Grant Barbour



"Bubble Boy and His Rooms: Accident in the Bathroom" // 22"x17.5 // Woodblock with collaged etchings on Japanese paper, collaged screen print & monoprint "Bubble Boy and His Rooms: Living Room"// 17.5"x22"// Woodblock with collaged screen print & monoprint "Bubble Boy and His Rooms: The Lovers" // 17.5"x22" // Woodblock with collaged etchings on Japanese paper, collaged screen print & monoprint "Bubble Boy and His Rooms: Presenting a Flower" // 17.5"x22" // Woodblock with collaged etchings on Japanese paper, collaged screen print & monoprint "Tub Boy" // 21"x17" // Woodblock with collaged watercolor & colored pencil on Japanese paper "Silent Night" // 22.5"x17" // Woodblock with collaged watercolor on Japanese paper





In my practice, I am constantly collecting images, patterns and narratives, both imagined and referenced. I view all of my work, regardless of the material, as a collage. My interest lies in the juxtaposition of objects, figures, and how they relate to the space they inhabit. These assembled works with all their strange, tragic, and darkly comedic elements are the most genuine way for me to describe my dreams, queer desires, fears, and memories.”

Grant Barbour is a printmaker, drawer, and occasional puppeteer. In 2017, he received his BFA in 2-D Studio Art from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and was awarded the Wardell Milan Art Award of Excellence. He has exhibited in multiple states in the Southeast as well as Omaha, Nebraska. He was also the Featured Artist for the literary and art journal, New Limestone Review in Lexington, Kentucky. He currently works out of his home studio and lives  in Asheville, North Carolina with his dog, Ditto.

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