Meet the Woman
Behind the Stories
Yale University instructed my prose and encouraged my vision. I write with a soft voice, and I paint loudly. My process is similar in both genres, in that, I find a place to start and modify it until the work is complete. Yale University coaches my writing and the University of Minnesota guided the development of my art.
A Lifetime of Achievement
Barb Janisch’s stories have been published in multiple publications, including the St. Paul Pioneer Press, The Lake St. News, The Skyway News, and the poetry book Reverencing Earth.
Her paintings have been included in numerous major exhibitions and calendars and purchased by collectors, museums, and corporate galleries, including a stunning opening exhibit at the International Art Expo in New York. Barb’s painting, The Crucifixion, was added to the permanent collection of the Billy Graham Center Museum in Chicago, IL.
Flamingo
Sea Turtle
Anthurium
Media Recognition
Several media outlets and prestigious organizations have also recognized her work. She was featured on PBS-TV’s Art Beat Calendar in Chicago and the White House News Photographers Association in Washington, DC. sponsored her work in a solo exhibition.
Curatorial and Commissioned Projects
Barb Janisch curated the exhibit “Remix: Interpretations of Paradise” at Cross View Lutheran Church, which featured the works of 13th-century to present-day artists such as Albrecht Durer, Marc Chagall, Abraham Rattner, Paul Granlund, He Qi, Fritz Eichenberg, and several others. Two of Barb’s paintings, Dawn and Jacob’s Ladder, were included in this important exhibition. Campbell-Mithun Advertising Agency commissioned Barb to create a limited-edition holiday sculpture which was given as a gift to their entire client base.
