About
Connect with me:
Mastodon
Cara
Select Clients:
Aïshti
Arche Shoes
Artibus Records
Adobe
Bombay Sapphire
Condenast
Equinox
FORM
Fuji Film
FFWD Festival
Gucci
MAC Cosmetics
Montreal Festival Mode & Design
Nuvo Magazine
Nightlife Magazine
Ovopur
Plug Research Records
Prada
Sagmeister & Walsh
Swarovski
Refinery 29
The Goods Shed
Tiffany’s & Co.
United Airlines Magazine
Vanmoof
Van Cleef & Arpels
Zeit Magazine
...& more
Studio:
LichtenGarten Studio & Gallery
Türrschmidtstraße 12, 10317 Berlin
*By appointment only*
Awards & Grants:
Applied Arts Awards Winners: Photography Unpublished 2012
Applied Arts Award Winners: Broadcast Graphics - Single 2012
Applied Arts Award Winners: Motion/Animation - Single 2012
MAP Montreal Outdoor Photo showcase with Pierre Manning 2011
LUX by Infopresse Awards with Pierre Manning 2011
YES Montreal, Business Grant for Creative Souls 2010
Memberships:
Homofaber
BBK Kulturwerk
My name is Lacy Barry and I'm a Multidisciplinary Paper Artist & Designer working in the realms of Solarpunk & Lunarpunk. I have lived many lives, applying my craft to public art installations, set design, interiors, designing my own wallpaper to
podcasting, illustrations, music videos, editorials, curating group shows and
even a tablet game. I playfully combine form, function & fantasy in my creative practice of developing vibrant sculptures, illustrations & interiors reminiscent of the fluid and geometric forms and
saturated colors found in natural & architectural worlds.
Born in the Rocky Mountains of Alberta in the Canadian wilderness, I have always been inspired by the natural and cultural wonders of my childhood home and the fantastical places experienced on my travels later on in adulthood. Approaching these aspects with preternatural cognition, these memories have always made their way into my artwork.
I began my art practice at the youngest of ages, before becoming a contemporary dancer at the age of seven, performing professionally across North America. As a young adult, I apprenticed my sign-painter father on western film sets. Continuing my childhood love of drawing and painting. I mastered in graphic design & web multimedia, before later moving into costume design, fashion, set & prop building and styling.
... shortly after; installations, illustrations, interiors and workshops.
I used my background in the arts to ‘literally’ craft my own, unique, visual language. I work mainly, but not exclusively, with paper, discarded materials and recycled cardboard. I utilise various folding, constructive and coloring techniques to breathe life into materials.
In 2019, after spending over a decade working in various sectors of applied paper art, set & interior design—public, private, and commercial—and collaborating with major international companies, I found myself in a life-threatening state of severe burnout. With a wealth of skill-sets and life experience under my belt, I wondered if this was the best use of my abilities. A question prompting me to review my path and shine light on the growing disillusionment I had with the commercial arts sector, particularly advertising. I realized I no longer wanted to use my artistic talents to promote products, I believed were unnecessary for the well-being of a greater populous.
Taking a pause and a breathe to dive deeply...
It was not long before the pure pulse of art making was erupting again within me, and in the wake of the 2020 pandemic, I began an illustrative & storytelling podcast entitled Secret Place Berlin. Exploring all my favorite places that make up my chosen city of Berlin ...completing it in 2021 with 10 enagaging episodes, paired with a paper illustration for each, that was mailed to sunscribed listeners each month.
Coupled with making Art my activism, I began weaving Solarpunk & Lunarpunk themes into my artistic practice, curating group shows and hosting frequent workshops to introduce and explore themes of regeneration, and living in sustainable cycles with each other. It became vital and intrinsically clear to approach these genres through the lenses of community, care, collaboration, and creativity. Finding infinite DIY ways to incorporate Solar & Lunarpunk into my immediate lifestyle, I began consulting to individuals with an interest.
In October 2023, I further dug into the soil of my passions and opened LichtenGarten Studio & Gallery; an art studio, community, gallery and workshop space in VictoriaStadt Lichtenburg. Hosting monthly workshops, open studios, clothing swaps, art markets. Please sign up for my monthly newsletter to find out more.
I fuse my paper art and interior design skills with my founded roots in Solarpunk & Lunarpunk genres, carefully maintaining art collaborations with those whom visions & values align. Meanwhile inviting in and making space for new collaborators that believe a better world in not only possible, but is also ready to be born.
Feel free to drop me a line.
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Exhibitions:
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2022 Linienverzwiger – Exhibition of Oracle Mountain of paper trash installation, in a phone booth sized space in Victoriastadt, Berlin
2018 WoMA – Exhibition of paper pillar garden at the Kreuzberg, Berlin
2017 Kolor Meets Lacy Barry – A solo show in collaboration with a Berlin based object design showroom
202
SELECT GROUP EXHIBITIONS & FAIRS
2024 All Power On Earth Comes From the Sun - A Solarpunk themed exhibition by SolarPunk Surf Club and School of Art & Visual Studies in Lexington, Kentucky, USA
2023 Britzenale 4 , an outdoor exhibition in the Food Forest, Urbaner Waldgarten Britz, Berlin Germany
2022 Blüten Pracht, flower themed group show at Handwerkskammer , Munich Germany
2022 Nur Festsache, collective group show about chaos Schau Fenster, Berlin Germany
2022 Ecotopia, self curated show about imagining our eco future, St. Thomas Church, Berlin Germany
2022 HomoFaber, Living Treasures giant show on San Giorgio Maggiore Island in, Venice, Italy
2021/2022 Lichtenburg Studios, Residency Group Show, at Lichtenberg Museum in Victoriastadt, Berlin Germany
2021 Volare, group show at Scotty Art Space in Berlin, Kreuzberg, Germany
2021 Hello, It’s Me, group show at Ed. Varie Gallery in Soho, New York City, USA
2020 This Is An Intervention, exhibiting ‘A Living Planet Does Not Need Your Money’
2020 Jail Sessions with Art Helps, exhibiting ‘Rose Conservatory’, Köpernick jailhouse Berlin, Germany
2019 Venice Design 2019 – Exhibition of ‘Pillars of Fire & Cloud’ during the Venice Art Biennale 2019
2016 The Good, The Bad, The Limited – Growing Limitations Exhibition at Beirut Design Week
2016 ArtLeadHer – An exhibition of female artists curated by Mashonda Tifrere with Joseph Gross Gallery in New York
2016 Art on Paper – New York art fair specifically focused on showing the works of paper artists, presented by JGG
2015 ‘Doves’ – A small story film based on personal paper work, exhibited at the Roger Smith Hotel in New York
2013 Home Sweet Home Charity Exhibit, Bottleneck Gallery Brooklyn – Graphic/ Paper Artwork created & sold opening night
Residencies:
Lichtenburg Studios, developing a SPB podcast episode about Victoriastadt, Berlin, Germany
The Goods Shed – A recycled book & cardboard installation created for Perth based art festival & residence
Regenerate 14 – Live Installation work done in Collaboration with Lab Mag LA & Generator Hostel in Copenhagen
Workshops & Public Talks:
PInk Valley - Mask making workshop in Berlin, Germany
Forward Festival – Live talk, installation & DIY pop-up card workshop at Blog Fabrik Berlin
Adidas MakerLab - Workshop & Live Talk at Adidas HQ in Nuremberg, Germany
Born in the Rocky Mountains of Alberta in the Canadian wilderness, I have always been inspired by the natural and cultural wonders of my childhood home and the fantastical places experienced on my travels later on in adulthood. Approaching these aspects with preternatural cognition, these memories have always made their way into my artwork.
I began my art practice at the youngest of ages, before becoming a contemporary dancer at the age of seven, performing professionally across North America. As a young adult, I apprenticed my sign-painter father on western film sets. Continuing my childhood love of drawing and painting. I mastered in graphic design & web multimedia, before later moving into costume design, fashion, set & prop building and styling.
... shortly after; installations, illustrations, interiors and workshops.
I used my background in the arts to ‘literally’ craft my own, unique, visual language. I work mainly, but not exclusively, with paper, discarded materials and recycled cardboard. I utilise various folding, constructive and coloring techniques to breathe life into materials.
In 2019, after spending over a decade working in various sectors of applied paper art, set & interior design—public, private, and commercial—and collaborating with major international companies, I found myself in a life-threatening state of severe burnout. With a wealth of skill-sets and life experience under my belt, I wondered if this was the best use of my abilities. A question prompting me to review my path and shine light on the growing disillusionment I had with the commercial arts sector, particularly advertising. I realized I no longer wanted to use my artistic talents to promote products, I believed were unnecessary for the well-being of a greater populous.
Taking a pause and a breathe to dive deeply...
It was not long before the pure pulse of art making was erupting again within me, and in the wake of the 2020 pandemic, I began an illustrative & storytelling podcast entitled Secret Place Berlin. Exploring all my favorite places that make up my chosen city of Berlin ...completing it in 2021 with 10 enagaging episodes, paired with a paper illustration for each, that was mailed to sunscribed listeners each month.
Coupled with making Art my activism, I began weaving Solarpunk & Lunarpunk themes into my artistic practice, curating group shows and hosting frequent workshops to introduce and explore themes of regeneration, and living in sustainable cycles with each other. It became vital and intrinsically clear to approach these genres through the lenses of community, care, collaboration, and creativity. Finding infinite DIY ways to incorporate Solar & Lunarpunk into my immediate lifestyle, I began consulting to individuals with an interest.
In October 2023, I further dug into the soil of my passions and opened LichtenGarten Studio & Gallery; an art studio, community, gallery and workshop space in VictoriaStadt Lichtenburg. Hosting monthly workshops, open studios, clothing swaps, art markets. Please sign up for my monthly newsletter to find out more.
I fuse my paper art and interior design skills with my founded roots in Solarpunk & Lunarpunk genres, carefully maintaining art collaborations with those whom visions & values align. Meanwhile inviting in and making space for new collaborators that believe a better world in not only possible, but is also ready to be born.
Feel free to drop me a line.
Exhibitions:
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2022 Linienverzwiger – Exhibition of Oracle Mountain of paper trash installation, in a phone booth sized space in Victoriastadt, Berlin
2018 WoMA – Exhibition of paper pillar garden at the Kreuzberg, Berlin
2017 Kolor Meets Lacy Barry – A solo show in collaboration with a Berlin based object design showroom
202
SELECT GROUP EXHIBITIONS & FAIRS
2024 All Power On Earth Comes From the Sun - A Solarpunk themed exhibition by SolarPunk Surf Club and School of Art & Visual Studies in Lexington, Kentucky, USA
2023 Britzenale 4 , an outdoor exhibition in the Food Forest, Urbaner Waldgarten Britz, Berlin Germany
2022 Blüten Pracht, flower themed group show at Handwerkskammer , Munich Germany
2022 Nur Festsache, collective group show about chaos Schau Fenster, Berlin Germany
2022 Ecotopia, self curated show about imagining our eco future, St. Thomas Church, Berlin Germany
2022 HomoFaber, Living Treasures giant show on San Giorgio Maggiore Island in, Venice, Italy
2021/2022 Lichtenburg Studios, Residency Group Show, at Lichtenberg Museum in Victoriastadt, Berlin Germany
2021 Volare, group show at Scotty Art Space in Berlin, Kreuzberg, Germany
2021 Hello, It’s Me, group show at Ed. Varie Gallery in Soho, New York City, USA
2020 This Is An Intervention, exhibiting ‘A Living Planet Does Not Need Your Money’
2020 Jail Sessions with Art Helps, exhibiting ‘Rose Conservatory’, Köpernick jailhouse Berlin, Germany
2019 Venice Design 2019 – Exhibition of ‘Pillars of Fire & Cloud’ during the Venice Art Biennale 2019
2016 The Good, The Bad, The Limited – Growing Limitations Exhibition at Beirut Design Week
2016 ArtLeadHer – An exhibition of female artists curated by Mashonda Tifrere with Joseph Gross Gallery in New York
2016 Art on Paper – New York art fair specifically focused on showing the works of paper artists, presented by JGG
2015 ‘Doves’ – A small story film based on personal paper work, exhibited at the Roger Smith Hotel in New York
2013 Home Sweet Home Charity Exhibit, Bottleneck Gallery Brooklyn – Graphic/ Paper Artwork created & sold opening night
Residencies:
Lichtenburg Studios, developing a SPB podcast episode about Victoriastadt, Berlin, Germany
The Goods Shed – A recycled book & cardboard installation created for Perth based art festival & residence
Regenerate 14 – Live Installation work done in Collaboration with Lab Mag LA & Generator Hostel in Copenhagen
Workshops & Public Talks:
PInk Valley - Mask making workshop in Berlin, Germany
Forward Festival – Live talk, installation & DIY pop-up card workshop at Blog Fabrik Berlin
Adidas MakerLab - Workshop & Live Talk at Adidas HQ in Nuremberg, Germany
