Toby Barnes

Born in Miami, Florida. Toby Barnes is an artist of Thai-American heritage. He earned his BFA (1997) from Cooper Union and his MFA (1999) from the University of Michigan. Barnes has exhibited nationally and internationally, including most recently a solo show in Bangalore, India, and invitations to exhibit in Japan, P.S.1 MOMA and galleries throughout the greater New York city area. His work has been reviewed in publications such as The Japan Times, Art Asia Pacific, Time Out (Bengaluru), The Hindu, Nishi Nihon Shimbun, Artnet, and has been featured in the cover of publications such as NYArts Magazine. In 2008-2009, Barnes participated in the Emerge 10 program at Aljira: A Center for Contemporary Art in Newark, NJ. Barnes is currently based in Amherst, MA.