T Barny has been creating sculpture professionally for 36 years. He studied at both Stanford and Brown Universities, and graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design. Abstraction is his fascination, and power tools are his forte. All materials have artistic promise in them, and T Barny has worked with every type; hot glass, neon gas, bronze, wood, water, steel, and stone. From one foot high tabletop sculptures to twelve-foot tall corporate monoliths, T Barny releases inherent forms out of materials from all over the world.
The natural forms & geometric shapes used in mathematical models are reflected in T Barny’s work. His goal is to create works that reflect the magic and wonder in our world, from biological to technical. Known for his seashell-like, mobius forms, T Barny’s work often provokes the response; ‘how does he do that?’
During his career, T Barny has worked as Artist-In-Residence at art centers in Woodstock, New York, Texas, Carrara, Italy and Tinos, Greece. He has taught stone carving in California, Kansas and New Mexico. As a full time sculptor, T Barny must market and distribute his work as well as create it. His work has been shown in over 100 different galleries worldwide, and he has participated in over 400 group and individual exhibitions.
T Barny is currently represented by Melissa Morgan Fine Art in Palm Desert, CA - Ira Wolk Gallery in St. Helena, CA - Hunter-Kirkland Contemporary in Santa Fe, New Mexico – Prelude at Sonoma State University in Rohnert Park, CA – Kelsey Michaels Fine Art in Laguna Beach, CA. In 2003, he established the T Barny Gallery & Sculpture Gardens in Alexander Valley, California. His work is found in corporate and private collections in 23 countries around the world.