Background
Messenger, Barbara Beall Daughter of John Murray and Anne Bryant (Dorsey) Beall.
Messenger, Barbara Beall Daughter of John Murray and Anne Bryant (Dorsey) Beall.
Bachelor of Science, Western Maryland College, 1960. Postgrad., Maryland Institute Art, 1978. Postgrad., Howard Community College, Columbia, Maryland, 1979—1980.
Art educator, department chair Maryland Public School Systems, New Carrollton, 1960—1966. Art director Bellassai Gallery, Ellicott City, 1980—1984. Proprietor Art and Frame Shop Ellicott Mills Gallery, 1984—2000.
Set, costume and program designer Calverton Players, Beltsville, Maryland, 1970—1973. Art critic, writer Laurel Newsleader, Maryland, 1974—1980. Substitute teacher Howard County School Systems, Ellicott City, 1984, Ellicott City, 85.
Publicity chairman Laurel Art Guild.
Exhibited in group shows at Laurel Art Guild, 1979, Bellassai Gallery, 1980-1984, Villa Julia, Stevenson, Maryland, 1983, exhibited in group shows, Camden, Maine, 1988, exhibitions include Ellicott Mills Gallery, Maryland, Represented in permanent collections, Honduras, Turkey, Italy, German, United States of America, and many islands.
Active Parent-Teachers Association, Howard County. Membership chairman, vice president Howard County Republican Women. Events coordinator Howard County Republican Party.
Member of Shadyside Heritage Society, National Museum Women in the Arts (charter).
Married Donald White Messenger, August 16, 1960. Children: Colleen Beall Messenger-Baldwin, Melanie Dorsey Messenger Davis.