[2][1] After graduating in 1953, she taught at Broughton High School in Edinburgh.
[3][1] Barrie's first solo exhibition was at the Douglas & Foulis Gallery in Edinburgh in 1963, after which she participated in several group shows, both in the UK and overseas.
[2] Works by Barrie are held by several museums and other organisations in Scotland, including Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art and also the Scottish Arts Council and some Scottish Education Authorities.
[3] Outside of Scotland, Magdalen College and the Laing Art Gallery hold examples.
[2] Barrie was a member of the Royal Scottish Watercolour Society.