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Sharon L. Barnes
Sharon L. Barnes is an American painter and mixed media artist, a credited songwriter, and world traveler. Her heritage includes African Americans and criolo Portuguese from the Cape Verdean Islands. Her fine art has been shown in galleries and exhibitions across many major cities, and was featured on the set of the Jamie Foxx television show. Images of her work have also been published in the International Review of African American Art and El Ruisenor, Especial Edicion de la Artes. During a residency in the art colony at Taller Portobelo, Republic of Panama, she was given the sobriquet Paloma ("the Dove") by the local folk artists. While in Panama, she collaborated with Imna Arroyo, Tosha Grantham and Torkwase Dyson to create an installation piece at the Arco Chato Exhibition, "Altares" in Panama City. Taller Portobelo is a project of Spelman College professor and Fulbright scholar, Arturo Lindsay in conjunction with renowned Panamanian photographer Sandra Eleta ARTIST STATEMENT: “Elements that have defined my body of work are the conceptual use of the human figure and a diverse visual semiotics that has been fashioned by cultural and philosophical research and experiences. It's been noted that my work often employs a dreamlike juxtaposition of images and a bending of time. These elements are explained by my interest in metaphysics -- if not my sheer joy at being able to create an entire world on the surface of a blank white canvas. Current work continues my engrained appreciation for painterly aesthetics, melded with my interest in social, political and spiritual commentary. I also find myself newly interested in themes of multi-culturalism and the impact of urbanization upon the human spirit.And finally, but not least, my years as a jazz and R&B songwriter are ever present in my work. I am a lyricist at heart. Art tells all our fragile human stories and there is always a story to be sung. Education * None of the artworks may be copied or reproduced without the written permission of the Artist
slbfineart@hotmail.com
www.sharonbarnesfineart.com
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B.A. Mass Communications, California State University, Los Angeles
Otis College of Art & Design
Selected Solo and Group Exhibitions
2010 Group Show, Ten+One, Cecil Fergerson Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2010 High Priest of Bop, William Grant Still Art Center, L.A. Cultural Affairs Dept.
2008 Group Show,626 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2008 New Orleans, Kerkhoff Gallery, University of California Los Angeles
2007 Group Exhibition, Toyota Corporate Headquarters, Torrance, CA
2005 Pathways: Survey of African American Artists in Los Angeles 1966-1989, California African
American Museum and Los Angeles Municipal Gallery.
2004 Eye Speak Mural, Tom Bradley International Terminal, Los Angeles Airport,
2004 5-Decades of Activism 1950-2000, Cecil Fergerson Gallery, WLCAC, Los Angeles.
2004 The National Black Fine Arts Show, The Puck Building, New York, NY
2002 Visual Expressions, Fire Patrol Station Gallery, Savacou Gallery, H&M Gallery, Harlem, N.Y.
2002 Figuratively Speaking, Solo Exhibition, The Metro Gallery, Pasadena, CA
2001 Bridges III: Three Women Artists, William Grant Still Art Center, L.A. City Cultural Affairs Dept.
2001 Ga Ga for LA LA,I-5 The Brewery, Los Angeles, CA, SoCal Women's Caucus for Art Exhibit.
2001 Solo Exhibition, Kellogg Center West, CalState Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA
2000 Form and Substance, Solo Exhibition, Backstreet Gallery, West Los Angeles, CA
2000 Altares,collaborative site installation, The Arco Chato, Panama City, Republic of Panamá
2000 A Few Things To Say, Group Women's Exhibition, The Design Group, Long Beach, CA
1998 Recent Works On Paper, Solo Exhibition, Fine Arts By Nuri Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Selected Additional Exhibitions
Spiritual Transformation,Four Artists, Our Dream Gallery, Portland, Oregon
Loft Gallery, SCWCA Group Show, San Pedro, CA
Backstreet Gallery, Group Exhibition, West Los Angeles, CA
National Black Fine Arts Show, The Puck Building, New York, NY
The Collective Group Exhibition, Cecil Fergerson Gallery at WLCAC, Los Angeles, CA
Solo Exhibition, Recent Works, Watt Plaza, Century City, CA
Concert In Form and Light Art Exhibition, World Festival of Sacred Music, Los Angeles, CA
Art Exhibition, Auxiliary to Medical Board Convention, New Orleans, Louisiana
Juxtaposed, Group Exhibition, Regent Gallery, City of Inglewood Cultural Affairs Dept., CA
Consulate of South Africa, African and African-American Artists, Beverly Hills, CA
