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James Xavier Barbour http://www.jamesxavierbarbour.com Mediums - Traditional Oil. Fresco, Stone Sculpture.-Artist ground pigments and prepared mediums and varnishes. Oil on Belgian Linen, Charcoal, graphite etc. Artist's Statement -James Xavier Barbour. A professional painter and sculptor who works from the figure and blends Old Master techniques with contemporary narrative. His interest lies in both the representation of the figure and in capturing those moments in life where world reality around us can appear to be like a dream reality. Barbour believes that in a sense everything in our environment and in ourselves is like a puzzle. Sometimes we create these environments and sometimes we do not . He enjoys making the viewer play the game of defining what the truth really is . Is the illusion the painting itself, or is it the subject within the painting. Monumental in size, his work intentionally courts ambiguity, and come from an inspiration and love for the human figure, classical techniques and a general belief that an artist can make a difference in this troubled world by the work that they create He is concerned with anatomical and realistic accuracy that convey a seriousness that requires attention to detail and a slow and rich execution. The images are portrayals of psychological conflict that exists in each of us at some level. It is an unfolding of specific complicated mental states translated into a visual experience. Barbour maintains a very rigorous schedule of painting, sculpture, and drawing at his studio but also is an Instructor of Anatomy ,Figure Drawing and Art History at The Academy of Art College in San Francisco. He moved from New York City where he painted, exhibited, and taught for several years. SELECTED TEACHING ABILITIES -The Estudio Barbour Private,& Selectively -The Academy of Art College of San Francisco - Educator of Fine Arts/ Anatomy, Fig. Drawing, Art History -Essex County College ,Newark , NJ . - Educator of Fine Art/ Anatomy, Art History, Drawing, Color, Figure Drawing, Cast Drawing, Traditional Oil Painting, Portrait Painting, Ecorche, Sculpture, Stained Glass, Art Restoration -National Project Grad Program- Fine Arts and Painting Instructor A member of: Oil Painters of America , and New York Society of Portrait Artists Gallery Affiliations - SELECTED GALLERIES -James Xavier Barbour Contemporary Figurative Realism Paintings and Sculpture Estudio Barbour Official Website: www.jamesxavierbarbour.com -The Stage Gallery , New York , NY . -The Art Gallery of Kingwood , Houston, Texas www.artgalleryofkingwood.com -Machorro Gallery , Houston, Texas -The Gallery of Distinctive Art , Houston, Texas Exhibitions - SELECTED EXHIBITIONS 2003 The Stage Gallery , New York , NY . 2003 The Art Gallery of Kingwood , Houston, Texas 2002 Machorro Gallery , Houston, Texas 2000 The Lawrence and Josephine C. Wilkinson Hall Toro Muerto New York ,NY 2000 Grand Gallery of the National Arts Club New York ,NY. A Century of Design, Art and Craft 2000 Ward-Nasse Gallery , New York , NY. Rites of Spring 2000 The Gallery of Distinctive Art ,Houston , Texas Realism for The New Milllenium 2000 St. Mathews Gallery , Newark , NJ Invitational 1998 The Taub Hall Gallery , Hartford, CT. Individual Visions 1997 University of Georgia Lamar Dodd Gallery 1997 The Gallery of Distinctive Art, Houston, Texas James Xavier Barbour; Recent Paintings 1997 Joseloff Gallery , Hartford, CT Goldfarb Exhibit 1996 The Blaffer Gallery , Houston , Texas Art Museum of the University of Houston 1996 La Galleria Casa di Riposo , Italy Recent Works: Disegni, Dipinti, Sculture 1995 Loughborough College of Art London, England Experimental Work SELECTED AWARDS AND HONORS The Deans Artistic Merit Award The Anna Ball Pierce Grant SELECTED PUBLICATIONS The Kingwood Press 2003 The Hartford Observer 2003 The Houston Chronicle Newspaper ,1994 The American Art Registry of American Fine Artists The Digital Consciousness SELECTED TEACHING ABILITIES The Academy of Art College of San Francisco - Educator of Fine Arts/ Anatomy, Fig. Drawing, Art History Essex County College , Newark , NJ . - Educator of Fine Art/ Anatomy, Art History, Drawing, Color, Figure Drawing, Cast Drawing, Traditional Oil Painting, Portrait Painting, Ecorche, Sculpture, Stained Glass, Art Restoration National Project Grad Program- Fine Arts and Painting Instructor The Estudio Barbour –Private, Selectively A member of: Oil Painters of America , and New York Society of Portrait Artists |  |
Biography - Family : Spain Born: Dallas , Texas Languages: Spanish, Italian, English James Xavier Barbour Born in Dallas , Texas and of Spanish descent. He is a professional painter and sculptor who blends Old Masters techniques with contemporary narrative. His work courts ambiguity, and comes from inspiration and love for the human figure. He is concerned with anatomical, realistic accuracy and a seriousness that requires attention to detail and slow, rich execution. His works represent the figure and facets of life where world reality can appear as a puzzle, or dream reality. His images ask us to redefine what truth really is and are filled with movement, and various meaning. Barbour is an instructor/lecturer of Human Anatomy, Figure/Portrait Drawing, and Art History at the Academy of Art College in San Francisco and taught in New York for several years. He received his Masters of Fine Arts in Painting and in Anatomy from the New York Academy of Art, and a BFA from the Hartford Art School . He has also studied at the Art Students League of NY, and in Italy where he exhibited and trained in fresco and in art conservation. Barbour is currently represented in galleries throughout New York , Texas , San Francisco , and Los Angeles and in private and corporate collections both in the United States and Internationally. In addition to his work shown in galleries, he accepts a limited number of portrait commissions each year. He has also received multiple awards for his work and has been commissioned for several murals. His work,Surreal Self-Portrait was recently selected for the prestigious Realism 2003 International Exhibition at the Stage Gallery in New York from Feb 28 th - April 13 , 2003 . To see more of the artists work, visit his website www.jamesxavierbarbour.com or contact by email at barbour@jamesxavierbarbour.com |