Barbara Tyson Mosley (born 1950)[1] is an American artist, known for her abstract landscape paintings, mix media artwork, photography, and fiber art.[2] She is active in Louisville, Kentucky and within the Black community.[3]

Barbara Tyson Mosley
Born1950 (age 73–74)
Alma materUniversity of the District of Columbia, Georgetown University
Known forabstract fine art

Biography

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Barbara Tyson Mosley was born in 1950 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.[4][5] She attended the University of the District of Columbia and has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Studio Arts/Painting and Georgetown University and has a Master of Arts degree in Liberal Studies/Humanities.[4][6]

Her work is in various public collections including San Bernardino County Museum of Art,[6] the National Gallery of Art,[1] the Corcoran Gallery of Art (within the Evans-Tibbs Collection of African-American Artists),[7][8] the University of Virginia Medical Center,[6] among others.

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Barbara Tyson-Mosley". National Gallery of Art. Retrieved 2021-02-04.
  2. ^ "Critic's Picks Visual Arts: Wayside Gallery Spotlights Art By Women". Newspapers.com. The Courier-Journal. 2 October 2016. p. 14. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
  3. ^ Eadens, Savannah (2020-02-05). "Space for black women to be heard: 11 Louisville artists featured for Black History Month". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
  4. ^ a b McElroy, Guy C. (1989). African-American Artists, 1880-1987: Selections from the Evans-Tibbs Collection. Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service. p. 123. ISBN 978-0-295-96837-7.
  5. ^ Thomison, Dennis (1991). The Black Artist in America: An Index to Reproductions. Scarecrow Press. p. 287. ISBN 978-0-8108-2503-1.
  6. ^ a b c "The Art of Elmer Lucille Allen, Sandra Charles, and Barbara Tyson Mosley". The Carnegie Center for Art and History. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
  7. ^ "At Camden, A Century of Work by African Americans". Newspapers.com. The Philadelphia Inquirer. 27 March 1992. p. 103. Archived from the original on 2021-02-12. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
  8. ^ Kramer, Elizabeth (2016-09-29). "Wayside Gallery spotlights art by women". The Courier-Journal. Retrieved 2021-02-05.