Sharon Barnes

Inside window: Tomorrow Won't Be Like Today, 2020
Panels, acrylic and cardboard on canvas
Diptych (each panel 36 inches x 36 inches)

Sidewalk In Situ: Sit This One Out, 2020
Acrylic and plastic bags on salvaged chair
40 x 15 x 15 inches

Artist Statement
The pieces exhibited in Drive-By-Art Los Angeles were all created outside of my studio in a makeshift area of my home.  Artists all over continue to create through the world’s challenges.  It’s what we’ve always done.

Sharon Barnes
Inside window: Tomorrow Won’t Be Like Today, 2020
Panels, acrylic and cardboard on canvas
Diptych (each panel 36 inches x 36 inches)

Sidewalk In Situ: Sit This One Out, 2020
Acrylic and plastic bags on salvaged chair
40 x 15 x 15 inches

Biography
Sharon Barnes is an interdisciplinary visual artist, born in Sacramento, CA and raised in South Los Angeles. She has exhibited widely including the California African American Museum, the Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Aqua Art Miami, and the Arco Chato in Panama. Her work explores cultural memory, struggle, and resilience through the use of process and materials.