Barbara Lavalley Benton is an emerging artist based in Huntington, WV. She is currently a senior art major in the school of Art & Design, minoring in Psychology at Marshall University. Barbara has an Associate’s Degree in American Sign Language from Mountwest Community COllege, and currently works part time as a Training Consultant. Her works Rachel-A Life Lived and Just Keep Living are included in the 2022 National Juried Exhibition at Marshall University. She is the author of a children’s book for grieving families called Nothing is Ever Lost, with previous works published in Marshall’s Et Cetera. Barbara’s art career began with an interest in art therapy, whiched bloomed into a love for art itself.
Barbara Lavalley Benton