“Tie Dye Dreams I”, acrylic on Yupo panel, 8″ x 10″
“Monet’s Garden III”, 16″ x 20” acrylic on canvas
“Monet’s Garden II”, 16” x 20” acrylic on canvas
“Monet’s Garden I”, 16” x 20” acrylic on canvas
“Monet’s Garden IV”, 16” x 20” acrylic on canvas
“Monet’s Garden V”, 16” x 20” acrylic on canvas
“Tie Dye Dreams II”, acrylic on Yupo panel, 8″ x 10″
“Tie Dye Dreams III”, acrylic on Yupo panel, 8″ x 10″
“Curiouser and Curiouser: A Dialogue in Abstraction”, a two-person exhibition featuring the work of William Bennet and Carol Barber in the Dové Gallery from September 6 – 27, 2024
“Watching Bubbles” A collection by Carol Barber within “Curiouser and Curiouser: A Dialogue in Abstraction”
“Blowing Bubbles IV”, acrylic on Dura-lar, 16″ x 16″, 2024.
“Earth Vibrations”, 16” x 20”, Acrylic on canvas
“Fair Ride I”, 16” x 16”, Acrylic on Panel, SOLD
“Fair Ride V”, 16” x 16”, Acrylic on Panel
“Fair Ride IV”, 16” x 16”, Acrylic on Panel
“Fair Ride III”, 16” x 16”, Acrylic on Panel
“Fair Ride II”, 16” x 16”, Acrylic on Panel
“Fair Ride VI”, 16” x 16”, Acrylic on Panel
“Bubbles I”
18” x 18”, Acrylic on Dura-Lar
“Bubbles II”
16” x 16”, Acrylic on Dura-Lar
“Bubbles III”
16” x 16”, Acrylic on Dura-Lar
“Bubbles V”
16” x 16”, Acrylic on Dura-Lar
“Bubbles IV”
16” x 16”, Acrylic on Dura-Lar
“Fair at Night I”
16” x 20”, acrylic on dura-lar and paper
“Let’s Sway”, 30″ x 40″, Acrylic on canvas
“Fair at Night II”
16” x 20”, acrylic on dura-lar and paper
Artist Talk, 2024
Barber will debut a collection of new paintings, “Watching Bubbles”, in September 2024 in the Dové Gallery alongside a series of works by sculptor William Bennett. Featured below is the collection – visit the gallery in person next month to view. Barber continues to use paint as her primary medium, but her early career in digital art heavily influences her current work. This manifests through experimentation with materials and layering of paint. In this latest body of work, Barber paints directly on transparent substrates and suspends acrylic paint on top of clear acrylic gel. These methods present unique layering techniques all her own. Barber utilizes color, gesture, and shape to convey facets of her personal memories and experiences. The color palette used in “Watching Bubbles” represents memories of closely watching blown bubbles as a child. Some of the paintings in the series fondly recall memories of attending carnival rides at night, an annual event which brought an aura of magic and excitement into Barber’s childhood life in rural Southside Virginia. The “Watching Bubbles” collection will be on view within Barber and Bennett were selected and paired by Executive Director & Chief Curator Kristen Chiacchia from a competitive pool of artists from last year’s Teeny Tiny Trifecta 6. Tyler and Andrew Greeley, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Virginia Commission for the Arts generously sponsored this exhibition.
“Color Collaboration – Blue circle”, 8” x 8”, film, paper and acrylic on paper
“Color Collaboration – Yellow”, 8” x 8”, film, paper and acrylic on paper
“Color Collaboration – Royal Blue”, 8” x 8”, film, paper and acrylic on paper, SOLD
“Color Collaboration – Green”, 8” x 8”, film, paper and acrylic on paper SOLD
“Color Collaboration – Burnt orange”, 8” x 8”, film, paper and acrylic on paper
“Color Collaboration – Light Blue”, 8” x 8”, film, paper and acrylic on paper, SOLD
“Color Collaboration – Pink & green”, 8” x 8”, film, paper and acrylic on paper
“Color Collaboration – Pale Green”, 9” x 9”, film, paper and acrylic on paper
“Color Collaboration – Salmon”, 9” x 9”, film, paper and acrylic on paper
“Color Collaboration – Red”, 9” x 9”, film, paper and acrylic on paper
“Color Collaboration – Light yellow”, 9” x 9”, film, paper and acrylic on paper
“We Grow”, 40″ x 50″ acrylic on canvas, commission purchased
“Balanced Descension II”
2022, 18” x 24”, acrylic and rice paper on panel, available for purchase on minted
“Balanced Descension I”
2022, 18” x 24”, acrylic and rice paper on panel, original available on minted
“Appalachian Wanderer”
“Bridge to a New Season”, 24” x 36”, acrylic paint on canvas
“Archways I”, 24″ x 38″, oil and acrylic on canvas
“Connected” 2020, 18” x 24”, acrylic on paper, SOLD
“Yellow Meditation”, 2020, 18” x 24”, acrylic SOLD
“Breathe”, 2020, 18” x 24”, acrylic and graphite on paper, SOLD
“Deep End”, 18″ x 24″, acrylic and mixed media on paper, $175.
“Summertime”, 18” x 24” SOLD
“On the Sunny Side”, 18″ x 24″, acrylic and charcoal on paper.
“Pool Day”, 18″ x 24″, acrylic and mixed media on paper SOLD
“Take me to the River”, 18″ x 24″, acrylic and mixed media on paper, SOLD
Detour, mixed media on paper
“Alternate”, 18” x 24”, acrylic, charcoal, graphite and colored pencil on Paper, SOLD
“Maze Walker”, 18” x 24” SOLD
“Resistance is Futile”, 18” x 24”, acrylic, charcoal, graphite and colored pencil on Paper
