Barbara Campbell Thomas
STUDIO CRITICAL interview
My studio and work was recently featured on the painting blog STUDIO CRITICAL. (September 2011)
Contemporary Abstract Art
I've recently become part of an on line group of artists organized by Yifat Gat, a wonderful painter based in France--the group is focused on contemporary abstract art. The web address is: http://contemporaryabstractart.squarespace.com/
Hambidge Center for Creative Arts
I just learned that I will spend two more weeks in-residence at the Hambidge Center for Creative Arts in Rabun Gap, Georgia in early to mid May, 2011 This will be my third residency at Hambidge.
Museum acquisition
The Weatherspoon Art Museum purchased Grid Extension, a 9"x8" watercolor and collage image included in their recent Art on Paper Exhibition.
Art on Paper
I'm happy to be included in Art on Paper again, a Biennial Group Exhibition at the Weatherspoon Museum of Art in Greensboro, North Carolina. Xandra Eden is the Curator. November, 2010
Delineate
Group drawing exhibition at the University of South Carolina's McMaster Gallery, Columbia, South Carolina. September 2010.
Columbia Drawing Intensive
I'm spending four days in Columbia, SC for the first Columbia Drawing Intensive--a mini-drawing residency organized by artist Sara Schneckloth. June 2010.
Grids, Letters and Lines
February, 2010: Solo show of paintings at the University of Tennesse Concourse Gallery, Knoxville, Tennessee. I will be a visiting artist at UTK February 2-3, 2010.
Painting (in part, and in pieces)
A solo show of paintings and collages at 1708 Gallery, Richmond, Virginia. The show opens January 8, 2010. I will give an artist talk about collage and contemporary painting at the closing, February 13, 2010.
Hambidge Center for Creative Arts
In October 2009 I will spend two weeks at the Hambidge Artist Residency in Rabun Gap, Georgia. This will be my second visit to Hambidge; I'll be working on paintings and collages for two Spring 2010 solo shows.
Mother/mother show at A.I.R. Gallery
I just found out I've been selected by curator Jennifer Wroblewski to be a part of Mother/mother at A.I.R. Gallery in Brooklyn. The show opens in December.
Fall 2009 Research Leave
I'm happily working full time in my studio this Fall, due to a research leave granted by UNCG.
1708 Gallery
I'm preparing for a solo show at 1708 Gallery in Richmond, Virginia. The show will open in January 2010.
2009 Central Piedmont Regional HUB Grant
In Spring 2009, I received a Central Piedmont Regional HUB Grant to assist me in the development of my paintings during a semester long research leave, Fall 2009.
Graphica Creativa, The 12th International Print Triennial
Group exhibition featuring artists collectives across the globe who work with prints and artists books. The Printmaker's Left will be displaying work from our upcoming book, Exquisite History Volume 2: The New World.
Galleria Harmonia. Jyvaskla, Finland. June-July, 2009.
Paintpresent
A group exhibition exploring the range of contemporary painting, Lexington Art League. Lexington, Kentucky. Curator: Bobby Campbell. March, 2009
Painting Invitational
Group exhibition of paintings at Moon Gallery, Berry College in Mount Berry, Georgia. J. Bradley Adams of Berry College, Curator: J. Bradley Adams. February, 2009.
Art on Paper
Biennial Group Exhibition at the Weatherspoon Museum of Art, Greensboro, North Carolina. Xandra Eden, Curator. October, 2008
the index project (a deconstructed artist's book)
Solo show at (106) Gallery, Calvin College, Grand Rapids, Michigan. May, 2008.
Southern Gothic Now
Group show at Space 301 in Mobile, Alabama. May-July, 2008
Hambidge Center for Creative Arts
I spent the first two weeks of May, 2008 on a residency at the Hambidge Center in Rabun Gap, Georgia. While at Hambidge, I finished a large scale collage piece and made numerous small, experimental drawings.