LEA BARTON RECEIVES MISSISSIPPI ARTS COMMISSION FELLOWSHIPCole Pratt Gallery is proud to announce that artist Lea Barton of Flora, Mississippi, recently won a $4,400 grant from the Mississippi Arts Commission (MAC). With her new award, Lea will continue to explore her mixed media technique.
Lea Barton combines collage and paint with photography and printmaking techniques to create richly layered works exploring the material and political history of the South, and dissecting female stereotypes of Antebellum and contemporary Southern culture. The work reflects both Barton’s childhood memories of growing up in Mississippi, and her efforts to define what it means to be from the South. Barton’s solo exhibitions include Cole Pratt Gallery, New Orleans, LA; Denise Bibro Fine Art, New York City, NY; Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson, MS; Wiregrass Museum of Art, Dothan, AL.; and the Alexandria Museum of Art, Alexandria, LA, among many others.
The Mississippi Arts Commission is a state agency serving residents of the state by providing grants that support programs to enhance communities; assist artists and arts organizations; promote the arts in education and celebrate Mississippi’s cultural heritage. Established in 1968, the Mississippi Arts Commission is funded by the Mississippi Legislature, the National Endowment for the Arts, the Wallace Foundation, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mississippi Foundation, Donna & Jim Barksdale, the Phil Hardin Foundation, the Mississippi Endowment for the Arts at the Community Foundation of Greater Jackson, and other private sources.
Congratulations to Lee! her work is fabulous!
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