Barbara has worked at iart since 2002. Until spring 2018 she was responsible for financial management and personnel administration and was a member of the executive board from 2013 until 2018. She currently works as a process manager for iart's executive board team. In this role, she assumes an interface function between the executive board and the board of directors and supports the executive board in the performance of its duties.

Besides her functions for iart, Barbara works as an independent artist, covering a wide range of artistic practices: from visual art, music, and performance to curatorial projects.

After completing commercial training, Barbara obtained a diploma in fine art from the Lucerne School of Art and Design (1993). She also holds a Bachelor degree in visual arts and media arts from the FHNW Academy of Art and Design (2002), and a Master of Arts Transdisciplinarity from the Zurich University of the Arts (2016).