Barbara Kyne
Gallery Founder
Executive Director
Barbara Kyne has been a practicing professional photographer since 1983 when she graduated from the renowned Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara, California. Since that time she has worked for a vast array of clients. She is also the contributor of numerous editorial photos for publication in the media, as well as experienced in print publishing.
Barbara is a nationally exhibited artist. Among the shows she has been in are: The Oakland Museum of Art's, What is Art For?, The Triton Museum of Art in Santa Clara, CA, The Bedford Gallery in Walnut Creek, CA and The Kala Institute in Berkeley, CA. Barbara's selected bibliography includes The New York Times, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Oakland Tribune and Artweek, for which she also contributed as a writer and photographer.
Barbara has taught photography extensively including at City College of San Francisco, Merritt College, Laney College and College of Alameda. She has also lectured at the Society for Photographic Education.Her work has also been included in the Best of Photography Annual, Photographer’s Forum Magazine, ArtWeek - specializing in west coast art, and she has lectured at the Society for Photographic Education.
In addition to a BA from Brooks Institute of Photography, Barbara holds an MA in studio arts from John F. Kennedy University's Arts and Consciousness program and is an award-winner of the Wedding Photojournalist Association (WPJA).
Barbara was born in Hoboken, New Jersey and currently lives with her partner Fran Lowe in Oakland, CA.
