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Shop Made In VA coming to RVA!

Shop Made In Virginia in RVA

Featured Artist at the new Shop Made in VA in Scott’s Addition, Richmond, VA Grand Opening – October 18, 2024, exhibiting through December. Excited for you to see and shop my new Monet’s Garden and Tie Dye Dreams collections! These Read more…


The story behind the “Fair Ride” paintings

Carol Barber in her studio with "Fair Ride" collection.

Also in the exhibit currently at Second Street Gallery until September 27, 2024 are paintings on wooden panels inspired by fair rides at night. As a youth, the annual fair coming to rural southside Virginia was a magical and exciting Read more…


The Story Behind “Watching Bubbles”

detail of paint layering on a clear substrate

Finally in a clear box again! For my graduate show and thesis, I created work that was my digital art printed on multiple transparent sheets and hung together in layers in a hand-made plexiglass box. At the time, I wanted Read more…


New Work Showing in September

acrylic painting in cool colors on transparent substrate by Carol Barber

Curator’s Choice: A Dual Exhibition with Carol Barber + William Bennett,
September 6 – 27, 2024
Dové Gallery at Second Street Gallery


Minted Design Challenge Winner

I am so excited to share with you a limited edition art print I have available on minted! This was a design and submission I did over the Summer. It has been a long process with many submissions to get Read more…


Vote for the Minted/West Elm challenge

https://www.minted.com/challenge/579?sort=designer&count=50&submission_page=24#submissions I have 17 submissions in the current West Elm challenge at Minted. Your votes determine what will be for sale as fine art prints. I hope that you can check out my submissions and rate them 1 to 5, Read more…


Commissions

I am so glad I said yes to this commission! Scaling my work to two 64″ x 64″ squares presented many challenges but the results were monumental. Patrons of the arts really play such a vital role in moving artists Read more…


Abstract Workshops for Adults

Abstract Workshops for Adults I have begun teaching an abstract workshop for adults! This is a dream come true after many years of thinking about it. However there is a learning curve for me to get the desired results from Read more…


P!NK

The highlight of my Spring besides a wonderful trip out West with my family was being in a group show called P!NK at McGuffey Art Center with other women artists that I admire. I was happy with the work that Read more…


Prints Now Available

Check out my new collection, “Touch of Earth”, on Fine Art America. This work is from a new series where I am incorporating neutral colors into my palette while exploring line, shape and mark making. The many layers and delicate lines Read more…