Barbara McFadyen is a metalsmith and enamelist designing jewelry in gold, silver, and enamel for over four decades. Barbara received her BA in Visual Arts from Eckerd College and her MFA from East Carolina University. Nationally recognized through exhibitions with the American Crafts Council, the Smithsonian Institution, SNAG, and the Enamelist Society, her work can be found in the museum collections including the Mint Museum, Metal Museum, Crocker Museum of Art, Arkansas Museum of Fine Art, and Yale University Art Gallery. Barbara has taught at renowned crafts schools throughout the US, Italy, and Japan, and currently serves as Vice President of the Enamelist Society. She lives and maintains her studio practice in Chapel Hill, NC.
