Barbara Allen

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Barbara Allen

Barbara Allen was born in Belfast in 1959, she graduated with a BA in Graphic Design from the University of Ulster in 1982 before proceeding to a post graduate course which she finished in 1984. During this she was able to concentrate on her favourite subject matter, vernacular architecture, especially the Georgian Era.

Barbra’s work is featured with the Royal Ulster Academy annually, winning the watercolour prize in the 2022 exhibition and her work has been exhibited as part of collections in venues such as the University of Limerick and the White House. She has also had paintings displayed on BBC television and held a major one-woman show in Bergen, Norway.

More recently her art work has seen a redirection of subject matter towards watercolours of fish, birds and boats. She has attributed this to a trip to Portmore Pier at Malin Head where she felt inspired by the fishermen’s latest haul, to try a different subject matter. "Our kitchen needed some artwork so I set about a few watercolour paintings of lobster and mackerel. It is a great way to work. I collect the fish, photograph it, sketch it and then eat it!”