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Todd Bartel’s work assumes the forms of painting, drawing, and sculpture in a collage and assemblage format. His work investigates the interconnected histories of collage and landscape and the roles of nature and natural resources in Western culture. "My research-based studio practice questions the ways in which natural resources are consumed and how the surface of the planet is maintained," says Bartel. "I am driven to find and celebrate examples of human insight, sublimity, poeticism, morality, and spirit." |
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Artist-in-Residence Open Studio Program on Saturday, July 22 from 10am to noon. Stop by the Artist-in-Residence Studio between 10:30 and 12:00 to meet July Artist Todd Bartel, view his work, and learn more about the Park's Artist-in-Residence program. Light refreshments will be provided by the Friends of Weir Farm. No registration is required. |
Todd Bartel received a BFA from Rhode Island School of Design in 1985 concluding his studies at RISD’s European Honors Program in Rome. He earned an MFA in Painting from Carnegie Mellon University in 1993. Bartel has taught drawing, painting, and sculpture at Brown University, Manhattanville College and Carnegie Mellon University, Vermont College MFA in Visual Art, New Hampshire Art Institute MFA in Visual Art among others. He is the founder and Gallery Director at the Cambridge School of Weston’s Thompson Gallery, a gallery dedicated to thematic inquiry. A seasoned teacher since 1986, Bartel currently teaches drawing, painting, collage, assemblage, conceptual art, and installation art at The Cambridge School of Weston, Weston, MA.
Weir Farm’s AIR Program fosters contemporary artistic expression on site and prioritizes experimental and thought-provoking approaches to examining and interpreting our world through the medium of contemporary visual art practice. The AIR Program keeps Weir’s experimental tendencies alive allowing the Park to share new ideas broadly with ever more diverse artists, communities, and visitors.
This program is supported by the generosity of Park partners; the Weir Farm Art Alliance and the Friends of Weir Farm.