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| BARBARA WASZAK GRENA P.S.A 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. |
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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.
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.
Click on these thumbnails of Barbara's works to see larger copies of her paintings.
| Sandy Hook Light House Pastel Sandy Hook, NJ |
| Welcome Center Pastel Sandy Hook, NJ |
| View From Huber Woods Pastel Middletown, NJ |
| Manasquan Inlet Pastel Manasquan, NJ |
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| You can visit Barbara's website at: www.barbaragrena.com |
Email: bagrena@optonline.net
