Barbara Van Cleve
Capturing American Western Ranch Life.
Barbara
Big Timber, Montana
Barbara Van Cleve
Barbara Van Cleve’s heritage is rich with family history and firsthand experience.
Her family’s ranch, the Lazy K Bar, was founded in 1880 on the east slopes of the Crazy Mountains near Melville, Montana. She moved to Santa Fe in late 1980 to concentrate on photography full time and had her first major exhibition in the fall of 1985. Since that time she has had over 80 one-person shows and has been in over 120 group shows. Her work is in public and private collections in the United States as well as internationally.
Artwork
Education:
MA, English Literature, Northwestern University.
Awards and Honors:
Inductee, National Cowgirl Hall of Fame.
Publications:
Roughstock Sonnets, with poetry by Paul Zarzyski; Way Out West-Cowboys: A Horseback Heritage; All This Way for the Short Ride; Hard Twist: Western Women Ranchers; Holding the Reins: A Ride Through Cowgirl Life. Video: Barbara Van Cleve: Capturing Grace.
Selected Exhibitions:
National Cowboy Hall of Fame and Western Heritage Center, OK; Solo Show, C.M. Russell Museum, MT; Rockwell Museum of Western Art; VT. Gallery
Representation:
Andrew Smith Gallery; A.L. Swanson; Goodnight Trail; Valley Fine Art; Visions West.
