D A N I E L
B A R B E R
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Curriculum Vitae

Daniel A

Daniel A. Barber

www.daniel-barber.com

 

 

Education

 

1989 MFA University of Illinois Chicago—painting

Full scholarship via Teaching Assistantship

 

1985 BS Illinois State University—broadcasting/concentration in philosophy

 

University Teaching Experience

 

2005 - Present University of Georgia: Lamar Dodd School of Art. Athens, GA

Adjunct Professor

Athens, Georgia Campus – Courses Taught

·         Painting: Materials and Techniques – graduate and undergraduate (scheduled Spring 2007)

·         Graduate Level Drawing and Composition (scheduled Spring 2007)

·         Advanced Figure Drawing and Anatomy

·         Advanced Painting Studio

·         Independent Studies in Painting

·         Figure Drawing

·         Art Appreciation

Cortona, Italy Study Abroad Program – Courses Taught

·         Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced Painting

·         Independent Studies in Painting

 

1997 - 2004 Columbia College Chicago

Adjunct Professor, Department of Art and Design: Fine Arts Studio and Art History

Courses Taught

·         Figure Painting Studio (Oil Painting and the Nude)

·         Drawing

·         Two Dimensional Design (Including Color Theory)

·         Art History I: Ancient to Medieval

·         Art History II: Renaissance to Contemporary

 

1986 - 1988 University of Illinois Chicago

Instructor (graduate assistantship/instructor of record)

Courses Taught

·         Nude Figure Drawing

·         Introduction to Oil Painting

 

Museum Experience

Note: Please see endnotes for specific lecture topics

 

1988 - Present The Art Institute of Chicago

Independent Contractor/Lecturer (2004-present)

Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Museum Education (1996-2004)

Independent Contractor/Lecturer (1988-1996)

·         Public and private scholarly lectures on The Art Institute of Chicago (AIC) permanent collection and temporary exhibitions and on various topics, movements, and periods in art history for various departments including Museum Education, Development, Membership Programs, Special Events and Evening Associates

·         Lecturer for various programs within Museum Education including ArtExpress, Art Plus, Elderhostel, Student and Teacher Programs

·         International Study Trip Leader for AIC Membership Programs (Provence 2003; China 2004; Paris and the South of France 2005)

·         Seminar and workshop lecturer and hands-on instructor for college, high school, and elementary school teachers on integrating art with science (AIC Teacher Programs)

·         Contributing Writer for AIC teacher’s manuals (Italian Renaissance; Ancient Egyptian Art) and the AIC website

·         Drawing Instructor for Member’s Sketch Class Program

·         Lecturer for AIC docent training seminars

 

1994 -2001 Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago

Independent Lecturer and Studio Instructor

·         Public and private lectures on the Museum of Contemporary Art (MCA) collections and temporary exhibitions

·         Art History Instructor: courses on various topics in Contemporary Art

·         Studio Art Instructor (Painting, Drawing, Collage, etc)

·         Teacher Programs Instructor: on methods of integrating art with other disciplines (e.g. Art as a Catalyst for Creative Writing; Integrating Art and Geometry in the Classroom)

 

 

Solo Exhibitions

 

2001 University of Illinois Chicago CIU Art Lounge • Chicago • Subjects: Paintings by Daniel Barber

1994 Gallery A (Carrie Secrist Gallery) • Chicago • Daniel Barber, Paintings

1992 Roger Ramsay Gallery • Chicago • Daniel Barber, Paintings

1988 Gallery 400 • Chicago • Paintings by Daniel Barber

 

Selected Group Exhibitions

 

2006 Brad Cooper Gallery • Tampa, FL • Landscape in the Postmodern: An International Juried Exhibition • Juror: Corey Postiglione

William A. Koehnline Gallery • Des Plaines, IL • Travel Documents • Curator: Corey Postiglione

Palazzo Casali • Cortona, Italy • Mostra 2006

A + D Gallery • Chicago • Travel Documents • Curator: Corey Postiglione

2003 Gallery 2 (The Art Institute of Chicago) • ARTwork IV—AIC Staff and Faculty Exhibition

 

2002 Brad Cooper Gallery • Tampa, FL • Nude in the Postmodern: An International Juried Exhibition • Juror: Corey Postiglione

CS/32 • Chicago • The Curated Show.

Marwen • Chicago • Those Who Do, Teach

 

2001 Glass Curtain Gallery • Chicago • Columbian Exposition Art Auction (catalogue)

Charm Gallery • Chicago • What it’s About

Marwen • Chicago • Those Who Do, Teach

Gallery 2 (The Art Institute of Chicago) • ARTwork III—AIC Staff and Faculty Exhibition

 

2000 Carlson Tower Gallery • North Park University, Chicago • Shake the Coat • Curator: Tim Lowly

William A. Koehnline Gallery • Des Plaines, IL • Painting in Chicago Now • Curator: Corey Postiglione (catalogue)

Marwen • Chicago • Those Who Do, Teach

 

1999 Columbia College Art Gallery • Chicago • Small Works

Gallery 2 (The Art Institute of Chicago) • ARTwork II—AIC Staff and Faculty Exhibition

2nd Floor Studios • Chicago • Marathon Show 99

Marwen • Chicago • Those Who Do, Teach

 

1998 Columbia College Art Gallery • Chicago • Painting in Chicago Now • Curator: Corey Postiglione

Northern Illinois University Art Gallery • Chicago • Bookmarks 6: An Auction for Whitewalls

Marwen • Chicago • Those Who Do, Teach

 

1997 Inspiration Cafe • Chicago • Fourth Inspired Art Auction

Marwen • Chicago • Those Who Do, Teach

 

1996 Lonsdale Gallery • Toronto, Canada • The Seven Deadly Sins: An Auction for C magazine

ARC Gallery • Chicago • ARC Regional III

Marwen • Chicago • Artist Exhibition

 

1995 Weiss Memorial Hospital • Chicago • Art Against AIDS

18th Street Gallery • Chicago • Artist to Artist

ARC Gallery • Chicago • ARC Invitational

Marwen • Chicago • Artist Exhibition

 

1994 Gallery A (Carrie Secrist Gallery) • Chicago • Transition II (catalogue)

Evanston Art Center • Evanston, IL • 1994 Evanston & Vicinity 12th Biennial Exhibition Jurors: Greg Knight, Mark Pascale, and Beryl J. Wright.

N.A.M.E. • Chicago • 1994 N.A.M.E. Benefit Auction

 

1993 Gallery A (Carrie Secrist Gallery) • Chicago • Gallery Artists Exhibition

N.A.M.E. • Chicago • N.A.M.E. Twelfth Annual Benefit Auction

 

1992 Blind Faith Gallery • Chicago • The Figure

The Dome Room • Chicago • Migration

 

1991                                    Prairie Avenue Gallery • Chicago • Bodily

 

1988 Econo-Art Theatre • Chicago • Carne Vale

A. Montgomery Ward Gallery • Chicago • 12th Annual Art Exhibition

Union League Club • Chicago • Union League Civic and Arts Foundation Annual Exhibition

Jones College Gallery • Northwestern University, Evanston, IL • Fourth Annual All-Illinois Art Exhibition

Gallery 400 • Chicago • Graduate Works

 

1987 Gallery 400 • Chicago • Residual Objects: Works on Paper x 5

Greatspace • Chicago • Master Feast

A. Montgomery Ward Gallery • Chicago • 11th Annual Art Exhibition

 

1986 A. Montgomery Ward Gallery • Chicago • 10th Annual Art Exhibition

Chicago Gallery • Chicago • Works on Paper

Gallery 400 • Chicago • What Does it Take to Make You Fight Back?

 

Selected Awards

 

2002 Brad Cooper Gallery, Tampa, FL: Nude in the Postmodern: An International Juried Exhibition: Honorable Mention

2000 Illinois Alliance for Arts Education: Service Recognition Award: Artist

1988 Union League Civic and Arts Foundation. Visual Arts Scholarship.

1987 Montgomery Ward Gallery Exhibition Award

 

Bibliography and Selected Press

 

2006 Margaret Hawkins. ‘Travel Documents' lets us tour with artists. Review of Travel Documents Exhibition at A + D Gallery, Chicago. Chicago Sun-Times. March 17, 2006.

Lennie Bennett. The Images that Surround Us. St. Petersburg Times. September 7, 2006

Megan Voeller. Looking at the world through the eyes of postmodern artists. Weekly Planet. Tampa, FL. August 23, 2006
Esther Hammer. Tampa Arts Trail: Ybor City Gallery's Biennial Exhibit Explores a Postmodern View of Landscapes. Tampa Tribune. August 10, 2006

 

2005 Sara Freeland, photographer. Koi Critique with Professor Daniel Barber. Front page captioned photo. Red & Black, University of Georgia newspaper. September 13, 2005

 

2002 Lennie Bennett. Unveiling the Postmodern Nude. St. Petersburg Times. November 28, 2002

Esther Hammer. Nudes in the Postmodern Dress up Brad Cooper Gallery. The Tampa Tribune. August 10, 2006

Chicago Public School News. It’s a Jungle Out There: A Rainforest Mural at Carl von Linnι School. Interview and photos. September 2002.

 

2000 Corey Postiglione. Online essay with images. Painting in Chicago Now. http://www.oakton.edu/museum/Paint2.html

 

1999 Chicago Academy of Sciences (Nature Museum) Website. Video interview regarding pigments and the physics and neurobiology of perception including a painting demonstration in Daniel Barber’s Chicago studio. Fall 1999.

Danya Ruttenberg. Channeling the Muse: The Spirituality of Creative Work. Grace Cathedral Online Interview with images of Daniel Barber’s paintings. 1999. http://www.gracecathedral.org/muse/muse_intro.shtml

WBEZ Chicago. Radio interview with Daniel Barber. July, 1999

 

1998 Fox News Chicago. Television interview with Daniel Barber, Artist and Teacher. August, 1998

 

1997 Captioned Photo of painting, Trickster by Daniel Barber. Chicago Reader. Section 2: Galleries. February 28, 1997. p. 20

WTTW Chicago. Television interview with Daniel Barber, Artist and Teacher. July, 1997

 

1996 Nicole Cook. Interview with Daniel Barber (with photos). Art·icles. Winter 1996. p. 5.

Lori Rotenberk. In Degas’ Steps: Museum visitors sketch a dancer. Article about a program Daniel Barber led at The Art Institute of Chicago with captioned photo by Ellen Domke. Chicago Sun Times. Arts & Show section. November 4, 1996. p. 35

 

1995 Mary L. Zeltmann and Jasmine Lewis. A Special Mural Project. Andrew Jackson Language Academy Newsletter. Chicago. June, 1995. Vol. VI No. 3

 

1994 Art Richardson, photographer. Captioned photo. Streetwise. Chicago. July 1, 1994. Vol. 2. No. 13. p. 3

William F. Grisham. Magical: The Biennial Evanston & Vicinity Exhibition. Review of exhibition with captioned photo of Daniel Barber and his painting, Intermezzo: Speakable and Unspeakable. Evanston Clarion. June 17, 1994. Vol. 2. No. 8. p. 10

 

1988 Barbara Hill. Paintings are big losers in UIC student contest. Chicago Illini. April 14, 1988.

Maude Huffman, photographer. Captioned Photo. At Chicago: University of Illinois Newspaper: March 2, 1988. Vol. 6 No. 19. p. 13

 

 

 

Symposia, Conferences, International Study Trips, and Special Lectures

 

2007 The Art Institute of Chicago

Lecturer: Department of Membership Programs (Potpourri Series)

Perception, Painting and the Persistent Puzzle of Balzac's Chef d'oeuvre inconnu.

May, 2007 (scheduled)

 

The Art Institute of Chicago

Artist/Lecturer: Department of Membership Travel Programs

Daniel Barber, Recent Paintings and Drawings. Viewing and discussion of work in my Georgia Studio

AIC Members’ Trip to Atlanta and Athens, GA

April, 2007 (scheduled)

 

2006 University of Georgia: Lamar Dodd School of Art

Cortona, Italy Study Abroad Program

Professor: Painting

 

2005 The Art Institute of Chicago

Art History International Study Trip Leader/Lecturer

Paris, Bordeaux, Toulouse, and Albi: On the Trail of Toulouse-Lautrec

Lecture topics:

·         The Bohemian of Montmartre: The Life and Work of Toulouse-Lautrec (Part I &II)

·         Keen Eyes, Sensitive Hands: Toulouse-Lautrec and other Unflattering Observers of Humanity

·         The Legacy of Bohemia in Paris – Picasso, Matisse, Giacometti, et al

 

The Art Institute of Chicago

Lecturer: Department of Membership Programs (Potpourri Series)

La Bohθme de Montmarte: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and the Art of Fin-de-Siθcle-Paris

 

2004 The Art Institute of Chicago

Art History International Study Trip Leader/Lecturer

Mandarin China: Cruising the Fabled Three Gorges and the Yangtze River

Lecture topics:

·         Three Teachers Fell into a River: Buddhism, Daoism, and Confucianism in Chinese Art

·         China Underground: Art and Artifacts for the Living and the Dead

·         The Chinese Landscape—Mountains, Gardens, Stones, and Ink

·         Painting, Painters, and Patronage in Imperial China and the Modern World

 

The Art Institute of Chicago

Lecturer: Department of Membership Programs (Potpourri Series)