara's artwork was on exhibit at the Ocean County
College show titled Through A Women's Eyes.
Barbara is called upon to critique and judge works of art. Her talents
often include demonstrations in pastel, oil, watercolor and drawing.
Memberships include the Pastel Society of America, the Monmouth Arty Gallery,
the Monmouth Arts Council, The Ocean County Artist Guild, The Guild of
Creative Art and the Plein Air Painters of the Jersey Coast.
Barbara appears in the Marquis publication Who's Who in the East, Who's
Who in American Women 2006 and was invited to be in Who's Who in American
Art. Her work is also represented at the Thistledown Gallery in Spring
Lake, New Jersey.
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Ice (pastel)
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Drifting
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