Background
Hines was born Barbara Fritzsche in Germany, the daughter of Holocaust survivors. Her father served in the Luftwaffe but was imprisoned after they found out that his mother was Jewish. He later escaped and moved to West Germany where he married and had two children.
Career
She had a dual degree in education and interior design and began her career as a high school teacher of French and English in Dusseldorf. 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 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. is known for combining "impressionist treatment with contemporary style." Her first gallery show was in 2009, at Houston"s Meredith Long & Company.
The gallery continues to represent her.
In 2015 she had a solo show at the Museum of Biblical Art in Dallas. 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.