ANDRE BARKER
Photo: CJ Benninger
Andre Barker Jr. (b. 1997) is a figurative painter from Detroit, Michigan. He graduated summa cum laude with his BFA from Wayne State University in 2022 and earned his MFA from Columbia College Chicago in 2024. He currently serves as an Adjunct Professor in the James Pearson Duffy Department of Art, Art History & Design at Wayne State University in Detroit, Ml, and is represented by M Contemporary Art.
Barker has received several accolades, including two Art Activity and Achievement awards from Wayne State University, a Dwight W. Follett Continuing Graduate Student Fellowship, and a Diversity and Inclusion Award from Columbia College Chicago. His work has been exhibited at The 3 Square Art gallery in Fort Collins, CO; The Buckham Gallery in Flint, MI; The KCAD Alluvium Gallery in Grand Rapids, MI; and The Detroit Historical Museum in Detroit, MI. In 2024, he held a solo show at M Contemporary Art in Ferndale, MI. He was also selected for the 2025 Judy Sigunick "fellowship in the Visual Arts at the Ragdale residency in Lake View, IL, and will be featured in New American Paintings, No. 179, Midwest Issue.
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ANDRE BARKER
Acrylic on canvas
60 × 48 inches