A Solo Exhibition
Stonington Gallery presents a solo exhibition featuring pastels and monotypes with a focus on drypoints by artist Rick Bartow (1946-2016), starting Thursday, March 3-Saturday, April 2, 2022.
Born in Oregon and a member of the Wiyot tribe of the Humboldt Bay region, Bartow’s artwork is influenced by Native American mythological archetypes and his life experiences. Stonington celebrates Bartow’s legacy as an artist and revolutionary in using art as therapy to heal the psychological traumas of war.
One of the core tenets of Bartow’s artwork and life was honesty. In every artwork, line, and smudge, Bartow sought after honesty. He moved from medium to medium to express the varied facets of his life experiences, including Japanese chop marks or traditional Maori designs reflecting his time in Japan and New Zealand.
The subjects of Bartow’s work are beautiful and absurd and beg to be accepted just the way they are like how many of us are driven to find acceptance of our complicated and authentic selves. No matter the medium—a drypoint, a pastel painting, a monotype print—imagery of death, fear, happiness, celebration, and joy are present in each artwork. The artworks in this exhibition are reflections of the artist and his experiences but also of the viewer and our willingness to accept our inner worlds.
When engaging with a Rick Bartow artwork at Stonington’s March exhibition, viewers might find themselves feeling afraid, disconnected, or overwhelmed with the sketchy lines, swirling colors, transforming shapes, and dark masses. However, given a few moments, they might also notice expressions of raw honesty, intuition, truths that invite viewers to lean in instead of ignoring these emotions.
Bartow’s artworks give us the space to feel complicated, upside down, and unapologetically joyous without pretense or judgment. Most of all, his artworks remind us of our pulse in the rich human experience.
Exhibition Dates:
March 3, 2022 - April 2, 2022Involved Artists:
Rick Bartow
Featured Works
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Rick BartowBecause I Want To And I CanPastel, Graphite on Paper- 40"h
- 26"w
$18,000 -
Rick BartowSalmon Sister IIIPastel, Graphite on Paper- 40"h
- 26"w
$18,000 -
Rick BartowSharp Shin 8Monotype- 30"h
- 22"w
SOLD -
Rick BartowCrow’s Flight in Shadows for Jim M/ Joe Fedderson v/viMonotype on Rives BFK- 22"h
- 30"w
SOLD -
Rick BartowUntitled “Owl”Monotype- 20.5"h
- 16.5"w
$5,000 -
Rick BartowUntitled “Owl”Monotype- 20.5"h
- 16.5"w
$5,000 -
Rick BartowUntitled “Crow”Monotype- 25"h
- 18"w
$5,000 -
Rick BartowLow DogGraphite and Pastel on Paper- 17"h
- 22"w
$3,200 -
Rick BartowBirds and PoetsMonotype, Book Page, Conservation Framing- 11"h
- 8"w
SOLD -
Rick BartowAmerican AuthorsMonotype, Book Page- 10.5"h
- 8"w
$1,600 -
Rick BartowThe World’s One Thousand Best PoemsMonotype, Book Page, Conservation Framing- 8"h
- 8"w
SOLD -
Rick BartowThe Excellent History of the Merchant of VeniceMonotype, Book Page- 16"h
- 8"w
SOLD -
Rick BartowSkull 2Monotype- 5"h
- 4"w
SOLD -
Rick BartowSkull 1Monotype- 5"h
- 4"w
SOLD -
Rick BartowLooking Back CrowDrypoint Etching- 18"h
- 23"w
SOLD -
Rick BartowMe & SpegiDrypoint Etching- 18"h
- 12"w
$1,200 -
Rick BartowBig BeetleDrypoint Etching- 13"h
- 15"w
$1,000 -
Rick BartowGold Crowned Sparrow 2Drypoint Etching on Japanese Paper- 8"h
- 7"w
$900 -
Rick BartowFlowers for SaskiaDrypoint on Handmade Japanese Paper- 16"h
- 11.5"w
$900 -
Rick BartowFor J & J & JDrypoint Etching- 12"h
- 9"w
$900 -
Rick BartowBlind HawkDrypoint Etching- 12"h
- 9"w
$900 -
Rick BartowGatheringDrypoint Etching- 12"h
- 18"w
$900 -
Rick BartowDeath and the MaidenDrypoint Etching on Laid Cotton Rag- 12.5"h
- 10"w
$900 -
Rick BartowCoyote and Janssen and MeDrypoint Etching on Handmade Japanese Paper- 15.75"h
- 11.5"w
SOLD -
Rick BartowWhat Raven KnowsDrypoint Etching- 16"h
- 12"w
SOLD -
Rick BartowHannya – Jealous LoverDrypoint Etching on Handmade Japanese Paper- 12"h
- 8.5"w
$800 -
Rick BartowCicada and BirdDrypoint Etching on Handmade Japanese Paper, Pale Green- 19"h
- 12"w
$800 -
Rick BartowFrogDrypoint Etching- 13"h
- 9"w
$800 -
Rick BartowHuntress in RougeDrypoint Etching- 15.5"h
- 11.5"w
SOLD -
Rick BartowPerfection ObservedDrypoint Etching on Mitsumata Paper- 9"h
- 13"w
$850 - Contact us to special order -
Rick BartowFor KlimtDrypoint Etching on Handmade Japanese Paper- 12"h
- 9"w
SOLD -
Rick BartowTiny HawkDrypoint Etching on Handmade Japanese Paper- 10"h
- 13"w
$700 -
Rick BartowRide to TownDrypoint on Handmade B Green Paper- 8.25"h
- 8.25"w
$600 -
Rick BartowShe Loves the WolfDrypoint on Handmade Mitsumata Paper- 11.5"h
- 10"w
$600 -
Rick BartowLittle EagleDrypoint on Handmade Japanese Paper (Color Ink)- 12.75"h
- 10"w
$600 -
Rick BartowLittle EagleDrypoint on Handmade Japanese Paper (Black Ink)- 12"h
- 9"w
$600 -
Rick BartowC = CrowDrypoint on Handmade Mitsumata Paper- 6.75"h
- 6"w
SOLD -
Rick BartowHawk VisionDrypoint on Handmade Mitsumata Paper- 11"h
- 10"w
$500 -
Rick BartowFirst VisionDrypoint on Handmade Mitsumata Paper- 9.75"h
- 7.25"w
SOLD -
Rick BartowAhabDrypoint Etching- 9.5"h
- 7"w
SOLD -
Rick BartowKafkaDrypoint Etching- 9"h
- 12"w
$500 -
Rick BartowSakiDrypoint Etching- 9"h
- 12"w
$500 -
Rick BartowLittle Hawk on a RockDrypoint Etching- 12"h
- 9"w
$500 -
Rick BartowSakiDrypoint Etching- 9"h
- 12"w
SOLD -
Rick BartowHunter’s DreamDrypoint Etching on Handmade Japanese Paper- 12"h
- 8.5"w
SOLD -
Rick BartowFor W.J.Drypoint Etching on Handmade Japanese Paper- 14"h
- 10"w
$500