Barry Leibman

Mozart by Barry Leibman

Portfolio

An Informal Daybook of Botanical Paintings

An Informal Daybook of Botanical Paintings

2026 · Oil, oil stick and enamel on canvas or wood
Unspecified Botanicals and Their Allies

Unspecified Botanicals and Their Allies

2023 · Oil, oil stick and enamel on canvas
Bebop, Free Jazz and the Metropolis

Bebop, Free Jazz and the Metropolis

2020 · Oil, x-rays and mixed media on wood
An Anthology of Sudden Fiction

An Anthology of Sudden Fiction

2019 · Oil and oil stick on canvas
Imaginary Gardens of Composers

Imaginary Gardens of Composers

2016 · Oil, oil sticks and mixed media on wood
Invisible Cities

Invisible Cities

2013 · Oil and oil stick on wood

Exhibitions

Solo exhibits denoted by an asterisk. All exhibits in St. Louis, Missouri unless otherwise noted.

2026, An Informal Daybook of Botanical Paintings, Hoffman LaChance Contemporary
2023, Unspecified Botanicals and Their Allies, Hoffman LaChance Contemporary
2020, Bebop, Free Jazz and the Metropolis, Messing Gallery
2019, Anthology of Sudden Fiction, Hoffman LaChance Contemporary
2016, Imaginary Gardens of Composers, Duane Reed Gallery
2014, Abstract Painting, Brackenwood Gallery, Langley, Washington
2013, Invisible Cities, Philip Slein Gallery
2010, The Mahler Suite, Sheldon Art Galleries
2010, Charlie Parker Paintings, Philip Slein Gallery
2009, Streetwise, Tory Folliard Gallery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
2008, Nine Abstract Painters, Philip Slein Gallery
2006, New Paintings: Handmade American Music, Philip Slein Gallery
2004, Abstract Painting: Six Points of View, Regional Arts Commission
2004, Works on Paper, Maryville University
2004, Grand Opening Exhibition, Chesterfield Arts Center
2003, Improvises, Sheldon Art Galleries
2002, Invitation Art Exhibit, St. Charles Community College Invitational
2001, Erik Satie Suite, William Shearburn Gallery
1998, The Mozart Suite, William Shearburn Gallery
1996, White Red Pink, William Shearburn Gallery
1996, Home is Where — sculpture, Weatherspoon Art Gallery at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro
1995, Dwellings, a sculpture exhibit, University of Missouri-St. Louis
1993, Return of the Cadaver Exquis, The Drawing Center, New York
1993, The Garden: Late Winter/Early Spring
1991, INFORM 111, The Lemp Invitational Gallery
1990, Paintings, MJF Studio Gallery
1989, Spotlight on Drawing, Center for Contemporary Art

Biography

Barry Leibman

Background

Co-owner, Left Bank Books, St. Louis, Missouri (1975–2010)
National Teacher Corps
Peace Corps

Education

MA, Education — University of Missouri-St. Louis
BA, History and American Studies — University of Kansas. Phi Beta Kappa

Press

Reviews available upon request

Partial List of Collections

United States Senator Thomas Eagleton
UMB Bank
Emerson Electric
Renaissance Grand Hotel
Westin Hotels
Mary Englebreit Company

Videos

Living St Louis — April 14, 2010
Living St Louis — October 8, 2013

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