NEWS & PRESS
Olive Hyde Art Gallery, Fremont, CA
Juried Exhibition
Women Create Space – August 15 to October 5, 2024
Barbara M. Berk’s pedestal-supported sculpture “For Reva” has been selected for Women Create Space at the Olive Hyde Art Gallery in Fremont, CA. A collaboration of the Northern California Women’s Caucus for Art (NCWCA) and the City of Fremont’s... Read more
Smithsonian Institution’s National Gem Collection, Washington DC
Museum Acquisition
“Aquamarine Rhapsody” Pendant – March, 2024
Barbara M. Berk’s first sculptures were small, personal scale and wearable. She wove high karat gold and platinum by hand, one-at-a-time, and shaped the flat fabric into a 3-dimensional sculptural form. Precious metal ribbons, ruffles, spirals and loops... Read more
Museum of Sonoma County, Santa Rosa, CA
Juried Exhibition
A Question of Balance: Selected Works from Pacific Rim Sculptors – January 27 to May 26, 2024
Barbara M. Berk’s ceiling-suspended sculpture “Open Spirals – Variations on a Theme – Medium 10 – 17:17” has been selected for A Question of Balance: Selected Works from Pacific Rim Sculptors at the Museum of Sonoma County in Santa Rosa, CA... Read more
Marin Society of Artists, San Rafael, CA
Juried Exhibition
Sculpture and Assemblage – An Exploration – March 7 to 30, 2024
Barbara M. Berk’s pedestal-supported sculpture “Interiors” has been selected for Sculpture and Assemblage – An Exploration, at the Marin Society of Artists, San Rafael, CA. Juried by Jeff Owens, nationally recognized abstract metal sculptor, the exhibition features contemporary sculpture... Read more
Santa Cruz Art League, Santa Cruz, CA
Juried Exhibition
She/They: Pacific Rim Sculptors – January 19 to February 24, 2024
Barbara M. Berk’s pedestal-supported sculpture “Sea Currents” has been selected for She/They: Pacific Rim Sculptors, a juried exhibition at the Santa Cruz Art League, Santa Cruz, CA. The exhibition features contemporary art by members of the Pacific Rim Sculptors who identify as women... Read more
ACCI Gallery, Berkeley, CA
Curated Exhibition
The Flame Within: Metal Artistry Unleashed – October 13 to November 12, 2023
Barbara M. Berk’s wall-mounted sculpture “Round & Round” and her pedestal-supported sculpture “The Wave” have been selected for The Flame Within: Metal Artistry Unleashed a curated exhibition of sculpture and jewelry at ACCI Gallery in Berkeley, CA.... Read more
Sausalito Center for the Arts, Sausalito, CA
Curated Exhibition
Finding the Form: Bay Area Sculpture – September 15 to October 8, 2023
Barbara M. Berk has been invited to participate in Finding the Form: Bay Area Sculpture, the first sculpture exhibition at the new Sausalito Center for the Arts, Sausalito, CA. Thirty six artists, “each weav[…e] unique narratives through a diverse array of materials and techniques... Read more
Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA
Juried Exhibition
International Fiber Arts XI – July 29 to September 10, 2023
Barbara M. Berk's wall-mounted sculpture "Petite French Knot" has been selected for International Fiber Arts XI at the Sebastopol Center for the Arts in Sebastopol, CA. Juried by fiber artists Judith Content and Ann Johnston, the biannual exhibition presents a "distinct approach to innovative and ... Read more
Gallery House, Palo Alto, CA
Announcement
Barbara M. Berk Joins Gallery House – February 1, 2023
Berk is the newest member of Gallery House, the home of contemporary art in the Bay Area. Founded in 1958, the gallery offers an extensive selection of paintings, photographs, sculpture, mixed media, ceramics and jewelry by over 25 artists.
Pacific Art League, Palo Alto, CA
Exhibition
100th Anniversary Exhibition – November 5, 2021 to January 24, 2022
Two of Berk’s pedestal-supported sculptures – “Oskar Schlemmer’s Dancer” and “Sea Currents” – have been selected for the 100th Anniversary Exhibition at the Pacific Art League in Palo Alto, CA. Celebrating the centennial of the Pacific Art League, the exhibition features 550 artworks... Read more
ACCI Gallery, Berkeley, CA
Curated Exhibition
Forge the Future – October 9 to November 7, 2021
Barbara M. Berk’s wall-mounted sculpture “A Pair of French Knots” and her ceiling-suspended sculpture “Aigrette” have been selected for Forge the Future, a curated exhibition of sculpture and jewelry at ACCI Gallery in Berkeley, CA... Read more
Gallery 1337, Art Works Downtown, San Rafael, CA
Juried Exhibition
BEAUTY or TRUTH, by Pacific Rim Sculptors - April 23 to June 13, 2021
Barbara M. Berk’s wall-mounted sculpture “Lace Eleven: A Pair of French Knots” has been selected for BEAUTY or TRUTH, a juried sculpture exhibition at Gallery 1337 at Art Works Downtown in San Rafael, CA... Read more
PUNCH Monthly, Menlo Park, CA
Publication: Article
“Wire Weaver” – Words by Eva Barrows – March, 2021
“Light reflects off twisted bronze and stainless steel, while shadows cast by the airy forms dance on the wall. Elegantly fluid wire sculptures, whether ceiling-suspended, wall-mounted or free-standing, command attention and instill wonder. Lace Four: No Loose Ends floats overhead, slowly turning... Read more
M. H. de Young Museum of Art, San Francisco, CA
Juried Exhibition
“On the Edge”: The de Young Open – October 10, 2020 to January 3, 2021
Barbara M. Berk’s “Lace Twelve: Oskar Schlemmer’s Dancer” has been selected for “On the Edge”: The de Young Open, an invitational community art exhibition celebrating the de Young Museum’s 125th anniversary, hosted by the Fine Art Museums of San Francisco... Read more
Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA
Juried Exhibition
2020 Biennial Members Exhibition – February 8 to November 8, 2020
The 2020 Biennial Members Exhibition celebrates the diversity of talents in the museum’s membership base. This biennial exhibition is an important opportunity for young, mid-career, and veteran artists to exhibit their work to the Fuller Craft Museum community... Read more
Metal Arts Guild, San Francisco, CA
Publication: Written Interview
Featured Member of the Month – April, 2020
Barbara M. Berk is honored to be the Metal Arts Guild San Francisco’s “Featured Member of the Month” for April, 2020. The Metal Arts Guild San Francisco (MAG) is an independent, non-profit, educational organization... Read more
Root Division, San Francisco, CA
Publication: Catalog
MFA Never 2020 Archive Project – March 2020
“The MFA Never 2020 catalog is an inclusionary publication of the over 120 artists who submitted work to this year's MFA Never open call. The book includes a full page dedicated to each contributing artist and a compilation of essays... Read more
San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles, San Jose, CA
Juried Exhibition
Form and Function: Fiber Arts for the 21st Century - 2019 – 2020
Featuring the work of the Artist Members of the San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles, the juried exhibition Form and Function: Fiber Arts for the 21st Century features both “traditional and new media that emphasize art over craft with bold use of artistic elements... Read more
Art Ventures Gallery, Menlo Park, CA
Invitational Exhibition
Bauhaus Centennial – Taking Shape: Bauhaus Fiber Art Exhibition - 2019
Art Ventures Gallery, “in the center of Silicon Valley, California, the crucible of tech, finance and invention, and having roots in Germany … [sought artists who would] … create fiber art Bauhaus style, taking technology and contemporary aspects into consideration.”... Read more
Ruth’s Table Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Artist Talk
Transcending Textile Structures: Weaving and Lace Making with Metal – August 1, 2019
“Ruth’s Table is honored to invite you to join us for an evening with Barbara M. Berk, artist and award-winning jewelry designer in the Bay Area. Berk will discuss the interplay ... Read more
Photo Credit: Devlin Shand for Drew Altizer Photography at Ruth's Table Gallery
Ruth’s Table Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Curated Exhibition
Beyond the Warp and Weft: The Enduring Legacy of the Bauhaus - 2019
Curated by Hanna Regev, Beyond the Warp and Weft: The Enduring Legacy of the Bauhaus is the first of 4 exhibitions marking the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Bauhaus to be held at Ruth’s Table Gallery in San Francisco. Beyond the Warp and Weft, according to Regev... Read more
PUNCH Monthly, Menlo Park, CA
Publication: Article
"Artists at Work" – Words by Sheri Baer, Photography by Irene Searles – February, 2019
Wander down the hallways and discover how artists are channeling their creativity at PMA’s Museum Studios. Click here to view the article.
Gentry Magazine, Menlo Park, CA
Publication: Article
"The A-List: People to Know" by Karen Salama – February, 2019
Accomplished artist and designer Barbara M. Berk is a genuine Renaissance woman. Having earned aMaster’s in Russian History, she subsequently spent 15 successful years in the magazine publishing industry...
Jewelry and Metalsmithing Survey – Volume 1 (2017)
Metalsmith Magazine/Society of North American Goldsmiths, Eugene, OR
Publication: Book
Barbara M. Berk’s sculpture “Lace Four: No Loose Ends” has been selected by all three jurors for
inclusion in the first annual Jewelry and Metalsmithing Survey (JaMS), published by the Society of North
American Goldsmiths/Metalsmith Magazine... Read more
Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA
Juried Exhibition
Reflections and Shadows - 2017
Barbara M. Berk’s sculpture Barbara M. Berk’s sculpture “Lace Four: No Loose Ends” will be exhibited in Reflections and Shadows at the Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA from February 17 – March 26, 2017... Read more
Textile Techniques in Metal for Jewelers, Textile Artists & Sculptors
Arline M. Fisch
Publication: Book – Echo Point Books & Media (2016 hardcover reprint)
In a sense, I owe it all to Arline: It began with a chance meeting at her Ancient Jewelry Symposium lecture, discovering over lunch common threads that ran through New York and competing consumer jewelry magazines, and an invitation to attend her “Textile Techniques in Metal” class... Read more
Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA
Juried Exhibition
International Fiber Arts VII - 2015
Barbara M. Berk’s sculptures “Michael’s Waves” and “Vertigo” will be exhibited in International Fiber Arts VII at the Sebastopol Center for the Arts, Sebastopol, CA from October 23 – November 28, 2015. This international exhibition, comprised of 62... Read more