Liz Barber is a distinguished contemporary artist known for her light-infused paintings inspired by “the ocean and water in general,” according to the artist. “I grew up right on the ocean in Massachusetts and it plays a huge role in my work.” She also captures the changing seasons of her native New England with incandescence and a soft palette of colors.
“I pour colors onto the canvas and watch what happens, intuitively editing and adding in a manner similar to the impressionist mindset,” Liz explained. “There is, in me, a constant attentive awareness to create light within the work through color pairings and interactions. I am projecting an emotional response to my surroundings. A moment is captured not as a pastoral landscape; but as the glow of light or movement of forms. My tendency leans to the calm, soothing organic application over the vigorous brushstroke.”
For her method, Liz described it as varied. “I use ink, gouache and watercolor to begin a piece,” she said. “These can be manipulated and moved around as I form the idea of the painting. I also use graphite and oil pastel as drawn elements. I love to use mark making in the painting as a resting place for the eye. And to add diversity from the very organic shapes used in my work. Translucency is created in many ways and is usually the result of great experimentation. Water and mediums are added to the materials to ‘see what happens.’ I then use hard edges in oil paint to edit finding the gems in the underlying layers.”
Liz studied painting at the Massachusetts College of Art and Moore College of Art in Philadelphia, and now lives in Georgia. She has been commissioned by The Cosmopolitan Resort in Las Vegas, The Beverly Hills Hotel and Yale New Haven Hospital in New Haven, CT. Recently Archbold Hospital acquired 14 paintings for their new healthcare facility in Thomasville, GA.
Liz's work is showing at Keyes Art, East Hampton, NY; and has also been exhibited at the following venues among many others: Jules Place, Boston, MA; Pryor Fine Art, Atlanta, GA; Addison Gallery, Delray Beach, FL; Atrium Art Gallery, Charleston, SC; Merritt Gallery, Baltimore, MD; and Pippin Contemporary, Santa Fe, NM.
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Representation
Addison Gallery
206 N.E 2nd Street
Delray Beach Florida 33444
561.278.5700
Atrium Art Gallery
843.973.3300
Jules Place
1200 Washington Street
Boston, MA 02118
617.542.0644
Pryor Fine Art
764 Miami Circle
Atlanta, Ga 30324
404.352.8775
Christopher Martin Gallery
1533 Dragon St
Dallas, TX 75207
https://www.christophermartingallery.com/dallas
Merritt Gallery
88 Village Square
Baltimore Md, 21210
410.484.8900
Anne Loucks Gallery
309 Park Avenue
Glencoe, Illinois 60022
847.835.8500
http://loucksgallery.com/artists#/liz-barber/
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Corporate Commissions
Sibley Hospital Washington, D.C.
Mayo Clinic Jacksonville, FL
The Four Seasons Atlanta,GA
The Ritz Carlton Sarasota Sarasota, FL
The Cove Atlantis Nassau, Bahamas
Beverly Hills Hotel Beverly Hillls, CA
Yale Hospital New Haven, CT
Wailea Resort Monkapu Beach, HI
Archbold Hospital Thomasville, GA
Cosmoplitan Resort Casino Las Vegas, NV
Athero Genex Alpharetta, GA
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Solo Exhibitions
Christopher Martin Gallery 2020 Dallas, TX
Addison Gallery 2020 Delray, FL
Studio Montclair 2019 Montclair, NJ
Pippin Contemporary 2018 Santa Fe, NM
Umstead Gallery 2016 Cary, NC
JF Gallery 2016 Marietta, GA
Thomasville Center Arts 2014 Thomasville, GA
Huff Harrington Fine Art 2013 Atlanta, GA
Gregg Irby Fine Art 2008 Atlanta, GA
Rutledge Street Gallery 2001 Camden, SC
V. Reed Gallery 1999 Atlanta, GA
Group Exhibitions
Keyes Art 2019 Sag Harbor, NY
Addison Gallery 2015-2018 Delray FL
Pippin Contemporary 2015-2019 Santa Fe, NM
Pryor Fine Art 2015-2019 Atlanta, GA
Jules Place 2013-2019 Boston, MA
Scope Miami 2015 Miami, FL
(Untitled Projects Los Angeles, CA) Marietta Museum of Art 2014 Marietta, GA
Palm Beach International 2014 Palm Beach,, FL Spotlight on Art Trinity School 2014-2001 Atlanta, GA
Huff Harrington 2014-2009 Atlanta, GA
The Story of the Creative 2013 Long Island City,NY Columbus Museum 2013 Columbus, GA
Thomasville Center Art 2014 Thomasville, GA
Saks Fifth Ave Gallery 2011 Atlanta, GA
Thomasville Center Arts 2011 Thomasville, GA
Huff Harrington Fine Art 2011-2013 Atlanta, GA
Gregg Irby Fine Art 2009-2000 Atlanta, GA
Studio Montclair 2008 Montclair, NJ
Valdosta State University 2008 Valdosta,GA
Swan Coach House 2007 Atlanta, GA
Publications
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Boston Magazine Summer 2015
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EXPOSE Art Magazine March 2015
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Artvoices Magazine December 2014
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Studio Visit Magazine January 2013
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Sudio Visit Magazine January 2012
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Spotlight on Art Brochure Cover February 2012
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Atlanta Social Season Spring 2011
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Museums and Galleries Nov/Dec 2009
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Art in the U.S. December 2007
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Eimsbuttler Wochenblatt November 2007
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Southern Living Summer 2002
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Southern Living Weddings June 2002
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South Carolina Homes & Gardens November 2000
