The Artist
David Barba
1933 - 2016
Art Center College of Design, Los Angeles CA 1954-1958
A graphic designer, illustrator and advertising agency Creative Director for major American corporations, Barba's commercial art has been published in international design and illustration anthologies.
Across his thirty-plus year fine-art career, working primarily in watercolor, David Barba painted realistically detailed images of brilliantly colored flowers and forests. He has exhibited his watercolors throughout Arizona, California, Connecticut, New Mexico, New Jersey, & New York. His work has been included in the following annual exhibitions - National Watercolor Society, San Diego Watercolor Society, Kentucky Watercolor Society, Midwest Watercolor Society, Louisana Watercolor Society, West Texas Watercolor Society, & Garden State Watercolor Society.
David Barba's paintings are found in countless private collections and in the following corporate collections - Cornell University, NY; Carnegie Center, NJ; Kemper Bancshare Group, MO; City Federal Savings and Loan Association, NJ; The Summit Group, NJ; United Trust Company, NJ: Parker and Parsley Petroleum, TX; Bristol-Myers Squibb, NJ; Otis Group, CT; Purolator Courier, NJ.
Past gallery representation included - Gallery Henoch, Soho, NY; Suzanne Brown Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ, Charlene Cody Gallery, Santa Fe, NM.
Current gallery representation - Great Brook Gallery, New Vernon NJ