Bev Barnett
Fiber and Mixed Media Artist
Born: Austin, Texas
Works: Northern California - Sacramento area
Fiber and Mixed Media Artist
Born: Austin, Texas
Works: Northern California - Sacramento area
EDUCATION
2024 The Art of Abstract Collage: Mastering Composition with Cordula Kagemann
2023 Form to Freedom: Weaving for Fibre Sculpture with Harriet Goodall
2022 Creating with Courage: Adventures in Fibre Art with Clarissa Callesen
2003–2006 Studied hand-built ceramics with Sara Swink, Clay Circle Studio
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025
Blue Line Arts, Roseville CA: Crocker Kingsley
Arts Center of Benicia CA: Forma Natura
Switchboard Gallery, Placerville CA: Atelier on Main
Patty McMullen-Mikles Art Gallery, Yavapai College, Clarkdale AZ: Sustainable Art
Yeiser Art Center, Paducah KY: Fantastic Fibers
Arc Gallery, San Francisco, CA: Mendings & Marvels
Pence Gallery, Davis CA: Slice, Contemporary Art by California Artists
The MACC, Rancho Cordova CA: Sacramento Open Studios Preview
2024
Cultural Center of Cape Cod MA: White and Texture
Museum of Northern California Art (MONCA), Chico CA: Playful Spirit
Granucci Gallery at the Center for the Arts, Grass Valley CA: Misfits
Mills Station Art & Cultural Center, Rancho Cordova CA: Pure Imagination
Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica CA: Left Coast Artists
Gallery One, Ellensburg WA: Looks Good on Paper
Gallery Route One, Point Reyes CA: CONNECTED
2023
Pence Gallery, Davis CA: Slice, Contemporary Art by California Artists
Sacramento Fine Arts Center, Carmichael CA: Black and White
Blue Line Arts, Roseville CA: Natural Elements
Blue Line Arts, Roseville CA: Hot & Cold Wax Artists of California
Sacramento Open Studios
2022
Mills Station Arts and Cultural Center, Rancho Cordova CA: 56th Annual Mother Lode Exhibition
Sacramento Open Studios
RELATED WORK
Speaker and Workshop Leader
2025: Why Knot? Meditation and intentions anchored in a fiber knotting project for the Sacramento Center for Spiritual Living
2023 - present: Inspirational speaker (positive thinking, creativity, human connection)
Singer-Songwriter
2003 – present: Professional singer-songwriter with three album releases available on all streaming services
Arts Non-profit Management
2013 – 2016 Founder and executive director, Woodshed Music and Arts, Los Gatos Calif.
2007 – 2010 Board member, Folk Alliance Region West (2010 FAR-West Conference Director)
2005-2007 Board member, West Coast Songwriters Association (Songwriting Competition Manager)
2004 Board member, Guitars not Guns
2024 The Art of Abstract Collage: Mastering Composition with Cordula Kagemann
2023 Form to Freedom: Weaving for Fibre Sculpture with Harriet Goodall
2022 Creating with Courage: Adventures in Fibre Art with Clarissa Callesen
2003–2006 Studied hand-built ceramics with Sara Swink, Clay Circle Studio
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025
Blue Line Arts, Roseville CA: Crocker Kingsley
Arts Center of Benicia CA: Forma Natura
Switchboard Gallery, Placerville CA: Atelier on Main
Patty McMullen-Mikles Art Gallery, Yavapai College, Clarkdale AZ: Sustainable Art
Yeiser Art Center, Paducah KY: Fantastic Fibers
Arc Gallery, San Francisco, CA: Mendings & Marvels
Pence Gallery, Davis CA: Slice, Contemporary Art by California Artists
The MACC, Rancho Cordova CA: Sacramento Open Studios Preview
2024
Cultural Center of Cape Cod MA: White and Texture
Museum of Northern California Art (MONCA), Chico CA: Playful Spirit
Granucci Gallery at the Center for the Arts, Grass Valley CA: Misfits
Mills Station Art & Cultural Center, Rancho Cordova CA: Pure Imagination
Sanchez Art Center, Pacifica CA: Left Coast Artists
Gallery One, Ellensburg WA: Looks Good on Paper
Gallery Route One, Point Reyes CA: CONNECTED
2023
Pence Gallery, Davis CA: Slice, Contemporary Art by California Artists
Sacramento Fine Arts Center, Carmichael CA: Black and White
Blue Line Arts, Roseville CA: Natural Elements
Blue Line Arts, Roseville CA: Hot & Cold Wax Artists of California
Sacramento Open Studios
2022
Mills Station Arts and Cultural Center, Rancho Cordova CA: 56th Annual Mother Lode Exhibition
Sacramento Open Studios
RELATED WORK
Speaker and Workshop Leader
2025: Why Knot? Meditation and intentions anchored in a fiber knotting project for the Sacramento Center for Spiritual Living
2023 - present: Inspirational speaker (positive thinking, creativity, human connection)
Singer-Songwriter
2003 – present: Professional singer-songwriter with three album releases available on all streaming services
Arts Non-profit Management
2013 – 2016 Founder and executive director, Woodshed Music and Arts, Los Gatos Calif.
2007 – 2010 Board member, Folk Alliance Region West (2010 FAR-West Conference Director)
2005-2007 Board member, West Coast Songwriters Association (Songwriting Competition Manager)
2004 Board member, Guitars not Guns