I make drawings, paintings, and sculptures about my place in the great outdoors and the conflict of my identities as the son of immigrants, a gay man, and a dutiful citizen.
Geovanni Barrios (b. 1999, Miami, FL, based in New Haven, CT) is an artist and art historian originally trained as an orchestral tubist. Through painting, drawing, sculpture, and performance, Barrios asserts his place in the great outdoors and the American project. An Eagle Scout, Barrios is especially interested in the history of masculinity in the United States by way of experiences with the natural world. Most recently, he joined RMCAD for their Visiting Artist Scholar + Designer Lecture series to present on the lives of three Scouts turned artists, George Nakashima, Clyfford Still, and himself. Barrios has been awarded residency-fellowships at the Clyfford Still Museum Institute, Anderson Ranch, the Royal Over Seas League in London, and the Art House Wakefield in Yorkshire, England. He holds a BA in Art History from Yale University and has worked in arts conservation labs at both the Yale University Art Gallery and The Metropolitan Museum of Art. He has also performed internationally across Mexico, Brazil, and Germany.
He is currenly among the inaugural cohort of artists-in-residence at the Flora in the River North District of Denver through the Fall of 2026.
soft pastel on red pine
soft pastel on red pine
soft pastel on red pine
soft pastel on red pine
soft pastel on red pine
soft pastel on red pine
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soft pastel on red pine
soft pastel on red pine
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oil pastel on paper
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oil pastel on paper
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oil pastel on paper
oil pastel on paper
oil pastel on paper
oil pastel on paper
oil pastel on paper
oil pastel on paper
oil pastel on paper
EVERGLADES (LOW HANGING)
oil pastel on paper
oil pastel on paper