ASPEN BARBRO
motivated by the physical aspect of creation and the process-oriented nature of print making, i challenge what a print is, or could be. this often manifests in the form of artists books, the occasional 11”x11” condom wrapper, and shrines to dolly parton. for the duration of my career i have been exploring topics such as gender performance/femininity, suburbia and domesticity, relationships, and the importance of language. the kitschy undertones deeply embedded in my practice speak directly to the experience of a twenty-something making work in the internet age.
ASPEN BARBRO
aspen923@yahoo.com
EDUCATION
University of Cincinnati, College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning, BFA
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2019 Summer Showcase // The Red Door Gallery, Akron, OH
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2019 Day Dreaming // 840 Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
2018 Objectif Obscura // 840 Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
Eat Your Heart Out // 840 Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
I Don't Need You // Bunk Spot Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
Timewarp // 840 Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
2017 Rocky's Reels // DAAP Galleries, Cincinnati, OH
PUBLICATIONS
2017 Yearbook // featured work, Hot Take Press, Cincinnati, OH
God Dammit // design and production, self published, Cincinnati, OH
Hot Take // production, Hot Take Press, Cincinnati, OH
RESIDENCIES
2019 Live in artist-in-residence // Rubber City Prints, Akron, OH
ASSISTANTSHIPS
2018 Research Assistant // Carolyn Peterson, Women's, Gender + Sexuality Studies Dept., Cincinnati, OH