Strangepuppets - the art of Marie Barr

Marie M. Barr Bio

I grew up in Connecticut, the youngest of 9 children. With so many kids in the house, there are few things which you get to claim as your own, and crayons are not one of them. Somehow the red was always missing, or the only colors not worn to the nub were the waxy generic store brand. Still, I always found a way to create my art. I made it through grade school by being in charge of decorating the bulletin boards and excelling in the art of diorama making. When it came time for college, of course I studied Art & Design. I spent the years since then working in Web, Graphic Design, Illustration and eventually becoming an Art Director.

During all of this, I've continued to work on my own art. I find people fascinating in both our eloquence and awkwardness. My works express the complexities of humanity and the knowledge that we are all strange puppets.

I currently live in Los Angeles where I enjoy all the avocados and cupcakes any one person can.

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Education

BFA Communication Arts & Design Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA Graduated Cum Laude

Solo Exhibitions

2007
"Emotional Reasoning", Hyaena Gallery, Burbank, CA

Group exhibitions

2012
_______ism - ISM: 10 year , Grand Central Art Center, Santa Ana, CA
G40: The Summit -by Art Whino, Richmond, VA

2011
Sugar & Spice Show, Screaming Sky Gallery, Portland, OR
March Group Show, Hibbleton Gallery, Fullerton, CA
Doll Haus Group Show, Rothick art haus, Anaheim, CA
G40: The Summit -by Art Whino, Washington, DC

2010
December Group Show, C.A.V.E. Gallery, Venice, CA
G40: The Summit -by Art Whino, Arlington, VA

2009
"Life Essentials" -by Art Whino and ILF, The Portals Theater, Washington, DC
Art Whino: Miami , Charcoal Studios, Miami, FL
"Meanwhile… at the Hall of Justice", Subtext Gallery, San Diego, CA
Inked Souls, Art Whino, Arlington, VA
It's Fierce, Eclectix Gallery, El Cerrito, CA
Eat It!, Eclectix Gallery, El Cerrito, CA

2008
Autumn's Delight, Distinction Gallery, Escondido, CA
111 Minna Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Untitled Love Project, ISM Gallery, Long Beach, CA

2007
Cannibal Flower Anniversary Show, Hangar1018 Los Angeles, CA
Untitled Love Project, Santa Ana, CA
Cannibal Flower, Los Angeles, CA
The Hive, Los Angeles, CA

2005
Art Works Gallery, Richmond, VA

2004
Art Works Gallery, Richmond, VA
Crossroads Art Center, Richmond, VA

We are all strange puppets.

“When he recovered his senses the Marionette could not remember where he was. Around him all was darkness, a darkness so deep and so black that for a moment he thought he had put his head into an inkwell. He listened for a few moments and heard nothing. Once in a while a cold wind blew on his face. At first he could not understand where that wind was coming from, but after a while he understood that it came from the lungs of the monster.“

-Adventures of Pinocchio
by Carlo Collodi