a b o u t
Barbara is an award winning acrylic & mixed media painter with an upbeat sense of color and design. She enjoys
painting all things coastal New England, from Kennebunkport to the Cape, especially the sailing activity around the
Boston Harbor Islands. After capturing a scene plein air she returns to her studio for the line and collage work.
She received her formal training at Massachusetts College of Art & Design, earning a B.F.A. in Design.
She spent many years as an Art Director & Designer in the advertising industry, where her work won awards for AT&T,
American Express, Bose, Dunkin Brands,Gillette, IBM and McDonalds.
Her art direction & design background is evident throughout her paintings.
Her work is a balance of bold color harmonies paired with strong compositions.
Barb is a Juried Gallery Artist at Cape Cod Art Center on Cape Cod and Juried Gallery Artist at South Shore Art Center in Cohasset, MA.
Her work can also be found at Expressions Fine Art & Craft in Scituate Harbor.
Other affiliations include North River Art Society, Hull Artists, Plymouth Center for the Arts and Duxbury Art Association.
s e l e c t e x h i b i t i o n s
2024 “Sea & Sky”- Juried Exhibition - First Place Mixed Media - Hull Lifesaving Museum. Hull, MA
2024 “Dreamscapes”- Second Place Mixed Media - Cape Cod Art Center, Barnstable,MA
2023 “Happy Summer” Solo Show- Dolphin Gallery, Hingham, MA
2023 “The National” - National Juried Exhibition - Cape Cod Art Center, Barnstable, MA
2023 “Focus on Figures” - National Juried Exhibition - North River Arts, Marshfield, MA
2023 “Lost in Translation” - National Juried Exhibition - South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA
2022 “Focus On Figures” - National Juried Exhibition - North River Arts, Marshfield, MA
2022 “Spring Juried” - National Juried Exhibition - The James, Norwell, MA
2021 “Festival of the Arts” - National Juried Exhibition - North River Arts, Marshfield, MA
2021 "Spring Open" - Juried Exhibition - Honorable Mention - Cape Cod Art Center, Barnstable, MA
2021 "DAA 48th Annual Winter Juried Show" - National Juried Exhibition - Duxbury Art Assoc.
2021 "Sound & Fury" - Juried Exhibition - South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA
2020 "Tipping Point" - National Juried Exhibition - South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA
2020 "RED" Exhibit - North River Arts, Marshfield, MA
2020 "COLOR" Exhibit - North River Arts, Marshfield, MA
2019 “Festival of the Arts” - National Juried Exhibition-North River Arts Society, Marshfield, MA
2019 “Focus on Figures” - National Juried Exhibition - North River Arts Society, Marshfield, MA
2018 “Festival of the Arts” - National Juried Exhibition- North River Arts Society, Marshfield, MA
2014 "End of Summer Mood"- Paul Schulenburg/Barb Chaisson- Owen Smith Shuman Gallery, Groton, MA
2012 "Out of the Blue" Solo Show - Blackbird Gallery, Groton, MA
2011 South Shore Art Center Arts Festival - Nat'l Juried Exhibition - First Place Pastel - Cohasset, MA
2011 "For Pastels Only" - Nat'l Juried Exhibition - P.P. S.C.C., Cape Cod Cultural Center,Yarmouth, MA
2011 "It's Pastel"- National Juried Exhibition - Discover Portsmouth Gallery, Portsmouth, NH
2011 "Pastels Only"- National Juried Exhibition - Heartwood College of Art, Kennebunkport, ME
2011 "A Walk in the Arboretum" - Harvard University Hunnewell Gallery, Boston, MA
2010 “Spinale & Chaisson” - Cobwebs Fine Art & Antiques Gallery, Boston, MA
2010 “Festival of the Arts” - National Juried Exhibition - North River Arts, Marshfield, MA
2009 I. A.P.S. International Exhibition - International Juried Exhibition - Ventana Fine Art Gallery, Santa Fe, NM