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"Nature is chaos in motion. I just try to paint it and get the exquisite pieces; be engaged and humbled by the rare, attempt to not miss anything." -- Kim Canfield Barrick |
 Photo by Anne Goetze Drawing and painting from the earliest years remained a thread woven into adulthood. Though, never exposed to great art, artists, or museums while young, Barrick recalls vividly discovering the Louvre’s Impressionist collection. "I was 22 years old having had no real experience of modern art, except from photographs in books. The small building across from the Palace drew me in, after viewing the overwhelming collection in the main museum. The way the paint was used by these rebellious artists was breathtaking. I tried to run my fingers over the thick passages of a Van Gogh. Mesmerized, I did not notice the guard that was quick and polite that day, but left no question that touching was a not okay. I have never been the same since." Barrick’s diverse curiosity and yearning to master her life encompassed a career in banking, a graduate degree in Social Work, and attendance at Vanderbilt Divinity School. But it was a chance class painting the landscape outside that changed her world. “So many things interest me, but Nature is my true north. Painting all of creation whether landscape, wildlife or natural objects in still life, it is always something rambling or earthy caught by the light that draws my attention. After all my deep explorations, I believe I understand trees and wild things better than people.” Barrick continues to embrace the evolution of her work and life, finding light and shadow in every experience. “Nature is chaos in motion. I hope to paint the exquisite moments; be engaged and humbled by swift changes and entertained by the folly of it all.” Never a follower, Barrick believes her fresh style is a result of focused self-experimentation, exposure to a community of exciting modern outdoor painters and her own thirst for knowledge. Recognized in Santa Fean Magazine, June/July 2008 “Top Talent” article, this award-winning artist, is also a sought after instructor teaching workshops in plein air painting and still life. A native of Colorado and resident of Tennessee, Barrick travels West frequently and maintains homes in both states. Her numerous artworks are held in private and corporate collections from coast to coast and Europe including Anchorage, Aspen, Atlanta, Beaver Creek, Cape Cod, Chicago, Denver, Florida, Houston, Los Angeles, Manhattan, Montana, Nantucket, Phoenix, Santa Fe, and Austria and Germany. Barrick is a passionate supporter of the land she loves to paint and has given generously to local environmental/preservation groups as an artist and board member including, Radnor Lake Natural Area, The Nature Conservancy, The Continental Divide Land Trust, The Land Trust for Tennessee and others. In 2001 she founded The Chestnut Group, "Plein Air Painters for the Land," a non-profit group of 130+ artists, dedicated to preserving open spaces. www.chestnutgroup.org. She also helped forge the alliance between artists and conservationists in her home state of Colorado, benefiting the Continental Divide Land Trust www.cdlt.org. now in its 5th year of raising funds and awareness. She has recently joined PAAC, Plein Air Artists of Colorado as a signature member www.pleinairartistscolorado.org. Works in Corporate and Private Collections Avenue Bank Nashville, Tennessee Bank of Atlanta Atlanta, Georgia Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP Nashville, Tennessee Brown-Forman, Jack Daniels Louisville, Kentucky City of Forest Hills Nashville, Tennessee HG Hill Corporation Nashville, Tennessee Montgomery Bell Academy Nashville, Tennessee YMCA of Middle Tennessee Nashville, Tennessee Peter Frampton Grammy Award winning singer/songwriter Kent Blazy multiple Grammy Award winning songwriter Exhibits, Awards, and Publications Centennial Arts Center Exhibit with Brenda Stein and Carolyn Riess-Dodson
Nashville, Tennessee, February-March 2012 Winner 2011 Breckenridge Music Institute Poster, Regional Competition Breckenridge, Colorado Belle Meade Plantation, Juror, Regional Juried Art Exhibit Nashville, Tennessee, November 2011 Continental Divide Land Trust, Wildflower Celebration, National Juried Exhibit Summit County, Colorado, July 2011-2009 Local Color Gallery, Duo Exhibit with Darryl Steele Oil and Water Nashville, Tennessee, April 2011 Outdoor Painters Society, National Juried Exhibition Plein Air Southwest Southwest Gallery, Dallas, Texas, April-May 2011 Honorable Mention Huntsville Museum of Art Huntsville, Alabama National Invitational Gala Exhibit 2009-12 Leu Gallery, Regional Juried Exhibition Saving Paradise Belmont University, Summer 2010 Metro Nashville Arts Council 2009 Holiday card selection Gallerie Corazon Solo Exhibit Santa Fe, New Mexico, July 2009 Santa Fean Magazine Top Talent, June/July 2008 Auld Alliance Gallery Solo Exhibit Nashville, Tennessee, April 2008 Anne Irwin Fine Art Vanishing Barns 2009,2008, Small Works 2008, National Invitational Exhibit Atlanta, Georgia The Art Event, National Juried Exhibition 2009, Featured Artist 2008, 2007 Nashville, Tennessee Central South National Juried Exhibition Winner 2009, 2008, 2005, 2004, exhibited 2010, 2007, 2006, 2003 Nashville, Tennessee The Harding Art Show, National Juried Exhibition May 2004-2009 Nashville, Tennessee Fine Art in Brentwood, Regional Juried Exhibiton December 2004-2009 Brentwood, Tennessee Artclectic, National Juried Exhibition October 2005-2007 Nashville, Tennessee Belle Meade Plantation Solo Exhibit, Reception and Sale, September 2006 Nashville, Tennessee The Renaissance Center Featured artist, Solo Exhibit, Main Gallery Reception and Sale June-July 2006 Dickson, Tennessee Renaissance Center Regional Juried Exhibition September 2005 Dickson, Tennessee The Centennial Club Solo Exhibit and Sale, December 2005-January 2006 Nashville, Tennessee The Chestnut Group numerous Middle Tennessee locations 2002-present |
