James Barsness BORN: Bozeman, Montana, 1954 LIVES: Athens, Georgia and Venice, California

EDUCATION:

San Francisco Art Institute, MFA 1988

Boise State University, Art Education, MA 1985

Boise State University, BA 1979

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

SOLO EXHIBITIONS:

"New Paintings." George Adams Gallery. New York City, 1999

"It's A Beautiful World." George Adams Gallery. New York City, 1998

"Jim Barsness: Icons of Comic Relief." John Michael Kohler Arts Center. Sheboygan, Wisconsin, 1997*

"James Barsness: New Civilizations." George Adams Gallery. New York City, 1997

"The Rhythm of Rebel Angels." Susan Cummins Gallery. Mill Valley, California, 1996<

"James Barsness: The Usual Difficulties." George Adams Gallery. New York City, 1995

"James Barsness." Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art. Winston-Salem, 1995

"Jim Barsness: New Works on Paper." Frumkin/Adams Gallery (Drawing Gallery), 1993,1994

"Mythic Inventions." Boise Art Museum. Idaho, 1994*

Susan Cummins Gallery. Mill Valley, California, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994

Basement Studios. San Francisco, 1988

Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco Art Institute. California, 1987, 1989

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS:

"Fantasies and Curiosities." The Art Museum. Florida International University, Miami, 2000

"Bizarro World! The Parallel Universes of Comics and Fine Arts." Cornell Fine Arts Museum, Rollins College, Winter Park, Florida, 2000

"Art About Art." George Adams Gallery, New York City, 2000

"Annual Collector's Show," Arkansas Arts Center. Little Rock, 1998

"Peep Show: An Exhibition of Erotic Fact and Fantasy." Luise Ross Gallery. New York City, 1998"

"A Show of Hands." George Adams Gallery. New York City, 1997

"Mixing Business with Pleasure." Sawhill Gallery, James Madison University. Harrisonburg, Virginia, 1997

"Recent Acquisitions." Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, 1997

"The Importance of Toys." Monique Knowlton Gallery. New York City, 1996-97

"The New Traditionalists." Museum of Art, University of Oregon. Eugene, 1996

"Out of 'Toon': Another look at Art & the Comics." George Adams Gallery. New York City, 1995

The Hebrew Home for the Aged. Riverdale, New York, 1995

"The Reconstructed Figure: The Human Image in Contemporary Art." Katonah Museum of Art, New York City, 1995*

"Figure Drawing." Charles Moore Gallery. Philadelphia, 1994

"National Invitational." Arkansas Art Center. Little Rock, 1994*

"Here and Now: Bay Area Masterworks from the di Rosa Collection." Oakland Museum, California, 1994*

"Comic Influences." Susan Cummins Gallery. Mill Valley, California, 1994

"'Drawings: Reaffirming the Media." Art Gallery, University of Missouri. Kansas City, 1994

"Large-Scale Drawings: Gallery Artists and Invited Guests." Frumkin/Adams Gallery. New York City, (Summer) 1992

Caplan Gallery. Santa Monica, 1992

"Annual Collector's Exhibition." Arkansas Art Center. Little Rock, 1992, 1993, 1994

"Hanno Ahrens/James Barsness." Frumkin/Adams Gallery. New York City, 1991

"Introductions." John Pence Gallery. San Francisco, 1990

"Iconic Image." Susan Cummins Gallery. Mill Valley, California, 1990

Washington Square East Galleries, New York University. New York City, 1990

"Crocker Kinsley Annual." Crocker Art Museum. Sacramento, 1989

Rental Gallery, Museum of Modern Art. San Francisco, 1989

SELECTED COLLECTIONS:

Allentown Art Museum, Pennsylvania

Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock

Richard Brown Baker, New York City

Boise Museum of Art, Idaho

Capital Light, Hartford

Cornell Fine Arts Museum, Rollins College, Winter Park, Florida

Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT

Myers Industries, Akron, OH

Neuberger & Berman, New York City

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia

Perseus Collection, Honolulu

Rene and Veronica di Rosa Foundation, Napa, California

Sealed Air Corporation

Stephens, Inc., Little Rock

Wellington Management, Boston

Whitney Museum of American Art, New York

ARTICLES AND EXHIBITION REVIEWS:

Baker, Kenneth. "'Jim Barsness: Susan Cummins Gallery." ARTnews March 1994. Illus.
"Barsness' 'Tower' Is a Monument to Human Folly." San Francisco Chronicle 29 Nov. 1993
"Barsness' Solo in Mill Valley." San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Nov. 1991

Berkson, Bill. "Jim Barsness." Artforum, Oct. 1990

Bonetti, David. "'Jim Barsness." San Francisco Examiner, 29 Nov. 1991

Cohn, Terri. "Jim Barsness." Artweek, 28 Nov. 1991. Illus.

Kandel, Susan. "Systems Analysis." Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 1992

Patterson, Tom. "Christian Symbolism is Strong in Work by California Artist." Winston-Salem Journal, 11 June 1995

Porges, Maria. "Jim Barsness: Susan Cummins Gallery." Artforum, January 1994. Illus.

Shearin, Margaret. ""James Barsness: A Cornucopia of Images." Triad Style, 10 May 1995

Sprinkle, Susan. "Jim Barsness." NCH & G, December 1990. Illus

Zellen, Jody. "Jim Barsness." Art Scene, November 1992

ANONYMOUS ARTICLES:

"New Art Exhibit Opens at Hebrew Home for the Aged." Riverdale Review: Riverdale Bulletin Board, 23 Feb. - 1 Mar. 1995: 9.

EXHIBITION CATALOGUES:

Boise Art Museum, Idaho. "Mythic Inventions." Text by Sandy Harthorn

John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, Wisconsin. "James Barsness: Icons of Comic Relief." Text by Thyrza Nichols Goodeve

Katonah Museum of AA, New York. "The Re-Constructed Figure: The Human Image in Contemporary Art." Text by Sandy Harthorn

Richmond Art Center, Loomis-Chaffee School, Windsor, Connecticut. "In Pursuit of the Invisible: Selections from the Collection of Janice and Mickey Cartin." 1996

University of Oregon Museum of Art, Eugene. "The New Traditionalist." Text by Maria Porges