Denée Barr Bio

Denée Barr is an artistic chameleon who melds the artistry of fine art photography, printmaking, and papermaking. Denée's work is based on the belief that we can nurture our own creativity by appreciating what brings us personal joy, happiness, balance, and peace. Her work celebrates nature, faith, culture, transcendence. Denée creates visual diaries which explore how we perceive photography through subject, form, texture, composition, perspective, light, and process. The artist captures images with black and white film negatives and each unique print is created in the darkroom. A Washington, DC native, Denée Barr studied engineering, radio, television and film, painting, papermaking, and printmaking at the University of Maryland College Park. Denée Barr is a 2003 Maryland State Arts Council Individual Artist Award Grant Recipient for artistic excellence in photography. Denée has taken photographic journeys through the U.S., Europe, Asia, and the Caribbean. Her photographs have been internationally exhibited in the U.K. through the Ikon Gallery of Birmingham, England, a world renowned art venue for cutting edge and conceptual based modern art.

Denée Barr Artist Statement

I see photography as a transcendent art form.  I create textural, multi-layered art that reflects how our world is constantly changing, growing and evolving.  The images resonate for all time.  With photos created through a film negative, I meld their printing process with other mixed media, charcoal, paint, ink, handmade paper and collage.  Each image is a visual journey resonating in mind, body, and spirit connection.