Barbara Nussdorfer-Eblen
Education
Parsons School of Design, New York, New York, 1981-1983, MFA, Painting
Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, Maryland 1972-1976 BFA, Painting magna cum laude
Awards
2006 First Place 2D, Bring Us Your Best Juried Competition Arts Center, Hendersonville
2000 First Place, Open Juried Art Competition and Exhibition: Still Life, Arts Center
1994 Purchase Award for Henderson Courthouse; 13 works
1989 Emerging Artist Program grant recipient, North Carolina Arts Council, Raleigh, North Carolina( Henderson, Transylvania and Rutherford County)
1985 Purchase Award from TVA juried competition, Knoxville, Tennessee
1984 Honorable Mention—21st Annual Painting and Sculpture, Winston Salem, North Carolina
Solo Exhibitions
2023,2018 Southern Appalachian Brewery April-May, Hall Way Gallery, First Congregational Church, Hendersonville January-February,Hendersonville Studio Tour September
1997 Talbot Bott Rogers Fine Arts Center, Campbell University, Buies Creek, North Carolina
1996 Gallery 1, Tryon, North Carolina
1992 Henderson County Library, Henderson County Landscapes—A Changing Scene, Hendersonville
1985 Rutherford County Arts Council, Rutherfordton, North Carolina
1981 Opportunity House, Hendersonville
1980 Guffey Napoli Gallery, Rutherfordton, North Carolina
Group Shows
2024-Art and Soul exhibit at Saint James Church Hendersonville,NC
2023-Synergy A celebration of Art and Pilates-with Cathey Stoney at Body Synergy -Flat Rock,NC
2021 Artists Drawing Artists -Stormwater Studios,Columbia SC
2020-Nothing Has Changed, Everything Has Changed-Artists Speak Out- Upstairs ArtsSpace,Tryon NC
2017-2018 Art in Bloom - Regional Juried Show - Gallery at Flat Rock, Flat Rock, NC
2008-2018 Open Studio Tour of Henderson County - Henderson County, NC
2016 Art Faculty Show - Blue Ridge Community College
2013-15 Art Faculty Show - Blue Ridge Community College
Open Studio Tour of Henderson County - Henderson County, NC
2012 Premier Art Opening Southern Appalachian Brewery - 822 Locust St.Hendersonville, NC
Art Faculty Show- Blue Ridge Community College
Open Studio Tour of Henderson County -Arts league of Henderson County
2011 4th National Juried Exhibition- Prince Street Gallery NY, NY
Passe,Present-Future Painting and Photography in France - Gallery Up, Rock Hill, South Carolina
2010 Art Faculty Show--Blue Ridge Community College
Continuing Views-Prince Street Gallery, NY, NY
2009 Art Faculty Show--Blue Ridge Community College
Open Studio Tour Exhibition – Arts Council of Henderson County
Impromptu- Conn Gallery – Landrum, South Carolina
2008 Art Faculty Show—Fine Arts Building, WCU, Cullowhee
2007 The Art of Our Community Colleges-- Arts Council of Henderson County
2004 Art Faculty Show—Fine Arts Building, WCU, Cullowhee
2003 Invitational—Arts Center of Henderson County, North Carolina
2001 Mountain Arts Studio Tour—Juried Entry, Henderson County, North Carolina
2000 An American Experience—National Juried Show, Winston Salem, North Carolina
1999 Art Faculty Show—Brevard College, Spiers Art Gallery, Brevard, North Carolina
1995 Through Women’s Eyes!—Chapel Hill, North Carolina
1994 Emerging Artist Show—Arts Center, Hendersonville
1992 Celebration of Women in the Arts—Blue Ridge Community College, Flat Rock, North Carolina
1990 The Specter of the Witch—The World Gallery, Asheville, North Carolina
1987 Women Art—The Arts Place, Hendersonville
1986 A Landscape Invitational—Catherine J. Smith Gallery, Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina1986 First Impressions Show—Touchstone Gallery, Hendersonville
1979, ’84 October Show—Asheville Art Museum
1979 Annual Piedmont Drawing Competition—Greenville Art Museum, South Carolina
Fellowships, Programs, Residencies
2011 Heliker Lahotan Foundation Fellowship, Cranberry Island, ME
2004 Painting in Normandy program with Winthrop University, Normandy, France
1975 Artist’s for the Environment Residency, Delaware Water Gap, PA