Barbara Kolo

Barbara Kolo was born and educated in New York. Having developed an appreciation for art from an early age, her interest in drawing and painting lead her to attend the High School of Art and Design, followed by the School of Visual Arts. During the 1980’s she built a career as an award-winning art director in creative advertising for films and television. She is the recipient of several Key Art Awards, a Don Belding Award, and a New York Festivals Gold Medal among others. Her career brought her to Los Angeles in 1989.
As an independent freelance art director, she worked directly with major film and design studios specializing in film advertising. In 1991, Kolo became the Director of Print Advertising at Universal Studios. Her early interest in drawing and painting had never diminished. During the early '90's, she followed the urge to develop her own personal artistic voice and began to create her own works. Her drawings were soon being included in local and national group shows.
Kolo moved with her husband to Paris, France in 2000, for a two-year stay. Her paintings were part of several group exhibitions including one at the Palais des Art in Marseilles. The couple returned to Santa Monica in 2003 after a short stay on the East coast.
Barbara Kolo’s work is held in public and private collections in the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Taiwan, Australia and the UAE.

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