Education: MA Fine Art (Dist.) - Falmouth School of Art. 2021
Memberships: South West Academy of Fine and Applied Arts (SWAc), Network member of the Royal West of England Academy
Based: Somerset, UK
Rebecca Barnard's practice revolves around intuitive abstract painting and organic sculpture and ranges from multimedia installations to single-media projects. Her abstract paintings reflect an enigmatic quality, driven by an intuitive process. They often chart a subtle path between abstraction and figuration. Rather than adhering to a predetermined structure, her work emerges organically, capturing the complexity of the creative journey. This dynamic interplay between intention and spontaneity makes the works both mysterious and expressive, allowing for open-ended interpretation for the viewer. The works teeter between balance and chaos, harmony and disharmony.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2023 "The Machinery has Started" - The Loft Gallery, Wells
2022 "Catharsis" - Heritage Courtyard Gallery
2019 Cambridge Contemporary Art
2015 Cambridge Contemporary Art
2011 Langton Street Gallery, Chelsea
2010 Cambridge Contemporary Art
SELECTION OF MIXED EXHIBITIONS
2025 Brownston Gallery, Devon
2025 Marine House Gallery, Devon
2024 The Society of Women Artists, Mall Galleries
2024 The Atkinson Gallery, Somerset
2019, 21, 22, 23, 24 Bath Society of Artists, Bath
2023 The Loft Gallery, Heritage Courtyard, Wells
2020, 22, 23 RWA, Bristol
2022 The Salthouse Gallery, St Ives
2021 "Inside Out", Wells 2 man show
2011 - 2021 Cambridge Contemporary Art
2020, 21 Society of Women Artists
2020 St Ives Contemporary Art
2019 "Re-Formation" The Bishop's Palace, Wells
2018, 19, 20 The George Farnham Gallery, Suffolk
2017 - 2021 The Russell Gallery, London SW15
2016 The Mall Galleries - Shortlisted Artist for A&I Artist of the Year
2016 - present Heritage Courtyard Gallery
2016 The Waterfront Gallery, Pembroke
2014 - 2016 The Russell Gallery, London
2007 - 2012 Thompson's Gallery, Aldeburgh
2008 - 2012 Broadway Modern, Broadway
2009 Sadler Street Gallery, Wells
2008 & 2009 Mall Galleries (Art for Youth)
2005 - 2006 Lacy Road Gallery, London
2003 Enid Lawson Gallery, London
2000 Artmonsky Arts, London
2000 Wills Art Warehouse, London
