Painting (Major)

Barry Nemett

Barry Nemett, Chair of the Painting Department at Maryland Institute College of Art, studied at the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, received his BFA at Pratt Institute and his MFA at Yale University. His awards include The Hugh Fraser Foundation, Ford Foundation Grant, MICA Trustee Grant for Excellence in Teaching, Maryland State Arts Council Individual Fellowship Grant, ITT International Travel Fellowship/Fulbright Hays Grant, Ely Harwood Schless Award for Excellence in Drawing and Painting at Yale University, Faculty Enrichment Grant, and the Berkeley T. Rulon Miller Award. Prof. Nemett has curated numerous traveling exhibitions, and has exhibited his own work at the National Academy Museum, Museum of Art, Rochefort-en-Terre, France, Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art, Japan, Baltimore Museum of Art, Delaware Museum of Art, Institute of International Education, Washington County Museum of Art, Andre Zarre Gallery, Atlanta College of Art, Goucher College, Indiana University, Loyola College, New Jersey State Museum, University of North Carolina, Pratt Institute, St. John's University, University of Maryland, University of New Hampshire, University of Pennsylvania, Wellesley College, College of William and Mary, and Yale University.

His publications include: Images, Objects, and Ideas: Viewing the Visual Arts, (McGraw-Hill, 1992) and Crooked Tracks (novel, 2006). He has published articles in Arts Magazine, Museum & Arts: Washington, New Art Examiner, Washington Review, Baltimore magazine, Forays Review, and many artist catalogue essays. Prof. Nemett's has been a Visiting Artist at Chicago Art Institute, Delaware College of Art and Design, Haverford College, Johns Hopkins University, New York Studio School, Ontario College of Art and Design, Pratt Institute, Princeton University, Rhode Island School of Design, Salisbury State University, Swain School of Design, Swarthmore College, University of Maryland, Wellesley College, and Woodmere Museum of Art and has been Artist in Residence at Alfred and Trafford Klots Residency Program, Rochefort-en-Terre, France, Bates College, Glasgow School of Art, Keisho Art Association (Japan), Studio Art Centers International Florence, and Summer Scholarship Program, Scotland.

Solo Exhibitions

2010
  • "Works on Paper", University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina
2008-2010
  • Traveling Exhibition: Language of Landscape: Works from Italy
    George Mason University, Fine Arts Gallery, VA
    Hood College, Hodson Art Gallery, MD
    St. Andrews School, Warner Gallery, O’Brien Arts Center, DE
    Wilson College, Elizabeth Holden Gallery, PA
    Fairleigh Dickinson University, Fairleigh Dickinson University Art
    Gallery, Teaneck, New Jersey
    Studio Art Centers International (SACI), Florence, Italy
    ISA Gallery, Umbria, Italy
    Maryland Institute College of Art, Pinkard Gallery/ Creative Alliance, Baltimore, MD (simultaneous exhibitions, MD
    Bates College, Bates College Museum of Art, ME
2008
  • Paintings and Drawings by Barry Nemett, ISA Gallery, Umbria, Italy
2004-2005
  • Paintings and Drawings from Umbria, Montecastello Gallery, Montecastello di Vibio, Italy
2006–07
  • Tales of a Few Cities: Paintings, Drawings and Sketchbooks by Barry Nemett, The John B. Hurford Humanities Center, Stokes Hall, Haverford College, Haverford, PA
1998–99
  • A 30 Year Retrospective, Catalogue essay by John Yau, Rosenberg Gallery and Corrin Gallery, Goucher College, Baltimore, MD
1998
  • Gordon Center for Performing Arts, Owings Mills, MD
1994
  • Recent Paintings, Norman Brown Art Gallery, JCC, Baltimore, MD
1992
  • The Park School, Baltimore, MD
1991
  • Hendler Art Gallery, Baltimore, MD
1988
  • Wellesley College, Wellesley, Massachusetts
1984
  • Georgetown Court Artists Space, Washington, DC
1983, 1981
  • Gatherings, C. Grimaldis Gallery, Baltimore, MD
1977
  • Davis and Elkins College, Elkins, WV
1974
  • Paintings from Spain, World Headquarters of ITT, N.Y.C, NY
1971
  • Thesis Exhibition, Yale University, New Haven, CT

Selected Group Exhibitions

2010
  • Summer Selections, Denise Bibro Fine Art, NYC, New York
  • Sabbatical Exhibition, Decker gallery, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
  • MICA Fulbright Honorees at BWI/Marshall, Baltimore, MD
2008
  • 56th Annual Exhibition of the Keisho Art Association, Tokyo, Japan
2007
  • Two-Person Exhibition, Ying Li & Barry Nemett: Paintings and Drawings, ISA Gallery, Umbria, Italy
  • MICA Painters, Rose Lehrman Art Gallery, Harrisburg, PA
1971 – 2007
  • Faculty Exhibition, Maryland Institute College of Art
2003 – 2005
  • Conversations Traveling Exhibition: Evergreen House, Baltimore, MD., Delaware Center for Contemporary Art (DCCA), Wilmington, DE., Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, N.Y., Plymouth College, Plymouth, NH
2004
  • Annual Exhibition, National Academy Museum, New York City, N.Y.
2004, 1999
  • Museum of Art, Rochefort-en-Terre, France
2003
  • Drawings from Italy, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
2002
  • Drawings, Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art, Nagoya, Japan (2002, 2000, 1999)
2002
  • Summer Show, Estraya Gallery, Baltimore, MD
2001 – 2002
  • Laini and Barry Nemett: Related Works of Father and Daughter, St. John's University, Chung-Cheng Art Gallery, Jamaica, New York
  • Parallel and Crooked Tracks, Collaborations and Related Works by Barry and Laini Nemett, University of Maryland, University College Art Gallery, College Park, Maryland
  • Discovery & Exploration, 50-foot Collaborative mixed-media installation, exhibited at the Discovery Channel Store at Baltimore's Inner Harbor, Balt., MD
  • 148th Annual Exhibition, the Keisho Art Association, Tokyo, Japan
1998
  • Law Firm of Reed, Smith, Shaw, & McClay, Washington, D.C.
1997
  • Artscape '97: Outta Sight, School 33 Art Center, Baltimore, MD
  • Drawings, ICE Gallery of Art, 5 E. 57th St., New York City, NY
1995
  • Montpelier Cultural Arts Center, Laurel, MD
1994
  • Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts, Annapolis, MD
1991
  • Mixed Media: Baltimore/Wash. Artists, Loyola College, Baltimore, MD
  • Artscape, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
  • Works On Paper, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana
  • Tabletop Still Life, William and Mary College, Williamsburg, VA
  • Gardens of Paradise, McDonough School, Baltimore, MD
1986
  • Watercolor Invitational, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
1985
  • The Male Animal, Delaware Museum of Art, Wilmington, Delaware
  • Nexus Foundation, Philadelphia, Pa., Pennsylvania Exhibition
1981 – 1985
  • C. Grimaldis Gallery, Baltimore, MD, Group Exhibitions
1983
  • Academy of the Arts, Easton, MD
1982
  • Towson State University, Towson, MD
1981
  • Gallery 409, Baltimore, MD
  • Dimensions in Abstraction, Goucher College, Towson, MD
1980
  • Maryland Biennial Exhibition, Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, MD
  • Washington County Museum of Art, Hagerstown, MD
  • Maryland Artists, City Hall Museum, Salisbury Md
1979
  • Persistent Patterns, Andre Zarre Gallery, New York City, NY
1978
  • Maryland Biennial Exhibition, Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, MD
1976
  • Landscapes, Fells Point Gallery, Baltimore, MD
1973
  • Institute of International Education, New York City, NY
  • New Talent Show, Alpha Gallery, Boston Massachusetts
1971
  • First Street Gallery, New York City, NY
1969
  • 5th Annual Exhibition of Painting, New Jersey State Museum, Trenton, N.J.

Exhibitions – Colleges & Universities

  • Atlanta College of Art
  • Davis and Elkins College
  • Fairleigh Dickinson College
  • Frostburg State College
  • George Mason University
  • Goucher College
  • Haverford College
  • Indiana University
  • Johns Hopkins University
  • Kentucky School of Art
  • Loyola College
  • Maryland Institute College of Art
  • Pennsylvania State University
  • Pratt Institute
  • Rhode Island School of Design
  • Rochester Institute of Technology
  • Swain School of Design
  • Towson State University
  • Tufts University
  • University of Hartford
  • University of New Hampshire
  • University of Maryland
  • University of North Carolina
  • University of South Carolina
  • St. John's University
  • Wellesley College
  • William and Mary College
  • Yale University

Teaching and Administrative Experience

1992 – present
  • Chair, Painting Department, Maryland Institute College of Art
1971 – present
  • Full time Faculty Member, Maryland Institute College of Art
2004-10
  • Painting and Drawing instructor, The International School of Painting, Drawing, and Sculpture, Umbria, Italy, Summers
2006
  • Drawing Instructor, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, fall semester
2003
  • Visiting artist/lecturer/instructor, Studio Art Centers International (SACI), Florence, Italy
2003
  • Professor of Art, team-taught with faculty from Goucher College, “Settings and Sources,” Goucher College, Towson, MD
1980 – 1992
  • Head, Senior Independent General Fine Arts Program, Maryland Institute College of Art
1980 – 1989
  • Head, Senior Independent Painting Program, Maryland Institute College of Art

Awards and Residencies

2010
  • Brittany Painting Tour (10-12 towns), May 15-June 26, funded by French Government
2010, 2009, 1999
  • Faculty Enrichment Grant, MICA
2007
  • Trustee Fellowship awarded by MICA for excellence in teaching
2005, 1999
  • Alfred and Trafford Klots Residency Program, Rochefort-en-Terre, France -- to paint in Brittany, France, summer
1993
  • Artist-in-Residence, Summer, Keisho Art Association, Japan
1992
  • Painting commission for main sanctuary of Congregation Kol Ami, Annapolis, MD
1985
  • Artist-in-Residence, Summer Scholarship Program, Arbroath, Scotland
1984
  • Hugh Fraser Foundation/lectures at the Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
1979 – 1980
  • Ford Foundation Grant, Italy
1978
  • First Annual Trustee Fellowship awarded by Maryland Institute College of Art for excellence in teaching
  • Award, Maryland Biennial Exhibition, Baltimore Museum of Art
  • Maryland State Arts Council Individual Fellowship Grant for Painting
1973 – 1974
  • ITT International Travel Fellowship awarded through Fulbright Hays Commission to live and paint in Spain
1971
  • Ely Harwood Schless Award For Excellence In Drawing And Painting, awarded at graduation ceremonies by Yale University

Additional Professional Experience

2010
  • Visiting lecturer, Speed Museum of Art, Louisville, KY
  • Illustrator for “Adam’s Crayons,” Written by Niki Leopold, Galileo Press, Ltd., Baltimore, MD
2010, 2009
  • Visiting artist/lecturer, Kentucky School of Art, Louisville, KY
2009
  • Juror for BFA NOW: NY-LA-Beijing, an International Painting Competition
  • Visiting lecturer, “Eyeballing Renaldo and Armida, Baltimore Museum of Art, (in conjunction with Johns Hopkins University), Baltimore, MD
  • WYPR, The Signal, Aaron Henkin, Radio interview with Barry Nemett, “Paintings, Poems & Passages”
  • Visiting artist/lecturer, St. Andrews School, DE
  • Visiting artist/lecturer, Wilson College, PA
  • Visiting artist/lecturer, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, NJ
  • Visiting artist/lecturer, Studio Art Centers International (SACI), Florence, Italy
  • Bates College, Bates College Museum of Art, ME
  • Visiting artist/lecturer, Kentucky School of Art, Louisville, KY
2008
  • WYPR, Maryland Morning, Tom Hall, Radio interview with Barry Nemett
  • WYPR, The Signal, Aaron Henkin, Radio interview with Barry Nemett, “Crooked Tracks”
  • Visiting artist/lecturer George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
  • Lecturer, Hood College, Frederick, Maryland
  • Visiting artist/lecturer, California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA
  • Visiting artist/lecturer, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
  • Visiting artist/lecturer, Villa Julie College, Stevenson, MD
  • Visiting artist/lecturer, Towson University, Towson, MD
  • Visiting artist/lecturer, Howard Community College, Ellicott City, MD
2007
  • Visiting artist/lecturer, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
  • Visiting artist/lecturer, Delaware College of Art and Design, DE
  • Visiting artist/lecturer, Community College of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
  • Visiting artist/lecturer (one week), Haverford College, Haverford, PA
  • Lecture: “Paintings, Sculpture, and Photography at Seven Bridges,” Seven Bridges Foundation, Greenwich, CT
  • Juror for Maryland Artists Equity Foundation Exhibition and Awards, Baltimore Museum of Art
2006
  • Provided paintings as set dressing for the feature length motion picture, “Step Up,” Touchstone Pictures and Summit Entertainment, Directed by Anne Fletcher
  • Visiting artist/lecturer, Mellon Learning Associate in the Humanities and Social Sciences, Bates College, Portland, ME
  • Juror for Bethesda Arts Awards Exhibition, Bethesda, MD
  • Juror for Women Artists’ Forum Exhibition, Robert Artreasian Gallery, Hampden, MD
2005-2003
  • Visiting artist/lecturer, Goucher College, Towson, MD
2005
  • Visiting artist/lecturer, Haverford College, Haverford, PA
  • Visiting artist/lecturer, Studio Art Centers International (SACI), Florence, Italy, July
  • Visiting artist/lecturer, Delaware College of Art and Design, Wilmington, DE
  • Production Designer for film: “The Instrument,” a joint MICA/Princeton University production
  • Juror for Maryland Artists Equity Foundation Exhibition and Scholarship Awards
1999
  • Visiting critic and lecturer, Ontario College of Art and Design, Ontario, Canada
  • Visiting lecturer, Philadelphia Community College, Philadelphia, PA
  • Visiting lecturer, Woodmere Museum of Art, Philadelphia, PA
  • Visiting critic and lecturer, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA
  • Visiting critic and lecturer, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
1998
  • Visiting critic and lecturer, Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, IL
  • Panel Discussion: “The Language of Landscape: Storytelling Beyond Words,” Panelists: David Abram, Madison Smartt Bell, Alan Cheuse, Barry Nemett, Kristin O”Shee, at Goucher College, Towson, MD
  • Lecture, “Masters of Light: Dutch Painters in Utrecht During the Golden Age,” Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, MD, “Painters on Paintings: A Dialogue Between Barry Nemett and Karl Connolly”
  • Keynote speaker, Countywide Professional Development Day, “Developing a Direction: The Integration of Word & Image, 1968– 1998,” Baltimore County Public School System, Patapsco Senior High School, Baltimore, MD
  • Keynote speaker, The Art Seminar Group, “Sight and Insight,” Baltimore, MD
1997
  • Keynote speaker, Countywide Staff Development Session, Howard County Public School System, Howard County Center for the Arts, MD
  • Keynote speaker, Countywide Staff Development Session, Howard County Public School System, Howard County Board of Education, MD
1996, 1993
  • Lectures presented to docents, Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, MD
1996
  • Speaker and panelist for Institute for the Academic Advancement of Youth, The 1996 College Colloquium, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
  • Speaker and panelist at national symposium held at Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY, “The Foundation Moment”
1995
  • Created illustration distributed by Religion News Service, Wash., DC, and published in The Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, CA; The Syracuse Post-Standard, Syracuse, NY; The National Christian Reporter, Dallas, Texas; and Mobile Alabama Press, Mobile, AL
  • Commissioned to create painting for color double page spread, “Learning the Golden Rule,” “Public Issues”, MBIA, NY, November
  • Juror, Laurel Art Guild Annual Juried Art Exhibition, Montpelier Cultural Art Center, Laurel, MD
  • Keynote speaker for the East Coast Conference of the Center for Talented Youth (CTY) Program, Baltimore Museum of Art
  • Panelist: “Jewish Pop Culture—Old and New,” JCC, Owings Mills 1994–95 Painting reproduced in United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism calendar, distribution: 300,000 families)
1994, 1993
  • Lectures presented to docents at the Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, MD
1992
  • Prof. of Art, Continuing Ed. Department, Johns Hopkins University
  • Diana Lee Fox Memorial Resident Artist, The Park School, Baltimore, MD
1988
  • Artist-in-Residence, Portland School of Art, Portland, ME
1986
  • Lecturer for opening of “Master Drawing From Titian to Picasso,” Curtis O. Baer Collection, Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, MD
1985
  • Artist-in-Residence, Summer Scholarship Program, Arbroath, Scotland
1984
  • Artist-in-Residence, Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, Scotland
1981
  • Consultant, visiting critic, and lecturer for “Gifted and Talented High School Art Program, Goucher College, Towson, MD
1978
  • Visiting Critic and Lecturer, New York Studio School, N.Y.C., NY
1978–1987
  • Consultant for “Beautiful Walls for Baltimore” mural program, part of Mayor’s Advisory Committee on Art and Culture

Exhibitions Curated

2003 – 2005
  • Traveling exhibition: “Conversations,” Evergreen House, Baltimore, MD; Delaware Center for Contemporary Art (DCCA), Wilmington, DE; Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
2004
  • “Impact Through the Arts,” co-sponsored by Institute of International Education (IIE) and Studio Art Centers International (SACI), Brown Center, MICA, Baltimore, MD
1995
  • Co-curated (with Lisa Corin) student component of “Going For Baroque,” Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, MD, Exhibition of work from Barry Nemett’s class (first time Walters Museum included student artwork in a major exhibition)
1994
  • Traveling exhibition: “Maryland Institute: Then and Now: 100 Years,” Anita Shapolsky/Josiah White Exhibition Center, Jim Thorp, PA, Montpelier Cultural Arts Center, Laurel, MD
1986
  • Co-curator (with Robert Storr) of “Artscape, 1986: Elements of Style,” Baltimore, MD

Publications and Articles Written by Barry Nemett

2009
  • “Barry Nemett: Paintings, Poems & Passages,” Author House, Bloomington, Indiana
2007
  • “Crooked Tracks” (novel), Barnhardt & Ashe Publishing, Inc.
2003 – 2005
  • "Conversations," Curatorial statement/Exhibition Catalogue essay, Traveling Exhibition
2002
  • "Variations: Howie Lee Weiss," Exhibition Catalogue essay, Goucher College, Rosenberg Gallery, Baltimore, MD
2000
  • "Dog Prints," Exhibition Catalogue essay for Tammara Sigler, Goya-Girl Press
1999
  • "Weathering Time: The Art of Eugene Leake," Baltimore Magazine, feature article
1996 – 1998, 1994
  • Forays, Maryland Institute College of Art publication of short stories and poems
1992
  • Instructor's Manual to Accompany "Images, Objects, and Ideas: Viewing the Visual Arts," Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, College Publishers
1991
  • "Images, Objects, and Ideas: Viewing the Visual Arts", An introduction to the visual arts college textbook published by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, College Publishers, later purchased by McGraw-Hill Publishers
  • "Poetry of Destruction, Traces of Time," Exhibition Catalogue for Kevin Kearney, at Haines Gallery, San Francisco, California. The text for this catalogue was translated into German for HHS Magazine, published in East Berlin
1990
  • Sandy Skoglund: "Uncommon Canines," Museum & Arts Washington, Washington, D.C.
  • "Titian: Master of Complexity," Museum & Arts Washington, Washington, D.C.
  • "A View From Baltimore to Washington," Washington Review, Museum & Arts Washington, Washington, D.C.
1989
  • "Obssesive Objects", New Art Examiner, February
  • "Vessels", New Art Examiner, March
1988
  • "Stuart Davis' Mythical John Hancock", Arts Magazine, New York City, N.Y.

Selected Reviews

2010
  • Journal Quest-France, edition: Ploermel- Rubriques-Malestroit, “L’art dans les cités accueille des artistes Américains,” June 30, 2010
  • Journal Quest-France, edition: Vannes-Rubriques-RochefortenTerre, “Dérniere rencontre des peintres américains,” June 29, 2010
  • Journal Quest-France, edition: Rennes 2-Rubriques-Bécherel, Deux Artistes américains en résidence dans la commune, June 12, 2010
  • Philip Isaacson, Maine Sunday Telegram, “Jewels at the Museum,” February 21, 2010
  • Joel Welin, The Courier-Journal, Visisting Artist: Barry Nemett, April 23, 2010
2009
  • Martin L. Johnson, City Paper, Baltimore, MD, “Barry Nemett: Life in Full,” October 7, 2009
  • Jenny Glick, Jewish Times, Baltimore, MD, “Feeding the Soul: Barry Nemett Graciously Fuses Painting and Poetry to Reach His Artistic Vision,” November 27, 2009
2008
  • Vanessa Verdine, Johns Hopkins Newsletter, “Nemett Conquers Both Fiction and Art,” January 31, 2008
  • Jennifer Choi, Arts, Feature Section, “A Vivid ‘Imagination,’” Barry Nemett at Johns Hopkins University, The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore, MD, February 7, 2008
2004
  • Gary Mullinax, The News Journal, Life & Leisure, " 'Conversations' offers collaborative art," Delaware
2003
  • Linnel Smith, The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore, MD, "Artistic Give and Take"
  • Tom Chalkley, City Paper, Baltimore, MD, "Dialogue Boxes"
  • Jen Waters, The Washington Times, "More Than Just a Brush with Art: Young Artists Find Expression in Painting at University"
  • Jean-Charles Cavaille, "40 American Painters: One Hundred Years of American Artistic Tradition," Rochefort-en-Terre
2002
  • Mike Giuliano, City Paper, Baltimore, MD, "A Sampling of Art on the Avenue: Summer Show at Estraya Gallery
  • Stephanie Silver, Baltimore Magazine, "Being Adam Nemett"
2001
  • Joseph L. Adolphe, The Chronicle of Higher Education, Washington, D.C., "The Ordinary Begets the Mysterious"
2000
  • Bruce Miller, The Daily Record, "Discovery Paints New Attraction," Balt., MD
  • Jared Featherstone, Gazette, College Park, MD, (feature article), "Color, media, and family mix in father-daughter exhibit"
  • Deborah Walike, Jewish Times, Baltimore, MD, (feature article), "Two's Company: Barry and Laini Nemett open their two-person show of collaborative works at the University of Maryland"
1999
  • Joe Shannon, Art in America, New York City, N.Y., "Retrospective at Goucher College"
  • Mike Giuliano, City Paper, Baltimore, MD, "Back to Nature: MICA Faculty Presents Art Au Naturel in Annual Group Exhibit"
  • Linell Smith, The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore, MD, "The World in a New Light"
1998
  • John Yau, Exhibition Catalogue essay, "Archetypal Perceptions: The Art of Barry Nemett"
  • John Dorsey, The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore, MD, "Shared Humanity Lies at the Core," Annual Faculty Show
  • John Dorsey, The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore, MD, "Retrospective Shows Beauty in Detail," Art: Barry Nemett's work marries nature and nuance in works filled with Imagery"
  • Louis Berney, Arts and Life, "Novel Idea," (feature article), Jewish Times, Baltimore, MD
1997
  • Mike Giuliano, City Paper, Baltimore, MD, "Art Lessons, MICA Instructors Show Their Work"
1996
  • John Dorsey, The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore, MD, "Faculty Show Finds Institute in Good Hands"
  • Mike Giuliano, City Paper, Baltimore, MD, "Paintings, Poems, and More"
1994
  • John Dorsey, The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore, MD, "Nemett's Works Make Strong Statement"
  • Adrienne Redd, The Morning Call, Allentown, Pennsylvania, "Maryland Institute is Gratifying Surprise," July 10, 1994
  • Feature article in the The Keisho Art Association Catalogue, Tokyo, Japan, addressing the paintings of Barry Nemett, October, 1994.
  • Marigrace Heyer, The Times News, Lehighton, Pennsylvania, “Maryland Institute Faculty Exhibits Work in Jim Thorpe,” 1994 Jean Woods, The Herald Mail, Hagerstown, MD, “Paintings by Art School Faculty at Coolfont,” May 1, 1994
  • The Capital, Annapolis, MD, “Barry Nemett Nationally Honored,” 1994
  • Lisa S. Goldberg, “Shape of Things to Come: What the Creative Have Planned for 1994,” Jewish Times, Baltimore, MD, January 7, 1994
1993
  • Paul Benson, “Art and Soul,” Jewish Times, Baltimore, MD, October 22, 1993
  • Painting reproduced on cover of Cleveland Jewish Times, Cleveland, OH, Apr. 2, 1993
  • Feature article in the The Keisho Art Association Catalogue, Tokyo, Japan, addressing the paintings of Barry Nemett, August, 1993.
1992
  • Susan Lowe, “Issue Art, High Tech: New Art, New Rules?” Art in Progress, Baltimore, MD, March 24, 1992
  • Alyssa Gabay, “The New Israeli Art,” Jewish Times, Baltimore, MD, August, 1992
1991
  • Painting reproduced on the cover of The Baltimore Jewish Times, The Atlanta Jewish Times, and The Detroit Jewish Times, March 29, 1991.
  • Alyssa Gabay, “Visual Poetry: The Work of Baltimore Artist Barry Nemett,” (cover story), Jewish Times, Baltimore, MD, May 3, 1991
  • John Dorsey, Loyola’s ‘Mixed Media’ Exhibit Nicely Showcases Artists’ Talents,” The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore, MD, January 20, 1991
1990
  • John Dorsey, “Pleasing Show at Maryland Institute,” The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore, MD, Oct. 16, 1990
1984
  • Paul Richard, “Arts: Barry Nemett,” The Washington Post, Washington, DC, February 16, 1984
1983
  • John Dorsey, “Striking Pair of Shows at Grimaldis,” The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore, MD, Feb., 1983
  • Steven Purchase, “Nemett, Jacobs Show New Paintings at Grimaldis Gallery,” The Evening Sun, Baltimore, MD, February 24, 1983
1982
  • Elizabeth Stevens, “Baltimore Renovates, Rebuilds, and Revitalizes,” Art News, New York City, NY, October, 1982
1981
  • Elizabeth Stevens, Hyatt Regency: Class in Glass,” The Baltimore Sun, Sunday, Oct 11, 1981
1979
  • Craig Hankin, “Art Lovers Get One Last Chance,” News American, Baltimore, MD, July 13, 1979
  • Edgar Buonagurio, “Persistent Paterns,” Arts Magazine, New York City, NY, June, 1979
  • Peter Frank, “A Passell of Patterners,” The Village Voice, New York City, NY, Feb. 19, 1979
  • Ellen Lubell, “Lush Complexities and Visual Indulgences,” Soho News, February, 1979
1978
  • Baltimore Museum of Art Catalogue, “Maryland Biennial Exhibition,” 1978
1975
  • Bernard Chaet, The Art of Drawing, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, Inc., New York City, NY, 1975

Education

1971
  • MFA, Painting, Yale University
1969
  • BFA, Painting, Pratt Institute
1968
  • Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture (summer scholarship program)
1964
  • Philadelphia College of Art (summer scholarship program)