Contemporary Handwoven Tapestry
Barbara Burns 
Never More has been accepted into The American Tapestry Biennial 14: Contemporary Tapestry. The exhibit will be at The Appalachian Craft Center in Ashville, Tennessee, May – July 2023.
My tapestry Pas de Deux was chosen to be in the Surface Design Association online exhibit (EM)power (EM)brace (EM)body. You can read more about it and see the exhibit here: https://www.surfacedesign.org/events-exhibits/exhibits/empower-embrace-embody-exhibit/. (EM)power (EM)brace (EM)body Exhibit
I had the opportunity to take an adult education class about intellectual property law and I not only found it useful, but interesting. It was taught by an attorney specializing in this field. Many of my questions regarding copyrights in relation to my artwork and … Read more
Your work has been accepted in an exhibit. Now it’s time to prepare and pack it up for shipping. What is the best way to do this? What do you need to do? Priscilla Alden and I recently co-curated a tapestry exhibit: Tapestry…The New Wave … Read more
Barbara Burns Lessons Learned The first time I ever shipped a tapestry overseas was in 2006. I have to tell you it was with a bit of trepidation. I didn’t know if I would ever see my work again. I thought it was going to … Read more
Monday, March 13th, 2017 How to Write an Artist Statement Barbara Burns Once you’ve written your artist statement, whether it’s about your body of work of a specific piece, post it in comments below. If you would like to have the image that goes with … Read more
Monday, March 13th, 2017 Barbara Burns weaving “Amandaconda.” Photo credit: Michael Wilson Barbara Burns According to the English Oxford Dictionary an artist is: a person who practices or performs any of the creative arts. I didn’t call myself an artist for a long time. … Read more
I was interviewed by Anna Wetherell and Irene Evison of Nearly Wild Weaving in the UK in their continuing a series of in-depth conversations with tapestry weavers who lead the way in the UK and around the world. You can see the … Read more
Online group exhibition. https://www.gallerium.art/heroes-and-legends-2021 From 02-Dec-2021 To 25-Feb-2022 Organized by Gallerium
For several years I wrote a blog for the American Tapestry Alliance (ATA) on promoting and marketing tapestry. Along with my articles are video and audio interviews and guest articles on everything from how to write an artist statement, press release and bio to pricing … Read more