Debbie Barrett-Jones

As a weaver; I get to see and be apart of the transformation of a white cone of yarn into a colorful, delicate, piece of fabric. Just recently I have been able to take that delicate piece of fabric giving it new life. By taking images of my woven work and coming up with new designs and compositions through photography and digital manipulation, then having those designs and having them printed on a variety of different materials like paper, aluminum metal, and fabric.


Artist Bio/Statement:

Textiles artist, Debbie Barrett-Jones left her small town in Iowa so she could pursue an education at the Kansas City Art Institute (KCAI) and since graduation, has exhibited her work throughout the United States, including the Kansas City area locations, such as; Children’s Mercy Hospital in North Kansas City, Truman Medical Center, Community Christian Church and Lead Bank in the Crossroads of Kansas City. Careful consideration goes into color, composition, and material in each of her weavings. Her work reveals the beautiful communication that is the result of one color thread intersecting another. Her panels are comprised of vibrating colors and elegant patterns which create a narrative in flux according to the viewer’s proximity to ...

EDUCATION: B.F.A. 2007 Fiber Kansas City Art Institute

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2017- Woven; Soft, Hard and Repeat/ Leedy Voulkos Art Center/Kansas City, MO
2016- Unspoken; an Art Installation by Debbie Barrett-Jones/ Leedy Voulkos Art Center/Kansas City, MO
2015- Debbie Barrett-Jones' Textiles Kauffman Conference Center / Kansas City, MO
2015- Debbie Barrett-Jones' Textiles Hangar 10/Kansas City Downtown Airport/Kansas City, MO
2014- Woven; New Textiles by Debbie Barrett-Jones/ MLB Designs and Gallery/ Kansas City, MO
2014- One Thread at a Time; Woven Textiles by Debbie Barrett-Jones/ Leedy-Voulkos Art Center/ Kansas City,
MO
2012- Gradations; New Textile Work by Debbie Barrett-Jones/ 2009 Gallery/ Kansas City, MO
2009- Of the Wheel Solo Show/ Blue Bouquet/Kansas City, MO

GROUP SHOWS
2017- SANCTUARIES; A Print and Sound Installation by Kristine Barrett with Woven Textiles by Debbie
Barrett-Jones/ Leedy Voulkos Art Center/ Kansas City, MO
2017- Women to Watch (Metals)/ Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art/ Kansas City
2017- Point of Reference Exhibition/ Weinberger Fine Art/ Kansas City, MO
2015- Ebb & Flow; Debbie Barrett-Jones and Ruth Borum-Loveland/ Weinberger Fine Art/ Kansas City, MO
2015-2012- KCJMCA Urban Suburban Art Auction/ Kansas City Jewish Museum of ...