Hayley Barker

thumb|Hayley Barker in her studio. Hayley Barker was born in Oregon in 1973.She received her BA from the University of Oregon, and her MA & MFA in Intermedia from the University of Iowa.She has had solo exhibitions at Ingleby Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland; Night Gallery, Los Angeles, CA; SHRINE New York, NY and BozoMag, Los Angeles, CA. She has participated in group shows at Acquavella, New York, NY; Harper's, East Hampton, NY; Nicodim, Los Angeles, CA; Night Gallery, Los Angeles, CA; and SHRINE New York, NY, among others. Barker has been featured in several publications including Artforum, Artillery Magazine, BOMB Magazine, Forbes, Hyperallergic, Juxtapoz, LA Weekly, and W Magazine.She lives and works in Los Angeles, California. Quotes The thing is, I don't really mean to disappoint you and all that, but it doesn't really matter what you do to me; I'll never tell you where he is. We're going to destroy your silly little circus. We're going to bring you down. You know what will happen if you stop – but you dont know what will happen if you keep going, and the possibilities there are endless.” This means to me that no matter what it is always important to keep making your art, even if you think its bad, or no one cares, or there is no point. Because someday, someone will like it, and there will be a reason to it all, but theres no way you CAN get to that possibility if you stop. I think it is so important to keep in mind even small steps over time can create huge change in your practice when you look back. Hi hayley, is there a quote or affirmation that’s meaningful to you? I have been making art for mostly my entire life, I started out drawing video game characters when I was a kid. Let’s talk shop? Tell us more about your career, what can you share with our community? During my time in college I was introduced to installation art and sculpture work, and I clicked with it right away. I really loved working with large sculptural pieces but it also gets hard to find space to store and make work like that, which is what lead me to soft sculpture & textiles. Let’s talk shop? Tell us more about your career, what can you share with our community? There is so much to learn when it comes to textile art, its so expansive in many different directions, and the experimentation that comes with fabrics and techniques makes it a never-ending learning experience which I love. Let’s talk shop? Tell us more about your career, what can you share with our community? Today I got to where I am just my simply continuing to make art. Making friends within the artist community will always get you places as you all learn and grow your craft together. Let’s talk shop? Tell us more about your career, what can you share with our community? External link Category: living people Category:Women born in the 1970s Category:Women artists