T Barny (Artist)

T Barny (artist)

T Barny

T Barny (born August 8, 1956) is an American artist living and working in Healdsburg, California. T Barny works primarily in stone, but also creates bronzes from his carved stone works. T Barny has been creating sculpture professionally for over 40 years and is known for his abstract sculptures using a Möbius edge. T Barny has produced over 1000 sculptures that range in size from one-foot-tall tabletop pieces to twelve-foot-tall corporate and public installations ^[1] that can weigh upwards of 9 tons. He has carved 211 different kinds of rock from 53 countries. His sculptures are collected in 23 countries on five continents.

As a young child, T Barny loved to make sandcastles on the beach. People never recognized his castles as castles because they were really his first abstract sculptures.

Education

Choate Rosemary Hall, 1975

Rhode Island School of Design, 1980

Career

T Barny has spent his life in a love affair with stone. He studied art, sculpture, and design at Choate, Denison, Stanford, and Brown, receiving his BFA in Sculpture from the Rhode Island School of Design, where he also ran the Foundry.

T Barny imports personally selected stone from quarries around the world, carving his pieces from massive blocks of granite, alabaster, calcite, and his favorite, marble.

The natural forms and geometric shapes used in mathematical models are regularly reflected in T Barny’s work.

He has worked as an artist-in-residence in such locations as Greece and Italy, as well as several locations throughout the U.S., though the majority of his work is done from his home studio in Healdsburg, California. It is his great love of stone as a medium that allows him to create serene and evocative works that continue to grow in their market presence and are becoming increasingly sought after in both private and public arenas. His work has been shown in over 100 galleries worldwide and he has participated in more than 600 individual and group exhibitions.

T Barny taught at the Mendocino Art Center in California and The Carving Studio in Rutland, Vermont. T Barny has also been honored to be an “Artist in Residence” in Carrara, Italy – Tinos, Greece – Woodstock, New York and Texas.

Awards & Recognition

2021 – American Art Awards, 4^th Place
2020 – Fresh Art, 1^st Place
2012 – City of Santa Clara, Merit Award
2017 – Artavita, Award of Excellence
2015 – Palazzo Marin, International Prize – Art Ambassador
2009 – Plaza Art Center, Healdsburg, CA Best Body of Work
2007 – Sculptural Pursuit Magazine’s Annual Competition, Editor’s Choice Award
2007 – Plaza Art Center, Healdsburg, CA Award of Excellence & Honorable Mention
2000 – Target Gallery, Alexandria, VA Honorable Mention
2000 – The HARC Foundation, Santa Monica, CA Honorable Mention
1997 – Bolinas Museum, Bolinas, CA First Prize
1996 – Golden State Sculptors Show, Agoura Hills, CA Third Place Award
1995 – Coastal Arts League, Half Moon Bay, CA Honorable Mention
1995 – Glen River Digital Gallery, Weston, CT First Place
1995 - Quantum Corporation, Milpitas, CA Best of Show
1990 – California Museum of Art, Santa Rosa, CA Purchase Award
1989 - Sacramento Fine Arts Center, Sacramento, CA First Prize: Sculpture
1982 – Central California Biennial, Pacific Grove, CA First Prize
1982 – Peninsula Sculpture II, San Mateo, CA Honorable Mention
1981 – Strathmore Paper Inc., San Jose, CA Graphic Design Award

Gallery Representation

Major Collections

Alexander Valley Vineyards Healdsburg, CA

Anna Holdings, Inc. Amsterdam, Neth.

California Museum of Art Santa Rosa, CA

Cellocon, Inc. Sunnyvale, CA

City of Fremont Fremont, CA

City of Providence Providence, RI

Dan Doran Collections, Inc. Santa Rosa, CA

Denison University Art Center Granville, OH

Dow Jones, Inc., William Cox, Jr. London, U.K.

Grey Gables Sculpture Garden Oakdale, CA

Grupe Corporation, George F. Grupe Stockton, CA

Heller First Capital Corporation San Francisco, CA

Hills Brothers Coffee San Francisco, CA

Hawn Holt Interests, Peter Holt San Antonio, TX

I.C.D. Corporation Oakland, CA

Kendall Jackson Wine Estates Santa Rosa, CA

Los Altos Public Library Los Altos, CA

Malott Architects, James Malott Tiburon, CA

McDonald’s Corporation, Fred Turner Deerfield, IL

Microsoft Inc., Melinda Gates Everett, WA

Nasher Collection Austin, TX

Paul Allen, Vulcan, Inc. Seattle, WA

PepsiCo, Donald Kendall Armonk, NY

Rhode Island School of Design Museum of Art Providence, RI

San Tomo Group, Dean Cortopassi Stockton, CA

Shaw Mudge & Co. Greenwich, CT

Sidley & Austin, LLC Chicago, IL

Smorgon Estates, Tony Smorgon Australia

Sonoma State University, Green Music Center Rohnert Park, CA

Stanford University Hospital Palo Alto, CA

External Links

Official Website

References

↑ like STICHES, installed at the Fremont, California Softball Center

https://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/wm7P3Q_Stitches_Fremont_CA

Carranza, Anne. "Healdsburg Sculptor a Psychologist of Stone" Press Democrat, Healdsburg, July 22, 2016. Retrieved on July 26,2022

Carranza, Anne. "Healdsburg sculptor T Barny rocks"Press Democrat, Healdsburg, April 23, 2018. Retrieved on July 26,2022

Artsy Shark, "Featured artist T Barny" Artsy Shark, May 31, 2019. Retrieved on July 26,2022

King, Douglas. "Art Folio 2020", Day III Productions, Inc. , 2020. Retrieved on July 26,2022

Minkiewicz, Katherine. "Healdsburg sculptor set to host live art event" Sonoma West, Healdsburg, April 23, 2020. Retrieved on July 26,2022

Taylor, Dan. "Local artists plan to show their work during National Arts Drive" Press Democrat, Santa Rosa, June 4, 2020. Retrieved on July 26,2022

King, Douglas. Art Folio 2021, Day III Productions, Inc., 2021. Retrieved on July 26,2022

Mann, Joyce P. "Sculptor Spotlight: T Barny" Sonoma West, Cloverdale, March 11, 2021.

McCrea, Megan. "Sonoma's creative class lets in the light" Sonoma Magazine, Sonoma, March/April 2021, Page 64. Retrieved on July 26,2022

Kolpas, Norman. "Illuminations" Western Art & Architecture, Page 54, June/July 2021. Retrieved on July 26,2022

Buchner, Carol. Healdsburg Living Magazine, Healdsburg, August 2021.

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[1] STICHES, installed at the Fremont, California Softball Center

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