WRWA Volunteer Spotlight: From Canvas to Community - Barbara Healy
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This month, the Westport River Watershed Alliance is delighted to recognize Barbara Healy, whose creativity, generosity, and dedication have enriched our organization and community for many years.
Barbara is an award-winning contemporary artist working in oils and acrylics. Her paintings are held in numerous private and public collections, including Tobey Hospital.
Originally from Connecticut, Barbara came to the South Coast to earn her BFA at UMass Dartmouth, where she also met her husband, Shaun. Inspired by the beauty of the region, they chose to make the South Coast their home. Her Dartmouth studio has been a featured stop on the South Coast Artists Open Studio Tour for the past 17 years. Barbara is also a Juried Artist Member of the National Association of Women Artists and the Cape Cod Art Center, and she enjoys sharing her passion through teaching painting.
Barbara's impact on WRWA extends far beyond her remarkable artwork. She has generously supported our mission in countless ways, from helping at our Annual River Day Festival, creating the beautiful community mural that so many families have contributed to over the years.
Visitors at the River Center are often captivated by the hand-painted, to-scale map of the Westport watershed that Barbara created on our floor, a unique and lasting educational feature admired by children and adults alike.
Barbara has also been a longtime supporter of our Summer Gala, generously donating her artwork year after year to our Silent Auction. We are especially grateful that she has once again contributed a beautiful original painting for this year's Gala and will also be volunteering at the event as she has in past years.
Barbara's artistic talent, generous spirit, and unwavering commitment to the Westport River Watershed Alliance have helped inspire and connect our community. We are incredibly grateful for all she does and are honored to celebrate her as this month's Volunteer Spotlight. To support and see more Barbara's incredible work visit her website and Facebook below: