EDUCATION

1994 Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of Ottawa, magna cum laude
1974/75 Algonquin College, Applied Arts, Ottawa
1972 Ottawa Teacher’s College, Diploma
1970/71 Carleton University, Ottawa

AWARDS

2012 Community Champion Award, OCISO
2011 Finalist: Victor Tolgesy Arts Award, Council for the Arts Ottawa
2009 Recipient: Ottawa YM/YWCA ‘Woman of Distinction Award for Arts Culture and Heritage’
2008  Exhibition Assistance Grant, Ontario Arts Council
1993, 1992 Academic Merit Scholarships, University of Ottawa
1993 Suzanne Rivard LeMoyne Scholarship. Honourary Mention
1992 Jacquelyn Fry Memorial Scholarship, Academic and Creative Excellence, Recipient, University of Ottawa
1991 Commerce Painting and Drawing Award, Ottawa Board of Education 

COMMUNITY & CULTURAL ACTIVITIES

2021-2015 Refugee613, Ottawa, Management Board
2016-2009 Marion Dewar Scholarship Fund, Executive Committee, Founding Member
2016-2009 Ottawa Art Gallery, Firestone Collection Committee
2015-2011 CARFAC National, Board of Directors, Executive Committee
2014/12/09/07/06 City of Ottawa, Cultural Jury Member
2010 IMAGINE HAITI, Coordinator, Cultural Fundraiser
2008 Gift of Freedom,  Book Co-producer (Brian Buckley, author)
2008 Ottawa Board of Education, Art Project Jury
2008-2004 Ottawa Art Gallery, Building Committee
2003-1999 Ottawa Art Gallery, Board of Directors
2003-1994 Enriched Bread Artists Studios, Artist Member
2003 City of Ottawa Arts Advisory Committee, Visual Arts Sub-Committee
1999-1997 Ward Nasse Art Gallery, NY, NY, Artist Member
1998, 1995 Enriched Bread Artists Studios Board of Directors
1995 Gallery 101, Exhibition Assistance Jury Member
1979 Algonquin College, Visual Art Grad Show, Jury Member
1987-1974 Ottawa Christmas Craft Sale, Originals Craft Sale, Owner, Director
1983-1979 Project 4000, Board of Directors, Founding Management Team
1973 Oxfam Canada Trading Shop, Ottawa, Cofounder

ART RELATED PUBLIC SPEAKING

2015 West Carleton Arts Society; Ottawa Mixed Media Artists; CARFAC Ontario, Panelist: Auction Sales
2014 Cube Gallery/CARFAC Ontario, Panelist
2011  Ottawa Art Gallery, Artist’s Talk, Pod Cast, with P. Halkes and S. Feindel
2008/2009 Canadian Museum of Nature: Public Artists Talks
2008 Carleton University: Department of Women’s Studies, ‘Creative Women: Speaker Series’
2003 Carleton University: Dept. of Canadian Studies
2002 Carleton University: Dept  of Art History
Ottawa Board of Education: numerous school presentations

EXHIBITIONS (SELECTED) 

* indicates solo or two-person exhibition

2020 6th Anniversary Show, Sivarulrasa Gallery, Almonte Ontario
2019 5th Anniversary Show, Sivarulrasa Gallery, Almonte, Ontario
2019 Canadiana, Sivarulrasa Gallery, Almonte, Ontario
2018 4th Anniversary Show, Sivaulrasa Gallery, Almonte, Ontario
2018 Collective Record,  Galerie Annexe, Ottawa Art Gallery
*2017 Backlands, Sivarulrasa Gallery, Almonte, Ontario
2017 3rd Anniversary Show, Sivarulrasa Gallery, Almonte, Ontario
2016 2nd Anniversary Show, Sivarulrasa Gallery
2015-2009 Great Big Smalls, Cube Gallery, Ottawa
2105 1st Anniversary Show, Sivarulrasa Gallery, Almonte, Ontario
2015 Spring Voices, Sivarulrasa Gallery, Almonte, Ontario
*2014 Ephemeral Landscapes, Cube Gallery, Ottawa
*2013 Barbara Gamble: Music and Nature, Music and Beyond, Ottawa
2013 Floralia, Cube Gallery, Ottawa
2012 Nocturne, Cube Gallery Ottawa
2011 Fluorescence, Cube Gallery,Ottawa
*2011 Development Series: Barbara Gamble. Ottawa Art Gallery, curator Andrea Fatona
*2009/08 Canadian Museum of Nature, Barbara Gamble:Natural Affinities, curator Petra Halkes
2008 Summer Group Show. Terence Robert Gallery, Ottawa
2007 New Year, New Work, Dale Smith Gallery, Ottawa
2005 Fischer, Gamble, Hatton, Dale Smith Gallery, Ottawa
*2004 Tree Paintings: Barbara Gamble, Dale Smith Gallery, Ottawa
*2004 annually from 1994, Studio Open House, Enriched Bread Artists, Ottawa
2003 Art-Work, Mayworks Festival, Ottawa
2003  Art for Water, Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa
2002  Summer Exhibition, Peterson Fine Art Gallery, Toronto
2002 Common Ground, City Hall Art Gallery, Ottawa
2001  Romance, heARTwood Gallery, Ottawa
1999 International Salon, Ward-Nasse Gallery, New York City
1999  Art Against War, Gallery 101, Ottawa
1998  Chairy Tales, Karsh Masson Gallery, Ottawa
*1998 Extended Visions, Jennifer Wittmann Gallery, Vancouver
*1997 Ephemeral Expressions, Jennifer Wittmann Gallery, Vancouver
*1996 Art Exhibition, The Conference Board of Canada, Ottawa
1993 Three Woman Artists, Museum of Northern History, Kirkland Lake

ART IN COLLECTIONS

Air Canada Art Collection
Brookfield Renewable Partners
Business Development Bank of Canada
Canadian Museum of Nature, Nature Art Collection
City of Ottawa, Contemporary Art Collection
Council for the Arts Ottawa, Art Collection
Dow’s Lake Court, Canadian Medical Protective Association
Fairmont Hotels
Irene Langlois Interiors
LV Davies and Associates
Ottawa Art Gallery, Contemporary Collection
Rubenstein and Associates