Barnard works in a wide variety of media, including oil painting, gouache, matte acrylics, wood and linoleum cuts, line drawing, band saw prints, and cut-out animals. He has designed products that have been sold through art museum shops around the country, including the Art Institute of Chicago, the Museum of Modern Art, the Salvador Dali Museum, and the Brooklyn Museum.
He has participated in shows at the Oliver Art Center in Frankfort, the Muskegon Museum of Art, Center Gallery in Glen Arbor, the ARTDECK in Onekama, Towata Gallery in Alton, Illinois, and One Country Gallery in Chicago.
A musician as well as an artist, Barnard plays drums with K. Jones and the Benzie Playboys, a Zydeco and Cajun band that plays for dances, concerts, and music festivals around the region. He has also designed the artwork for three of the band’s records.
Barnard and his wife, Susan, operate Handstand in Onekama, a gallery space and studio.
The Healing Arts Gallery, developed in conjunction with the Manistee Art Institute, was established to support West Shore Medical Center’s goal of creating a comfortable, attractive, and healing environment for patients, visitors, and staff. The public is invited to browse the gallery, which is located near the Café on the main floor of West Shore Medical Center at 1465 E. Parkdale Ave. in Manistee.
For more information about the Healing Arts Gallery, or to inquire about any of the pieces on exhibit, contact Julie Mueller at West Shore Medical Center at (231) 398-1189.