Background
Collins, Barbara Louise was born on November 6, 1934 in Pasadena. Daughter of Harry Carl and Grace Eleanor (Varnum) Wallerman.
Collins, Barbara Louise was born on November 6, 1934 in Pasadena. Daughter of Harry Carl and Grace Eleanor (Varnum) Wallerman.
Bachelor in Elementary Education, California State University, Los Angeles, 1956. Postgraduate, University Vienna, Austria, 1960. Certified Art Specialist, Clarke College, Dubuque, Iowa, 1980.
Teacher Mount Diablo School, Concord, California, 1957—1960. Principal assistant Regina Public School, Canada, 1961—1962. Teacher adult basic education Dubuque, Iowa, 1966—1967.
Substitute teacher K-12 Dubuque Public Schools, since 1967, substitute art specialist. Tutor trainer Laubach Literacy, Dubuque, Iowa, 1970—1990. Teacher pottery, painting, weaving Dubuque Museum Art, 1985—1998.
Artist-in-residence Cedar Falls (Iowa) Schools, 2000—2001.
Board directors Dubuque Museum Art, 1994—1997, chair Friends of DUMA, 1995—1997.
Married Wayne G. Collins, July 6, 1961. Children: Lisa, Garth.