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Born to a family of builders and craftsmen, Dan Barnes experienced first hand the satisfaction of creating something from an idea or inspiration. Henderson County served as the backdrop for his education in art and craftsmanship as he worked along side of his father and uncles. He was graduated from high school in 1976, receiving the senior superlative of most artistic in his class. He earned his BA in Human Environmental Design from the University of Kentucky having studied under Arturo Sandoval, Miles Weiner, and John Tuska. The love of creating his own designs was what led Dan to open his own business in 1986.
For over fifteen years, Dan has earned an outstanding reputation in the design community for his design flair and top quality craftsmanship seen in his upholstery and furniture design business. His upholstered pieces have been featured in several interior design shows.
Seeking another creative outlet, Dan began experimenting with stained glass several years ago. After studying the craft from Laura Hallock here in Lexington, Dan began creating his own original designs combining light, color and texture. Dan was awarded top honors for his stained glass in local art shows and has moved on to many artistic accomplishments including the following:
2012· Juried Exhibitor, American Craft Council, St. Paul, Minnesota, April 2012 · Featured Artist, Uroboros Glass Annual International Brochure, Portland, OR, April 2012 · Photograph, American Craft Council Magazine, April 2012 · Exhibitor, Lexington Home and Garden Show - Kentucky Arts Council Architectural Exhibit, Lexington, KY April 2012 · Juried Exhibitor, American Craft Council, Atlanta, March, 2012 · Juried Exhibitor, Kentucky Craft Market - Best of Show, Lexington, KY, March, 2012 · Guest Lecturer for Kentucky Craft Market Program – Booth Design, March 2012 · Featured Artist, WLEX Morning Show, WTVQ Noon Show, Lexington, KY March 2012 · Exhibiting Artist, Kentucky Arts Council - Commission to Create, Governor's Mansion, Frankfort, KY, February, 2012 · Juried Exhibitor, American Craft Council, Baltimore, MD, February, 2012 · Juried Exhibitor, ArtiGras, Jupiter, FL, February, 2012 · Juried Exhibitor, Bonita Springs Art Show, Bonita Springs, FL, February 2012 · Juried Exhibitor, Artfest, Ft, Meyers, FL, February 2012 2011· Juried Exhibitor, Holiday Art Show, Lexington, KY, November, 2011 · Featured Article, Kentucky Home and Garden Magazine, Lexington, KY November 2011 · Exhibitor, Kentucky Guild of Artist and Craftsman Show, Berea, KY October, 2011 · Juried Exhibitor, Saint James Art Fair - 3rd Street Show - 3rd Place, Louisville, October 2011 · Juried Exhibitor, The Carnegie (50th Anniversary KGAC Show), Covington, KY, October, 2011 · Juried Exhibitor, Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft (50th Anniversary KGAC Show), Louisville, September, 2011 · Juried Exhibitor, Port Clinton Art Festival, Highland Park, IL, August, 2011 · Juried Exhibitor, Woodland Art Fair, Lexington, KY, August, 2011 · Juried Exhibitor, Gold Coast Art Fair - 1st place, mixed media, Chicago, June 2011 · Juried Exhibitor, Francisco Farm Art Show, Midway, KY, June 2011 · Juried Exhibitor, Cincinnati Summer Fair - 2nd Place Glass, June, 2011 · Featured Artist, Indianapolis Morning Show and Newspaper Article, Indianapolis, May 2011 · Juried Exhibitor, Broad Ripple Art Show, Indianapolis, May 2011 · Guest Lecturer for Kentucky Craft Market Program – Booth Design, April 2011 · Featured Photograph, Cover Story - Pioneer Press, St. Paul Minnesota, April, 2011 · Juried Exhibitor, American Craft Council, St. Paul, Minnesota, April, 2011 · Juried Exhibitor, American Craft Council, Atlanta, March 2011 · Juried Exhibitor, Kentucky Crafted Market, Louisville, March 2011 · Commissioned by the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce to design the Commonwealth Legacy Award presented to Pearse Lyons and Jim Host, February 2011 · Guest Lecturer, Indiana Artisan's Pre-Market Seminar, Indianapolis, January 2011 2010· Guest Lecturer, Indiana Artisan’s Pre-Market Seminar, Indianapolis, January 2010 · Exhibitor, Continuum of Creativity Exhibit Lexington Library, November 2010 · Installation of sculpture Noel Studio Eastern Kentucky University, October, 2010 · Exhibitor, World Equestrian Games, Lexington, October 2010 · Guest Lecturer Kentucky Guild of Artist and Craftsmen, Berea, KY, September 2010 · Juried Exhibitor, Highland Park Port Clinton, Chicago, August 2010 · Lecturer Kentucky Craft Market, Louisville, KY, July 2010 · Juried Exhibitor, Grant Park Art Show – Merit Award, Chicago, July 2010 · Juried Exhibitor, Francisco Farm Art Show – Merit Award, Midway, KY, June 2010 · Installation of sculpture Kentucky Chamber of Commerce, May 2010 · Juried Exhibitor, Cincinnati Summer Fair – Merit Award, May 2010 · Juried Exhibitor, Atlanta Dogwood Festival, April 2010 · Installation of sculpture Saint Joseph East Hospital, Lexington, April 2010 · Juried Exhibitor, American Craft Council, Atlanta, March, 2010 · Juried Exhibitor, Kentucky Craft Market, Louisville, KY, March 2010 · Juried Exhibitor, American Craft Council, Baltimore, February 2010 2009· Exhibitor for John James Audubon Museum, Henderson, KY December 2009 · Membership and certification as a consultant for the Kentucky Peer Advisory Network December 2009 · Guest Lecture for Kentucky Craft Market Program – Booth Design, December 2009 · Guest Lecturer for Kentucky Arts Council – Art Show Basics November 2009 · Juried Exhibitor St. James Court Art Festival, Louisville October 2009 · Juried Exhibitor Port Clinton Art Festival, Chicago August 2009 · Exhibitor at Governor’s Mansion for Kentucky Arts Council’s fund raiser for the 2010 World Equestrian Games, Frankfort, KY August 2009 · Juried Exhibitor Woodland Art Fair, Lexington, KY August 2009 · Guest Lecturer for Kentucky Craft Market – Booth Design July 2009 · Juried Exhibitor Buffalo Grove Fine Arts Festival – Merit Award, Chicago July 2009 · Juried Exhibitor Lincolnshire Art Festival – Best of Show, Chicago July 2009 · Juried Exhibitor Francisco Farm Art Fair – Merit Award, Midway, KY June 2009 · Juried Exhibitor Cincinnati Summer Fair – 1st Place in Glass, Cincinnati May 2009 · Juried Exhibitor Kentucky Guild of Artist and Craftsman Show, Bowling Green May 2009 · Juried Exhibitor Dogwood Festival, Atlanta April 2009 · Juried Exhibitor American Craft Council, Baltimore February 2009 · Guest Lecturer for Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft – Booth Design January 2009 2008· Juried Exhibitor, 2nd Place Award, St. James Court Art Show Louisville, KY October 2008 · Juried Exhibitor, Port Clinton Art Festival Chicago, IL August 2008 · Juried Exhibitor, Woodland Art Fair Lexington, KY August 2008 · Speaker for Kentucky Craft Market Orientation Louisville, KY July 2008 · Juried Exhibitor, Merit Award: mixed media, Buffalo Grove Art Festival Chicago, IL July 2008 · Juried Artist, Francisco Farm Art Fair Midway, KY June 2008 · Juried Artist, 1st Place: glass, Cincinnati Summer Fair May 2008 · Exhibitor, The Bender Gallery Ashville, NC March 2008 · Juried Exhibitor, American Craft Council Baltimore, MD February 2008 · Juried Artist, Kentucky Craft Market Louisville, KY February 2008 · Lecture, University of Kentucky Art Department February 2008 · Photos featured in American Style Magazine January 2008 · Photos featured in Chevy Chaser Magazine Lexington, KY January 2008 · Artist Advisory Board, Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft Louisville, KY 2007-08 · Advisory Board, Francisco Farm Art Festival Midway, KY 2007-08 2007· Juried Artist, American Craft Council Show Sarasota, Florida December 2007 · Photos featured in Sunshine Artist Magazine November 2007 · Juried Participant, American Craft Council Charlotte, NC November 2007 · Instructor for stained glass class Living Arts and Science Center Lexington, KY Fall 2007 · Commissioned art for Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington, KY September 2007 · Woodland Art Fair Glass Merit Award and Purchase Award Winner Lexington, KY August 2007 · Juried Artist, Port Clinton Art Fair, Chicago Ill., August, 2007 · Juried Artist, Ann Arbor South University Show, July, 2007 · Judge, Francisco Farm Art Show Midway, KY, June, 2007 · Featured Artist, Francisco Farm Art Show Midway, KY June, 2007 · Featured article in University of Kentucky Alumni Magazine, June, 2007 · Featured article in Kentucky Monthly magazine, May, 2007 · Commissioned by Women Leading Kentucky to design award for recipient Kate White, editor of Cosmopolitan magazine, May, 2007 · Art presented to Vaira Vike-Freiberga, President of Latvia purchased by Lexington Mayor Jim Newberry, May, 2007 · Participant, Hocking College Art Museum Glass Invitational, April, 2007 · Juried participant American Craft Council Atlanta Show, March 2007 · Juried participant, Kentucky Crafted Market in Louisville, KY, 2007 · Featured article in Arts Across Kentucky magazine, March 2007 · Featured article in Business Lexington magazine, March 2007 1996-2006· Juried participant, the Ohio Designer Crafts-man Cincinnati and Columbus Winter Fair, 2006 · Commissioned by The Kentucky Arts Council to design the Governor's Awards for the Arts award, 2006 · Commissioned by Women Leading Kentucky to design award for recipient Tipper Gore, May 9, 2006 · Commissioned by Women Leading Kentucky to design The Martha Lane Collins award, May 9, 2006 · Juried participant, West Palm Beach SunFest '06 and Honorable mention award winner · Commissioned by Lexington Chase Bank to design original work for Jamie Dimon, CEO of JP Morgan Chase Bank May 18 2006 · Participating artist, Ohio Designer Craftsman - Best of 2006 · Exhibitor, Janice Mason Museum · Exhibitor, Lexington Library on Main · Juried Featured Artist, Central Library Gallery Lexington, KY 2006 · Juried Member, Ohio Designer Craftsmen, Columbus Winterfair, Dec., 2005 · Juried Member, Woodland Art Fair, August, 2005 · Featured Artist on KET's Kentucky Life airing on May, 2005 · Featured Artist - Demonstration, Kentucky Artisan Center Berea, April, 2005 · Best New Exhibitors' Booth Award, Kentucky Crafted, Market, 2005 · Exhibitors' Choice Booth Award, Kentucky Crafted Market, 2005 · Education Grant, Tullahoma City Schools, 2004 and 2005 · Featured Artist on KET's Mixed Media airing on November 2004 · Appointed to the Kentucky Crafted Marketing Program's Advisory Board, 2005-2006 · Merit Award, Lexington Arts League's Members Exhibit, 2004 · Featured Article in the Lexington Herald Leader, July 2004 · Juried Member, Kentucky Guild of Arts and Craftsmen, 2004 · Juried Member, Kentucky Museum of Art and Design, 2004 · Juried Member, Kentucky Crafted Marketing Program, 2004 · Exhibitor, Louisville International Airport - VIP Lounge, 2004 · Featured Artist, Bank One Gallery, Louisville Visual Arts Association, May 2004 · Honorable Mention, Gallopalooza, Louisville, Kentucky 2004 · Cover Photo on Dynamic Doors Portals to Creativity, December, 2003 · Participant, Dynamic Door Project Lexington, Kentucky, Fall, 2003 · Juried exhibitor, Mid-States Craft Exhibition, Evansville, Indiana, 2003 · Featured Artist, Wingspan Art Gallery in Lexington, September 2003 · Exhibitor, Kentucky Artisan Center at Berea, 2003 · Exhibitor, Berea Arts Council at Arts Place, 2003 · Exhibitor, Yeiser Art Center in Paducah, 2003 · Exhibitor, Lexington Opera House Gallery, 2003 · Juried exhibitor, Lexington Arts and Cultural Council, 2002 · Best of Show / First Place Awards, Art Glass Festival, Lansing, Michigan, 2001-2002 · Judge, Hallock Stained Glass Art Show, 2001 and 2002 · Featured Artist and Cover Story, Arts Across Kentucky, Summer 2002 · Featured Artist and Cover Story, Design Magazine, September and October 2001 · Best of Show / First Place Awards, Hallock Stained Glass Art Show, 1996-2000 | 
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