Philadelphia painter, Barbara Schaff received a Certificate from

the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA), a BA from
Syracuse University and studied calligraphy and ink painting at the
China National Academy of Fine Art in Hagzhou, China. A self-taught
artist in clay, Schaff attended PAFA after enjoying a prolific career
as a ceramicist. The evolution from painting with glaze on porcelain
tile to painting on canvas was a natural progression.




2005

• Newark Museum Purchase Award, Perkins Center for the Arts
• Jurors Award, Perkins Center for the Arts
• Third Prize, Philadelphia Sketch Club

2002

• Gold Award, exhibition catalog, Appleton Paper Corporation

1999, 1998

• Blue Ribbon for Outstanding Achievement, Long Beach Island Art Foundation

1994

• Mabel Wilson Woodrow Memorial Award, Fellowship of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
• ARCO Chemical Corporation Purchase Award, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts School
• Philadelphia Artists Award, Special Notice, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts School
• The Charles Toppan Prize, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts School

1993

• ARCO Chemical Corporation Purchase Prize, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts School
• Joanne Culver Prize, Special Notice, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts School
• Catherine Grant Memorial Prize, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts School

2007, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2001, 1999, 1998, 1996

• Virginia Center for the Creative Arts (Residency)

2004

• Pennsylvania Council on the Arts

1985

• New Jersey Council on the Arts