On View May 1 - June 20, 2027
Audrey Barcio is a visual artist who combines feminist symbology with sacred geometry to impart structures of strength and power. A Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant recipient and Joan Mitchell Fellowship nominee, she earned her MFA from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and her BAE from Herron School of Art and Design. She has completed residencies at the Pont-Aven School of Contemporary Art, Vermont Studio Center, and Rodgers Foundation.
Her work has been featured in New American Paintings, New Art Examiner, Occhi Magazine, PATTERN, NUVO, Las Vegas Weekly, and on NPR. Recent exhibitions include The Painting Center, New York; Czong Institute for Contemporary Art, South Korea; Contemporary Art Center, Cincinnati, OH; The Contemporary Art Museum of Indianapolis (CAMi); Syracuse University, NY; the Studio at Sahara West, Las Vegas; Echo Arts Bozeman, MT; and Evanston Art Center, IL. Her work is included in the collections of the Marjorie Barrick Museum of Art, the Czong Institute for Contemporary Art, and the Rogers Foundation. Barcio splits her time between Chicago, IL and Muncie, IN, where she is an Associate Professor at Ball State University.
My painting practice engages with historic gender politics and social movements from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. By comparing these contexts with contemporary movements, my work seeks to foster discourse and establish an empowered narrative of inclusivity. My creative research focuses on the heritage of abstraction, balancing formal aesthetics with philosophical inquiry to develop a visual vocabulary centered on equality, unity, and strength.
GALLERY HOURS & VISITOR INFORMATION
This exhibition will be held in the First Floor Gallery of the Evanston Art Center (EAC). Masks are optional but strongly recommended for students, visitors, and staff.
Gallery Hours
Monday–Thursday: 9am–6pm
Friday: 9am–5pm
Saturday–Sunday: 9am–4pm
HOW TO PURCHASE ARTWORK
Artwork sale proceeds benefit both the artist and the Evanston Art Center. If you are interested in purchasing artwork on display, please contact Emma Rose Gudewicz, Director of Development and Exhibitions, at [email protected] or (847) 475-5300 x 102.
This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council through federal funds provided by the National Endowment for the Arts.