Short Bio

I'm a Boston based realist oil painter. My work is realism based but often with a humorous or mysterious twist.

Statement

I create work that is often narrative driven and highly detailed. It's realism with a twist. Humor and/or mystery plays an important part in my work and I often juxtapose elements that the viewer doesn't expect.

Resume / CV

Barney Levitt

21 Boulder Hill Lane, Ashland, MA 01721

Tel.: 508-981-0556

Email: barnart55@gmail.com

Web address: www.barneylevitt.comBorn 1955, Utica NY

Lives and works in Ashland, MA

Education

1978 BA in Drawing/Painting, SUNY at Oswego, NY

Professional Affiliations

Copley Society of Art, 1994-2024, Copley Master award 2016.

National Oil And Acrylic Painters’ Society- Signature Membership 2015

International Guild of Realism

Gallery Twist, Lexington, MA

Stewart Clifford Gallery, Provincetown, MA

Gallery Antonia, Chatham, MA

Cape Cod Art Center, Barnstable, MA, juried member

Newton Art Association, Newton, MA

Copley Society of Art Membership Committee 2007-2012

Solo Exhibitions

2025. Tenacre Country Day School, visiting artist

          Hopkinton Center For The Arts, ‘Whimsical Worlds’, Two-person show, Hopkinton, MA

          Natick Morse Institute, Solo Show, Natick, MA

          Ashland Free Library, Solo Show, Ashland, MA

          Wellesley Library, Wellesley, MA

2024   Stewart Clifford Gallery, two person show, 338 Commmercial St., Provincetown, MA

          Wellesley Free Library, solo show, Welleley, MA

         

 

2023 Stewart Clifford Gallery, two person show, 338 Commercial St., Provincetown, MA

        Gallery Antonia, Solo Show, 1291 Main St., Chatham, MA

2022 Stewart Clifford Gallery, two person show, 338 Commercial St. Provincetown, MA

        Gallery Antonia, Solo Show, 1291 Main St., Chatham, Ma

2021 Newton Free Library, Solo Show-‘Wishbones And Lucky Charms’, 330 Homer St.,  

        Newton, MA

        Gallery Antonia, Solo Show, 1291 Main St., Chatham, MA

        Stewart Clifford Gallery, two person show, 338 Commercial St., Provincetown, MA

        Gallery Twist, ‘A Room With A View’, Lexington, MA

2020 Stewart Clifford Gallery, two person show, 338 Commercial St., Provincetown, MA

        Natick Community Senior Center, 117 E. Central St., Natick, MA

        Acton, Memorial Library, 486 Main St., Acton, MA

        Newton Free Library, 330 Homer St., Newton, MA

        Gallery Antonia, 1291 Main St., Chatham, MA

Group Exhibitions

2025   Copley Society of Art, Small Works Show: ‘Apricity’

          CCAC, ‘Impact of Color’, Barnstable, MA

          Gallery Twist, ‘Memories’, Lexington, MA

          NAA, James King Bonnar Show, ‘Spirit Rising’ 1st place, Newton, MA

          Hopkinton Center For The Arts, ‘Arts In Bloom’, ‘Trading Secrets’, 1st place, Hopkinton

          CCAC, Spring National, ‘Spirit Rising’ & ‘Going On Vacation’, Barnstablem, MA

          NAA, Woodland Golf Club, Newton, MA

2024. LSD Modern, group show, Boston, MA

          CCAC, The Summer National Show, Barnstable, MA,

          NAA Annual Awards Show, ‘Coffee & Curlers’, Newton Public Library, Newton, MA

          Gallery Twist, ‘Fresh’, Lexington, MA

          CCAC, The Autumn National, Barnstable, MA. ‘Slow Get Away’

          Copley Society of Art, Holiday Small Works Show, Boston, MA

2023 Copley Society of Art, Small works show, ‘On the Horizon’, 158 Newbury St.,

        Boston, MA

        Copley Society of Art, Winter Members’ Show: ‘Glimmer’, 158 Newbury St.,

        Boston, MA

        Newton Art Association, Annual Awards Show

        Gallery Twist, ‘Pairings’, 1963 Mass. Ave., Lexington, MA

        Gallery Twist, ‘Illuminations’, Holiday Show, Lexington, MA

        International Guild Of Realism, On-line Exhibition

        Cape Cod Center For the Arts, ‘Dreamscapes’, Barnstable, MA

        Newton Art Association, ‘The Act of Making Art’, Newton, MA

2022 Gallery Twist, ‘Illuminations’, Holiday Show, Lexington, MA

        Copley Society of Art, Small Works Show, 158 Newbury St,, MA

        Newton Art Assoc., ‘From The Heart’, Mosesian Center For the Arts,

        Watertown, MA

        NOAPS, ‘Best Of America Small Works Show, Mary Williams Fine Art

        Gallery, Boulder, CO

        Newton Art Assoc., James King Bonnar Show, Morse Institute, 14 E.

        Central St, Natick, MA

        International Guild of Realism, 17th

Annual International Juried Exhibition

        Sugarman Peterson Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

        Copley Society of Art, Spring Members’ Show: ‘Refresh’, 158 Newbury

        St., Boston, MA

        Gallery Twist, ‘Lasting Impressions’, Lexington, MA

Awards

2024 Cape Cod Art Center, ‘Dreamscapes’, Honorable Mention for ‘Afternoon Snack

        Hopkinton Center For The Arts, 1st

place for ‘Trading Secrets’

2022 Newton Art Association Annual Awards Show, 1st

place for ‘Ascension’

        Boldbrush Competion, FAV 15% for ‘Don’t Spill The Tea’

       

2021 Light/Space/Time: ‘Cityscapes’, Merit Award for ‘The Lion & the Unicorn’

        Light/Space/Time: ‘555 Special’, Merit Award for ‘A Cautionary Tale’

        Fusion Art: 5th Annual Color International Competition: Best In Show for ‘In

        Living Color’

        Fusion Art, 6th Annual Landscape Competition, Honorable Mention for

        ‘Tumbling Into Autumn’

2020 Copley Society of Art, Merit Award for ‘Go Directly To Jail’

        Boldbrush Competition, FAV 15% for ‘Not A Bright Idea’

        Newton Art Association, Gene Gaugher Award for ‘Bluebird Morning’

2019 Newton Art Association, Piano Craft Gallery Still Life Show, 1st Place for

        ‘A Cautionary Tale’

        Newton Art Assoc., Annual Awards Show, 3rd place for ‘Vertigo’

        Boldbrush Competition, FAV 15% for ‘Skyward Dreams’

        The Best of Business Ashland Award