Barbara has worked at iart since 2002. She was responsible for financial management and HR administration until spring 2018 and was a member of the Executive Board from 2013 to 2018. Barbara then took on the role of process manager for the executive board team until November 2021. She has since been working in the areas of organisational development, sustainability, strategy and as a link between the iart Board of Directors and the iart team.

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).