Education
Teaching Experience
2018 - 2019
Massachusetts College of Art and Design Sophomore Drawing
Adjunct Faculty
Brookline Adult and Community Education Figure Drawing
Instructor
Massachusetts College of Art and Design Figure Drawing and Painting
Teaching Assistant
2017
Massachusetts College of Art and Design Junior/Senior Major Painting Studios
Teaching Assistant
2001-2011
Harvard University Institute for English Language
Preceptor Academic English
1998-2001
Boston University Center for English Language and Orientation
Senior Lecturer Programs - English Language Instruction
1994-2000
Boston Institute of Intercultural Communication English and Japanese Language Programs
Program Coordinator and Instructor
1986-1988
Japanese Ministry of Education in Japan English Language Instruction
Mombusho English Fellow
Exhibitions
2019
International Contemporary Art Exhibition, Galleria Le Logge (in partnership with the Council of Assisi and Arte Studio Ginestrelle, Assisi, Italy
Shame, Hera Gallery, Wakefield, RI
JAWS, The Stove Gallery, Charlestown, Ma
2018
New Voices-New Visions, St. Botolph Club Foundation, Boston, Ma
Here to There, MUSA Collective, Boston, Ma
Thesis Exhibition, Bakalar and Paine Gallery, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, Ma
Transitions, Survival, Resilience, Doran Gallery, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, Ma
2017
Boston Young Contemporaries, Boston University Art Galleries, Boston Ma
Members' Exhibition, Gallery 263, Cambridge, Ma
Surfaces, Art Byte Critique and Nishimachi Artist Space, Tokyo, Japan
All School Show, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, Ma
2016
Call for Bushwick, Bushwick Open Studios, Brooklyn, NY
In With the New, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Doran Gallery, Boston, Ma
Shadow Sides: Barbara Ishikura and Patty Hudak, Nishimachi Art Space, Tokyo, Japan
Fractals of Pain: Barbara Ishikura and Kazuko Jingui, AIRY, Yamanashi, Japan
Adjacent Realities, Concord Art Association, Concord, Ma
Eighth National Juried Exhibition, Prince Street Gallery, New York, NY
5th Annual Member's Exhibition, Gallery 263, Cambridge, Ma
2015
Off the Wall, Danforth Art Museum, Framingham, Ma
14th National Prize Show, Cambridge Art Association, Cambridge, Ma
Artifact, ArtSpace Gallery, Maynard, Ma
Members Juried II, Concord Art Association, Concord, Ma
Abstraction, BluSeed Studios, Saranac Lake, NY
Members Juried I, Concord Art Association, Concord, Ma
Chroma, Gallery 263, Cambridge, Ma
2014
Barbara Ishikura and Sammy Chong, ArtSpace Gallery, Maynard, Ma
79th Regional Exhibition of Art and Craft, Fitchburg Art Museum, Fitchburg, Ma
Community of Artists, Danforth Art Museum, Framingham, Ma
National Prize Show, Cambridge Art Association, Cambridge, Ma
Red, Cambridge Art Association, Cambridge, Ma
2012
Barbara Ishikura, Trident Cafe and Booksellers, Boston, Ma
Regional Juried Show, Newburyport Art Association, Newburyport, Ma
2011
Member's Exhibition, The Brush Gallery, Lowell, Ma
The 67th Member's Prize Show, Cambridge Art Association, Cambridge, Ma
Global Perspective: Understanding the Past, Looking to the Future, Worcester State University, Worcester, Ma
Francis Roddy Open Competition, Concord Art Association, Concord, Ma
Fall Salon, Cambridge Art Association, Cambridge, Ma
Northeast Prize Show, Cambridge Art Association, Cambridge, Ma
Violence Transformed: The Artist's Voice, Resnikoff Gallery at Roxbury Community College, Roxbury, Ma
Members Juried I, Concord Art Association, Concord, Ma
Members Juried II, Concord Art Association, Concord, Ma
2010
Members Juried I, Concord Art Association, Concord, Ma
Members Juried II, Concord Art Association, Concord, Ma
Artist Residencies & Awards
2019, Arte Studio Ginestrelle, Assisi, Italy
2019, The Studios at MASS MoCA: An Assets for Artists Program & Grant, North Adams, MA
2019, Jentel Artist Residency Program, Fellowship, Banner, WY
2018, Emerging Artist Award and Grant- St. Botolph Club Foundation, Boston, Ma
2016, AIRY, Yamanashi, Japan
2016, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
2015, New York Studio School, Drawing Marathon, NY
2010, Grand Prize Winner, Excellence in Teaching Award, Harvard University Extension School
Publications
The Independent, For Shame: Latest Hera Gallery Show Explores Shame in its Many Dimensions, April 18, 2019.
Art New England, 10 Emerging New England Artists, A Jury of Six Selects an Extraordinary Ten, March/April 2019
Boston Voyager, Thought-Provokers Series: Celebrating Artists and Creatives, Life and Art with Barbara Ishikura, August 27, 2018.
Big Red and Shiny, MassArt's 2018 MFA Thesis Exhibition by Stace Brandt, May 8, 2018.
Studio Visit Magazine, Volume 30 , p.88, 2015, Open Studio Press, Boston, Ma, 2015.
The Global Perspective: Understanding the Past, Looking to the Future, The Gallery at Worcester State University, Worcester, Ma, 2011.
Studio Visit Magazine, Volume 18, May 2012, Open Studio Press, Boston, Ma, 2012.
Languages
English and Japanese
- Massachusetts College of Art and Design, MFA, 2D Fine Art, 2018
- Harvard University, Extension, ALM, Linguistics, 1997
- Maryland Institute College of Art, BFA, 3D Fine Art, 1985
- Lacoste School for the Arts, Lacoste, France, 1983
- Studio Arts Centers International, Florence, Italy, 1984
Teaching Experience
2018 - 2019
Massachusetts College of Art and Design Sophomore Drawing
Adjunct Faculty
Brookline Adult and Community Education Figure Drawing
Instructor
Massachusetts College of Art and Design Figure Drawing and Painting
Teaching Assistant
2017
Massachusetts College of Art and Design Junior/Senior Major Painting Studios
Teaching Assistant
2001-2011
Harvard University Institute for English Language
Preceptor Academic English
1998-2001
Boston University Center for English Language and Orientation
Senior Lecturer Programs - English Language Instruction
1994-2000
Boston Institute of Intercultural Communication English and Japanese Language Programs
Program Coordinator and Instructor
1986-1988
Japanese Ministry of Education in Japan English Language Instruction
Mombusho English Fellow
Exhibitions
2019
International Contemporary Art Exhibition, Galleria Le Logge (in partnership with the Council of Assisi and Arte Studio Ginestrelle, Assisi, Italy
Shame, Hera Gallery, Wakefield, RI
JAWS, The Stove Gallery, Charlestown, Ma
2018
New Voices-New Visions, St. Botolph Club Foundation, Boston, Ma
Here to There, MUSA Collective, Boston, Ma
Thesis Exhibition, Bakalar and Paine Gallery, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, Ma
Transitions, Survival, Resilience, Doran Gallery, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, Ma
2017
Boston Young Contemporaries, Boston University Art Galleries, Boston Ma
Members' Exhibition, Gallery 263, Cambridge, Ma
Surfaces, Art Byte Critique and Nishimachi Artist Space, Tokyo, Japan
All School Show, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, Ma
2016
Call for Bushwick, Bushwick Open Studios, Brooklyn, NY
In With the New, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Doran Gallery, Boston, Ma
Shadow Sides: Barbara Ishikura and Patty Hudak, Nishimachi Art Space, Tokyo, Japan
Fractals of Pain: Barbara Ishikura and Kazuko Jingui, AIRY, Yamanashi, Japan
Adjacent Realities, Concord Art Association, Concord, Ma
Eighth National Juried Exhibition, Prince Street Gallery, New York, NY
5th Annual Member's Exhibition, Gallery 263, Cambridge, Ma
2015
Off the Wall, Danforth Art Museum, Framingham, Ma
14th National Prize Show, Cambridge Art Association, Cambridge, Ma
Artifact, ArtSpace Gallery, Maynard, Ma
Members Juried II, Concord Art Association, Concord, Ma
Abstraction, BluSeed Studios, Saranac Lake, NY
Members Juried I, Concord Art Association, Concord, Ma
Chroma, Gallery 263, Cambridge, Ma
2014
Barbara Ishikura and Sammy Chong, ArtSpace Gallery, Maynard, Ma
79th Regional Exhibition of Art and Craft, Fitchburg Art Museum, Fitchburg, Ma
Community of Artists, Danforth Art Museum, Framingham, Ma
National Prize Show, Cambridge Art Association, Cambridge, Ma
Red, Cambridge Art Association, Cambridge, Ma
2012
Barbara Ishikura, Trident Cafe and Booksellers, Boston, Ma
Regional Juried Show, Newburyport Art Association, Newburyport, Ma
2011
Member's Exhibition, The Brush Gallery, Lowell, Ma
The 67th Member's Prize Show, Cambridge Art Association, Cambridge, Ma
Global Perspective: Understanding the Past, Looking to the Future, Worcester State University, Worcester, Ma
Francis Roddy Open Competition, Concord Art Association, Concord, Ma
Fall Salon, Cambridge Art Association, Cambridge, Ma
Northeast Prize Show, Cambridge Art Association, Cambridge, Ma
Violence Transformed: The Artist's Voice, Resnikoff Gallery at Roxbury Community College, Roxbury, Ma
Members Juried I, Concord Art Association, Concord, Ma
Members Juried II, Concord Art Association, Concord, Ma
2010
Members Juried I, Concord Art Association, Concord, Ma
Members Juried II, Concord Art Association, Concord, Ma
Artist Residencies & Awards
2019, Arte Studio Ginestrelle, Assisi, Italy
2019, The Studios at MASS MoCA: An Assets for Artists Program & Grant, North Adams, MA
2019, Jentel Artist Residency Program, Fellowship, Banner, WY
2018, Emerging Artist Award and Grant- St. Botolph Club Foundation, Boston, Ma
2016, AIRY, Yamanashi, Japan
2016, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
2015, New York Studio School, Drawing Marathon, NY
2010, Grand Prize Winner, Excellence in Teaching Award, Harvard University Extension School
Publications
The Independent, For Shame: Latest Hera Gallery Show Explores Shame in its Many Dimensions, April 18, 2019.
Art New England, 10 Emerging New England Artists, A Jury of Six Selects an Extraordinary Ten, March/April 2019
Boston Voyager, Thought-Provokers Series: Celebrating Artists and Creatives, Life and Art with Barbara Ishikura, August 27, 2018.
Big Red and Shiny, MassArt's 2018 MFA Thesis Exhibition by Stace Brandt, May 8, 2018.
Studio Visit Magazine, Volume 30 , p.88, 2015, Open Studio Press, Boston, Ma, 2015.
The Global Perspective: Understanding the Past, Looking to the Future, The Gallery at Worcester State University, Worcester, Ma, 2011.
Studio Visit Magazine, Volume 18, May 2012, Open Studio Press, Boston, Ma, 2012.
Languages
English and Japanese
