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Barbara Balmer
Early Life, Family and Training Barbara Balmer was born in Birmingham on September 23, 1929. Her path as an artist began in earnest when she moved to the Coventry School of Art, where she studied from 1946 to 1951. This period provided the technical foundation that would support her later work. Following her time in Coventry, she moved on to the Edinburgh College of Art to continue her formal training. During the early 1950s, her pers
pective was shaped by life outside the classroom. A travelling scholarship allowed her to spend 1951 and 1952 studying in France and Spain. These years abroad offered her a chance to observe different light and landscapes, experiences that stayed with her throughout her career. She eventually settled into a life shared with the artist and designer George Mackie. The couple remained married for some 65 years and raised two daughters tog…