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Join us for the Artist Reception
Saturday, Sept 13th, 7-9pm
The Artist:
Barbara Lee Nichols Hutson
Barb Hutson was born in California in 1945 and grew up in North Hollywood, the third of four children. Her father, who had been to art school himself, always encouraged her artistic endeavors.
Following High School, she attended Chouinard Art Institute (now part of California Institute of the Arts) from 1964 to 1966. Her next art school was Brooks Institute in Santa Barbara, California, where she studied sculpture in 1969.
After leaving Santa Barbara in 1971, her family immigrated to British Columbia where they made their home. Barb set aside her art while she raised her daughters. They spent seven years living in Black Creek where they grew much of their food and “built everything” including a house for the goats and a barn.
The family moved to Comox where they ran a travel agency. Barb became widowed in 1992 when her husband Daniel died unexpectedly. She decided to go back to art school ("To relearn everything!", she said) and attended classes at North Island College from 1995 to 1998.
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Barb maintained a studio in Tin Town from 2002 to 2017 where she participated in events including The Needle Show, The Shoe Show, Hats and Fascinators, and The Jar Show. She also participated in Tin Town’s Open Houses.
She was a member of the Arts Council and served as a director of the Muir Gallery. She showed her work in the member shows at the Muir Gallery.
Barb has received many awards for her work.