events

Barbara's work can be seen in the following exhibits:

Escondido Arts Partnership Municipal Gallery, CA "Story: Real or Not so Much, juried group exhibit. February 11 - March 18, 2023 Title: Survival Mode
Tucson Jewish Community Center Celebrating 50 Years of Fiber Arts. February 2-26
Community Foundation Campus, Tucson group exhibit, March 22 - 23
Untitled Gallery, Tucson Still, juried group show Dec '22 - Jan '23
Cape Cod Museum of Art, MA "All the World's A Stage". juried group exhibit May-July 2022
The Desert Leaf Read the article in the 11/20 issue of Desert Leaf about Barbara Brandel's Fever Dreams series.
Racine Art Museum 4 Brandel weavings from the 1990's have been added to Racine Art Museum's Permanent Collectiion Her Cups Candy Colored Lights What They Wanted 1000 Year Diary
Phoenix Airport added to Phoenix Airports Museum's Permanent Collection Couple
Arizona Biennial 2020 Tucson Museum of Art Oct 1 ‘20 – Jan 10 ‘21
The No Show Show online exhibition Oct 1 – Nov 28 ‘20 political art a percentage of my proceeds of sales will be donated to Democratic candidates/causes Contreras Gallery 110 E 6th St, Tucson 520-398-6557
Beyond Boundaries – Maps in Art Phoenix Airport Museum Skyharbor Ariport, Phoenix Terminal 3, level 4 Sept 16 ‘20 – Feb 21 ‘21
Picturing 2020: A Community Reflects University of Arizona Museum of Art – Online Exhibition September 26 ‘20 – March 28 ‘21 www.artmuseum.arizona.edu
Exhibition at Community Foundation of SO AZ Campus now through July 2021 can be seen online at Read more
Art as Resilience, Resistance, Respite Online Exhibition www.untitledgallerytucson,com Untitled Gallery, 101 W 6th St, Tucson, AZ September 5 – October 30, 2020
Right To Vote National juried exhibition in collaboration with the Women’s Fund of Rhode Island Hera Gallery, Wakefield, Rhode Island October 17 – November 14, 2020 www.heragallery.org
The Spaces We Inhabit (with Women who Art, a group of 7) March 16 – April 27, 2020 Reception Sunday March 29, 2-4 PM Tucson Jewish Community Center 3800 E River Road, Tucson
Provocation of Place March 13 – April 19 Reception Saturday March 14 Light Art Space Silver City, NM
The Spaces We Inhabit Women Who Art, a group of seven March 16-April 27, 2020 Opening Reception Sunday, March 29, 2-4 PM Tucson Jewish Community Center Gallery 3800 E River Road, Tucson
Open Studio Tour Steinfeld Warehouse, 101 W 6th St Sat/Sun Nov 9 & 10, 10am – 5pm each day. I will have collages, paintings, cards, catalogs for sale Many Artists in one place!
Small Things Considered Invitational Davis Dominguez Gallery , 154 E 6th Street, Tucson April 26-June 22. Reception Sat June 1, 6-8 PM
On the Desert: An Exploration of Fibers Tohono Chul Park Gallery 7366 N Paseo del Norte, Tucson April 25-July 31 Reception Thursday April 25, 5:30-8 PM
In This Together: 60 years of daring to create a more perfect Arizona ACLU AZ’s touring group exhibition ASU Gammage Auditorium, Tempe, Oct 31-Dec 16, 2018 Etherton Gallery, Tucson, Jan 8-Feb 2, 2019 Reception Sat Jan 12, 7-10pm Arizona History Museum, Tucson, Feb 5-March 5, 2019 Reception February 6 Tubac Center for the Arts, Mar 8-April 14, 2019 Sedona Library, April 8-May 18, 2019 Sam Hill Gallery, Prescott College Winslow Arts Trust Museum For exhibition travel schedule: https://www.inthistogetheraz.org/contact/
2019 El Corazon Bath House Cultural Center, Dallas, TX Feb 2 – Mar 9, 2019 Reception Feb 2 www.bathhousecultural.com
Fall Open Studio Sat & Sun Oct 27 & 28, 10-5 each day Steinfeld Warehouse community Arts Center, 101 W 6th Street, group of artists
We Have Something To Say, group exhibit and event Art, Poetry, Presentations Fri Oct 5, 12-9 Sat Oct 6, 12-9 Sun Oct 7 12-5 Steinfeld Warehouse Community Arts Center, 101 W 6th Street
Reimagining the Four Freedoms Invited by The Norman Rockwell Museum to tour until Nov. 2020 in the contemporary component of “The Enduring Ideals: Rockwell, Roosevelt & the Four Freedoms” New York Historical Society (opens May 25, 2018) May 25 – Sept 2 The Henry Ford Museum Oct 13 – Jan 13, 2019 The George Washington University Museum and The Textile Museum, Washington, DC Feb 9 –May 6, 2019 Memorial de Caen, Normandy France June 4 – Oct 27, 2019 Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, TX Dec 15, 2019 – March 22, 2020 Norman Rockwell Museum, Stockbridge, MA Sept– Nov, 2020
26th Small Works Invitational DavisDominguez Gallery, 154 E 6th Street, Tucson, AZ April 27 – June 23, 2018 Opening Reception – Saturday June 2, 6-8PM
Text Message: Words and Letters in Contemporary Art Racine Art Museum, Racine, WI Jan 21 – May 6, 2018
STAND! Haunted Hands Gallery, Metal Arts Village, 3230 N Dodge, Studio C 50% of sales to Planned Parenthood March 31-April 29 Closing Reception late April
Spoken and Unspoken Santa Cruz Art League Santa Cruz, CA Jan 5 – Feb 4, 2018, Reception Friday Feb 2, 6-8pm
INSIDE/OUTSIDE Tucson International Airport, Lower Links Gallery Nov 6 – Feb 1, 2018 Artwork will be available for sale privately. Please contact me through this website.
Tucson Studio Tour 2017 Steinfeld Warehouse Community Arts Center 101 W 6th Street, Tucson Sat & Sun Nov 4 & 5 10-5 each day SEE ART/BUY ART More than 20 artists in ONE place! Also, other buildings and studios open Downtown
Paintings from the ART MAKERS Series Cochise College Art Gallery Sierra Vista, AZ Oct 11 – Nov 8, 2017
Nasty Women Art Exhibit Fundraiser for Planned Parenthood 100% art donation Bentley’s House of Coffee and Tea Tucson, AZ Oct 1-31, 2017
Threads of Resistance Traveling Exhibition touring through Oct, 2018 The New England Quilt Museum, Lowell, MA July 11 – Sept 9, 2017 Opening Reception Sat, July 15, 11AM Exhibit schedule includes The Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA Dec 9, 2017 – Feb 18, 2018 Reception Jan 21, 2018 check www.threadsofresistance.com for complete touring schedule find my artwork under the category of “white supremacy” and read my artist’s statement (it’s a fairytale!)
Small Things Considered: 25th Small Works Invitational Davis Dominguez Gallery 154 E 6th Street, Tucson May 5 – June 24, 2017 Opening Reception Sat June 3, 6-8PM
Inside/Outside Solo Exhibit at Joel D Valdez Main Library 1st Floor 101 N Stone Avenue, Tucson Sept 1 – 30, 2016 library hours: www.library.pima.gov
Ram Collects: Contemporary Art To Wear Racine Art Museum Racine, WI Sept 23 – Dec 30, 2016 My work is in the RAM collection, and will be in this exhibit
Small Things Considered: 24th Small Works Invitational Davis Dominguez Gallery 154 E 6th Street, Tucson April 29 – June 25, 2016 Opening Reception Saturday June 4, 6-8PM
Tucson Artists’ Open Studio Tour Barbara Brandel with collages, paintings,prints, cards, framed & unframed, sale Steinfeld Warehouse Community Arts Center 101 W 6th Street, Tucson almost 20 artists showing art TWO WEEKENDS: May 14 & 15 AND May 21 & 22 Sat & Sun, 11-5 each day Click here to learn more
Caretakers and Art Makers Solo Exhibition Tucson Jewish Community Center 3800 E River Road, Tucson April 15 – May 17, 2016 Opening Reception – Sunday April 17, 2-4PM
Common thread – Textile Exhibition The Mayor’s Gallery City Hall, Tucson, AZ March 17 – August 17, 2016 Reception date to be determined
Put A Stamp On It Postal History Foundation, Museum and Library 920 N 1st Avenue, Tucson Jan 10 – Mar 11, 2016 Opening Reception Sat Jan 10, 2-4PM Hrs: M-F 9-3
Tucson Artists’ Open Studio Tour Sat & Sun, Nov 14 & 15, 11-5 each day Steinfeld Warehouse Community Arts Center 101 W 6th Street, Tucson collages, paintings, notecards, prints, framed & unframed, sale http://tucsonpimaartscouncil.org
Miracles and Milagros Krikawa Jewelry Art Gallery 21 E Congress, Tucson Sept 12 – Nov 14, 2015 Reception Sat Sept 12 6-9PM 520-322-6090
Tucson Artists’ Open Studios Sat & Sun, April 18 & 19, 11-5 each day Steinfeld Warehouse Community Arts Center 101 W 6th Ave, Tucson
The Sky Above Tohono Chul Park Gallery 7366 N Paseo del Norte, Tucson May 1 – Aug 16, 2015 Reception Friday, May 1, 5:30-7:30
Small Things Considered: 23rd Small works Invitational Davis Dominguez Gallery 154 E 6th Street, Tucson May 7 – June 27, 2015 Reception Saturday June 6, 6-8PM
Catalog available for purchase: The Caretakers: Barbara Brandel, New Painted Collages Details in “art notecards and postcards” section
Sonoran Desert: Large and Small Tohono Chul Park Gallery 7366 N Paseo del Norte, Tucson February 2 – April 26, 2015 Reception Fri, Feb 2, 5:30-7:30
The Caretakers a solo exhibit of new collage work RLV Gallery, Rancho Linda Vista, Oracle AZ January 4 – 30, 2015 Opening Reception Sunday January 11, 2-5pm with music, food, drink
Local Flavors Krikawa Jewelry Designs 21 E Congress, Tucson Nov 22 – Jan 31’2015 Opening Celebration Sat Nov 22, 6-9pm
2014 Open Studio Tour Barbara Brandel at The Drawing Studio November 8 & 9, 11-4 each day 33 S 6th Avenue, Tucson check www.tucsonpimaopenstudiotour.org
Flourish: Artworks Inspired by our Gardens July 25 – August 30’14 Reception Sat July 26, 2-4pm Vision Gallery 10 E Chicago Street, Chandler, AZ
Small Things Considered: 22nd Small Works Invitational May 8 – June 28, 2014 Davis Dominguez Gallery 154 E 6th Street, Tucson Reception: Sat June 7, 6-8PM
Love Your Mother (Earth) group exhibit at The Drawing Studio, 33 S 6th Ave, Tucson April 5 – 26, 2014 Reception Sat April 5, 6-8pm
Crush Party at Tucson Museum of Art *charity event and silent auction Friday April 4, 6-9pm
The 5th Annual Tucson Sculpture Festival 2014 February 1 – 15 The Art Gallery, 1122 N Stone Ave Opening Reception Feb 1, 6-10PM hours: 11-7 daily *partial proceeds to benefit BICAS
Please visit me during the Open Studio Tour Nov 9 & 10, 11-5 each day Oxbow Studios, 4200 N Oxbow Road (west of I-10) click here and browse by Artist’s name
Small Wonders (*charity event and fundraiser) the Drawing Studio 33 S 6th Avenue, Tucson Nov 2 – Dec 14, 2013 520-620-0947 Reception Nov 2, 6-9pm
Small Works Exhibition (*charity event and fundraiser) Tohono Chul Park 7366 N Paseo del Norte, Tucson Oct 25 – Dec 15, 2013 Open daily 8-5
Featured Artist at Tohono Chul Park Exhibit House, Welcome Gallery 7366 N Paseo del Norte, Tucson Sept 13 – Nov 10’13 Open Daily 8-5 Reception Fri Sept 13, 5:30-7:30 All artworks are for sale, cash and carry
Dia de los Muertos, Tohono Chul Park Exhibit House 7366 N Paseo del Norte, Tucson Sept 13 – Nov 10’13 Open Daily 8-5 Redeption Fri Sept 13, 5:30-7:30
Paper Panache Tucson Jewish Community Center 3800 E River Road, Tucson Sept 20 – Oct 16’13 Reception Sun Sept 29, 11-4
Go Figure The Drawing Studio 33 S 6th Ave, Tucson Sept 5 – Sept 28’13 Reception Sat Sept 7, 6-9pm
Biennial Bash * Art Auction and Fundraiser for Tucson Museum of Art 140 N Main St 524-2333 for tickets Sept 29, 5:30-7:30
Small Things Considered: 21st Small Works Invitational Davis Dominguez Gallery 154 E 6th Street, Tucson May 9-June 29, Reception June 1, 6-8PM summer hours: www.davisdominguez.com or 520- 629-9759
Tucson Artists' Open Studio Tour Sat & Sun, April 13 & 14, 11-5 ea day I'll be at Oxbow Studios, 4200 N Oxbow Road 20 artists at one stop www.tucsonopenstudios.com
Paper: From All Sides Tohono Chul Park, Exhibit House 7366 N Paseo del Norte, Tucson January 24 - April 21'13 Reception January 24, 5:30-7:30 520-742-6455
Fresh Paint *charity event and fundraiser March 16, 6-9pm silent auction UA Museum of Art www.artmuseum.arizona.edu
Crush *charity event and fundraiser April 5 & 6, 2013 silent auction and gala at Tucson Museum of Art and Ventana Canyon Resort www.TucsonMuseumofArt.org/crush/
THREE-CYCLE Featuring artworks made with RECYCLED materials Barbara Brandel, Rand Carlson, Sara Spanjers Artist of the Month Gallery Unitarian Universalist Church, 4831 E 22nd Street, Tucson January 9 - February 4'13 Please come to the reception Sunday January 13, 11:45-1:30
The Paper Ball The Drawing Studio's Annual Gala Celebration and Fundraiser *Charity event 33 South 6th Avenue, Tucson Friday January 25, 6:30-9:30 ($125. benefit ticket includes one original artwork on paper, wine & opulent hors d'oeuvres) Free Meet-the Artists Preview, Wednesday, January 23, 5:30-7:30
Small Wonders *(charity event, holiday fundraiser) The Drawing Studio 33 S 6th Avenue, Tucson 520-620-0947 Preview - Friday Nov 9, 7-9pm Opening Reception - Saturday Nov 10, 6-9pm Last Chance to purchase - Saturday Dec 15, 12-4pm
Please visit me during the Open Studio Tour Nov 10 & 11, 11-5 each day Oxbow Studios, 4200 N Oxbow Road (west of I-10) click here and browse by Artist's name
Horse Country: Horses In The Southwest Tohono Chul Park 7366 N Paseo del Norte, Tucson Oct 25 '12 - Jan 20 '13 Free Reception Thurs Oct 25, 5:30-7:30pm www.tohonochulpark.org
Capturing Nature's Light The Drawing Studio 33 S 6th Ave, Tucson Sept 1 - 28, 2012 Tues-Sat 12-5 520-620-0947 Reception: Saturday Sept 8, 9-9pm
Fiber Art Crossroads Santa Cruz Art League 526 Broadway, Santa Cruz, CA 831-426-5787 August 11 - September 9, 2012 Reception Saturday Aug 18, 3-5pm
Small Things Considered 20th Small Works Invitational Davis Dominguez Gallery 154 E 6th Street, Tucson, AZ May 10 - June 30, 2012 T-F 11-5, SAt 11-4 call 629-9759 for summer hours Reception: Saturday June 2, 6-8pm will remain at Gallery for sale through Sept 15
The Collages of Barbara Brandel Ventana Medical Systems Inc. Gallery 1910 E Innovation Park Drive, Oro Valley, AZ March 30 - June 30, 2012 Reception: Thurs April 19, 5-7pm hrs: M-F 9-4 & 1st & 3rd Sat of ea month 10-2 by appointment at least 48 hrs in advance by calling 797-3959 (So Az Arts & Cultural Alliance)
Barbara is one of three artists invited by the Women's Foundation of So AZ to exhibit at Mesch Clark Rothschild Law Office 259 N Meyer Ave, Tucson April 20 - Sept 3, 2012 Reception: Tues May 8, 5:30pm hrs: art can be seen 9-5 M-F by appt. - 624-8886
World Travelers: The Collages of Barbara Brandel A Tucson/Pima Arts Council Exhibit The Pioneer Building, Entrance Lobby & Suite 109 100 N. Stone Ave, Tucson, AZ January 4 - March 28, 2012 8:30-5 M-F reception Sat Jan 7, 6-8pm
Barbara Brandel: "Sacred Threads" Nov 15, 2011 thru Jan 30, 2012 Reception - Saturday Nov 26, 12-5pm Global Arts Gallery 315 McKeown Ave, Patagonia, AZ 520-394-0077 www.globalartsgallery.com
Arizona Valentine - Romancing the State November 12, 2011 thru June 17, 2012 Phoenix Airport Museum Phoenix Sky Harbor Int'l Airport Terminal 3, Level 2
Working With Paper Tubac Center of the Arts, Tubac, AZ Oct 14 - Nov 13, 2011 Reception Friday Oct 14, 5-7pm www.TubacArts.org
CHARITY EVENT Eat - Sip - Bid* 23rd Annual Jerome Beillard Festival For Life Art Auction Sat Nov 19, 2011 Tucson Chinese Cultural Center www.festivalforlife.org
Please visit me at this year's Open Studio Tour Nov 12 & 13, 2011 www.tucsonpimaartscouncil.org/ost/2011
Fill My Cup, one of 2 artworks included in Monsoon! Tohono Chul Park Exhibit Hall 7366 N Paseo del Norte, Tucson June 23 - August 28, 2011 Reception Thurs June 23, 5:30 - 7:30 www.tohonochulpark.org
Barbara Brandel - Postage Stamp Collages Hotel Congress Lobby 311 E Congress Street, Tucson June 1 - July 10, 2011 Lobby open 24/7 Reception Monday June 13, 5:30 - 7:30 pm
Small Things Considered 19th Small Works Invitational Davis Dominguez Gallery 154 E 6th Street, Tucson May 26 - July 2, 2011 520-629-9759 for summer hours
Sketchbook showing in Artists' Book Cornucopia will remain at Gallery for sale until June 2012 Abecedarian Gallery 910 Santa Fe # 101, Denver, CO April 15 - June 4, 2011 hrs: Thurs - Sat 1-5 reception April 15 6-8pm www.abecedariangallery.com
International Nature Lover one of two postage stamp /map & mm collages showing in Shemer House of Fun Shemer Art Center & Museum 5005 E Camelback Rd, Phoenix, AZ April 21 - May 25, 2011 hrs: Tues - Sat 10-3 reception April 21 7-9pm www.shemerartcenterandmuseum.org
Vincent and Friends one of two postage stamp/map & mm collages showing in Thunder at Coosart Museum - Motorcycles & Art Coos Art Museum, Coos Bay, OR June 10 - July 23, 2011 reception June 10 5-7pm www.coosart.org
Fresh Paint (charity event)* University of Arizona Museum of Art Feb 26, 2011 www.artmuseum.arizona.edu
Royal Tea Royal-Tea was recently purchased by the Kamm Teapot Foundation
I'm A Little Teapot (jacket and vest) These two tapestry garments were recently purchased by the Kamm Teapot Foundation to add to their collection.
Tohono Chul Park Tohono Chul Park has acquired Garden With Gardener for its permanent collection.
Tohono Chul Park A-TO-Z Tohono Chul Park Exhibition Hall 7366 N Paseo del Norte, Tucson May 20 - Oct 3, 2010 Reception May 20 5:30-7:30PM www.tohonochulpark.org
Arizona Designer Craftsmen 50th Anniversary Juried Exhibition Mesa Contemporary Arts, 1 East Main Street, Mesa, AZ June 11 - August 8, 2010 Opening Reception Friday June 11, 7-9pm www.mesaartscenter.com
2D/3D Barbara Brandel & Tony Winchester at Pearson Lakes Art Center, Okoboji, Iowa July 16 - Oct 9, 2010 Reception Friday July 16 www.lakesart.org
Eye Of The Beholder: The Art Of The Found Object Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis, MD July 15 - August 15, 2010
The Connecting Spirit The Drawing Studio, 33 S Sixth Ave, Tucson Reception May 1, 2010, 6-9PM catalog available www.thedrawingstudio.org Exhibit extended thru Saturday June 5 with Closing Reception 6-9 PM
Check out Sushi On Oracle, 6449 N Oracle Road for the best sushi in Tucson. While there, see six of Barbara collages with postage stamps and mixed media. 297-3615. All works are for sale.

(* charity events)