Barbara Allen
Barbara Allen RUA (b. Belfast 1959)
Attending Glengormley High School where a career in art was
nurtured, Barbara went on to graduate with a BA Hons Degree in
Visual Communications in 1982, with a particular interest in
illustration.
1986 and 1987 saw the publication of Yearbooks featuring many
watercolour paintings of some well known and other obscure
architectural features from Belfast and Northern Ireland.
Selected exhibitions include, Gallery Parken Bergen Norway 1993,
Carnegie Library Bangor 2016, Irish Wings Arts Festival Paxos Greece
2017.
Works can be found in the collections of The Arts Council NI, BP Oil
Europe, Norwegian Telecom, DIAGEO and several County Museums
throughout Ireland to name but a few.
Works have been commissioned privately and publicly throughout
the world and include clients such as Invest NI, Ulster Television,
Seafish Edinburgh and The Royal Norwegian Embassy London.
Between 1983-1993 Barbara won several travel awards from The
National Trust, British Council and other bodies and is 5 times winner
of RUA watercolour prize.
With a house move to Donegal the artist’s interest widened to
include fish and all things with a nautical flavour and today you will
find in her portfolio, collages and pencil drawings of gardening tools.
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/barbaraallenprints
Attending Glengormley High School where a career in art was
nurtured, Barbara went on to graduate with a BA Hons Degree in
Visual Communications in 1982, with a particular interest in
illustration.
1986 and 1987 saw the publication of Yearbooks featuring many
watercolour paintings of some well known and other obscure
architectural features from Belfast and Northern Ireland.
Selected exhibitions include, Gallery Parken Bergen Norway 1993,
Carnegie Library Bangor 2016, Irish Wings Arts Festival Paxos Greece
2017.
Works can be found in the collections of The Arts Council NI, BP Oil
Europe, Norwegian Telecom, DIAGEO and several County Museums
throughout Ireland to name but a few.
Works have been commissioned privately and publicly throughout
the world and include clients such as Invest NI, Ulster Television,
Seafish Edinburgh and The Royal Norwegian Embassy London.
Between 1983-1993 Barbara won several travel awards from The
National Trust, British Council and other bodies and is 5 times winner
of RUA watercolour prize.
With a house move to Donegal the artist’s interest widened to
include fish and all things with a nautical flavour and today you will
find in her portfolio, collages and pencil drawings of gardening tools.
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/barbaraallenprints
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