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Stacy Barter's oil paintings depict her intense fascination with light and atmosphere. "I am constantly striving to capture depth and dimension in my oil paintings. Working from life, whether it's from flowers or a model is exhilarating and ever changing." "This is my passion, life dedication and contribution".
Stacy has been acknowledged in August and June 2007 and January 2008 publications by SouthWest Art, with the latest article pointing to her as one of "10 Artists to Watch, Our picks for 10 promising talents to keep an eye on this year". In January 2008 she was one of 5 Artists invited to Show at the prestigious Rosalind Club. Stacy has continued to grow through her ongoing study with Master Painters. She attended the acclaimed Palette & Chisel in Chicago summer 2006 and in summer 2007 Studio Incaminati in Philadelphia. In fall 2007 she was a guest at the Sixth Annual Susan K Black Foundation Art Conference and Workshop in Dubois Wyoming. She has included ongoing study with David Leffel, Gregg Kruetz and Sherrie McGraw. Stacy Barter wins the prestigious Best in Show $25,000 award
in the 2007/2009 Blossom--Art of Flowers National Exhibition and
United States Tour. This competition was promoted worldwide and
attracted 1742 entries from 14 countries. Sixty-one pieces were
selected by a distinguished panel of eight judges including museum
and independent curators, nationally known artists, and the editor-in-
chief of American Artist Magazine. Featured Artist by Festival of Orchestras 2007
presentation of the National Orchestra of Wales. Featured in
American Art Collector Magazine, May 2006 with Salon International
article selected for Best in America: Oil Artists and
Artisans 2006, premier juried art book, due out December 2006. Stacy received the Jury Top 50 Award at the 2005 International Museum of Contemporary Masters of Fine Art, Salon International. Stacy won Best in Painting in Show - Any Medium at the 76th Annual American Artists Professional League Grand National Exhibition held at the Salmugundi Club in New York City. She also received the Oil Painter's of America Award of Excellence at the Eastern Regional Juried Exhibition in November, and the Award of Excellence for Best Still Life at the June 2004 National Oil Painter's of America Exhibition. She was selected as a back-to-back finalist in the Artist's Magazine 2002 and 2003 Annual Art Competitions out of 13,000 entries. Her work is included in the permanent collection of The Gulf Coast Museum of Art, and various celebrity homes. Stacy exhibited in both the 106th Annual Catharine Lorillard Wolfe and the 74th American Artists Grand National Exhibitions in New York City, where she received the Helen DeCozen Award for 'My Birthday Roses'. Her paintings were included in both the 72nd Annual Hudson Valley Art Exhibition and the International Museum of Contemporary Masters of Fine Art, Salon International.
Stacy's work has been featured in galleries in San Francisco, Palm Desert, and Carmel, California; Beaver Creek, Colorado and currently on Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts; Block Island, Rhode Island; Santa Fe, New Mexico, Atlanta, Georgia and Winter Park and Cocoa, Florida.
She resides in Orlando, Florida with her husband Terry and teaches workshops and is on faculty at Crealdé School of Art in Winter Park.