EDUCATION
1981 University of California, Irvine - Cum laude - Bachelor of Art, in Studio Art
1980 Southwestern College, San Diego CA - Dean’s Honor List - Associate of Arts, in Fine Art
POSTGRADUATE STUDIES AND WORKSHOPS
2014 Creative Impulse Workshop, Josh Pais, Los Angeles CA
2014 Directing Workshop, Vincent LaForet, San Diego, CA
2013 Directing Workshop, Darin Scott, Los Angeles CA
2013 Marie Forleo B-School, Business School for Entrepreneurs, Online
1993 Human Dissection, City College, San Diego CA
1990 Massage Therapy, IPSB College of Massage, San Diego CA
1988 Film Production, City College, San Diego CA
1987 Architectural Drafting and Design, Mesa College, San Diego CA
1983 Architectural Drafting and Design, Southwestern College, San Diego CA
EXHIBITIONS & FESTIVALS
Solo
2012 Extraordinary Dessert, Festa’s Gesso Italiano, San Diego CA
2002 Croce’s Restaurant, Barbara Ann Stanley, San Diego CA
1996 The Writing Center, The Awakening, San Diego CA
1985 The San Diego Law Library, Politics of Color, San Diego CA
Group
2024 A. I. R. Gallery, Wish You Were Here: The Second Best Time Is Now, Brooklyn, NY
2022 Athenaeum Music & Arts Library, Joseph Clayes III & Rotunda Galleries, 30th Annual Juried Exhibition, La Jolla, CA
A. I. R. Gallery, My Body/My, Choice Brooklyn, NY
2016-17 Spark Gallery, Animalia/a Group Show, San Diego, CA
2015-16 Wonka Gallery, San Diego, CA
2004 Chalk La Strada Festival, San Diego, CA
2003 Chalk La Strada Festival, San Diego, CA
2001 Chalk La Strada Festival, San Diego, CA
2000 Chalk La Strada Festival, San Diego, CA
1999 Chalk La Strada Festival, San Diego, CA
1998 Paint The Bay Chalk Festival, San Diego, CA
1997 Paint The Bay Chalk Festival, San Diego, CA
1996 A Level Above Gallery, Grand Old Party (aka Elephant Art), San Diego CA
1984 Southwestern College Gallery, Six Alive, Six Women Exhibition, San Diego CA
AWARDS
2004 Chalk La Strada Festival – Featured artist, work is on permanent display in Little Italy, San Diego, CA
1992 Woman Photo Contest – 2nd place winner Paradigm Bookstore, San Diego, CA
1983 Security and Information Building and Area - Winner of Architectural Design Competition, Southwestern College, CA
ART EMPLOYMENT
1983-88 Tower Records, San Diego CA - Sign design and construction, graphic design and paste-up, design, construction, and installation of displays.
1991 Four Square Productions, San Diego CA - Assistant in the production of video commercials and training films.
1982-2008 Private Companies, local and out of state - Logos, promotional calendars, invitations, four-color separation graphics
1980 San Ysidro Health Clinic, San Diego, CA - Painting assistant to Michael Schnorr
1979 Chicano Park, San Diego CA - Painting and restoration assistant to Michael Schnorr
Model Building
1997 Spurlock & Poirier Landscape Architects, San Diego CA - Senior Restorer of the Bob Irwin/J. Paul Getty Museum Project working model for display in Los Angeles, CA
1994-95 Spurlock & Poirier Landscape Architects, San Diego CA - Assistant for Bob Irwin/J. Paul Getty Museum Project Model for the Central Garden
1993 Architectural Precision Models, San Diego CA
Art Instructor
1981-83 The Magic of Art, San Diego CA - Private art school for children ages 5 to 16. Developed curriculums, prepared material, and assisted teaching.
WEBSITES
2013-present Barbara Ann Stanley, owner http://www.barbaraannstanley.com
2000-2020 Melissa Osborne, http://www.lyricalworks.com/homepage.htm Uses my art to support dialogue.
2014-2016 Barbara Ann Stanley & Sally Novak, co-owners http://www.petportraitscoast2coast.com
BIBLIOGRAPHY
2012 San Diego Home & Gardens, February Issue - Featured Artist.
2009 The Sow’s Ear Poetry Review, Fall Issue, art piece to accompany the poetry
FILM
2013 Twice Baked - A fun, black & white short film noir - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LN-Hj1e8kYg
FEATURE LENGTH SCREENPLAYS
2012© Candy, Writers Guild of America East, 2015 registration
2012© Moss, Writers Guild of America East, 2015 registration
2007© Bluebird, Writers Guild of America East, 2015 registration
WRITING
2016 Love’s End?, Lively News from the Lively Muse - http://judyreeveswriter.com/loves-end/
2013 Click, Short story written for NPS’s special series ‘Three-minute Fiction’ - http://www.barbaraannstanley.com/a-creative-query/2013/8/9/a-creative-que
GALLERY AFFILIATIONS
2017 Spark Gallery, San Diego, CA
2016 Wonka Gallery, Lestat’s Coffe House, San Diego, CA - Exhibit paintings from the 1990’s, subject matter is metaphysical in nature
2015-16 Wonka Gallery, Lestat’s Coffe House, San Diego, CA - Exhibited paintings from 1980s, to celebrate San Diego Comic-Con