Barbara Louise Clark
San Luis Obispo, California
artbybarb@hotmail.com — 805-441-6486
EDUCATION
2024-Present Vermont College of Fine Arts MFA program in Visual Arts, Candidacy 2026.
2021-2023 California State University Channel Islands BA Studio Arts, Minor Art History.
2019-2021 Cuesta and Alan Hancock College Studio Arts AAT degree.
1973-1976 University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, Concentrating in Philosophy and Creative
Writing.
WORKSHOPS
2022 Chelsea Lang Art Alla- prima bootcamp
2019 David Limirite Art Mentorship
2018 Robert Burridge Art Mentorship
2017 Cuong Nguyen Portraits with pastel pencils
2016 Tricia Reichert Pastel portraits
2015 David Limirite Abstracting the Figure
2014 Robert Burridge Studio Figure Painting
2013 Marti Fast Watercolor painting
CURRENT MEMBERSHIPS
California Central Coast Pastel Society
Morro Bay Art Association
San Luis Obispo Museum of Art
EXHIBITIONS
2025. Opening Minds, The Bunker. San Luis Obispo, CA.
“Lipstick” “Hung out to Dry”
2025 Cal Arts Camarillo, Ca. Student Exhibitions
“Domestic Violence”
2025 Art Central San Luis Obispo, CA. Portraits
“How to Train a Falcon”
2024 University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, Colorado. Student Exhibitions.
“Exploring Womanhood”
2024 Art Central San Luis Obispo, CA. “Too Cool for School” Best in Show
“A State of Affairs”
2021-2023 California State University Channel Islands, CA.
Student Shows
2018 Art Central San Luis Obispo CA.
Art After Dark group show
2018 Morro Bay Art in the Park Labor Day CA
Morro Bay Art Association group show
2016 Alan Hancock Student Gallery Santa Maria, Ca
Solo Show
2015 Alan Hancock College Santa Maria, CA.
Student show
VOLUNTEER WORK
2023 Earth Week Capstone Senior Project art for kids
Bellvue Santa Fe Charter School
2010-2011 Hospice of San Luis Obispo, Ca.
Provide support and care for clients and families facing terminal illness.
1991-1993 CASA Court appointed services for children in San Luis Obispo, Ca
Advocate for abused children in the court system.
1990-1991 Hotline of San Luis Obispo, Ca.
Refer clients to mental health resources.
JOB HISTORY
2004-2011 Floral Designer Alberts Florist San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
Arranged flowers for display at home, office, funeral and wedding
Sales, phone order and customer service,
1997-2004 Owner Los Osos Valley Florist Los Osos, CA 93402
Purchase, selection, preparation, and retail sale of flowers for decoration.
Administrative and retail duties that include managing employees, keeping financial
records.
Advertisement, answering phones, and processing payments.
1996-1997 Bob Gordons Studio of Floral Design School San Luis Obispo, Ca.
Acquired Certificate of Floral Design.
1994-1996 Assistant to Social Workers County of San Luis Obispo Child Protective Services, Ca.
Assist social workers with intervention of reported child abuse cases.
Transporting and documenting minors’ to visits with parents and foster homes.
Assist with counselling and drug testing.
1993-1994 Mental Health Assistant County of San Luis Obispo Mental Health Ca.
Provide direct care to patients and assist doctors with treatment plans.
Assist and document daily activities of patients.
1992-1993 Certified Nursing Assistant Seaside Nursing Home Morro Bay, Ca
Assisted nurses with elderly patients in daily needs.
Feeding, dressing, bathing, and administrating medication.
1984-1993 Business Owner and Creator of “The Front Porch” Country gift shop in Atascadero, CA.
Ordered gift items to sell. Hired employee and trained.
Business Owner and Creator: “One at a Time” Doll manufacturing business in Los Osos, CA.
Created a cottage industry of cloth doll manufacturing.
Designed dolls, sales booths, and brochures.
Hired sales reps and seamstresses, constructed sales booths, and took orders.
Ordered materials, researched the market, and handled customer satisfaction.
Handled shipping, quality control, finances, and bookkeeping.
Customer service, sales, display, advertisement, inventory, and bookkeeping.
1983-1986 Craft Artist Sale of cabbage patch doll clothes Los Osos, CA.
Seamstress, design, sales, and craft show booth design.
1976-ongoing Mother, homemaker, and grandmother