She has won awards from The Putnam Arts Council, NY; Mountain Arts Council NJ; and Nexus Gallery, NYC. Barbara is a tri-state artist and teacher. She began her art career in the animation industry working on the "Spiderman"cartoon series and later became the first women graphic artist at ABC News.Barbara is a graduate of The High School of Art & Design and Hunter College, NYC. She also studied at the Art Students League, The School of Visual Arts and Silvermine Arts Guild. She is a member of The Westport Arts Guild and The Greenwich Arts Society, The Loft Artist Association and a past member of The Exhibitors Coop in