by Barbara Downs | Apr 15, 2022
The Pandemic Project is up in Venice! I’m beyond excited to be part of the Personal Structures — Reflections exhibition at Palazzo Mora, organized by the European Cultural Centre in the context of the 59th Venice Biennale. Click here for the exhibition website....
by Barbara Downs | Oct 23, 2021
This wall-sized piece has been my main studio work during the pandemic; it’s been my response to the global catastrophe as well as to the ordinary triumphs and tragedies that have occurred as usual in our lives. The triumphs have been made less celebratory and...
by Barbara Downs | Mar 4, 2021
I’ve finished these pieces for the Pajaro Valley Arts Take Aways: Art to Go! exhibition, April 7 – May 23. More details will be available on their website soon regarding visits to the gallery, but this fundraising show is always full of a huge variety of...
by Barbara Downs | Feb 18, 2021
I’m painting birds again. I’ve drawn and painted plenty of birds before, and written about it too, notably with The Daily Bird. The most salient point I’ve made about birds is that they are one of the few wild animals with which we interact on a...
by Barbara Downs | Sep 21, 2020
I started this blog post several weeks ago about a project I’m doing in response to the pandemic, but that was before California caught on fire and we had to evacuate. Back home again, I’m also back to this project, so it’s a good time to finish the...
