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James Barsness Biography
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1979 |
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BA, Boise State University Boise, ID
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1985 |
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MA, Art Education, Boise State University Boise, ID
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1988 |
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Binney and Smith National Art Achievement Award
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1988 |
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MFA, San Francisco Art Institute San Francisco, CA
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1989 |
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Juror's Award, Crocker/Kingsley Annual Sacramento, CA
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1996 |
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Elizabeth Foundation Grant
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1999 |
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University of Georgia Faculty Research Grant
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President's Essay Award Boise State University, Boise, ID
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Angus McDonald Scholarship Boise State University, Boise, ID
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Lives Athens, GA and Venice, CA
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2009
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Catharine Clark Gallery, San Francisco, California (solo)
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2008
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New Paintings, George Adams Gallery, New York, New York (solo)
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2008
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The Byblos Art Gallery, Verona, Italy
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2007
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Breaking Ground Breaking, Catharine Clark Gallery, San Francisco, California
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2007
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New Directions, Columbus Museum, Columbus, Georgia. Exhibition traveled to: Telfair Museum, Savannah, Georgia; Knoxville Museum, Knoxville, Tennessee (catalogue)
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2007
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More is More: Maximalist Tendencies in Recent American Painting, Florida State University Art Museum, Tallahassee, Florida (catalogue)
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2007
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You Owe Me, Phil Slein, St. Louis, Missouri (solo)
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2006
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This Side of the Blue, George Adams Gallery, New York, New York (solo)
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2006
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Emblematic, McMaster Gallery, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina
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2006
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Group Show, George Adams Gallery, New York, New York
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2005
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30th Parallel: A Convergence of Contemporary Painters, Jacksonville Museum of Modern Art, Jacksonville, Florida
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2005
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Body Language, George Adams Gallery, New York, New York
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2004
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Bush-Whack, George Adams Gallery, New York, New York
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2004
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You Belong Here, Greenville Country Art Museum, Greenville, South Carolina (solo)
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2004
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You Belong Here, George Adams Gallery, New York, New York (solo)
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2003
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Jim Barsness, Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta, Georgia
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2003
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Collaborations: Ceramic Plates by Andy Nacisse, Jim Barsness, Tom Hammond, Neil Bender, and Alex Muroski, Broad Street Gallery, University of Georgia, Athens, Athens, Georgia
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2003
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The Board Show: The Art of Transforming Surf, Skate, and Snowboards, di Rosa Preserve: Art & Nature, Napa, California
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2003
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Multiple Works, George Adams Gallery, New York, New York
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2003
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Road Show, George Adams Gallery, New York, New York
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2003
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Creatures that Stir: Symbol and Satire in Animals of Imagination, Palo Alto Art Center, Palo Alto, California
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2003
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Selections from the Goldberg Collection, Goldberg Foundation, Mt. Kisco, New York
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2002
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Once Upon a Time: Prints from the Whitney Museum of American Art, Albany Museum of Art, Albany, New York
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2002
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The Male Purview, Athica Art Center, Athens, Georgia
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2002
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1,000 Words, John Michael Kohler Art Center, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
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2002
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Self-Portraits, George Adams Gallery, New York, New York
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2002
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Current Holdings: Bay Area Drawing, Bay Area Collections, Palo Alto Art Center, Palo Alto, California
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2002
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The Prize, George Adams Gallery, New York, New York (solo)
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2002
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An Abridged History, Arrow Gallery, Athens, Georgia (solo)
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2001
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Jim Barsness, Arthur Roger Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana
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2001
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I Knew A Farmer, Arrow Gallery, Athens, Georgia (solo)
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2001
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Any History Will Do, George Adams Gallery, New York, New York (solo)
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2000
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Jim Barsness, Brian Gross Gallery, San Francisco, California
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1999
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It’s a Beautiful World, George Adams Gallery, New York, New York (solo)
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1998
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New Civilizations, George Adams Gallery, New York, New York (solo)
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1997
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Usual Difficulties, George Adams Gallery, New York, New York (solo)
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1997
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Icons of Comic Relief, Kohler Art Center, Sheboygan, Wisconsin (solo, catalogue)
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1996
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The Rebel Angels, Susan Cummings Gallery, Mill Valley, California (solo)
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1996
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Jim Barsness, California Museum of Art, Santa Rosa, California
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1995
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James Barsness, New Drawings, George Adams Gallery, New York, New York
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1995
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James Barsness, Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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1994
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Jim Barsness, Mythic Inventions, Boise Art Museum, Boise, Idaho
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SELECTED PUBLIC COLLECTIONS:
Allentown Art Museum, Pennsylvania
Arkansas Arts Center, Little Rock
Boise Museum of Art, Idaho
Capital Light, Hartford
Cornell Fine Arts Museum Rollins College, Winter Park, Florida
Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University, Middeltown, CT
Myers Industries, Akron, OH
Neuberger & Berman, New York City
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia
Persis Collection, Honolulu
di Rosa Art Preserve, Napa, California
Sealed Air Corporation
Stephens, Inc., Little Rock
Wellington Management, Boston
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York
Yale University Art Gallery
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AWARDS:
Juror’s Award, Crocker/Kingsley Annual, Sacramento, 1989.
Binney and Smith National Art Achievement Award, 1988.
President’s Essay Award, Boise State University, 1985.
Angus McDonald Scholarship, Boise State University, 1985.
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