Barbara Cole

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Barbara Cole is an award-winning Canadian photographer known for her timeless aesthetic. Cole is extensively collected by both public and private institutions. 

Throughout her career, Cole has worked internationally on commercial projects and has created several large-scale commissions, including installations for the atrium at the M. Lau Breast Cancer Centre in Toronto’s Princess Margaret Hospital. Her series Underworld was exhibited at the Canadian Embassies in Tokyo and Washington, D.C.

Cole has won prestigious awards such as the Grand Prize at the Festival International de la Photographie de Mode in Cannes, and third prize at the International Photography Awards in New York. In 2012, the acclaimed documentary series Snapshot: The Art of Photography II featured an episode devoted exclusively to Cole’s photographic practice. Barbara Cole lives and works in Toronto, Canada.

Read the Toronto Guardian's feature on Barbara Cole

Listen to Barbara Cole's interview on the Artalogue Podcast: Apple Podcasts | Spotify

Watch Bau-Xi Gallery's Studio Visit Series video showcasing Shadow Dancing

Explore Barbara Cole's Virtual Tour

Watch Barbara Cole's documentary about the making of Falling Through Time

Read about Barbara Cole's Commitment to Service Award

Read about Barbara Cole's Feature in ELLE Canada

Read CNN Style about Barbara Cole's work in underwater photography

Read Barbara Cole's feature in All About Photo 

Read about Barbara Cole's practice on My Modern Met

Read Barbara Cole's feature in the Palm Beach Daily News

Read Barbara Cole’s Somewhere series feature in Creative Boom

Read Barbara Cole's Surfacing series feature in Creators Vancouver

Read Barbara Cole's Appearances series feature in Peta Pixel

Read Barbara Cole’s Beat series feature in Creative Boom

View Barbara Cole's CV

Barbara Cole Artwork | Bright, exciting, abstract, figurative, underwater figurative photographs.
Barbara Cole Artwork | Bright, exciting, abstract, figurative, underwater figurative photographs.
Barbara Cole Artwork | Bright, exciting, abstract, figurative, underwater figurative photographs.
Barbara Cole Artwork | Bright, exciting, abstract, figurative, underwater figurative photographs.
Barbara Cole Artwork | Bright, exciting, abstract, figurative, underwater figurative photographs.
Barbara Cole Artwork | Bright, exciting, abstract, figurative, underwater figurative photographs.
Barbara Cole Artwork | Bright, exciting, abstract, figurative, underwater figurative photographs.
Barbara Cole Artwork | Bright, exciting, abstract, figurative, underwater figurative photographs.
Barbara Cole Artwork | Bright, exciting, abstract, figurative, underwater figurative photographs.
Barbara Cole Artwork | Bright, exciting, abstract, figurative, underwater figurative photographs.
Barbara Cole Artwork | Bright, exciting, abstract, figurative, underwater figurative photographs.
Barbara Cole Artwork | Bright, exciting, abstract, figurative, underwater figurative photographs.
Barbara Cole Artwork | Bright, exciting, abstract, figurative, underwater figurative photographs.
Barbara Cole Artwork | Bright, exciting, abstract, figurative, underwater figurative photographs.
Barbara Cole Artwork | Bright, exciting, abstract, figurative, underwater figurative photographs.
Barbara Cole Artwork | Bright, exciting, abstract, figurative, underwater figurative photographs.
Barbara Cole Artwork | Bright, exciting, abstract, figurative, underwater figurative photographs.
Barbara Cole Artwork | Bright, exciting, abstract, figurative, underwater figurative photographs.
Barbara Cole Artwork | Bright, exciting, abstract, figurative, underwater figurative photographs.
Barbara Cole Artwork | Bright, exciting, abstract, figurative, underwater figurative photographs.
Barbara Cole Artwork | Bright, exciting, abstract, figurative, underwater figurative photographs.
Barbara Cole Artwork | Bright, exciting, abstract, figurative, underwater figurative photographs.
Barbara Cole Artwork | Bright, exciting, abstract, figurative, underwater figurative photographs.
Barbara Cole Artwork | Bright, exciting, abstract, figurative, underwater figurative photographs.
Barbara Cole Artwork | Bright, exciting, abstract, figurative, underwater figurative photographs.
Barbara Cole Artwork | Bright, exciting, abstract, figurative, underwater figurative photographs.
Barbara Cole Artwork | Bright, exciting, abstract, figurative, underwater figurative photographs.
Barbara Cole Artwork | Bright, exciting, abstract, figurative, underwater figurative photographs.
Barbara Cole Artwork | Bright, exciting, abstract, figurative, underwater figurative photographs.
Barbara Cole Artwork | Bright, exciting, abstract, figurative, underwater figurative photographs.
Barbara Cole Artwork | Bright, exciting, abstract, figurative, underwater figurative photographs.
Barbara Cole Artwork | Bright, exciting, abstract, figurative, underwater figurative photographs.
Barbara Cole Artwork | Bright, exciting, abstract, figurative, underwater figurative photographs.
Barbara Cole Artwork | Bright, exciting, abstract, figurative, underwater figurative photographs.
Barbara Cole Artwork | Bright, exciting, abstract, figurative, underwater figurative photographs.
Tomorrow - Available in 1 size
12 X 12 in. - $48 CAD
Barbara Cole Artwork | Bright, exciting, abstract, figurative, underwater figurative photographs.
Barbara Cole | Between Worlds, 2023 (208 pages)
12 X 12 IN. - $48 CAD
Barbara Cole Artwork | Bright, exciting, abstract, figurative, underwater figurative photographs.

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