MUSEUM AND SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024
Butterflies, Mennello Museum of American Art; Orlando, Florida
2022
Billows, Rollins Museum of Art; Winter Park, Florida
2019
Dwellings Installation, Stetson University; Deland, Florida
2018
Ripples Installation, Lundy House; Aspen, Colorado
2018
Dwellings Installation, Orlando Museum of Art; Orlando, Florida
2017
Siren I Acquisition Unveiling, Mennello Museum of American Art; Orlando, Florida
2016
Three American Sculptors, Mennello Museum of American Art; Orlando, Florida
Barbara Sorensen, Orlando City Hall; Orlando, Florida
2014
Barbara Sorensen, Quintenz Gallery; Aspen, Colorado
Site Specifics: Echoes, Polk Museum of Art; Lakeland, Florida
2013
Barbara Sorensen, Elemental, Racine Art Museum; Racine, Wisconsin
Barbara Sorensen, Topographies, Manchester Craftsmen's Guild; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Barbara Sorensen, The Bascom: A Center for the Visual Arts; Highlands, North Carolina
Barbara Sorensen, Vessels, Jai Gallery; Orlando, Florida
2012
Barbara Sorensen, Topographies, Orlando Museum of Art; Orlando, Florida
Barbara Sorensen, Wichita Center for the Arts; Wichita, Kansas
Tripping the Fantastic, J. Johnson Gallery; Jacksonville Beach, Florida
2011
Barbara Sorensen, Topographies, Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art; Tarpon Springs, Florida
2010
Barbara Sorensen, Topographies, Museum of Florida Art; DeLand, Florida
2008
Barbara Sorensen, Forces of Nature, Kouros Gallery; New York, New York
Barbara Sorensen, Noir Blanc/Environments, Elaine Baker Gallery; Boca Raton, Florida
Barbara Sorensen, On the Wall, Lake Wales Arts Center; Lake Wales, Florida
2007
Barbara Sorensen, Landscape & Beyond, Sardella Fine Art; Aspen, Colorado
Barbara Sorensen, Southern Hemispheres, Millennia Gallery; Orlando, Florida
Barbara Sorensen, Art in Chambers, Winter Park City Hall; Winter Park, Florida
2004
Barbara Sorensen, Duval-Smart Gallery; Aspen, Colorado
Barbara Sorensen, City of Orlando Public Art, Leu Gardens; Orlando, Florida
2003
Barbara Sorensen, Duncan Gallery, Sampson Hall, Stetson University; DeLand, Florida
Barbara Sorensen, Monumental Ceramics, Gulf Coast Museum of Art; Largo, Florida
2002
Monolithic Fragments, Florida Craftsmen Gallery; St. Petersburg, Florida
Barbara Sorensen, Cross Roads, Brevard Art Museum; Melbourne, Florida
Barbara Sorensen, Castle Creek Gallery; Aspen, Colorado
2000
Invited Artist: Barbara Sorensen, San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts; San Angelo, Texas
1999
Barbara Sorensen, Sculpture as Environment, Cornell Fine Arts Museum, Rollins College; Winter Park, Florida
1998
Barbara Sorensen, Florida State Capitol Gallery; Tallahassee, Florida
Allegories of Earth and Spirit: Barbara Sorensen, Harris House, Atlantic Center for the Arts; New Smyrna Beach, Florida
1997
Barbara Sorensen, Orlando City Hall; Orlando, Florida
1994
Purses, Princesses and Pandoras, Albertson-Peterson Gallery; Winter Park, Florida
Purses, Pitkin County Bank; Aspen, Colorado
1993
Barbara Sorensen Recent Works, Duncan Gallery, Sampson Hall, Stetson University; DeLand, Florida
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2022
Art in Bloom, Orlando Museum of Art, Orlando, FL
Flying Horse Editions, UCF Art Gallery, Orlando, FL
2021
Within These Walls, Orlando Museum of Art, Orlando, FL
Tension & Release, Walker Fine Art, Denver, Colorado
Iconic Winter Park, Park Avenue Contemporary Art, Winter Park, FL
2019
Collecting for Half a Century: Florida Craft Art Permanent Collection, Crealde School of Art, Orlando, Florida
Horizons, Walker Fine Art; Denver, Colorado
2017
Tectonic Shifts, Walker Fine Art; Denver, Colorado
Infinite Layers, Walker Fine Art, Denver, Colorado
2016
Duets: RAM Pairs Contemporary Craft Artists, Racine Art Museum; Racine, Wisconsin
Precious Metals: Shining Examples from RAM's Collection, Racine Art Museum; Racine Wisconsin
2015
Women and Abstraction, Cornell Fine Arts Museum; Winter Park, Florida
Dwellings, Walker Fine Art; Denver, Colorado
2014
Unbound: Sculpture in the Field, Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities; Arvada, Colorado
Group Exhibition, Kouros Gallery and Sculpture Center; Ridgefield, Connecticut
2012
City of Winter Park Art on the Green, Winter Park, Florida
J. Johnson Gallery; Jacksonville Beach, Florida
Florida Artists from the Permanent Collection, Foosaner Art Museum; Melbourne, Florida
2011
Points of Light, Gideon Gartner Gallery, Anderson Ranch Arts Center; Snowmass Village, Colorado
Soldner Society Show, The Heights; Tampa, Florida
2010
XX-XY/Gender Representation in Art, Orlando Museum of Art; Orlando, Florida
City of Winter Park Art on the Green, Winter Park, Florida
DeLand Sculpture Walk, DeLand, Florida
Art on Bascom, Education Building on Bascom Hill, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Madison, Wisconsin
Without a Trace, Orlando Museum of Art; Orlando, Florida
2009
Wood Fire Classic, Muddy's Studio; Santa Anna, California
Contemporary Art Survey, Harvey Meadows Gallery; Aspen, Colorado
Picturing Florida; traveled to: Mennello Museum of American Art; Orlando, Florida; Rachel Thomas Gallery; St. Augustine Beach, Florida
2008
Picturing Florida, Fogle Fine Art; Jacksonville, Florida
The Art of the Vessel, Millennia Gallery; Orlando, Florida
2007
Time Warner Building; New York, New York
The Maquette: Idea and Process, Alice and William Jenkins Gallery, Crealde School of Art; Winter Park, Florida
Palm Beach3, Palm Beach County Convention Center; West Palm Beach, Florida
Finding Balance, Houston Center for Contemporary Craft; Houston, Texas
Stetson Clay, Duncan Gallery, Sampson Hall, Stetson University; DeLand, Florida
Art in the Garden, Epcot Center Walt Disney World; Orlando, Florida
2005
Goddess Garden, World Market Center; Las Vegas, Nevada
Magnificent Extravagance: Artist and Opulence, Racine Art Museum; Racine, Wisconsin
In Glitz!!! Luster and Luxe in RAM’s Collection, Racine Art Museum; Racine, Wisconsin
Shidoni Sculpture Gallery; Santa Fe, New Mexico
Sculptors Who Paint, Millennia Gallery; Orlando, Florida
2004
Roaring Fork Open, Aspen Museum; Aspen, Colorado
50th Anniversary Florida Craftsmen Exhibition, Juried by Robert Ebendorf at Deland Museum of Art; Deland, Florida; Traveled to: Gulf Coast University Art Galleries; Naples, Florida; South Florida Museum; Bradenton, Florida; Okaloosa-Walton Community College Art Galleries; Niceville, Florida
2003
50th Anniversary Florida Craftsmen Exhibition, Juries by Robert Ebendorf at Deland Museum of Art; Deland, Florida; Traveled to: The Deland Museum of Art, Deland, Florida; Santa FeGallery, Santa Fe Community College; Gainesville, Florida; The Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art; Tarpon Springs, Florida
Sculpture In the Garden, Susan Duval Gallery; Aspen, Colorado
In Edition, Aspen Art Museum; Aspen, Colorado
2002
SOFA, Loveed Fine Arts; New York, New York
3 Artists, Avalon Gallery; Orlando, Florida
2001
Roaring Fork Open, Aspen Art Museum; Aspen, Colorado
Gaia in the Gallery, Susan Duval Gallery; Aspen, Colorado
SOFA, Loveed Fine Arts; New York, New York
Springboard Exhibition, Anderson Ranch Arts Center; Snowmass Village, Colorado
2000
Who Knows Where or When: Artists Interpret Time & Place, Charles A. Wustum Museum of Fine Arts; Racine, Wisconsin
Point of Balance, Castle Creek Gallery; Aspen, Colorado
To Have & To Hold: Ancient and Modern Vessels from The Flint Institute of Arts Permanent Collection, Flint Institute of Arts; Flint, Michigan
Sculpture, Ron Judish Fine Arts; Denver, Colorado
Thomas Weisel Convention; Aspen, Colorado
Volume, Ron Judish Fine Arts; Denver, Colorado
49th Florida Craftsmen Exhibition, Juried by Mark Leach, The Arts Center; St. Petersburg, Florida
1999
Summer Stock, Ron Judish Fine Arts; Denver, Colorado
Sculpture, Ron Judish Fine Arts; Denver, Colorado
Ceramics 1999, Juried by John and Andrea Gill, Guilford Handcraft Center; Guilford, Connecticut
1998
Get-Out, John Elder Gallery; New York, New York
Mirror Images, Arts on Douglas; New Smyrna Beach, Florida
Contemporary American Ceramics, Arts on Douglas; New Smyrna Beach, Florida
Spotlight 98, Juried and awarded by David McFadden, American Craft Council, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts; Gatlinburg, Tennessee
Clay Artists, Harris House, Atlantic Center for the Arts; New Smyrna Beach, Florida
45th Florida Craftsmen Exhibition, Juried by Bruce Pepich, Art and Culture Center; Hollywood, Florida; traveled to Deland Museum of Art; Deland, Florida
Beyond Black and White, Trinity Gallery; Atlanta, Georgia
Clay Works by City Works Invitational, Zepher Gallery; Louisville, Kentucky
1997
Roaring Fork Open, Aspen Art Museum; Aspen, Colorado
The Mint Julep, Trinity Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia
Monarch Invitational National, Juried by Michael Monroe, Kennedy Douglas Center for the Arts; Florence, Alabama
Feats of Clay X, Juried by Ken Ferguson, Gladding McBean Gallery; Lincoln, California
Gallery Artists, Arts on Douglas; New Smyrna Beach, Florida
New Works, Albertson-Peterson Gallery; Winter Park, Florida
Art Walk at Lenox Square Invitational, Lenox Square; Atlanta, Georgia
44th Florida Craftsmen Exhibition, Juried by Michael Monroe, Florida Atlantic University; Boca Raton, Florida
1996
The Show Invitational, Trinity Gallery; Atlanta, Georgia
Three Artists, Albertson-Peterson Gallery; Winter Park, Florida
Southern Latitudes, American Attitudes in Ceramic Sculpture Invitational, DeLand Museum of Art; DeLand, Florida
First Annual Small Works Invitational, Valencia Community College; Orlando, Florida
Spotlight 96, Juried by Bruce Pepich, American Craft Council, Kentucky Art and Craft Foundation Gallery; Louisville, Kentucky
Selected Acquisitions, Maitland Art Center; Maitland, Florida
Bags and Baggage: New Form/New Function, Juried by Ruth Cloudman, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts; Gatlinburg, Tennessee
Galex 30 National, Juried by Rudy Autio, Galesburg Civic Center; Galesburg, Illinois
1995
Spotlight 95, Juried and awarded by William Strickland, Jr., American Craft Council, Museum of Fine Arts; St. Petersburg, Florida; traveled to: Kentucky Museum; Northport, Alabama; Atlanta International Museum of Art and Design; Atlanta, Georgia
Contemporary American Art Containers, Orlando Museum of Art; Orlando, Florida
Selections of New Acquisitions for the Permanent Collection, Orlando City Hall; Orlando, Florida
University of Central Florida National Ceramics Invitational, University Gallery; Orlando, Florida
Under Wraps Invitational, Harris House, Atlantic Center for the Arts; New Smyrna Beach, Florida
Selections from the Permanent Collection, Sampson Hall Gallery, Stetson University; DeLand, Florida
1994
The Year of American Craft, Juried by Michael Monroe, The White House Collection; Washington, D.C.
100 Cups - World Cup Soccer Art Exhibition, Juried by Robin Ambrose, Valencia Community College; Orlando, Florida
Small Works, Juried, Valencia Community College; Orlando, Florida
Florida Craftsmen, DeLand Museum of Art; DeLand, Florida
1993
Spotlight 93 - Southeast Crafts/Arrowmont, Juried by Alan DuBois, American Craft Council, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts; Gatlinburg, Tennessee
Dance Aspen Exhibition; Aspen, Colorado
Two Hands, One Heart Invitational, Gingrass Gallery; Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Florida Craftsmen Juried Exhibition, Deland Museum of Art; Deland, Florida
Central Florida Craftsmen Create, Juried by Marsha Orr, Florida Craftsman Guild; St. Petersburg, Florida
1992
Recent Works, Duncan Gallery, Sampson Hall, Stetson University; DeLand, Florida
1991
Recent Works, Duncan Gallery, Sampson Hall, Stetson University; DeLand, Florida
SELECTED COLLECTIONS AND COMMISSIONS
Adler Private Collection
American Museum of Ceramic Art; Pomona, California
Brevard Art Museum; Melbourne, Florida
Cornell Fine Arts Museum, Rollins College; Winter Park, Florida
Everson Museum of Art; Syracuse, New York
Flint Institute of Arts; Flint, Michigan
Mennello Museum of American Art; Orlando, Florida
Museum of Florida Art; DeLand, Florida
Newark Museum; Newark, New Jersey
Orlando Museum of Art; Orlando, Florida
Orlando International Airport Public Art Collection, Greater Orlando Aviation Authority; Orlando, Florida
Racine Art Museum; Racine, Wisconsin
San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts; San Angelo, Texas
Stetson University; DeLand, Florida
Atlantic Center for the Arts; New Smyrna Beach, Florida
Maitland Art Center; Maitland, Florida
Manchester Craftsmen's Guild; Pittsburgh; Pennsylvania
Wichita Center for the Arts; Wichita, Kansas
Baker Hostetler, LLP; Orlando, Florida
Darden Restaurant Support Center; Orlando, Florida
Ovation Condominium Lobby; St. Petersburg, Florida
Limelight Lodge; Aspen, Colorado
Neiman Marcus Corporate Art Collection; Orlando, Florida
SAFECO Financial Operations; Orlando, Florida
Hard Rock Hotel; Tampa, Florida
Ritz Carlton; Chicago, Illinois
Snowmass Land Company; Snowmass Village, Colorado
SunTrust Bank Collection; Orlando, Florida
The Little Nell Hotel; Aspen, Colorado
The United Company; Bristol, Virginia
City of Orlando Permanent Collection, Orlando City Hall; Orlando, Florida
City of Winter Park; Winter Park, Florida
Florida State Capitol Art Collection, Governor’s Office; Tallahassee, Florida
Griffin Private Collection, Pittsburg, Pennsylvania
John & Rita Lowndes Shakespeare Theatre; Orlando, Florida
Orange County Court House; Orlando, Florida
Brightline Miami Office, 3 Miami Central; Miami, Florida
Cedar Sinar Medical Center; Los Angeles, California
The Year of American Craft, The White House Collection; Washington, D.C.
Town of Snowmass Village; Snowmass Village, Colorado
Elan Union Station Complex; Denver, Colorado
University of Central Florida Multicultural Building, Lobby; Orlando, Florida
Evelyn Lauder Collection
Leiberman Collection
McGlothlin Collection
Wyly Collection
Orlando Land Trust Collection
City of Casselberry Collelction
PUBLICATIONS
Books
2022
Florida Sculptors and their Works, 1880 – 202, by Deborah Pollack, 2022, Book, Article & Photographs
2010
Barbara Sorensen, Topographies, Essays by Eleanor Heartney and Barbara Bloemink, 2010
2008
Picturing Florida: From the First Coast to the Space Coast, Fresco Fine Art Publications, by Kahren Jones Arbitman & Susan M. Gallo, 2008, Book, Article & Photographs
2007
Barbara Sorensen, Southern Hemispheres, Essay by Barbara Bloemink, Museum of Arts & Design, NYC, 2007
2006
Finding Balance: Reconciling the Masculine and Feminine in Contemporary Culture, for Houston Center of Contemporary Craft Exhibition, Curated by James Surls, Essays by Leonard Shlain& James Surls, 2006, Book, Article & Photographs
Ceramics in the Environment, A&C Black Limited, by Janet Mansfield, 2005, Front cover, Book, Article and Photographs
2002
Working with Clay, 2rd Ed., Overlook-Viking Press, 2002, by Susan Peterson, Book, Photographs
2001
Smashing Glazes, Guild Publishing, 2001, by Susan Peterson, Book, Article & Photograph
1999
Architectural Ceramics for the Studio Potter, Larkin Books, 1999, by Peter King, Back cover, Book, Photograph
Catalogues and Brochures
2016
Barbara Sorensen: Recent Acquisitions & New Work, October 2016, Mennello Museum of American Art, Orlando, Florida, Exhibition Catalog
2014
Blouin Art Info Gallery Guide, May 2014, Dan Gunderson & Barbara Sorensen, Article & Photograph
2013
Barbara Sorensen: Elemental, 2013, Racine Art Museum, Racine, Wisconsin, Exhibition catalog
Art on Bascom, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, 2010, Exhibition catalog
2008
Barbara Sorensen, Environments, Elaine Baker Gallery, Boca Raton, Florida, Essay by Barbara Bloemink, Museum of Arts & Design, NYC, 2008, Exhibition catalog
2004
City of Orlando Exhibition Brochure & Flyer, January 2004, Barbara Sorensen, Essay by Phillip Bishop, Essay by Frank Holt, Photographs
2003
Gulf Coast Museum of Art Brochure, May 2003, Barbara Sorensen Monumental Ceramics, Essay by Rudy Autio Axner Clay Supply Catalog, 2003, Photographs
Florida Craftsmen Brochure, January 2002, Monolithic Fragments, Forward by Don Reitz, Essay by Jan Clanton, Orlando Museum of Art, Photographs
2000
Charles A. Wustum Museum of Fine Arts Exhibition Catalog, Who Knows Where or When: Artists
Florida Craftsmen Exhibition, March-April 2000, Exhibition Catalog, Photograph
Orlando Museum of Art, 18th Annual Antique Show and Sale Catalog, February 18-20, 2000, Article & Photograph
1999
Florida State Capitol Brochure, November 13, 1998 - February 5, 1999, Barbara Sorensen Sculpture, Testimonial by Paul Soldner and Essay by Philip E. Bishop, Florida State Capitol 22nd Floor Gallery, Tallahassee, Florida, Photographs
Cornell Fine Arts Museum Brochure, September 1999, Barbara Sorensen Sculpture as Environment, Essay by Curator Sue Scott, Cornell Fine Arts Museum, Orlando, Florida, Photographs
1998
Orlando Museum of Art, 16th Annual Antique Show and Sale Catalog, 1998, Article by Kathryn Grammar, Photograph
45th Exhibition Brochure, Florida Craftsmen, 1998, Photograph
1997
Orlando City Hall Brochure, March 1997, Essay by Frank Holt, Photographs
Axner Clay Supply Catalogue, 1997, Photographs
1996
Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts Brochure, March 1, 1996, Photograph
1994
Pitkin County Bank, June 1994, Brochure, Photograph
Periodicals
2021
Home Design Orlando Magazine, January 2021, First Impressions, by Brooke Fehr Jim Arbogast, Articles and Photographs
2018
Winter Park Magazine, March 2018, Forms of Art, by Randy Noles with Laura Stewart, Article & Photographs
2018
Orange Observer, Week of Thursday, March 8, 2018, Winter Park artist Barbara Sorensen has work displayed at Orlando International Airport, by Tim Freed, Article & Photograph
2016
Orlando Sentinel, Calendar Section, December 16-22, 2016, Mennello Exhibit Looks Back, Ahead, by Matt Palm, Article & Photographs
Passport Winter Park, Fall/Winter 2016, Mennello Museum of Art: Three American Sculptors, Article & Photograph
Orlando Arts Magazine, July/August 2016, The Art Outdoors: Inspiration, by Barbara Sorensen, Article & Photographs
2015
Passport Winter Park, Spring/Summer 2015, Barbara Sorensen: Sculptor, Article & Cover Photographs
2013
Orlando Sentinel, Calendar Section, March 15-21, 2013, Explore Art in Heart of Orlando, by Terry Hummel, Article
Winter Park/Maitland Observer, March 14, 2013, Jai Gallery Presents a Solo Exhibit by Barbara Sorensen, by Josh Garrick
WanderingEducators.com, March 11, 2013, Culture for the Week of March 11, Jai Gallery Presents a Solo Exhibit by Barbara Sorensen, by Josh Garrick, Article
The Journal Times, Week of Thursday, March 7, 2013, Homegrown Talent, by Lee B. Roberts, Article & Photographs
Pittsburgh Tribune, February 17, 2013, Clay Artist Works to Share her Vision, by Kurt Shaw, Article & Photographs
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, February 6, 2013, The Right Size and Scale: Sculptor Barbara Sorensen Thinks Big as All
Outdoors, by Pam Panchak, Article & Photographs
2012
Arbus, May/June 2012, Tripping the Fantastic, by Wesley Grissom, Article & Photographs
OrlandoSentinel.com, March 19, 2012, Crowd Enjoys Dance Collaboration at Orlando Museum of Art, by Matthew Palm
Orlando Sentinel, Calendar Section, March 16-22, 2012, Art and Dance at OMA, by Terry Hummel, Article & Photograph
Orlando Weekly, March 15-21, 2012, Art and Dance: A Pas de Deux, by Jessica Bryce Young, Article and Photograph
Orlando Home & Leisure, March 2012, A Celebration of Fluid Forms, by Jay Boyar, Article & Photograph
Orlando Sentinel, Calendar Section, January 13-19, 2012, A Really Big Show, by Terry Hummel, Article
Orlando Weekly, January 12, 2012, The Long View, by Jessica Bryce Young, Article & Photographs
ArtDaily.org, January 9, 2012, Barbara Sorensen's Topographies exhibition opens at the Orlando Museum of Art, Article & Photographs
MuseumPublicity.com, January 8, 2012, Orlando Museum of Art presents Barbara Sorensen. Topographies, Article & Photographs
ArtNewsWorldWide.com, January 8, 2012, The Orlando Museum of Art opens Barbara Sorensen's Topographies Exhibition, Article & Photograph
Orlando Sentinel, Calendar Section, January 6-12, 2012, The Visual Wanderer, by Matthew Palm, Front page, Article & Photographs
Orlando Arts Magazine, January/February 2012, Regional Showcase, Article & Photographs
OnViewMagazine.com, December 2011/January 2012, Volume 2, No.5, Barbara Sorensen: Topographies, Article & Photographs
2011
Florida View, December 2011/January 2012, Barbara Sorensen at the Orlando Museum of Art, by Josh Garrick, Article & Photograph
Clay Times, Spring 2011, Volume 17, Issue 90, Soldner Society, Article
2010
West Volusia Beacon, December 16-19, 2010, Sculpture Exhibit is all about Connection, by Jeff Shepherd, Article & Photographs
West Volusia Beacon, December 16-19, 2010, Museum Notes, by Kathy Tiller, Article & Photographs
Orlando Sentinel, December 10, 2010, Sorensen Sculptures, Review by Terry Hummel
Winter Park/Maitland Observer, December 9, 2010, Culture Worthy of your Calendar, by Josh Garrick
2008
Orlando Home & Leisure, September 2008, A Growing Abstraction, by Josh Garrick, Article & Photograph
South Florida Sun Sentinel, May 19, 2008, Boca Gallery Celebrates Opening of Exhibit, Article & Photographs
Orlando Sentinel, May 9-15, 2008, Review by Terry Hummel, Article & Photograph
Orlando Sentinel, January 27, 2008, Artistic Vision, by Jean Patterson, Article & Photographs
2007
Winter Park Lifestyle, March 2007, The Magical Landscape of Barbara Sorensen, by Josh Garrick, Article & Photographs
2006
Ski Magazine’s Mountain Home, March/April 2006, Organic Style, Article & Photographs
2005
Florida Design, Vol. 15 No 3, 2005, A Work of Living Sculpture, Photographs
Aspen Daily News, October 21, 2005, Art for the People, by Damien Williamson, Article & Photograph
Aspen Peak, Winter 2004/Spring 2005, Big House on the Prairie, by John Locke, Photograph
Aspen Valley Resort Properties, Fall 2005, Art in the Great Outdoors, by Ann Larson, Article & Photographs
Snowmass Sun, Vol. 29 No 4, 2005, Peaks reflect Spirit of Snowmass, by Ann Larson, Article & Photographs
2004
Luxury Living, Fall 2004, Barbara Sorensen / The Artist, Article & Photograph
Ceramics Monthly, May 2004, Barbara Sorensen / upfront, Article & Photograph
Orlando Leisure, April 2004, Surprise in the Garden, by Victor Leiner, Article & Photographs
The Observer, February 20, 2004, Article & Photograph
2003
St. Pete Times, May 2003, Review by Lennie Bennet, Photographs
Sojourner, Summer-Fall 2003, A Sculptor's Sanctuary in Snowmass, by Linda Hayes, Article & Photographs
2002
Art Now Gallery Guide Southeast, January 2002, Photograph
The Crafts Report, January 2002, Photographs
2001
Florida Craftsmen Quarterly, December 2001, Exhibition News Article, Photographs
O! Arts Magazine, April/May 2001, Mutual Admiration, by Cindy Bowman, Article & Photographs
Snowmass Village Sun, March 21-27, 2001, Photograph
2000
Ceramics Art and Perception Magazine, December 2000, Issue 42, International
Clay Times Magazine, November/December 2000, The Gallery, Photograph
Aspen Magazine, July 2000, Arts in Performance, Article & Photograph
Aspen Daily News, July 27-August 2, 2000, by Erin Pig man, Feature Article, Review & Photograph
Roaring Fork Sunday, July 23-29, 2000 by Carrie Click, Cover, Feature Article, Review & Photographs
Interpret Geography & Time, June 11- August 27, 2000, Review Curator Bruce Pepich, Photograph
Orlando Museum of Art Magazine, June/July, 2000, New Acquisitions Article, Review & Photograph
San Angelo Standard Times, April 17, 2000, by Allison Reynolds Dixon, Article & Photographs
San Angelo Standard Times, April 15, 2000, by Rashda Khan, Review & Photograph
1999
Orlando Sentinel, October 10, 1999, Review by Philip Bishop, Photograph
Orlando Weekly, September 23-29, 1999, Review by Theresa Everline, Photograph
American Craft Magazine, February and March 1999, Gallery Artist Announcement, Photograph
American Ceramics Magazine, Fall, Review by Sue Scott, Photograph
Guilford Hand Craft Center Presents Ceramics, 1999, Exhibition Announcement, Cover, Photograph
1998
Tallahassee Democrat, November 27, 1998,Natural Elements Stacked into Pinnacles, Review by Gylbert Coker, Photograph
The Observer, October 30, 1998, Review by Sandi Carroll, Photograph
Orlando Weekly, October 1-7, 1998, Cover Photograph
American Style Magazine, August 1998, Expressions in Clay, Article by Sue Scott, Photographs
Florida Craftsmen Directory, 1998, Cover Photograph
Orange County Registrar of Florida Artists, Urban Design Commission, 1998
Kennedy-Douglas Center for the Arts, Monarch Ceramics National, September-October 1997, Photograph
1997
American Ceramics Magazine, Summer 1997, Review by Sue Scott, Photograph
Orlando Sentinel, March 30, 1997, Review by Phillip Bishop, Photograph
Ceramics Monthly, September 1997, by Teresa Robert, Article &Photograph
Florida Craftsmen Magazine, June 1997, Article, Photograph
1995
Orlando Sentinel, February 9, 1995, Spotlight Artist Article, Photograph
1994
Orlando Sentinel, October 28, 1994, Spotlight Artist Article, Photograph
Orlando Magazine, October 1994, Article, Photograph
Aspen Times, June 25, 1994,Spotlight Artist Article, Photograph
Aspen Daily News, June 23, 1994, Spotlight Artist Article, Photograph
Orlando Sentinel, June 5, 1994, Gallery Announcement, Photograph
Orlando Sentinel, January 2, 1994,Review, Photograph
1993
Orlando Sentinel, November 29, 1993, Spotlight Artist Article, Photograph
The Daytona Beach News Journal, November 28, 1993,Review by Laura Stewart
The Beacon, November 17, 1993,Spotlight Artist Article, Photograph
Videos
2013
CBS Pittsburgh Television Interview, February 6, 2013, Barbara Sorensen, Topographies Exhibition, Manchester Craftsmen's Guild; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Echoes, Notions of Landscape, Collaborative Art Video
2012
Art and Dance: A Pas de Deux, March 2012, Barbara Sorensen, Topographies Exhibition, Collaborative Art and Orlando Ballet Performance, Orlando Museum of Art; Orlando, Florida
Barbara Sorensen, Topographies Exhibition, Orlando Museum of Art; Orlando, Florida
2011
Barbara Sorensen, Topographies Exhibition, Exhibition, Collaborative Art and Ballet Performance, and Process, Museum of Florida Art; DeLand, Florida
Barbara Sorensen, Foothills Installation, Topographies Exhibition, Museum of Florida Art; DeLand, Florida
2007
Orange TV/Vision TV, Documentary, April 2007, Barbara Sorensen, Sculptor and Printmaker; Orlando, Florida
RESIDENCIES
2020
Sculpture House Residency, Artist in Residence
TEACHING / EDUCATION
2016
Barbara Sorensen, The Artist and the Land, Workshop, Mennello Museum of American Art, Orlando Florida
2014
Gallery Goddesses, Audrey Flack, Barbara Sorensen, and Sara VanDerBeek, Public Lecture by Curator Amy Galpin, Cornell Fine Arts Museum; Winter Park, Florida
2013
The Goddess in the Landscape, Public Lecture, The Bascom: A Center for the Visual Arts; Highlands, North Carolina
Discussion, Racine Art Museum; Racine, Wisconsin
Barbara Sorensen, Topographies, Public Lecture, Manchester Craftsmen's Guild; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Barbara Sorensen, Topographies: Exploring the uses of Paper Clay Workshop, Manchester Craftsmen's Guild; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Myths and Muses: A unique story-telling performance, Jai Gallery; Orlando, Florida
2012
Barbara Sorensen, Stretching the Limits: Exploring the uses of Paper Clay Workshop, Wichita Center for the Arts; Wichita, Kansas
Art Gallery Talk, Wichita Center for the Arts; Wichita, Kansas
Art and Dance: A Pas de Deux, Art Gallery Talk and Performance, Orlando Museum of Art; Orlando, Florida
Poetry Reading: Literature and Art, Art Gallery Talk and Poetry Reading, Orlando Museum of Art; Orlando, Florida
Art Gallery Talk, Orlando Museum of Art; Orlando, Florida
Barbara Sorensen, Stretching the Limits: Exploring the uses of Paper Clay Workshop, Orlando Museum of Art; Orlando, Florida
Barbara Sorensen, Demonstration for Cornell Contemporaries; Winter Park, Florida
2011
Barbara Sorensen, Demonstration for Boca Raton Museum of Art; Winter Park, Florida
Barbara Sorensen, Coffee, Tea and Art Gallery Talk, Museum of Florida Art; DeLand, Florida
Barbara Sorensen, Stretching the Limits: Exploring the uses of Paper Clay Workshop, Stetson University; DeLand, Florida
2010
Barbara Sorensen, Demonstration for Orlando Museum of Art; Winter Park, Florida
2006
Barbara Sorensen, Stretching the Limits: Exploring the uses of Paper Clay Workshop, Crealde School of Art; Winter Park, Florida
2004
Barbara Sorensen Workshop, Daytona Beach Community College; Daytona Beach, Florida
2002
Florida Craftsmen Workshop by Barbara Sorensen, Center for the Arts; Vero Beach, Florida
2001
Barbara Sorensen, Studio Firing and Hand building Demonstration for Orlando Museum of Art; Orlando, Florida
Barbara Sorensen, Studio Firing and Hand building Demonstration for Atlantic Center for the Arts; Orlando, Florida
Barbara Sorensen Workshop, Museum of Art & Science; Melbourne, Florida
2000
Grass Roots Television Interview, Aspen Art Council; Aspen, Colorado
Barbara Sorensen Workshop, Lecturer & Demonstrator, San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts & Chicken Farm; San Angelo, Texas
1999 to date - Monoprinting with Master Printer, Craig O’Brien; Aspen, Colorado
1999
Kathryn Mossley Monotype Workshop, Andersen Ranch Arts Center; Snowmass Village, Colorado
Barbara Sorensen Workshop Making Mountains, Cornell Fine Arts Museum; Winter Park, Florida
Speaking Engagements
New Work, University of Central Florida, Art Department; Orlando, Florida
Craft as Art, Maitland Art Center; Maitland, Florida
Sculpture as Environment, Cornell Fine Arts Museum; Winter Park, Florida
1998
Peter Voulkos Workshop, University of Central Florida; Orlando, Florida
Ron Fondaw Workshop, Anderson Ranch Arts Center; Snowmass Village, Colorado
1996 - 1997
Peter Voulkos and Paul Soldner Workshop, Anderson Ranch Arts Center; Snowmass Village, Colorado
1996
Don Reitz Workshop, Stetson University; DeLand, Florida
Peter King Workshop, Architectural Ceramics; Pensacola, Florida
1995
Visiting Artist in Residence, January and February, Anderson Ranch Arts Center; Snowmass Village, Colorado
Women’s Enrichment Clinic, University of Central Florida; Orlando, Florida
Art Society, Orlando Museum of Art; Orlando, Florida
Friends of Cornell, Cornell Fine Arts Museum, Rollins College; Winter Park, Florida
1994
Seminal Weekend - Peter Voulkos, Rudy Autio, Don Reitz, Ken Price and Paul Soldner Workshops, Anderson Ranch Arts Center; Snowmass Village, Colorado
1990 - 1994
Post-Graduate Classes, Ceramics, Dan Gunderson, Advisor, Stetson University; DeLand, Florida
1989 to date
Peter Voulkos, Paul Soldner, John and Andrea Gill, Ken Ferguson, Doug Casebeer, Anne Hirondelle, Chris Staley, Don Reitz, Tom Coleman, Stephen DeStaebler, Brad Miller, Doug Jeck Workshops, Anderson Ranch Arts Center; Snowmass Village, Colorado
1973
Post-Graduate Classes, Ceramics, Cardinal Stritch College; Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1972
Post-Graduate Classes, Ceramics, University of Wisconsin; Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1968 - 1971
Art Instructor, Secondary School; Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1969
BS Degree in Art Education, Don Reitz, Advisor, University of Wisconsin; Madison, Wisconsin