Barrie Sterling is a Northern California based studio artist with strong ties to Los Angeles and New York. In order to support her deep passion for painting and creative expression she also works as a children’s art teacher and figure model.
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Education
Barnard College of Columbia University, BA, 2012
Classical Realism with Rhonda Kriyas of Atelier Grisaille, 2015-16
Classical Realism with Jay Blums and Naomi Marino of Art Haus Atelier, 2016-ongoing
https://www.arthausatelier.com/
Selected Exhibitions
2015 Wonderment, Atlas Coffee, Santa Rosa, CA (group)
2019 Santa Rosa National Arts Program, The Finley Center, Santa Rosa, CA (group)
2020 Santa Rosa National Arts Program, The Finley Center, Santa Rosa, CA (group)
2021 Santa Rosa National Arts Program, The Finley Center, Santa Rosa, CA (group)
2022 Santa Rosa National Arts Program, The Finley Center, Santa Rosa, CA (group)
2022 Balletto Vineyards, Santa Rosa, CA (solo)
2023 Santa Rosa National Arts Program, The Finley Center, Santa Rosa, CA (group)
2024 Studio Obsessions, The Finley Center, Santa Rosa, CA (solo)
Collections
Works held in private collections in Sweden, California, New York City, Maine, Illinois, Florida and Pennsylvania
Awards
2019 Santa Rosa National Arts Program, Honorable Mention
2022 Santa Rosa National Arts Program, First Place
2023 Santa Rosa National Arts Program, Third Place
Other
2022 “Angel of Wishes,” human statue performance at Winterblast, Santa Rosa, CA
2020 Mural for Confluence Farm, Sebastopol, CA
2018-19 “Angel of Wishes,” human statue performance at Winterblast, Santa Rosa, CA
2018 Album Art for the single “Two” by Snack Cat
2016 “Human Leopard/Statue” street performance, Stockholm, Sweden
2016 Wrote and performed verses for Buck Thrifty’s album The Slacktivisit, Santa Rosa, CA
2015-17 Set design and performances for North Bay Cabaret, Santa Rosa, CA
