Discovering Island Light with Barbara Boissevain

Date & Time

Price $85 - $110

Venue The Studios of Key West
533 Eaton Street
Key West, FL 33040 GET DIRECTIONS

Phone Number 305.296.0458

The Florida Keys have a unique quality of light which has drawn artists and writers for centuries. The goal of this workshop is to develop participant’s sensitivity to light as well as strengthening their technical abilities, allowing them to construct images that capture the moments of sublime light that the island is known for.

Barbara Boissevain is a California based contemporary visual artist and photographer whose work focuses on the impact of human activity on the environment. Nature’s ability to regenerate and reclaim human altered landscapes is a central theme in her work. She was born in Cleveland, Ohio and raised in Silicon Valley. She studied painting at Parsons School of Design in New York before immersing herself in photography, earning a BFA from the San Francisco Art Institute and an MFA from San Jose State University.

Boissevain's work has been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions throughout the United States and Europe, including Mémoire De L’Avenir, Paris; the Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA; Galerie Numero Cinq, Arles, France; and the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow, Poland. From 2014 to 2021, she was an artist in residence with the City of Palo Alto’s Cubberley Artist Studio Program. In 2018 she was an artist in residence at Galerie Huit in Arles, France. She was invited to Atelier 11 for a solo residency through L’AiR Arts international residency program in Paris in July 2022. In the Summer of 2023 she was honored to participate in the Cycladic Arts Residency in Paros Greece.