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BARB KOBE BIO

Born Davenport, Iowa 1949
Graduate of West High School 1967
B.A. in Psychology 1999
Metropolitan State University in St. Paul, MN

COMPANY - VISUALIZE   
Since 1984

-   Design and Manufacture therapeutic dolls
-   Group Facilitator since 1985
-   Workshop Presenter/Trainer since 1984
-   Graphic Designer since 1973
-   Dollmaker since 1989

SHOWS
Art of the Doll MN
Minnesota State Fair 2010
Fine Arts Building
S
t. Paul, MN

Arts in Harmony 2010
National Juried Art Show
Award of Excellence
February 8 - March 25 2010

MN State Fair Fine Arts Show 2009
St. Paul, MN
Honorable Mention

Internal Designs
Phipps Center for the Arts - Hudson, WI
Jan 20 - Feb 20, 2005

Art Therapist Art
College of St. Catherine  St. Paul, MN
Jan31 - March 2, 2003

TRILOGY 
Hennepin Artists’ Association of  Robbin Art Gallery
Feb 1-26, 2000   Robbinsdale, MN

By Many Hands
Garden Show 2000  - Most Whimsical
Garden Show 2001  Crystal, MN
Show with Quilter Fall 2003

Minnesota State Fair   Fine Arts   Fall 2000

Robbin Gallery Members Show 
October 1998   Best of Show

Edina Art Center
Stone Soup Dollmakers Show 1998

Visual Voices Explorations into the creative spirit
Hennepin Artists' Association of Robbin Gallery
September 1997

Dolls of Barb Kobe 
The Art Underground
October 7 – November 7, 1997

Ritual Play – Divine Muse
Paul Whitney Larson Gallery  
July 8 – Aug 12, 1996  
University of MN - St. Paul


CERTIFICATES OF TRAINING

Jan 1983
May 1986
Jan 1988
June 1989
Aug 1991
Sept 1992
Sept 2002
Oct 2002
Fall 2002
Dec 2009
 Group Facilitation Training
 Educational Kinesiology
 Project Charlie
 Friendship Group
 NLP Practitioner Certification
 Girl Scout Trainer Training
 Creativity Coaches Training w/Eric Maisel
 Cognitive Coaching Training
 Creativity Coaching Training
 ARTbundance Creativity Coaching
          
                              


MEMBERSHIPS
Minnesota Art Therapy Association
Creativity Coaching Association
WARM  Women's Art Registry of MN
Textile Center


In April I was asked to coordinate an Art Doll Invitational Exhibit for the Fine Arts Center at the 
Minnesota State Fair.
Show is August 26 - September 6

visit the website I created
www.artofthedollmn.com

 

 

 

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