Peter Barrickman
Peter Barrickman’s is a multidisciplinary artist with a focus in painting, Barrickman makes work in tandem with a diaristic archiving practice. Formally and stylistically multi-voiced, he looks at the forces of the natural world in contact with human structures and logics. The artist’s working methods are heavily influenced by collaborative and social art making projects including music, film/video and performance.
Barrickman’s work has been shown internationally, including at La Panaderia in Mexico City, Karma International in Zurich, The Tate Modern in London, Hyde Park Art Center in Chicago,The Museum of Contemporary Art in Detroit, Cité des Arts International in Paris and The Whitney Museum of American Art. He was the recipient of a fellowship at
Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture and two Mary L. Nohl Fund Fellowships in 2003 and 2010. He was awarded residencies at Centraltrak in Dallas, the Millay Colony in Austerlitz, NY and at the ICA in Monte Castello di Vibio in Perugia, Italy in 2025. His work was written about in Art Papers, Art in America online, The New York Times, Artnews.com, Art Forum and theNewRepublic.com.
In 2021, Barrickman co-founded Mazzzagine Project, an initiative in support of artists and the formation of new collaborations.
He is represented by The Green Gallery and Nathalie Karg Gallery.
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Won't You Be My Neighbor
Peter Barrickman, Seth Cameron, Antoine Catala, Anna Condo, Jessica Craig-Martin, Jane Dickson, Jim Drain, Joe Fyfe, Dorian Gaudin, Heidi Hahn, Paul Hosking, Simon Ko, Rannva Kunoy, John Lee, Jesse Mockrin, Bridget Mullen, Nathlie Provosty, Gamaliel Rodri 28 Oct - 31 Dec 2020Read more -
Maintenance
PETER BARRICKMAN 8 Jan - 9 Feb 2020Read more -
Elwood Arms
PETER BARRICKMAN 18 - 23 Jun 2018Read more -
Boys And Girls Can Still Draw
MARINA ADAMS, JOE ANDOE, PETER BARRICKMAN, STEVE DIBENEDETTO, GABY COLLINS-FERNANDEZ, ANDREJ DUBRAVSKY, ANDREAS FISHER, JOE FYFE, MARGRIT LEWCZUK, ERICA MAHINAY, AMIR NIKRAVAN, JOANNA POUSETTE-DART, AND KRISTEN SCHIELLE 6 Jul - 26 Aug 2016Read more
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Shepherd: Peter Barrickman ‘Untitled Melodies’ at Green Gallery
Shane McAdams February 8, 2024Peter Barrickman is what many would call a painter’s painter, a label that means little on its face, but also suggests an abiding interest in...Read more -
Shepherd: Catching Peter Barrickman's Buzz at 'Cicada Seen'
Shane McAdams October 2, 2018Painting has more in common with God than one might care to admit. Both get declared dead by cultural theorists every few years, and both...Read more -
Wall Street International Magazine: Elwood Arms
June 12, 2018Nathalie Karg and the Green Gallery are delighted to present a special one week exhibition of new paintings by the Milwaukee based painter Peter Barrickman....Read more -
ARTFORUM: Peter Barrickman
April 1, 2016Peter Barrickman The Green Gallery There are painters who take inspiration from what they know about painting, and others who thrive on what they don’t...Read more -
The New York Times: Gathering of Far-Flung Friends, and Trends
Martha Schwendener May 8, 2014Within the commercial realms of art, the New Art Dealers Alliance, known as NADA, has earned its good reputation. Founded as a nonprofit in 2002...Read more -
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Talking about Peter Barrickman's new work
Mary Louise Schumacher December 7, 2012There is something about an artist whose work you've gravitated to powerfully from the start. It's like imprinting. It's hard to shake that kind of...Read more -
Art in America: New York Gets Green, Milwaukee-Style
Brian Boucher August 18, 2011John Riepenhoff and Jake Palmert are proud to run the only commercial gallery in Milwaukee that is committed to conceptual art practices. Riepenhoff opened Green...Read more
