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Barbara Helen Berger

Education

BFA in Painting, University of Washington, 1968
    cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Lambda Rho art honorary
Temple University Tyler School of Art in Rome, Italy, 1966-67
Yale University Summer School of Music and Art, 1966
University of Washington, 1963-66, 1967-68

Exhibitions – Solo Shows

"Barbara Helen Berger: Permissions," new work in collage, The Gallery, Bainbridge Arts and Crafts, Bainbridge Island, WA, 2007

"Barbara Helen Berger: Celebrating Twenty Years of Children's Book Art," The Gallery, Bainbridge Arts & Crafts, Bainbridge Island, WA, 2004

"Original Paintings from The Jewel Heart," Art of Illustration Gallery, Seattle WA, 2002

"Magical Animals," Bainbridge Public Library, Bainbridge Island, WA, 1998

"The Bud of Wisdom," a retrospective showcase of paintings, Port Angeles Fine Arts Center, Port Angeles, WA, 1997

"Art from Children's Books," Bainbridge Performing Arts Cultural Center, Bainbridge Island, WA, 1994

Paintings, Penryn Gallery, Seattle, WA, 1985, 1984, 1982, 1981

Collage and paintings, Paul Dennis Gallery, Bainbridge Arts and Crafts, Bainbridge Island, WA, 1978

Paintings, Penryn Gallery, Seattle, WA, 1977, 1972

Exhibitions – Group Shows/Invitationals

"Retrospective 20: II, Celebrating Two Decades of PAFAC Exhibitions," Port Angeles Fine Arts Center, Port Angeles, WA, 2007

"The Art of Story: Children's Book Illustration," The Gallery, Bainbridge Arts & Crafts, Bainbridge Island, WA, 2004

"The Original Art 2002, Celebrating the Fine Art of Children's Book Illustration," Museum of American Illustration, New York, 2002

"NW Women Illustrators," The Frye Art Museum, Seattle WA, 2001

"From the Forest" (Three artists, one theme), Franklin House Gallery, Port Towsend, WA, 1999

"The Original Art 1997, Celebrating the Fine Art of Children's Book Illustration," Museum of American Illustration, New York, 1997

"Every Picture Tells a Story," Alford House/Anderson Fine Arts Center, Anderson, IN, 1997

"Utopian Visions," Port Angeles Fine Arts Center, Port Angeles, WA, 1996

"In a World of Their Own: 200 Years of Illustrated Children's Books," Whatcom Museum of History & Art, Bellingham, WA, 1995

"Celebration Especially for Children: The Illustrious Art of Books," Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, WA, 1994

"A Picture is Worth 1,000 Words," Handforth Gallery, Tacoma Public Library, Tacoma, WA, 1993

"Building On Imagination: Architectural Imagery In Children's Books," a touring exhibition, University Art Museum, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 1989-92

"Paintings That Tell a Story," Lee Hall Gallery, Northern Michigan University, Marquete, MI, 1993

"Under Cover," Pacific Arts Center, Seattle Center, Seattle, WA, 1991

"Picture Pages," Port Angeles Fine Arts Center, Port Angeles, WA 1991

"The Original Art," Society of Illustrators Museum of American Illustration, New York, 1990

"Picture the Words: Children's Book Illustrations," Hoffman Gallery, Oregon School of Arts & Crafts, Portland, OR, 1988

"Lasting Impressions: Original Art from Contemporary Children's Books," Hurlbutt Gallery, Greenwich Library, Greenwich, CT, 1988

"Beinnale of Illustrations, Bratislava," one of several artists chosen to represent the US, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia, 1987

"The Original Art," Master Eagle Gallery, New York, 1985, 1984

"Children's Book Illustrations," Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville, SC, 1984

White House Painted Easter Egg Collection, The White House, Washington, DC, 1984, included in Smithsonian collection

Gallery Artists, Penryn Gallery, Seattle, WA, 1979

"Book Arts Faire," Calligraphy Show, Factory of Visual Art, Seattle, WA, 1978

Calligraphy Show by members of the Society for Calligraphy & Handwriting, Shoreline Community College, Seattle, WA, 1977

"Women in the Arts '76," Visual Arts Invitational, Seattle Center, Seattle, WA, 1976

Gallery Artists, Penryn Gallery, Seattle, WA 1976, 1975

"Five CETA Artists," works commissioned by King County Arts Commission, King County Courthouse, Seattle, WA 1975

Calligraphy Show, Cellar Gallery, Kirkland, WA, 1975

Three Gallery Artists, Penryn Gallery, Seattle, WA 1975, 1974

Art of the Berger Family, Pauli Dennis Gallery, Bainbridge Island, WA, 1974

"Living Beings," Cellar Gallery, Kirkland, WA, 1975

Northwest Invitational Painting Show, Bumbershoot, Seattle Center, Seattle, WA, 1973

"27", Richard White Gallery, Seattle, WA, 1969

Published Works — Stories, Essays

"Mistakes," a retelling and commentary, Parabola : Tradition, Myth, and the Search for Meaning, Spring 2007 Issue: Faith

"Dishes," MIDLIFE CLARITY: Epiphanies from Grown-Up Girls, Cynthia Black and Laura Carlsmith ed, Beyond Words Publishing, 2002

"Bones," HEALING: 20 Prominent Authors Write About Inspirational Moments of Achieving Health and Gaining Insight, Lee Gutkind ed, Tarcher/Putnam, 2001

"Temple of Trees," Crone Chronicles, Summer, 1999

"Butterfly Kiss," Snowy Egret, Spring, 1999

"Rich in Changes," Crone Chronicles, Summer, 1998

"Glorious Void," Crone Chronicles, Winter, 1997-98

"Granny's Roses," Exhibition, Summer, 1996

Published Works — Children's Books

As author-artist:

THUNDER BUNNY, Philomel Books, NY, 2007

ALL THE WAY TO LHASA: A TALE FROM TIBET, Philomel Books, NY, 2002

ANGELS ON A PIN, Philomel Books, NY, 2000

THE JEWEL HEART, Philomel Books, NY, 1994

GWINNA, Philomel Books, NY, 1990

WHEN THE SUN ROSE, Philomel Books, NY, 1986

THE DONKEY'S DREAM, Philomel Books, NY, 1985

GRANDFATHER TWILIGHT, Philomel Books, NY, 1984

ANIMALIA, Celestial Arts, Berkeley, CA, 1982
re-issued by Tricycle Press, Berkeley, CA, 1999

As illustrator:

BROTHERS OF THE WIND, by Jane Yolen, Philomel Books, NY, 1980

Awards

Island Treasure Award, Bainbridge Island Arts & Humanities Council, 2006

Parents' Choice Recommended Award, for ALL THE WAY TO LHASA, 2002

Children's Book Award, Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association, for A LOT OF OTTERS, 1998

Washington State Governor's Writers Award, for GWINNA, 1991

Golden Kite Award for Picture-Illustration, Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators, for THE DONKEY'S DREAM, 1985

Washington State Governor's Writers Award, for GRANDFATHER TWILIGHT, 1985

Parent's Choice Foundation Award for Illustration, for GRANDFATHER TWIILIGHT, 1984

Lectures & slide presentations – a selection

"From Heart to Page: Spirituality in Children's Books," Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators, Seattle, WA, 2002

"Illustration: Shedding Light," Mazza Summer Institute, Mazza Collection, University of Findlay, Findlay, OH, 1999

"The Bud of Wisdom," Port Angeles Fine Arts Center, Port Angeles, WA, 1997

"Light in the Tree: How Ideas Grow," Nathan Hale High School, Seattle Arts & Lectures, Seattle, 1997; and Bainbridge Performing Arts Cultural Center, Bainbridge Island, WA, 1994

Keynote address, Midwest Conference of Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators, Detroit, MI, 1994

"Meet the Author" series, Designs for Learning, Tacoma, WA, and Portland, OR, 1992

National Council of Teachers of English, national conference, Seattle, WA 1991

Keynote address, Washington Conference of Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators, Seattle, WA, 1990

Inaugural Helen Reimund Lecture, University of Findlay, Findlay, OH, 1989

Pacific Northwest Writers' Conference, Tacoma, WA, 1982

Threshold Forum series, St. Mark's Episcopal Cathedral, Seattle, WA, 1979

"Symbols of the Feminine in Dreams and Paintings," with Rev. Laura Cameron Fraser, St. Barnabas Episcopal Church, Bainbridge Island, WA, 1979; and St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Seattle, WA, 1978

Member, Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators

resume updated: February, 2007