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Barbara Baryenbruch Luhring has been obsessively drawing pictures since she could hold a pen. Barbara was born in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, USA in 1958. At the age of nine, she began creating political and comic commentary in the form of cartoon booklets. The booklets were created on scrap paper Barbara's father brought home from his job at Mirro Aluminum Company. Titles from this period include "Gumby Captured by North Korea," "Highjackers," "Life of a Pimple" and "Srowan and Smartin's Laugh Out" (a spoof on the television series Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In). One of Barbara's early career highlights was receiving a Blue Ribbon at the 1968 Manitowoc County Fair for a pencil drawing of her favorite celebrity Tiny Tim. Barbara attended the University of Wisconsin-Stout, where she drew a political cartoon for the school paper, The Stoutonia. She graduated in 1980 with a Bachelors Degree in Fine Art. Barbara continues to draw cartoons and finds great inspiration in today's political climate. Barbara's cartoon, titled "Rub-A-Dub-Dubya", was a juried selection in The IX International Bienniale of Women's Humour, "Every woman is an island" in Ferrara - Italy. The show took place from the September 20 to the October 12, 2003 at the Museo dell'Illustrazione. The show is spearheaded by editor/publisher Luciana Tufani The show featured the work of 29 international artists, 5 of whom were American. The other Americans were strip artists Allison Bechdel (Dykes to Watch Out For) and Nicole Hollander (Sylvia), along with Pulitzer Prize winning editorial cartoonists Ann Telnaes and Signe Wilkinson Interested in purchasing a copy of the show catalog? Contact Patti Turchi. |
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| SInce January 2005, Barbara has been actively involved in podcasting. She has two shows, Pop Goes the Culture co-hosted with Susie Watson and Door Pod Show a collaboration with Caitlin Oleson and Gregg Luhring. Gregg is also the engineer for both shows and an audiophile in his own right. |
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