Water permeates and shapes everything it touches. It carves mountains into sand and swells seeds to fruition. It grows forests and destroys cities. It fills our bodies, builds our blood and bathes our cells. Nothing is as simultaneously ordinary and miraculous as water.
Barbara De Pirro is a mixed media painter, sculptor and educator, in partnership with Golden Artist Colors, Inc. She works both two and three dimensionally, translating her concepts from one media to the other. Her expansive knowledge of acrylic, combined equally with her broad understanding of a full range of media opens the door to vast possibilities. All of this, she generously shares with other artists in her workshops and lectures. De Pirro’s artwork has been commissioned and exhibited in Museums, Galleries, Sculpture Parks, Art Centers and Public Art Organizations. She is a member of Northwest Designer Craftsman and Surface Design Association. She has received both a Grant and Fellowship Residency through Artist Trust. Additionally De Pirro’s artwork has been published in multiple articles, publications and books.