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May 30 - June 30, 2024
Remnants of Reverie, a solo exhibition by Devynn Barnes is our inaugural exhibition at 349 Geary Street. Remnants of Reverie explores symbolisms of Americana that have been collaged to create the American Dream, reclaiming the African American influence on its genesis. Through the powerful gestures of her figures, Barnes champions the legacy of Black Cowboys and Western life by confronting its historical erasure. She reconstructs space, creating a blend of retro-futurism that intertwines imagery and motifs from various points in history. Together the bodies across spaces collide to create portals to reveries void of time.
Devynn Barnes
Devynn Barnes (b. 1993, Seattle, WA) is an Oakland-based painter and visual archivist. As a self-taught artist, Barnes calls on beginnings in film and photography to inform a multi-medium body of work that is cinematic. In her figures, there is an insistence to be acknowledged and vulnerability in welcoming viewers to bear witness.
Barnes’ experience working with creative programs and artforms across music, film, technology, and design industries shines a light on the lasting power through the influence of design and imagery in shaping experience and creating space. She has shown in group shows broadly, and debuted her solo show Renaissance of Reclamation at Schlomer Haus Gallery in SF (2024), with work featured at COMPLEXCON (2023), and for projects in collaboration with Nike (2023).
