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Barbara N. Cuthel
Medium and major concentration of work:
Medium: Water media: watercolors, watercolor pencil, pastels, mixed media: collage and
assemblage using organic and inorganic material
Subject area: nature and natural things
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Barbara N. Cuthel became a member of New Century Artists Gallery, a not-for-profit organization,
in the summer of 2005. As an artist, she regularly participates in member group shows during the year,
exhibiting her pastel landscape paintings and mixed media artwork of local birds and butterflies,
and photographs of the neighborhood’s flora. She began studying art in 1972 and continues today to develop
her skills through art classes and workshops. Her management skills, volunteerism and dedication to the
gallery have led to her appointment as Curator in July 2008.
Before approaching HeartShare on creating an art exhibit for developmentally disabled artists,
Barbara was an IT manager/Business Analyst. She developed projects that required extensive designs,
plans and documentation including: work-process flows diagrams, Internet screen design, senior
management presentations, and corporate training. She incorporated graphics to the greatest extent possible,
in the philosophy of “a picture is worth a thousand words.”
Volunteerism is very important to Barbara. She has a long history of advocating for the developmentally
disabled and volunteering with the New York City Department of Education. In 2008, Barbara became a parent
member of HeartShare’s Project Choice, part of the OMRDD Consortium for Alternative Housing. This was the
beginning of a strong bond between Ms. Cuthel, as both artist and advocate, with HeartShare Human Services
of New York. Barbara started working on the ArtShare for HeartShare show in January 2009 and has been working
on the exhibition annually for the last 3 years. It’s estimated that Barbara volunteers close to a thousand hours
a year in planning projects like the art exhibit, Jewelry Studio, and “Lives of Distinction.”
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