BARBARA STERNBERGER
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024 Continuum, Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, OR
2022 Emanating, Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, OR
2020 First-Hand, Linda Hodges, Seattle, WA
2019 Breath, Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, OR
2017 Holding Places, Linda Hodges Gallery, Seattle, WA
2016 Invisible Presence, Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, OR
2015 Inner Passage, Linda Hodges Gallery, Seattle, WA
2013 Confluence, Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, OR
2010 Musing, Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, OR
2008 Evidence, Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, OR
2005 Altered Palettes, Northwind Arts Center, Port Townsend, WA
2004 In Visible, Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, OR
2002 Indefinable Lightness of Seeing, Museum of Northwest Art, La
Conner, WA
2002 More Paint, Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, OR
2001 Shifting Light, Whatcom Museum of History and Art, Bellingham, WA
2000 Unique Works on Paper, Lucia Douglas Gallery, Bellingham, WA
1999 Places Exposed, Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, OR
1992 Recent Paintings, The Works Gallery, Long Beach, CA
1990 Paintings, The Works Gallery, Long Beach, CA
1989 New European Landscape, The Works Gallery, Long Beach, CA
Curriculum Vitae
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2020 Less, i.e. gallery, Edison, WA
2018 21st Annual Neddy Awards Exhibition, studio e Gallery, Seattle, WA
2015 Curator’s Perspective: Magic Windows / Framing Place, Whatcom Museum of Art, Bellingham, WA
2014 Real Abstract, Linda Hodges Gallery, Seattle, WA
2013 The Faculty Show, Western Gallery, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA
2012 Elles, Seattle Art Museum Gallery, Seattle, WA
2011 The Shape of the Problem, Elizabeth Leach Gallery 30th Anniversary Exhibition, Portland, OR
2010 Show of Hands: Northwest Women Artists 1880-2010, Whatcom Museum of Art and History, Bellingham, WA
2006 Art and All That Jazz, Whatcom Museum of Art and History, Bellingham, WA
The Faculty Show, Western Gallery, Bellingham, WA
2004 23+ on 9th, Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, OR
2003 A Sofa and . . . Western Gallery, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA
Art and All That Jazz, Whatcom Museum of Art and History, Bellingham, WA
2001 Layers, Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, OR
Anton Gallery, Washington DC (introductory)
2000 Abstraction: Form and Field, Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, OR
1999 From Here to the Horizon, Whatcom Museum of History & Art, Bellingham, WA
1998 Young Artists, Anita Shapolsky Gallery, New York, NY
1997 Expanding Your Mind, History of the World Gallery, WA
Younger Artists, Part Two, Anita Shapolsky Gallery, New York, NY
1996 Open Your Heart (Aids Benefit exhibition), Leo Castelli Gallery, New York, NY
1994 Sixteen Northwest Artists, History of the World Gallery, WA
1993 Focus: Integrity of Structure, The Works Gallery, Long Beach, CA
1992 The Annual Phoenix Show, The Long Beach Museum of Art, CA
1991 UCI ARTS: The First 25 Years, The Works Gallery, Long Beach, CA
1990 Group Exhibition, Barnsdall Park Junior Art Center, Los Angeles, CA
1989 Art / Soul, The Pence Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
Artists / Works III, The Works Gallery, Long Beach, CA
AWARDS
2020 SOLA Awards, Artist Trust, Washington State
2018 Artist Trust Fellowship, Washington State
2017 Neddy Artist Award Finalist in Painting, Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle, WA
2010 Betty Bowen Awards, Kayla Skinner Special Recognition Award Winner
SELECTED PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Whatcom Museum of Art, Bellingham, WA
The Bing Foundation at Stanford Hospital, Palo Alto, CA
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Speer, Richard. Reviews: National, ARTnews Magazine, October 2013
Johnson, Anne. “Art in Embassies Program”, U.S. Department of State, May 2006 Stasiek, Tony. “Wall to Wall”, Bellingham Herald, October 2, 2003
Walbeck, Nancy. Art review, Anacortes American, April 17, 2002
Row, D. K. “Critic’s Picks.” Oregonian, March 7, 2002
Relyea, Kie. “From Shadow to Light.” Bellingham Herald, December 13, 2001 Crary Laura J. Essay for Whatcom Museum “Barbara Sternberger.” 2001
Dellolio Peter, “Previews.” NY SoHo Arts Magazine April 1997
“The Season of Discovery.” Everett’s Independent Voice, 1997
Berland, Dinah. Art review Long Beach Press-Telegram, March 5, 1989 Bissell, Terry. “Barbara Sternberger.” Southern California Home and Garden, September 1988