Barb Burwell

Barb Burwell works as curator of gathered information. She collects images, textures, and forms, both physically and in her mind’s eye. Her work as an artist includes painting, drawing, mixed media works on paper, wood panel, and canvas as well as sculpture. She also works as a fiber artist that employs fabrication techniques such as machine piecework, quilting, appliqué, and hand embroidery.

In her current body of work, she explores the concept of interim place/space and how location, and spaces might connect one to memories of people and places of nostalgia, reflecting the deeper meaning of being human. The work is a collection of metaphorical and visual perspectives that are a direct response to her experiences collected afield, by witnessing the landscape and experiencing the surroundings of the Pacific Northwest.

She was awarded a BFA from Pacific NW College of Art (Portland, OR) has worked and taught in both private and public art education, and currently works from her Portland, Oregon-based studio.