Background/CV

Bob Barron

Born Birtley, Co. Durham. Following studies at Sunderland College of Art, the bulk of Barron's working life, apart from periods in Australia, Cornwall and London, has been spent in the North East of England.

Solo Exhibitions

• 2009 Red Box Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne
• 2008 Frost and Reed Gallery, London SW1 - Witnesses, installation
• 2006 Edinburgh Festival, The Wonderful World of Crystals, St Mary's Cathedral
• 2005 Riverside Gallery, Richmond on Thames
• 2004 The Biscuit Factory, Newcastle upon Tyne
• 2001 St Martin in the Bull Ring, Birmingham - Witnesses, installation
• 2001 Ely Cathedral - Witnesses, installation
• 2000 Durham Cathedral - Witnesses, installation
• 2000 The Mall Galleries, London SW1
• 2000 The Mall Galleries - Witnesses, installation
• 1998 Durham Art Gallery - Traces, installation
• 1998 Collingwood College Durham University
• 1990 Washington Arts Centre, Tyne And Wear
• 1987 Whitehaven Museum and Art Gallery, Cumbria
• 1986 Bury Art Gallery
• 1986 Hereford Museum and Art Gallery
• 1986 Wolverhampton Art Gallery
• 1985 Bury St Edmunds Art Gallery
• 1985 Chelmsford and Essex Art Gallery
• 1984 Buddle Arts Centre, North Tyneside
• 1983 Sunderland Arts Centre
  

Group Exhibitions

• 2008 Oriel Davies Gallery, Powys
• 2008 Gallerina, Darlington
• 2007 Sheridan Russell Gallery, London W1
• 2006 Northcote Gallery, London SW3
• 2004 Fi Fie Fo Fum Gallery, Northumberland
• 2002 Circle Gallery, Edinburgh
• 2002 The Unicorn Gallery, London SW10
• 2002 Queen's Hall Arts Centre, Hexham
• 2001 Paperworks, Bury Art Gallery
• 1998 The Music Room, London E1
• 1998 Atlantis Gallery, London E1
• 1996 Visual Arts'96, Brancepeth Castle, Co. Durham
• 1994 Middlesbrough Open
• 1994 Exhibition Hall, Durham Arts Festival
• 1992 Richmond Gallery, London W1
• 1988 Pride Gallery, London W8
• 1988 Piccadilly Gallery, London W1
• 1984 Darlington Arts Centre
• 1980 Durham Art Gallery
• 1978 Northern Artists Travelling Exhibition

Publications

• The Public Catalogue Foundation (Staffordshire)
• Baltic Art Gallery Library and Archive, Newcastle/Gateshead
• The Journal Culture Magazine, August 2009
• Living North Magazine, Summer 2003
• Fine Art Magazine 'Antique Collecting', October 2000

Commissions and Collections

• Goldman Sachs International, London EC4
• Colchester General Hospital
• Sunderland Postgraduate Medical Centre
• J.D. Wetherspoon PLC, Watford
• Northern Rock Building Society, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
• Ernst & Young, London SE1
• Reed International, London W1
• Barclays Development Capital Limited, London SE1
• Investors in Industry, Solihull
• Bury Art Gallery & Museum
• Wolverhampton Art Gallery
• Northern Arts

Also work in private collections in Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand

External Links

• Frost and Reed
• Frost and Reed: "http://www.frostandreed.com"
• Sue Moffitt
• Sue Moffitt's blog: http://www.suemoffitt.com/index.asp?topButNo=3&selectedTopButID=6&selectedBlogMonth=4&selectedBlogYear=2009
• Axis
• Axis: http://www.axisweb.org/seCVPG.aspx?ARTISTID=957
• Fifiefofum
• Fifiefofum: http://www.fifiefofum.com
• The Art Source
• The Art Source: http://www.theartsource.co.uk
• The Biscuit Factory
• The Biscuit Factory: http://www.thebiscuitfactory.com
• Maria Kuipers
• Maria Kuipers: http://www.mariakuipers.co.uk
• John Erskine
• John Erskine: http://www.johnerskine.net
• WOTARTIST
• WOTARTIST: http://www.wotartist.com/
• Agora Gallery
• Agora Gallery: http://www.Agora-Gallery.com

• Please contact us for further information
• Please contact Audrey Barron for further information:
• 6 George Street, Nevilles Cross, Durham City, United Kingdom DH1 4PA
• Phone: +44 (0191) 384 7338
• Email: info@BobBarron.com
• View selected works in our online gallery
• View selected works in our online gallery:
• http://www.BobBarron.com/gallery.html
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