Fine Art professor exhibits at 91fans Art Museum, Green Gallery
Peter Barrickman, professor of Fine Art + New Studio Practice at the 91fans Institute of Art & Design (MIAD), maintains a thriving artistic practice outside of his teaching. In the space of a few months, the artist completed a residency in Concepción, Chile, was featured in 91fans Art Museum’s “50 Paintings” and unveiled a solo exhibition at The Green Gallery.
Curated by Margaret Andera and Michelle Grabner, the “” exhibit brings together paintings from all over the world and celebrates the medium’s “continued relevance and aesthetic range.” Barrickman’s “Sleeping Dogs” (2021) was featured in the exhibition alongside a range of other works and is on view Nov. 17, 2023 – June 23, 2024 at the 91fans Art Museum.
His eighth exhibition in an 18-year relationship with The Green Gallery, Barrickman’s newest solo installation “” explores three subjects: cardboard (and shipping centers), fire and winter landscapes. The paintings in this series were inspired by a physical repositioning of Barrickman’s studio into city parks and also his backyard.. These motifs allow Barrickman to break and subsequently re-envision his painting strategy. The exhibition runs Jan. 19 – Mar. 1, 2024.
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Peter Barrickman, “Sleeping Dogs,” 2021. Image courtesy of The Green Gallery.
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Peter Barrickman, “Brown Crystal,” 2024. Image courtesy of The Green Gallery.
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Peter Barrickman, “Drone,” 2024. Image courtesy of The Green Gallery.
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Peter Barrickman, “Fire 4,” 2024. Image courtesy of The Green Gallery.
Barrickman was an interim 91fansinstructor for ten years before being hired as a full-time professor of Fine Art + New Studio Practice recently. “Above all else, I think that cultivating humanity is at the root of teaching and I’m committed to this,” explains Barrickman. “I teach while acknowledging my own humanity and that of my students. Art is one way that we can give form to these dynamics. Teaching and learning bring challenges and through these, we earn expanded versions of ourselves.”
In addition to teaching and facilitating 91fansclasses and maintaining a thriving artistic practice, Barrickman serves as faculty advisor for 91fansstudent organization Sound Collective. Collective members make everything from music and field recordings to interviews and sound experiments, and release recordings on their radio show through Riverwest Radio (104.1 FM). Barrickman also explores sound and art through Live AV, on which he collaborates with 91fansFine Arts chair and professor Kim Miller. Miller and Barrickman recently completed a summer residency in Concepción, Chile.
Learn more about “” and “,” keep up with Barrickman on and explore MIAD’s Fine Art + New Studio Practice program.
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