TOBY BARNES


EDUCATION

1997-1999          MFA at the University of Michigan School of Arts & Design.

1993-1997          BFA at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Arts

RECENT EXHIBITIONS

2013            ALTARED STATES, A.P.E. Gallery, Northampton, MA

2013            RISE OF THE ROBOTS, group show, FOE gallery, Northampton, MA

2012            YEAR OF THE DRAGON, FOE gallery, Northampton, MA

2012            LOOK II, group show, FOE gallery, Northampton, MA

2011            EXPAND & CONFLATE, group show, curated by Valerie Cooper, General Electric Cultural Fine Art Gallery, Fairfield, CT.

2009            SUPERHEROES, group show, curated by Laura Kelly, Look at this Gallery, Chiang Mai, Thailand.

2009            EMERGE 10, group show, curated by Sara Reisman, Aljira Center for Contemporary Art, Newark, NJ

2008            PRANIME, solo show, curated by Renu & Susan George, Time and Space Gallery, Bangalore, India.

2007            U CAN’T TOUCH DIS, group show, curated by Eric Shiner, Zone Chelsea Art Center, New York, NY

2007            EMERGENCY ROOM, group show, curated by Thierry Geoff, P.S.1 MOMA, Long Island City, NY

2006            PEEKSKILL PROJECT, “Metropolis 2226,” curated by Trong Nguyen at the Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art, Peekskill, NY

2005            PSIONIC DISTORTION, group show curated by Tim Evans, at Plum Blossoms Gallery, New York, NY

2004            PSIONIC DISTORTION, group show curated by Tim Evans, at the Super-Deluxe Gallery, Nishi Azabu district Tokyo, Japan

2004            QUEENS INTERNATIONAL at the Queens Museum of Art, NY

2004            BLIND PILOTS group show at Linc Real Art Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2004            BLIND PILOTS group show at The Proposition Gallery, New York, NY

2003            ASIAN AMERICAN ARTS CENTRE, 13th Annual Emerging Artists Exhibition, New York City, NY

2003            KOREA SOCIETY, Guest Speaker, Artists’ Talk New York City, NY

2003            KAGEKI METONYMICS: Subversions and Transformations from the Japanese Fringe,  group show at Linc Real Art Gallery, San Francisco CA

 

BIBLIOGRAPHY/ PRESS

2009            Time Out: Bengalaru, Cover Artist, Art Section, December 26, 2008 –January 8, 2009, vol. 1, issue 12.

2009            Time Out: Bengalaru, “Cosmic Relief,” review by Yann Arthus-Bertrand, December 26 – January 8, 2009 issue.

2009            My Bangalore, “Clustering Concepts,” by Sunanda, January 2, 2009.

2009            My Bangalore, “Interview with Toby Barnes,” by Sunanda, January 7, 2009.

2008            The Hindu, “Multiple Mindscapes,” by Ayesha Matthan, December 23rd, 2008, online edition

2007            ArtSlant New York, “The Emerging Asian Artists,” by Charlie Schultz, September 13th, 2007

2007            Nishi Nihon Shimbun, Review of Show: U Can’t Touch Dis, September 2007 issue

2005            New York Arts Magazine, Cover Artist, vol. 10, no. 7/8

2005            Art Asia Pacific, Spring Issue, no. 44, “Projects in the Making: Artist Profile”

2005            Flavorpill, Website Magazine, no. 109, Cover Artist, “Laughing-matter, matter, or matters”

2004            The Japan Times, “Manga Animates the New Millenium” by Ken Kawashima, Nov. 10th, 2004

2004            Queens International Magazine, vol. 2, no. 1, Nov. 7th, 2004

2004            Artnet, “New this Month in US Museums”, Nov. 11th, 2004