Ellen Barlow in Rituals of Resilience at the Minneapolis Institute of Art Mar 18 2021 - Mar 3 2022.
A Familiar Portrait of Labor and Love explores interracial family dynamics, legacy, childhood, trauma and love. First exhibited in 2019, the series includes 16 works that center the stories of the artist’s grandmothers, and the granddaughter relationship.
66” x 48”, Oil, pastel, acrylic, photo transfer, fabric on canvas, 2019
66” x 48”, Oil, pastel, acrylic, photo transfer, fabric on canvas, 2019
72” x 48”, Oil, pastel, acrylic on panel, 2018
28” x 36”, Satin, 2019
16” x 16”, Pillow, 2019
36” x 44”, Satin, 2019
48” x 48”, Oil, pastel, acrylic, quilted fabric on panel, 2019
48” x 48”, Oil, pastel, acrylic, quilted fabric on panel, 2019
48” x 48”, Oil, pastel, acrylic, quilted fabric on panel, 2019
8” x 66”, Acrylic and photo transfer on panel, 2018
72” x 76”, Acrylic and quilted fabric on canvas, 2019
32” x 14”, Oil and fabric, mother’s artwork for her mother from 1970, 2018
16.5” x 10”, Oil, acrylic, photo transfer on panel, 2019
21” x 8”, Oil, acrylic, photo transfer on panel, 2019