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In the Studio: John Barnes

Painted wood sculpture by artist John Barnes

John Barnes is a New Orleans-based interdisciplinary artist who is Spring/Summer 2019 Artist-in-Residence at the Joan Mitchell Center. We interviewed him about his recent work. Learn more at johnbarnesart.com.

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