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Selected Solo/Duo Shows
“Saints, Artists, and Other Curious Folk": IFCC Gallery, Portland OR 2007 Duo Show: The Art Space Gallery, Portland OR 2007
“Reasons Why”: Space Monkey, Portland OR 2006
“Vital Elements”: Washington State University, Vancouver WA 2006
“Reflection”: Oregon Public Broadcasting Building, Portland OR 2005
Solo Show, Fleur-de-Lys, Portland OR 2004
“The Artistic Abbess”: Abbey Café Gallery, Portland OR 2004
“Women Painters of Bologna”--Exhibit, Slide Show and Lecture: Presented by the International Women’s Forum of Bologna, and University of California at Bologna, Bologna, Italy 2003
“Time Travel”: Bread and Ink, Portland OR 2003
“A Joyful Frenzy”: Talisman Gallery, Portland OR 2003
“Collages & Shrines”: Blü Salon Gallery, Portland OR 2003
“The Artists’ Café”: Bread and Ink, Portland OR 2002
“Annunciations and Epiphanies”: Onda Gallery, Portland OR 2001
“Manet in Love”: Buckley Center, University of Portland, Portland OR 1999
“Serenissima”: Gilt, Portland OR 1998
“Looking for Medici”: Cosmos Gallery, Newport OR 1998
“Renascence”: Littman Gallery, Portland State University, Portland OR 1998
Coming Up: Solo Show at Washington State University, Vancouver WA, January 2006
Selected Group Shows
“Identity”: Crux Gallery, Portland OR 2007
“Women’s Show”: 100th Monkey, Portland OR 2007
“Chalk It Up”: Pioneer Courthouse Square, Portland OR 2006
“Muses & Spirits”: Muse Art & Design, Portland OR 2005
"Urban Legends": Embellishments Gallery, Portland OR 2005
Group Show, Fife: Portland OR 2004
“Little Things 3”: Guardino Gallery, Portland OR 2003
“Foot Square”: Talisman Gallery, Portland OR 2003
“Anniversary Group Show”: Talisman Gallery, Portland OR 2003
“Figuration and the Narrative”: Talisman Gallery, Portland OR 2002
“Salon Show”: Talisman Gallery, Portland OR, 2002
“Group Show”: Talisman Gallery, Portland OR, 2002
“Holiday Showcase”: Onda Gallery, Portland OR 2001
“Riches at Rimsky’s”: Rimsky-Korsakoffee House, Portland OR 2001, 2002, 2003
“Kows for Kids on Parade”: Invitational, "kow" sponsored by Portland Center for the Performing Arts, Portland OR 2002
“Fourth Annual Holiday Show”: Hawthorne Gallery, Portland OR 2000
“Women 25+”: Berbati Gallery, Portland OR 2000
“Group Show”: Hawthorne Gallery, Portland OR 1999
“Buckman Show and Sell”: Juried Show, Portland OR 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002. 2003, 2004, 2005
“Small Works”: Hawthorne Gallery, Portland OR 1998
“Fruit and Vegetable Show”: Guardino Gallery, Portland, OR 1998
“Showcase”: Juried Show, Beaverton Arts Commission, Beaverton OR 1998
“Artsplash ‘97”: Juried Show, Tualatin OR 1997
“Four Views of the Muse”: Jeffrey Center, Portland OR 1996
Articles and Publications
J.S. Morse (ed.), The Renascent Painting Book, includes art of Serena Barton, Communication Design (Pub.), 2005
Ronda Kivett, “Shrine Art of Serena Barton”, Bead E Art 1/04
--------,“Polish Your Style”, The Oregonian 12/03 (Portland OR)
OPB Cooks, Published by Oregon Public Broadcasting, Co-Illustrator 2003 (Portland OR)
D.K. Row, “Last Thursday”, The Oregonian, 11/03 (Portland OR)
Claire Sykes, “Portland Galleries”, Art on Paper, 11/03 (New York, NY)
Lisa Bradshaw, “Moove Over, Michelangelo”, Just Out, 4/02 (Portland OR)
Heron, “Resurrection: Artist Revisits Four Female Painters”, Just Out, 4/01 (Portland OR)
Lisa Lambert, “Visual Arts”, Willamette Week, (Portland OR) 4/01
------,“Portland Artist Uses Oil to Explore Theme of Desire ”, View, 10/97 (Eugene OR)
Television
“Serena Barton”—Featured Artist on Oregon Public Broadcasting’s ArtBeat 11/01 and 7/05
Teaching
“Layers of Memory/Imagination” (Collage) Portland OR 2005-present “Altered Alchemy” (Altered Books) Portland OR 2006-present
“Creativity and Healing” Portland State University, present
“Artistic Expression for Gestalt Therapists”: Contingnano, Italy 2000
“Art of Life” classes (technique and inspiration): Portland, OR 1999-present