About Antarctica Arts


S T E P H E N B A R N W E L L
GPO Box 7586, NYC 10116    :::   steve@moneyart.biz
Born: Rutherford, NJ, 1960

 

M U S E U M     E X H I B I T I O N S

3rd International Contemporary Miniprint   :::   Historical Museum of Kazanlak, Kazanlak, Bulgaria, Juried, 2015
What's So Funny? Humor in Art    :::   Monmouth Museum, Lincroft, NJ    :::   2014, Juried
International Contemporary Miniprint    :::   Literary and Art Museum of Chudomir, Kazanlak, Bulgaria, 2013, Juried
Thirty Silver Coins, Money and Art    :::   Altmärkisches Museum, Stendal, Germany    :::   2012, Curated
Green    :::   Attleboro Arts Museum, Attleboro, MA    :::   2011, Juried
Paper Works II    :::   Lake Eustis Art Museum, Eustis, FL    :::   2010, Juried
MiniPrint Finland 2010    :::   Lahti Art Museum, Lahti, Finland    :::   2010, Juried
Art on Paper    :::   Monmouth Museum, Lincroft, NJ    :::   2010, Juried
Dreams and Revelations    :::   Marin Museum of Contemporary Art, Novato, CA   :::   2009, Juried
STATES, Grow Your Own   :::   Palais de Tokyo Contemporary Art Museum, Paris, France   :::   2007, Curated

S O L O     E X H I B I T I O N

Language of Power   :::   Sloan Fine Arts Center Gallery, Lock Haven University, Lock Haven, PA, Invitational, 2018

G R O U P      E X H I B I T I O N S

2019 Thirty Silver Coins, Money and Art    :::   Association of German Guarantee Banks, Berlin, Germany, Curated
Perspectives: America   :::  
Specto Art Space, Bridgewater, Virginia, Juried
NEXT Print Biennial   :::  
PrintMatters, Sabine Street Studios, Houston, TX, Juried
7th International Contemporary Miniprint   :::  
Fine Arts Gallery Kazanlak, Kazanlak, Bulgaria, Juried
2018 CLICK_BAIT   :::   Dab Art, Los Angeles, CA, Juried
Hacked   :::  
Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH, Juried
83rd Annual National   :::   
Cooperstown Art Association, Cooperstown, NY, Juried

Geld – Wahn – Sinn
   :::   Reinbeckhallen, Berlin, Germany, Curated
New Prints Summer 2018   :::   International Print Center New York, NYC, Juried
Magnitude Seven   :::   Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH, Juried
6th International Contemporary Miniprint   :::   Art Gallery Kazanlak, Kazanlak, Bulgaria, Juried
2017 My Friend and Engraver   :::   Association of German Guarantee Banks, Berlin, Germany, Curated
2015 The Dollar is Shining   :::   Association of German Guarantee Banks, Berlin, Germany, Curated
Artmoney Copenhagen 2015   :::   
Gallery Bredgade 22, Copenhagen, Denmark, Invitational
Boston Printmakers 2015 NA Biennial    :::   
Lunder Arts Center, Cambridge, MA, Juried

Viewpoints 2015
   :::   aljira, a Center for Contemporary Art, Newark, NJ, Juried
The Earth Speaks   :::   Artspace Gallery, Stroudsburg, PA, Juried
Small Works 2015
   :::   
Shirt Factory Gallery, Glens Falls, NY, Juried
You Art What You Eat
   :::   
Union Street Gallery, Chicago Heights, IL, Juried
2014 History of Money Art   :::   Association of German Guarantee Banks, Berlin, Germany, Curated
Heroes & Villains   :::   
ARC Gallery, Chicago, IL, Open
2nd International Contemporary Miniprint   :::   Gallery Iskra, Kazanlak, Bulgaria, Juried
What is to Come Has Already Arrived   :::   Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo, Seville, Spain, Curated
Epiphany   :::   Rob Buckley Gallery, NYC, Curated
2013 Unhinged   :::    Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition, NYC, Juried
Money, Money, Money
   :::    Art Forum, Halle, Germany, Curated
78th Annual National
   :::   Cooperstown Art Association, Cooperstown, NY, Juried
Wide Open 4
   :::   Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition, NYC, Juried
Art & Money   :::   Art Campus Berlin, Berlin, Germany, Curated
2011 Edges & Curves, Nothing In Between   :::  The Haggus Society, Los Angeles, CA, Juried
Chelsea Biennial
   :::   PaulaBarr Chelsea Gallery, NYC, Juried
The Greater Network Benefit
   :::   Astor Center, NYC, Curated

Expo For Mattia   :::   Palazzo Filangeri, Naples, Italy, Curated
Greedy Bastarts   :::   Galerie du Rivoli 59, Paris, France, Curated
9 x 12   :::   Ferencvarosi Gallery, Budapest, Hungary, Juried
Words & Numbers
   :::   
Union Street Gallery, Chicago Heights, IL, Juried
Wide Open 2
   :::   Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition, NYC, Juried
Art Connections 7
   :::   George Segal Gallery, Montclair State University, Montclair, NJ, Juried
2010 New*Art    :::    Armory Art Center, West Palm Beach, FL, Juried
California Open
   :::   TAG Gallery, Santa Monica, CA, Juried
Cork Street Open
   :::    The Gallery in Cork Street, London, UK, Juried
The Art of Making Money Benefit
   :::   Orr Street Studios, Columbus, MO, Curated

Sustain
   :::   
UIS Visual Arts Gallery, Springfield, IL, Juried
The Good, The Bad, The Money
   :::   Gallery 42, Mason, OH, Juried
71st Open National
   :::   American Color Print Society, Philadelphia, PA, Juried
Benefit for Haiti
   :::   Art for Haiti, NYC, Curated
2009 Thirty Silver Coins   :::   Permanent exhibition at Haupt Law Offices, Berlin, Germany, Curated
Art of Peace
   :::   Missing Peace Art Space, Dayton, OH, Juried
Number Seven
   :::    Mercantile Home, Easton, PA, Curated
Reclaim, Reuse, Renew
   :::   Atrium Gallery, Ball State University, Muncie, IN, Juried
3rd Annual National    :::    Marin Society of Artists, Ross, CA, Juried
74th Annual National
   :::   
Cooperstown Art Association, Cooperstown, NY, Juried
LAL Open   :::   Lexington Art League, Lexington, KY, Juried

Fresh: Exhibition of Contemporary Urban Art    :::    Torpedo Factory Art Center, Alexandria, VA, Juried
Undefined
   :::    Desotorow Gallery, Savannah, GA, Juried
Moving Money
   :::   
Gallatin Galleries, NYC
, Curated
Cash Flow
   :::   White Trash Contemporary, Hamburg, Germany, Curated
Mythological Renderings
   :::   Brickbottom Gallery, Somerville, MA, Juried
Money, Money, Money
   :::    ARC Gallery, Chicago, IL, Juried
Running On Empty    :::    Athens Institute for Contemporary Art, Athens, GA, Juried
2008 Contemporary Printmaking    :::   Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH, Juried
Moving Money    :::   SAC Gallery, Stonybrook University
, Stonybrook, NY, Curated
a politic   :::    Massachusetts State Courthouse, Boston, MA, Juried
The Artist's Commentary: New Prints Summer 2008   :::   International Print Center, NYC, Juried
a politic   :::   Gallery XIV, Boston, MA, Juried
2007 BIAM Exhibition    :::    Jyllands Posten Newspaper Offices, Copenhagen, Denmark, Curated
FORBIDDEN ART: Finance of Expression    :::    PRESSEN, Copenhagen, Denmark, Curated
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED! Contemporary Political Art
   :::   Digital Artists Space, Troy, NY, Juried
333 Art Money Artists
   :::    Danish Cultural Institute, Brussels, Belgium, Curated
2006 1001 Art Money    :::    Oksnehallen, Copenhagen, Denmark, Curated
Interpreter Please!
   :::   Rob Buckley Gallery, NYC, Curated
Art-Money-Art
   :::    Kloster Gallery, Leinau, Germany, Curated
2005 They Could Have Invited Everyone   :::    Andrew Kreps Gallery, NYC, Curated
2004 They Could Have Invited Everyone    :::    Reg Vardy Gallery, Sunderland, UK, Curated
2003 Group Show    :::    Rob Buckley Gallery, NYC, Curated
2002 Dream Portals    :::    Deep Listening Space Gallery, Kingston, NY, Curated
2001 Inaugural Exhibition    :::   Rob Buckley Gallery, NYC, Curated

A W A R D S

Second Place    :::  NEXT Print Biennial, PrintMatters, Houston, TX, 2019
Manifest Grand Jury Prize Finalist, Season 14
   ::: Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH, 2018

Silver Medal
   :::  Illuminations Book Awards, 2018

Bronze Medal    :::  Living Now Book Awards, 2017
Honorable Mention    :::   3rd International Contemporary Miniprint of Kazanlak, Kazanlak, Bulgaria, 2015
First Place in Digital Art, Representational    :::   American Art Awards, 2013
Third Place in Political Commentary    :::   American Art Awards, 2013
Honorable Mention    :::   International Contemporary Miniprint of Kazanlak, Kazanlak, Bulgaria, 2013
Best Computer Assisted Graphics    :::   Wide Open 2, Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition, Brooklyn, NY, 2011Frederick Bartholomew Memorial    :::   71st Open National, American Color Print Society, Philadelphia, PA, 2010Honorable Mention    :::   3rd Annual National, Marin Society of Artists, Ross, CA, 2009

C O L L E C T I O N S

Lock Haven University, Lock Haven, PA    :::   Permanent collection
Haupt Collection
, Berlin, Germany    :::   Permanent collection of Stefan Haupt
Lake Eustis Art Museum, Eustis, FL    :::   Permanent collection
Center for the Study of Political Graphics, Los Angeles, CA    :::   Permanent collection

B I B L I O G R A P H Y

CLICK_BAIT, Quarterly Art Journal, Dab Art, 2018
Moneyart, the Currency Art of Stephen Barnwell,
Monograph, Antarctica Arts, 2017
Oneirognosis, The Art of Dreaming, by Stephen Barnwell, Antarctica Arts, 2015
Capital Offenses, The Artwork of Stephen Barnwell, Review by Publisher's Weekly, August 22, 2014
Miniprint Kazanlak Catalogue 2014, International Miniprint of Kazanlak, 2014, Exhibition catalog.
Capital Offenses, The Artwork of Stephen Barnwell, Monograph, Published by Antarctica Arts, 2014
Miniprint Kazanlak Catalogue 2013, International Miniprint of Kazanlak, 2013, Exhibition catalog.
The Entitled States of America, The Cyprus Dossier, Issue No. 4, Februrary 2013. Five page portfolio.
Writers and Artists Design Money Fit For Modern Times, The Guardian, London, December 18, 2011
Money(art)piece, by Sabine Krangler and Claudia Degold, Atello Magazine, February/March 2011. Interview.
Cork Street Open 2010, Cork Street Open Exhibition, London, 2010. Exhibition catalog.
California Open Exhibition 2010, TAG Gallery, 2010. Exhibition catalog.
The Art of Activism, by Ambreen Ali, Congress.org, July 21, 2010. Interview.
The Show Must Go On, by Adelia Ganson, Review Magazine, March 17, 2010. Interview.
Urban Depictions, by Kevin Mellema, Falls Church News-Press, May 20, 2009. Review.
The Art of Making Money, Interview, a documentary film on money and art directed by Nathan Truesdell, May 2009.  The documentary is currently in production.
BIAM No. 9, Miljosk Magazine, Denmark, February 2009.  Artwork commissioned for centerfold.
Money, Money, Money, by Lauren Wienberg, Time Out Chicago, Issue 202 : Jan 8–14, 2009. Review.Contemporary Printmaking, Manifest Gallery, 2008. Exhibition catalog.
A politic, Gallery XIV, by Brian Goslow, Artscope Magazine, July/August 2008. Review.
ETATS (Faites-le Vous-Meme), Palais de Tokyo Magazine, February/May 2007. Exhibition catalog.
Hippo Eats Dwarf, by Alex Boese, Harcourt, 2006. Reference.
The Art of Money, Ask Magazine, May/June 2006. Reference.
Imaginary Economics, by Olav Velthius, NAi Publishers, 2005. Reference.
Once Upon a Never Time, by Marin Marian Balasa, Saptamana Financiara, Bucharest, Romania, December 5, 2005.  Article devoted to Dream-Dollars project.

C O M M I S S I O N S

Community Currency, the design of five local currency notes to be used as legal tender for communities across the US.  Commissioned by Mark Herpel, editor of Community Currency Magazine, in 2009.

The Jefferson, design of a ONE JEFFERSON note by the Jefferson Currency Alliance. To be used as a local currency in Jefferson County, IA in 2003.

E D U C A T I O N

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY, 1983