by Barbara Downs | Aug 11, 2023
I’m very happy to be a part of this multi-media exhibit which explores artwork that uses fire in the making of the work. You’ll see a wide range of mediums and artwork in this show, including my own work, below. Please join us for the opening reception...
by Barbara Downs | Dec 26, 2019
I’ll be in the upcoming show Take Aways: Art to Go! at the Pajaro Valley Arts gallery, January-March 2020. I’ve written before about this yearly show in this blog post, which explains my approach to the work I do specially for this show, so you can read...
by Barbara Downs | Nov 15, 2019
Many thanks to Mauro Bianchini, who wrote an article for the Sempione News about my piece Making My Own Paradise, currently on display at Palazzo Mora in Venice Italy: Sempione News: Mauro Bianchini on Barbara Downs Making My Own Paradise Before I say more, I just...
by Barbara Downs | Sep 21, 2019
In a moment of surprising forethought and planning when I was in high school, I took some drafting classes because I knew I wanted to study art in college, but I also knew that I needed to earn a living. Why not do drafting as my day job? I liked drawing and the...
by Barbara Downs | May 25, 2019
I finished this piece, Nothing But Blue Skies, some time ago, but I was so busy getting it finished and shipped to Venice for the European Cultural Centre’s Biennale show that I neglected to cover it in my blog at all. I’ll make amends now. Like a...