Cole is currently on the advisory board of the Seneca College Photography Department in Toronto. Barbara Cole's artwork is extensively collected by both public and private institutions and has been exhibited worldwide in such venues as the Canadian embassies in Washington, D.C. and Tokyo, Japan. Throughout her career, Cole has worked internationally on commercial projects and large-scale art commissions including installations for the Breast Cancer Centre in Toronto’s Princess Margaret Hospital and for Trump Hollywood, Florida. Cole has won prestigious awards such as the Grand Prix at the Festival International de le Protographie de Mode in Cannes, France. In 2012 the acclaimed documentary series, Snapshot: The Art of Photography II, features an episode devoted exclusively to Cole’s photographic practice.
Cole is currently represented by Bau-Xi Photo in Toronto and Vancouver, Galerie LeRoyer in Montreal, Art Angels in Los Angeles and Miami, Holden Luntz Gallery in Palm Beach, and Nox Contemporary Art Space in Jaffa Port/Tel Aviv, Israel.