Barbara Boissevain Visual Artist

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Barbara Boissevain Visual Artist

I am a visual artist and photographer who focuses on environmental issues in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond.

Currently, I am an artist in residence with the City of Palo Alto's Cubberley Artist Studio Program.

06/01/2026

Mind blowing exposition at the Museé d’Arte Moderne de Paris of Lee Miller—so incredibly ahead of her time in so many ways! She collaborated with Man Ray and Cocteau before WWII, then worked on the front lines for Vogue as a photojournalist and photographed the liberation and the horrific atrocities of the concentration camps. The photo of her in the bathtub was in Hitler’s bathtub. She was first on the scene when his house was discovered burning. Touching so much evil left her permanently mentally scarred. I’m so grateful to have experienced her incredible work—an American legend✨

05/01/2026

NorCal Photobook lovers 🫶Come join me tomorrow in Carmel for the:

PhotoCarmel 2026 Book Fair
Saturday, May 2, 2026,
11:00am - 4:00pm
Sunset Center, Carmel
Free and open to the public!

Come get one of my last available signed copies of “Salt of the Earth” and see some of the fabulous publishers and artists who will be joining me there and many more ✨

04/22/2026

In honor of Earth Day I wanted to highlight this quote by Dr. Sylvia Earle (the first female chief scientist to lead NOAA) ✨Discovering her work has inspired my latest series “Oceans Not Mars” and led to my investigation of our incredible relationship and interdependence on the ocean. Here is another of her salient quotes:
“If you think the ocean isn’t important, imagine Earth without it. Mars comes to mind. No ocean, no life support system.”

The first image is an experimental cyanotype on metallic paper; the image and videos were shot while diving in the Florida Keys National Sanctuary last month (making the most of my Spring break when not teaching in the darkroom!)

04/12/2026

I’m excited to share a new series of experimental cyanotypes on metallic paper ✨

These images were created from my recent dives in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary—one of the most biodiverse marine environments in the world. Translating these underwater moments into cyanotype on a reflective surface has opened up a new dialogue between light, depth, and material.

These prints are headed to the Eco-Discovery Center in Key West, where they’ll be exhibited in a space dedicated to celebrating the unique and fragile ecosystems of the Florida Keys.

Grateful to be part of a venue that honors the beauty and complexity of our oceans 🌊

03/24/2026

Artist talk THIS ✨Thursday✨March 26:
Mixed-media artist and photographer Barbara Boissevain, who was an artist in residence at The Studios of Key West in June 2025, will present an artist talk and panel discussion at the Eco-Discovery Center in Key West on Oceans Not Mars, her recent project inspired by coral reef restoration efforts in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, one of the most biodiverse marine environments in the world. She will be joined by scientists from I.CARE Coral and Mission: Iconic Reefs for a conversation at the intersection of art, science, and the urgent work of protecting and restoring fragile underwater ecosystems. Please join us for this dynamic conversation and learn more about how you can participate in environmental action to protect our beautiful reefs🪸

Doors open at 5PM
Presentation starts at 5:30PM
Link to tickets:
https://oceannotmarsfloridakeys.eventbrite.com/

03/22/2026

Looking forward to sharing my work and having a vibrant discussion with & about coral restoration taking place in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary this coming Thursday! Please join us if you’re in beautiful Key West 🏝️

03/12/2026

I'm honored to be giving an upcoming an artist talk at the Eco-Discovery Center in Key West on March 26th and share my latest project "Oceans Not Mars" (my exploration in the coral reef restoration efforts taking place within the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary—one of the most biodiverse marine environments in the world).

I'll be presenting my work alongside fabulous coral restoration partners Kylie Smith and Chandler Wright . Thank you Kristina Agard for making this possible!!

The doors open at 5PM, tickets are available through the QR code or by using this link: https://OceanNotMarsFloridaKeys.eventbrite.com

Please help us spread the word to all Art + Science lovers in South Florida!

02/27/2026

We made it—🙌 the installation was brutal because of the crazy wallpaper in every room (giant primary color, ink lights that had to be covered up.)The room is ready (phew) and the artwork is installed—we’re ready to roll. It is quite a process putting this show together but so satisfying when completed ✨I hope if you’re in Los Angeles this weekend you had down to Venice Beach and taken all the fabulous Tonight, Saturday 12 to 9PM, Sunday 12 to 7PM. Hope to see you all there!!

11/23/2025

Sunday’s Diving Helmet! Having a blast with these mixed media cyanotypes that I will present as grids of four sprinkled throughout my upcoming solo exhibition “Oceans Not Mars” which opens January 8, 2026 . I’ll definitely be ready for some island time 🏝️ after getting ready for this exhibit!

Diving Hemet X
Bleached Cyanotype and watercolor, mounted on birch wood board
11 X 11 inches

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737 West Washington Boulevard
Venice, CA
90292

Website

http://www.barbaraboissevain.com/

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