BARBARA RUDLAFF
904 Glenwood Drive, Lafayette, CO 80026 (720) 899-0439
Website: http://barbararudlaff.com/
Education
2018 M.F.A. - Master of Fine Art, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO
2005 B.F.A. - Bachelor of Fine Art, University of Colorado, Boulder
Teaching/Leadership Experience
2019-present Adjunct Visual Arts Instructor, Naropa University, Boulder, CO
(Specific courses repeatedly taught during this period: ART101 Intro to 2-D Design, ART360 Contemplative Photography, ART 235 Intro. To Painting in Realism, Painter’s Laboratory, Art215 Watercolor, ART215e Online Watercolor, ART101e Online 2-D Design, ART440 Online Warrior Artist (Capstone), ART200e Online Contemplative Artist, ART215A In-person Watercolor)
2019-2021 Art Instructor, Tinker Art Studio, Boulder, CO
(Specific courses repeatedly taught during this period: Beginning Watercolor, Beginning Painting, Advanced Painting)
2017-2021 Figure Drawing Group Facilitator, Out Boulder County LGBTQ Center, Boulder
2017-2021 Chair of the Lafayette Public Art Committee, Lafayette, CO
2011-present Art Instructor, Boulder Center for Conscious Community, CO (Painting Classes)
2005-present Small Business Owner as Portrait Artist
2018 Zero-Craft Corporation Workshop Leader, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins (Design and Woodshop Construction of Interactive Installation Piece in Curfman Gallery)
2018 Art Judge at Celebrate Undergraduate Research and Creativity Symposium, CSU
2016-2017 2-D Foundations Course Instructor, Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO
2012-2018 Grumbacher Painting and Drawing Instructor, Westminster, CO (Weekly Painting and Drawing Courses)
Awards
2020 Residency Firehouse Art Center, Longmont, CO
2019 City Commission Lafayette Urban Renewal Authority – Public Art Piece
2015 Purchase Prize Added to City of Lafayette, CO Permanent Collection
2015 First Prize See and Respond Art Competition, Lafayette, CO
2013 First Prize See and Respond Art Competition, Lafayette, CO
2007 Grand Prize Gateway Battered Women’s Shelter Card Design Contest, Denver
Press
Sept. 1, 2020 Firehouse Gallery Website Longmont, CO
https://firehouseart.org/portfolio/seen/
June 6, 2020 Longmont Leader Newspaper Longmont, CO
October 1, 2018 The Arts Hub Social Media Page Lafayette, CO
March 26, 2018 KNGU Radio Boulder, Colorado
August 13, 2013 Hometown Weekly Newspaper Lafayette, CO
Solo Exhibitions
2022 SEEN Naropa University, Nalanda Art Gallery, Boulder, CO
2020 SEEN Firehouse Art Center, Longmont, CO
2018 The Pertinence of Memory The Arts Hub, 420 Courtney Way, Lafayette, CO
2003 Saints University of Colorado, Dudley Gallery, Boulder, CO
Select Group Exhibitions
2026 Words and Images Naropa University, Cube Gallery, Nalanda Campus, Boulder, CO
2025 Faculty Show Naropa University, Cube Gallery, Nalanda Campus, Boulder, CO
2024 Sidewalk Art Longmont Main Street Holiday Festival, Longmont, CO
2023 Local Artists Gallery at the Longmont Chamber of Commerce, Longmont, CO
2022 Sally Elliot Retrospective Redline Art Gallery, Denver, CO
2019 Light and Lens National Association of Women Artists, New York, NY
2019 Bridges Eldorado Springs Art Center, Eldorado Springs, CO
2019 Half-o-ween Romero’s K-9 Club and Tap House, Lafayette, CO
2019 12x12 Exhibit The Arts Hub, Lafayette, CO
2019 Why Not Niwot Pebble Jewelry, Niwot, CO
2018 Paintings of the American West by Women Wenlin Museum, Kunming, China
2018 LGBTQ Pridefest Out Boulder County, Boulder, CO
2018 Supporting Members Spark Gallery, Denver, CO
2018 Longmont Art Walk Out Boulder County, Longmont, CO
2018 Year of the Dog Romero’s K-9 Club and Tap House, Lafayette, CO
2018 MFA Show Gregory Allicar Art Museum, Fort Collins, CO 2018 Graduate Work Directions Gallery, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
2018 Mulligan Hatton Gallery, Fort Collins, CO
2017 Artists Among Us East Simpson Coffee Company, Lafayette, CO
2017 Student Show Curfman Gallery, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
2017 Supporting Members Spark Gallery, Denver, CO
2017 Why Not Niwot Osmosis Gallery, Niwot
2017 Eggs Art Students League of Denver, Denver, CO
2017 Mask Fundraiser Fort Collins Art Museum, Fort Collins, CO
2016 Graduate Students Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
2016 Artists Among Us East Simpson Coffee Company, Lafayette, CO
2016 Supporting Members Spark Gallery, Denver, CO
2016 Fundraiser Boulder County Aids Project, Boulder, CO
2015 Purchase Prize Lafayette City Hall, Lafayette, CO
2015 Supporting Members Spark Gallery, Denver, CO
2015 Graduate Students Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
2015 See and Respond Lafayette Public Library, Lafayette, CO
2014 Supporting Members Spark Gallery, Denver, CO
2014 Realism Glacial Till Vineyards, Ashland, NE
2013 See and Respond Lafayette City Hall, Lafayette, CO
2013 The Figure Next Gallery, Denver, CO
2012 Supporting Members Spark Gallery, Denver, CO
2012 Open Walls Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Boulder, CO
2011 W.O.W. Show Core Gallery, Denver, CO
2011 Supporting Members Spark Gallery, Denver, CO
2010 Colorado Show Next Gallery, Denver, CO
2010 W.O.W. Show Core Gallery, Denver, CO
2010 Supporting Members Spark Gallery, Denver, CO
2009 Golden Triangle Art Students League of Denver, CO
2009 Supporting Members Spark Gallery, Denver, CO
2008 The Figure Core Gallery, Denver, CO
2008 Open Walls Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Boulder, CO
2007 Red Core Gallery, Denver, CO
2007 Supporting Members Spark Gallery, Denver, CO
2006 The Line Art Students League of Denver, Denver, CO
2006 East County Artists Firehouse Gallery, Longmont, CO
2005 Animal Show Core Gallery, Denver, CO
2005 Or Best Offer University of Colorado Art Museum, Boulder, CO
Professional Associations
2025-present Colorado Photographic Arts Center Member
2018-2022 Americans for the Arts
2015-2020 Lafayette Public Art Committee (Chairperson)
2015-present College Art Association
2010-2023 National American Women Artists
2006-2019 Spark Gallery
2003-2024 Art Students League of Denver
Selected Collections
City of Lafayette, Lafayette, CO
University of Colorado Art Library, Boulder, CO
Otis Montessori Academy, Kalamazoo, MI
University of Colorado Test Assessment Center, Boulder, CO
Boulder Center for Conscious Community, Boulder, CO
Professor Sally Elliott, Boulder, CO
Professor Ardel Haefele-Thomas, San Francisco, CA
Magistrate Sarah Wigley, Hampshire, England, UK
Professional Development
2020-present Annual Certification in Title IX compliance with Naropa Title IX Coordinator
2024 Ellucian Online Asynchronous Course Development Program (Contemplative Artist)
2023 Ellucian Online Asynchronous Course Development Program (Warrior Artist)
2022 Ellucian Online Asynchronous Course Development Program (Intro. to 2-D Design)
2021 Ellucian Online Asynchronous Course Development Program (Watercolor)
2019 Art Administrator Essentials Certification, Washington D.C.
2019 Colorado Creative Industries Arts Summit, Salida, CO
2019 College Art Association National Conference, NYC, NY
2018 Community Foundation - Boulder County Trends Report, Lafayette, CO
2018 Americans for the Arts National Public Arts Conference, Denver, CO
2018 Colorado Creative Industries Arts Summit, Greeley Creative District, Greeley
2018 Community Foundation - Boulder County Trends Report, Lafayette, CO
2018 Boulder County Arts Association - Arts Leadership Seminar, Lafayette, CO
2018 Colorado Creative Industries - Arts Advocacy Day, Colorado State Capitol, Denver, CO
2018 Denver Arts and Venues - Imagine 2020, “Data Bites,”, McNichols Civic Center
2018 Arts! Lafayette - Connect the Arts Event, The Collective, Lafayette, CO
2017 Public Art Administrators Forum, Longmont Art Museum, Longmont, CO
2017 Colorado Creative Industries - Arts Advocacy Day, Colorado State Capitol, Denver, CO
2017 Colorado Creative Industries Arts Summit, Breckenridge, CO
2017 Arts! Lafayette - Connect the Arts Event, 95a Community Room, Lafayette, CO
2016 Brighton Art Symposium, Armory Performing Arts Center, Brighton, CO
2016 Denver Arts and Venues - Imagine 2020, “Laundromat Project,” Caulkins Opera House
2016 Arts! Lafayette - Connect the Arts Event, 95a Community Room, Lafayette, CO
2016 Community Foundation - Boulder County Trends Report, Lafayette, CO