The artworks were made by Carson Barnes: For information on the Seabrainiac legends, click here.
Born 1956, Seaside California; began serigraphy in 1970; learned "basics" of b/w photography 1974, and "basics" of photosilkscreen processes in an industrial plant in east Los Angeles in 1975. B.A. 1978, Haverford College, Haverford PA, in printmaking (coursework at Haverford and Bryn Mawr Colleges); MFA 1989, California College of Arts & Crafts, Oakland CA, in printmaking (they've now dropped "and crafts" from the name).
Studied with Fritz Janschka, Charles Stegeman, Christopher Cairns, Dru Shipman, Nancy Goldring, Arthur Okamura, Betsy Davids, Dennis Leon, Jody Gillerman, Chris Johnson. Argued with Ken Rignall and Jack Ford. More thoughtfully, Fritz Janschka was most influential in his mature ability to allow the unexpected to show in his and his students' work. Dennis Leon was insuperable in his ability to see, think about what he saw, and elucidate what he thought, and then discuss the differences between his cogent views and mine.
Charles Stegeman warned me about art schools, and it was some piece of work to seek out instructors within and outside the printmaking department with whom to work - the medium orientation was then and is still irrelevant but revered as an organizing principle of the institution.
Ahem. Awarded "Best in Show" in 1986 at the Triton Museum of Art's annual printmaking and drawing show, George Rivera curator, Santa Clara, CA. "First Place" in Eureka CA photographics exhibition, 1991. Additionally, only artist whose works were ordered removed by Apple's Steve Jobs from the NEXT corporate gallery, a distinction of sorts, in 1986.
Other exhibitions:
Aug 1982 Focus Photographic Exhibition, SF CA
Jul 1984 New College of CA Gallery, SF CA
Jan 1985 L.A. Printmaking Society Annual
Oct 1985 Point Gallery, SF CA
Nov 1985 New College of CA Gallery, SF CA
Dec 1985 Comfort Gallery, Haverford PA
Feb 1986 Footworks Studio, SF CA
Mar 1986 Light Sensitive 7, University of Florida @ Gainesville
May 1986 Lillian Paley Ctr for Vis Arts, Oakland, CA
Jun 1986 Triton Museum Annual, Santa Clara CA
Jul 1986 Pacific Art League, Palo Alto CA
Oct 1986 NEXT corporate gallery, Sunnyvale CA
Jun 1987 Crocker Museum Annual, Sacramento CA
Jun 1987 Marin Arts Guild, Larkspur CA
Aug 1987 E.G. Gallery, SF CA
Sep 1987 Pacific Grove Art Center, Pacific Grove CA
Feb 1988 The New Art Place, SF CA
May1989 Old Oakland Gallery, Oakland CA
Oct 1989 Gallery 601, SF CA
Jan 1990 Ambiance, Eureka CA
May 1990 Pacific Art League, Palo Alto CA
Jun 1990 Ambiance, Eureka CA
Sep 1990 Warner Roberts Gallery, Palo Alto CA
Apr 1991 Eureka Photo Annual Exhibition
May 1994 Comfort Gallery, Haverford PA
Nov 1995 Pro Arts, Oakland CA
May 1996 Pacific Printmaking Exhibition, University of Hawaii @ Hilo
Mar 1998 The Photography Gallery, Indianapolis IN
Works are in the private collections of individuals in California, Pennsylvania, Texas, Nevada, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Prague, Czech Republic.