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CONTEMPORARY REPRESENTATIONAL ART

William Barnes

Biography


WILLIAM BARNES
Born 1958, Minneapolis, Minnesota

EDUCATION
U.C.L.A, 1976-1978 (pre-law)
University of Iowa, 1981-1984 (art history)

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2006New Paintings, Olson-Larsen Galleries, West Des Moines, Iowa (February)
2004Magical Environments: New Paintings by William Barnes & Greg Skol, Leslie Levy Fine Arts, Scottsdale, Arizona (October 4 - 31)
2002Van De Griff / Marr Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico (May 3 - 22)
2001Olson-Larsen Galleries, West Des Moines, Iowa (May 25 -June 23)
2000Van De Griff Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico (Sept. 8 - 27)
1999Olson-Larsen Galleries, West Des Moines, Iowa (June)
1999Van De Griff Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico (Sept. 17 - Oct. 8)
1998Van De Griff Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico (Sept. 4 - 25)
1998MacNider Museum, Mason City, Iowa (April 9 - May 17)
1997New Paintings, Olson-Larsen Galleries, West Des Moines, Iowa (Sept.)
1995Landscapes & Still Lifes, Olson-Larsen Galleries, West Des Moines, Iowa
1994New Work, Olson-Larsen Galleries, West Des Moines, Iowa
1992Landscapes, Olson-Larsen Galleries, West Des Moines, Iowa
1991Still Lifes, Olson-Larsen Galleries, West Des Moines, Iowa
1988Landscapes, Olson-Larsen Galleries, West Des Moines, Iowa

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2008Still Lifes, Objects and Other Narratives, Klaudia Marr Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
200714h Annual Realism Invitational, Klaudia Marr Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
2006Think Snow, Leslie Levy Fine Arts, Scottsdale, Arizona (July)
2006Small Work, Leslie Levy Fine Arts, Scottsdale, Arizona (June)

2006 - 2007Obsessed: Images of Weather, Brunnier Art Museum, Iowa State University, Ames,
Iowa and traveling locations (August 2006 to January 2007)
2005Chicago Landscape Benefit Show, Tory Folliard Gallery, Milwaukee, Wisc. (October)
2005Assemblage, Collage and the Manipulated Print, Olson-Larsen Galleries, West Des Moines, Iowa, (April-May)
2003Best of Classical and Contemporary Realism, Leslie Levy Fine Arts, Scottsdale, AZ. (March 20 - April 8)
2002Representing Representation V, Arnot Art Museum (Oct. 13, 2001 - Feb. 24, 2002)
and Rockwell Museum of Western Art, Corning, N.Y. (Oct. 14, 2001 - Feb. 24, 2002)
2002Holiday Show, Olson-Larsen Gallery, West Des Moines, Iowa (Nov. 22 - Dec. 28)
20018th Annual Realism Invitational, Van De Griff / Marr Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico (June 29 - July 18)
2000Real Illusions - 7th Annual Realism Invitational, Van De Griff Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico (July 14 - August 3)
1999Realism Knows No Bounds - 6th Annual Realism Invitational, Van De Griff Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico (July 2 - July 30)
1997Art At Work, The Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, Iowa (Fall)
1997Realism, Van De Griff Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico (Dec.)
1996The Iowa State Fair, Olson-Larsen Gallery, West Des Moines, Iowa
1995Barnes / Maakestad, Groveland Gallery, Minneapolis, MN. (Oct. 21 - Nov. 29)
1995Still Lifes, Groveland Gallery, Minneapolis, MN. (Jan. 13 - Feb. 21)
1994Iowa Artists Annual, The Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, Iowa (Sept.- Oct.)
1994Barnes, Olson, Ryding, Olson-Larsen Gallery, West Des Moines, Iowa (Oct. 21 - Nov. 19)
199415th Anniversary Exhibition, Olson-Larsen Gallery, West Des Moines, Iowa (April)
1994-1996 Land of the Fragile Giants - Landscape Environments and Peoples of the Loess Hills, Brunnier Gallery & Museum, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa (and other sites)
1993Iowa Artists Annual, The Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, Iowa (Sept. - Oct.)
1993Gardens & Flowers, Olson-Larsen Gallery, West Des Moines, Iowa (July - Aug.)
1993Barnes & Bowling, Groveland Gallery, Minneapolis, MN. (April - May)
1993Barnes, Shelton & Jewell-Vitale, Waterloo Museum of Art, Waterloo, IA. (March - April)
1992Iowa Artists Annual, The Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, Iowa (June-Sept.)
1992Still Lifes & Interiors, Olson-Larsen Gallery, West Des Moines, Iowa
1991Iowa Artists Annual, The Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, Iowa
1991Collage, Olson-Larsen Gallery, West Des Moines, Iowa
1990Landscape Exhibition, Teikyo-Westmar University, LaMars, Iowa
1990Rural and Urban Landscapes, Olson-Larsen Gallery, West Des Moines, Iowa
1989Small Works, Olson-Larsen Gallery, West Des Moines, Iowa
1989Rural and Urban Landscapes, Olson-Larsen Gallery, West Des Moines, Iowa
1987Contemporary Landscapes, Institute for Creative Arts, Fairfield, Iowa
1987The Artists of Olson-Larsen, Buena Vista College, Storm Lake, Iowa
1986Rural and Urban Landscapes, Olson-Larsen Gallery, West Des Moines, Iowa
1985Summer Group Show, Olson-Larsen Gallery, West Des Moines, Iowa
1983Iowa Artists Annual, The Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, Iowa

SELECTED COLLECTIONS
Rockwell Museum - Corning, New York
Brunnier Museum - Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
U.S. West Communications - Des Moines, Iowa
AT&T - Kansas City, Missouri
The State of Iowa
University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics - Iowa City, Iowa
Hallmark Cards, Inc. - Kansas City, Missouri
Pioneer Hi-Bred International - Johnston, Iowa
Principal Financial Group - Des Moines, Iowa
Ray-O-Vac Corporation - Madison, Wisconsin
Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company - West Des Moines, Iowa
3M Corporation - St. Paul, Minnesota
Briggs and Morgan - St. Paul, Minnesota
Cargill, Inc. - Minneapolis, Minnesota
Maytag Corporation - Newton, Iowa
Ernst & Young - Des Moines, Iowa
20th Century Investors - Kansas City, Missouri
Norwest Card Services - West Des Moines, Iowa
Perry State Bank - Perry, Iowa
CB Richard Ellis/Hubbell Commercial - West Des Moines, Iowa

PUBLICATIONS
2007American Artist - “Casein Painters” - January (reproduction and article)
2007Valley Guide Quarterly - “Small Paintings” - Fall
2003Wildlife Art Magazine - March/April (reproduction)
2002American Artist Magazine - “Discovering the Oldest Medium” - September (3 reproductions)
2001Southwest Art Magazine - “Realism Today” - January (2 reproductions)
2000Pasatiempo / The New Mexican - September 8 - 14
1998New American Paintings - Open Studio Competition, Midwest Region
1998Pasatiempo / The New Mexican - September 4 - 10
1997-1998 Santa Fean Magazine - “Windows” - December/January (reproduction)
1995The Des Moines Register - Olson-Larsen Review - July 30
1995Minneapolis Star Tribune - Groveland Show Review - November 3
1992New Art Examiner - June/Summer Issue (review)

OTHER
2007Contributing Artist: Sol LeWitt Mural Project – John and Mary Pappajohn Higher Education Center, Des Moines, Iowa
1996-1997 Painting Assistant on Murals: “The Spirit of Perry”, “Midwest Rails”, “The
Hiawatha” - Hotel Pattee , Perry, Iowa
1996Painting Assistant on Mural Project: “Unlimited Possibilities” - Parks Library, Iowa State University
1993Guest Speaker - Iowa State University, Brunnier Art Museum / Iowa College Salon XV: How To Survive As An Artist / March 27
1987Mural Project - 4th Street Mews, Downtown Des Moines, Iowa
1986Freelance Project - Country Home Magazine, Meredith Publishing Co., Des Moines, Iowa
1984Guest Lecturer - Japanese Prints, Simpson College, Indianola, Iowa
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