About the event

Kay Barker’s work explores aspects of nature and the environment. By taking inspiration from her surroundings Kay is able to create a very strong mood whilst communicating a sense of atmosphere. This allows her work to develop and take over from her initial direct response. Most of Kay’s work employs a variety of media. Enjoying the different processes and qualities of each medium she discovers texture, depth and composition producing works which are finely crafted. Kay’s recent prints are based on her detailed observation of the landscape, the texture and its abstract qualities. She combines drypoint and collagraph often with sand castings to produce two and three dimensional pieces.Kay studied art at Portsmouth polytechnic taking further courses in printmaking at Central St Martins & London College of printing. Kay resided in France for several years and was awarded a prize for printmaking from Société Académique d’Argentan, She was also a member of the Egales 7 a group of French printmakers who commissioned a set of Kay’s prints. She has exhibited widely since 1988. Highlights include The Mall Galleries and Curwen Gallery in London. Her work ‘Dripstone’ was purchased by The John Creasey Museum which can be found on artuk.org.