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JAMES XAVIER BARBOUR
New Upcoming 2006 –2007 Exhibitions
-The Joseloff Gallery ,
Hartford , CT. Nov. 17 2006- Jan. 14. 2007 with opening reception
on Friday Nov. 17 th
5pm. Curated by
Zina Davis , Director of the
Joseloff Gallery.
- Barbour is also
currently preparing for three
new additional exhibitions
in 2006-2007 . Two will be located in Washington, DC., (
Georgetown section) and
in NYC. in
2006 . Another new exhibition in Italy will take place
in 2007
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James Xavier Barbour Commissioned By Director To Create
Sculptures For Upcoming
Movie/Film: The Confessional
Director and Filmmaker
James Anthony Cotton
commissioned Painter and Sculptor James Xavier Barbour to create
a series of sculptures
for the upcoming feature film
The Confessional.
The film is slated
for an early 2007
release and features
new sculptures by Barbour throughout
the film. Director James A. Cotton
who was familiar with the
work of Barbour and
asked the artist to be the
official sculptor for
the film .
James Xavier Barbour
has stated that he was
honored to be
selected to work on the film.
He was asked to create roughly twelve small sculptures purposely left within various stages of completion.
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James Xavier Barbour
Selected / Commissioned For
A Series Of New Murals In The San
Francisco Bay Area
Now on view:
- For centuries ,
the story found in the Homer’s epic poem the Iliad was regarded as only myth until
the ruins of what is now thought to be the ruins of the city were
found in western Turkey at
Hisarlik in the mid 19th century. James Xavier
Barbour was asked by to complete a series five paintings inspired by the
epic story of
the Battle of Troy
for the new
restaurant Troya located at 349 Clement Street San Francisco California 94118 completed in
April 2006 .
-A completed 80 ft
ceiling mural located in Alameda California at
1821 Webster Street near Buena
Vista Avenue . The huge work was completed on January 26 , 2006 by James Xavier Barbour in
only six days
of time . It was
opened to the general public just in time for Chinese
New Year .
-Completed a large private mural commission for well
respected psychotherapist Dr. Judy
Martin MS. It was completed in
April 2006 located in San Francisco,
California
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James Xavier Barbour Nominated By
Internal Committee to Participate In The
Fifth Annual Biennial of Contemporary Art/ Biennale Internazionale
Dell’Arte Contemporanea In Florence, Italy
James Xavier Barbour was recently nominated by
the Internal Committee to participate in the Fifth Annual Biennial of
Contemporary Art/ Biennale Internazionale Dell’Arte Contemporanea. His work
will be displayed from the 3rd-11th of December 2005, in
the exhibition space of the historic Fortezza da Basso in Florence, Italy.
Barbour will be in attendance in Florence, Italy
for a private exhibition reception in acceptance of this honor.
The Biennale Exhibition is organized under the
High Patronage of the President of the Italian Republic and has won the
official endorsement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Region of Tuscany,
the Province and the City of Firenze, in addition to many International
Embassies.
“Artists have a special role to play in the
global struggle for peace. At their best, artists speak not only to people;
they speak for them. Art is a weapon against ignorance and hatred and an agent
of public awareness… Art opens new doors for learning, understanding, and peace
among people and nations.” –Kofi Annan
Barbour’s work was selected by an International
Jury composed of,
John T. Spike, Art historian and critic,
Director of the Biennale since 1998, Florence, New York
Veronika Birke, Art historian and critic, former
Vice-Director of Graphisches Sammlung Albertina, Vienna, Austria.
Barbara Rose, Art historian and critic, Madrid
and New York.
Dore Ashton, Professor of Art History at Cooper
Union, New York.
Stefano Francolini, Art Historian and critic.
Direttore Settore Restauro. Opificio delle Pietre Dure, Firenze.
David Rubin, Curator of Visual Arts,
Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans.
Elza Ajzenberg, Professor of art and
communication. Director of the MAC, Museum of Contemporary Art, Sao Paolo,
Brazil.
Julian Zugazagoitia, Director of El Museo del
Barrio, New York.
R.B. Bhaskaran, Chairman of Lalit Kala Akademi,
National Academy of Art, India.
An official color catalog of the exhibition will
be published.
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2005
James Xavier Barbour Selected
To Receive The George Sugarman Grant
Painter and
Sculptor, James Xavier Barbour has been
chosen to receive an artistic
grant from the
establishment of the George Sugarman
Foundation, Inc.
The award was given
in honor of his artistic
contributions to painting and sculpture
.
The George Sugarman Grant
was established in memory of
the prolific, controversial, forward
thinking American artist George Sugarman . His work in painting, sculpture, and
drawing defy a definitive style . As an innovator in
pedestal free sculpture and vividly painted metal sculptures, Sugarman
was continually expanding
on the metamorphoses of his
prodigious creativity.
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James Xavier Barbour On Exhibition At The Beau Monde
Cielito Gallery In San Francisco
An
exhibition of various
paintings and drawings of the
artist James Xavier Barbour opened
to fantastic reviews by
both critics and public on
October 7, 2005 at the opening of The
Beau Monde Cielito Gallery in San Francisco , CA.
The artist was in attendance at the opening
reception .
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James
Xavier Barbour Exhibition At The Masur Museum Of Art
Recently exhibited at Masur Museum of Art from
March 21st-May 1st 2004. He was invited by the museum and
selected from 282 adult artists who submitted from around the nation by Dr.
Randall Griffey, Associate Curator of American Art, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of
Art, Kansas City, MO. Dr. Griffey has also written a review of the exhibition.
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"Surreal
Self Portrait" by James Xavier Barbour was recently selected for
exhibition in the "Realism 2003 International Exhibition “ at
the Stage Gallery in New York. The opening At Stage Gallery
will take place Feb 28. And will be on
display until April 13, 2003 He was also recently invited
to show paintings in the Art Expo of NY.
Current ongoing exhibitions include the Art Gallery of Kingwood in
Texas, as well as in New York.
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New Book To Be Published
James Xavier Barbour is currently working
on a book and a new series of large paintings for an upcoming
show in California and in New York. Barbour has also undertaken
a new commission for a new mural in San Francisco, California and is in
the final stage of completion.
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NEW
PAINTINGS, SCULPTURES, AND DRAWINGS BY BARBOUR NOW AVAILABLE FOR VIEW ON THIS
SITE
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2003
New Mural Commission
Detail of on preliminary grisaille stage of
new mural commission in San Francisco, California:
Contact James Xavier Barbour
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Completed a large
fresco/mural for Ivan Botanicci located
in historic and beautiful Tuscany in
Cortona, Italy in December of 1996 .
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JAMES XAVIER BARBOUR IS FEATURED IN THESE
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:
The
Kingwood Press 2003
The
Hartford Observer 2003
Oil
Painters of America April 27-May24 2002
The Houston
Chronicle Newspaper, 1994
The
American Art Registry of American Fine Artists
The Digital
Consciousness
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