Carol Barany

Carol Barany has two loves: painting and traveling. Painting from life is what she enjoys, using a representational style that is strong in composition and long in tradition. Since her scenes are painted on location, she works from an inconspicuous location to avoid distractions. Barany is inspired by the great masters, especially the French impressionists. She paints all subjects, but the Bucks County landscape greatly influences her work. She uses all mediums including oils, watercolors, acrylics, and even woodcuts. Recently, she has been working primarily in oil. Barany has traveled extensively throughout Europe and the United States, capturing many of these places in her work. She received her education and training from Nelson Shanks, William A. Smith, William Zeigler, and Daniel Greene. Barany has won numerous awards and has exhibited extensively in the Bucks County area, including the Doylestown Art League and the annual art exhibitions at Phillips' Mill. She has also exhibited at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and the Woodmere Art Museum.

Education and Training
Independent study

Teachers and Influences
Nelson Shanks, Daniel Greene, William Zeigler, William A. Smith, Vincent Ceglia, and Michael Karas

Connection to Bucks County
A Bucks County resident since 1945, Barany has painted many Bucks County landscapes and taught classes in Bucks County.

Colleagues and Affiliations
Jean Franz-Miller, Dorothy McNamara, and the late Anita Gronendahl

Major Solo Exhibitions
Selected solo exhibitions:
Upstairs Gallery, Lahaska, Pennsylvania, 1989
Travis Gallery, New Hope, Pennsylvania, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1997

Major Group Exhibitions
Barn Studio, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, from 1978 to 1993
Allerbescht Gallery, Telford, Pennsylvania, Two-person show, 1980
Golden Door Gallery, New Hope, Pennsylvania, from 1980 to 1988
Doylestown Art League, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, 1983 Hardcastle Gallery, Wilmington, Delaware, 1985
Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1985
Doylestown Art League's Juried Show, Michener Art Center, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, 1989
Philadelphia Watercolor Club, Port of History Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1988
Phillips' Mill Annual Art Exhibition, New Hope, Pennsylvania
Continuing the Bucks County Tradition, Bianco Gallery, Buckingham, Pennsylvania, 2000, 2001
Studio Gallery, Hollywood, Florida, 2003

Major Collections
Art By Bucks County Women, Luitweiller Collection
Bucks County Conservancy, Plummer Collection, Aldie Mansion
Bucks County Traveling School Exhibit
DuPont, Wilmington, Delaware
Reid & Steinbach, Doylestown, Pennsylvania
Rollins Burdnick & Hunter, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
White Hall Insurance Co., Doylestown, Pennsylvania

Teaching and Professional Appointments
Instructor, Adult Painting, Doylestown Art League, 1977-1984
Instructor, Levittown Art Association, 1981-1983
Workshop Instructor, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, 1985, 1986
Instructor, Adult Portraiture, Painters Nest, 1990

Major Awards
Edith Ogden Harrison Award for Portrait and Figure, Woodmere Art Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Ben Solowey Award for Portrait and Figure, Doylestown Art League, Doylestown, Pennsylvania
Bucks County Award, Doylestown Art League, Doylestown, Pennsylvania
Co-Op Artist Award, Philadelphia Watercolor Club, Port of History Museum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Golden Door Award, Doylestown Art League, Doylestown, Pennsylvania

Affiliations and Memberships
Philadelphia Watercolor Club
Sabine Rose Gallery