{{Other people}} '''Barbara Hines''' (born 1950) is an American artist.<ref name=Latson>{{cite news|last1=Latson|first1=Jennifer|title=Spiritual journey transformed artist|url=http://www.houstonchronicle.com/life/houston-belief/article/Spiritual-journey-transformed-artist-5907217.php|access-date=25 March 2015|publisher=Houston Chronicle|date=20 November 2014}}</ref><ref name=Menachem>{{cite news|last1=Wecker|first1=Menachem|title=A Museum as Big as Texas|url=http://forward.com/articles/214615/a-museum-as-big-as-texas/?p=all|access-date=25 March 2015|publisher=Forward|date=13 February 2015}}</ref><ref name=Hodge>{{cite news|last1=Hodge|first1=Shelby|title=Houston artist takes on Dallas and draws an international crowd to a new national center|url=http://houston.culturemap.com/news/society/10-16-14-houston-artist-takes-on-dallas-and-draws-an-international-crowd-to-a-new-national-center/|access-date=25 March 2015|publisher=Culture Map Houston|date=16 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Art of Barbara Hines: Mysteries, Signs and Wonders|url=http://www.artandseek.org/event.php?id=58216|website=artandseek.org|publisher=Art + Seek; Arts, Music and Culture for North Texas|access-date=25 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402132400/http://www.artandseek.org/event.php?id=58216|archive-date=2 April 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=Martin>{{cite news|last1=Martin|first1=Maggie|title=Maggie Martin: Colorado birthday bash draws glittery crowd|url=http://archive.shreveporttimes.com/article/20090802/LIVING/907300339/Maggie-Martin-Colorado-birthday-bash-draws-glittery-crowd|access-date=25 March 2015|publisher=Shreveport Times|date=30 July 2009}}</ref><ref name=HodgeShelby>{{cite news|last1=Hodge|first1=Shelby|title=Barbara Hines paints for the bayou|url=http://houston.culturemap.com/news/society/09-04-12-andre-johnson-feasts-like-a-king-barbara-hines-paints-for-the-bayou-and-a-ghost-town-wedding/|access-date=25 March 2015|publisher=CultureMap Houston|date=4 September 2012}}</ref>
==Biography== Hines was born Barbara Fritzsche in Germany,<ref name=HousChronTower>{{cite news|url=http://www.chron.com/business/article/Hines-a-towering-influence-on-Houston-landmarks-1611940.php|author=Nancy Sarnoff|website= Houston Chronicle|title= Hines a towering influence on Houston landmarks|date= June 10, 2007}}</ref><ref name=HoustChronCirc>{{cite news|url=http://www.houstonchronicle.com/life/houston-belief/article/Spiritual-journey-transformed-artist-5907217.php|work= Houston Chronicle|title= Spiritual journey transformed artist - A circuitous journey through faiths to Judaism transforms Houston painter|author=Jennifer Latson|date= November 20, 2014}}</ref> the daughter of Holocaust survivors.<ref name=JCV>{{cite news|url=http://jhvonline.com/hines-awarded-guardian-of-the-human-spirit-p7869.htm|work= Jewish Herald Voice|title= Hines’ awarded ‘Guardian of the Human Spirit’ - Barbara and Gerald D. Hines were honored at HMH’s annual luncheon|author=Michael C. Duke|date= November 12, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://houston.culturemap.com/news/society/10-16-14-houston-artist-takes-on-dallas-and-draws-an-international-crowd-to-a-new-national-center/|work= Houston Culture Map Magazine|title= Houston artist takes on Dallas and draws an international crowd to a new national center|author= Shelby Hodge|date= October 16, 2014}}</ref> Her father served in the Luftwaffe but was imprisoned after they found out that his mother was Jewish;<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.chron.com/life/article/Hineses-honored-for-efforts-1542400.php|work= Houston Chronicle|title= Hineses honored for efforts|date= November 11, 2009}}</ref> he later escaped and moved to West Germany where he married and had two children.<ref name=HoustChronCirc /> The family then moved to Australia and her parents never again mentioned their Jewish ancestry to their children who were raised as Methodists.<ref name=HoustChronCirc /> She had a dual degree in education and interior design and began her career as a high school teacher of French and English in Düsseldorf.<ref name=HoustChronCirc /> She then moved to New York City to study interior design at the New York School of Interior Design and then enrolled in the Pratt Institute Environmental Design program.<ref name=HoustChronCirc /> She also volunteered at the Museum of Modern Art where she was influenced by the works of Color Field painters Helen Frankenthaler and Gerhard Richter.<ref name=HoustChronCirc />
Hines is known for combining "impressionist treatment with contemporary style".<ref name=Hodge/> Her first gallery show was in 2009, at Houston's Meredith Long & Company gallery.<ref name=Martin/><ref name=HodgeS>{{cite news|author=Shelby Hodge|title=Barbara Hines paints a pretty picture|url=http://houston.culturemap.com/news/society/12-11-09-barbara-hines-paints-a-pretty-picture/|access-date=25 March 2015|publisher=CultureMap Houston|date=14 December 2009}}</ref> The gallery continues to represent her.<ref>{{cite web|title=Meredith Long & Company|url=http://meredithlonggallery.com/artists.asp?show=160&imgid=505&gx=&gy=&exid=&mov=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150404114839/http://meredithlonggallery.com/artists.asp?show=160&imgid=505&gx=&gy=&exid=&mov=|url-status=usurped|archive-date=April 4, 2015|website=meredithlonggallery.com|access-date=25 March 2015}}</ref> In 2015 she had a solo show at the Museum of Biblical Art in Dallas.<ref name=Latson/> She is a supporter of Jewish causes including the Aishel House in Houston, an Orthodox Jewish organization that works with hospitals; the Holocaust Museum Houston; and organizations devoted to Orthodox Jewish education.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.duboisyachts.com/downloads/press_270.pdf|work=Showboats International Magazine|title=Snapshot: Barbara Hines interview|author=Grace Trofa|date=April 15, 2015|access-date=April 15, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151211040642/http://www.duboisyachts.com/downloads/press_270.pdf|archive-date=December 11, 2015|url-status=usurped}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH|first1=JUDY|title=Brown's wife honors unique J'lem cancer clinic in London|url=https://www.jpost.com/Health-and-Sci-Tech/Health/Browns-wife-honors-unique-Jlem-cancer-clinic-in-London|work=The Jerusalem Post|date=April 5, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Guardian of the Human Spirit Luncheon: Speaker: Gerald and Barbara Hines|url=https://www.hmh.org/EventDescription.aspx?ID=109|website=Holocaust Museum Houston|access-date=10 December 2015}}</ref>
Hines serves as a member of the Advisory Board of Governors of the Rohr Jewish Learning Institute, JLI, the adult education arm of the Chabad Lubavitch movement and is a significant contributor to their educational initiatives across the globe.<ref>{{cite web|title=JCC Aspen|url=http://www.jccaspen.com/templates/articlecco_cdo/aid/2679331/jewish/Barbara-Hines.htm|website=Jewish Community Center Aspen}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Carin M. Smilk|title=New Aspen Chabad Center Opening Reflects Warmth and Beauty of Its Surroundings|url=http://www.chabad.org/news/article_cdo/aid/2671028/jewish/New-Aspen-Chabad-Center-Opening-Reflects-Warmth-and-Beauty-of-Its-Surroundings.htm|website=Chabad.org|date=1 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Travers|first1=Andrew|title=Andy Warhol pops up at 212 Gallery in Aspen|url=http://www.aspentimes.com/news/12349444-113/warhol-aspen-gallery-212|access-date=9 December 2015|work=The Aspen Times}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=JLI Leadership|url=https://www.myjli.com/files/file/flagship/JLI_Leadership.pdf|publisher=The Rohr Jewish Learning Institute|access-date=9 December 2015}}</ref>
==Personal life== In 1981, Hines married real estate developer Gerald D. Hines.<ref name=HousChronTower /><ref>{{cite news|title=Green on the bayou: Largest crowd at Buffalo Bayou Partnership gala brings in record $500,000|url=http://houston.culturemap.com/news/society/11-08-12-14-40-green-on-the-bayou-largest-crowd-at-buffalo-bayou-partnership-gala-brings-in-record-500000/|agency=Culture Map Houston|date=November 8, 2012}}</ref><ref name=Pudwell>{{cite news|last1=Pudwell|first1=Elizabeth|title=Reception for Artist Barbara Hines, Glitters, at the Museum of Biblical Art in Dallas|work=Houston Chronicle|date=23 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Hodge|first1=Shelby|title=A magical night to remember: Blow-out birthday party salutes Gerald Hines on his 90th|url=http://houston.culturemap.com/news/society/09-23-15-a-magical-night-to-remember-blow-out-birthday-party-salutes-gerald-hines-on-his-90th/|work=Culture Map Houston|date=September 23, 2015}}</ref> In her 20s, she became a Buddhist and later, after her mother revealed to her that she was also Jewish, she became more involved with Judaism. Her spiritual journey began with Chabad in Aspen where she is a major benefactor, and serves on its board of directors. She is a member of Chabad in Aspen and Houston.<ref name=HoustChronCirc />
Barbara and Gerry Hines also support the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Watson|first1=Sarah|title=Aspen scene lures philanthropic set|url=http://www.mdanderson.org/publications/promise/issues/fall-2013/aspen-scene-lures-philanthropic-set.html|agency=The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center|location=Houston, TX}}.</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Roman Vishniac Rediscovered|url=https://www.mfah.org/exhibitions/roman-vishniac-rediscovered/|access-date=10 December 2015|agency=Museum of Fine Arts, Houston}}</ref>
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== External links == * [https://web.archive.org/web/20150225074440/http://barbarahines.co.uk/bio/ Artist's website] * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pS8yiKrL18A Barbara Hines Exhibit] at The Museum of Biblical Art (Dallas), 2015 * [http://www.jccaspen.com/templates/articlecco_cdo/aid/2679331/jewish/Barbara-Hines.htm Chabad Jewish Community Center: "Barbara Hines"]
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