Emily Barker (artist)

Emily Barker is an artist, model, and disability rights activist.[1][2][3] Barker is a wheelchair user and chronically ill.[4]

Artistic practice and exhibitions

Barker's work examines and challenges ableism embedded into contemporary society.[5][4]

In 2020, Murmurs, an art space in Los Angeles, California, presented Barker's first solo show titled Built to Scale.[6][7]

Barker is participating in the 2022 Whitney Biennial titled "Quiet as It's Kept" curated by Adrienne Edwards and David Breslin.[8]

Barker studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.[4]

References
  1. "This Artist and Model Is Changing the Conversation Around Disability and Fashion". Vogue. 2019-09-17. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  2. Almino, Elisa Wouk (2020-05-18). "Meet LA's Art Community: Emily Barker Is Designing Thoughtful, Beautiful Living Spaces for Disabled People". Hyperallergic. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  3. "Emily Barker Wants Accessibility To Become The Norm". HuffPost. 2021-04-29. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  4. "Gossamer | Emily Barker". Gossamer. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  5. "Emily Barker antagonizes the apparent neutrality of the able-bodied archetype by addressing accessibility in Built to Scale | | atractivoquenobello". www.aqnb.com. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  6. "The Avery Review | Divergence from the Norm: Commodity Impairment in Emily Barker's Built to Scale". www.averyreview.com. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  7. LA, Curate (2020-01-17). "Built to Scale: Emily Barker puts Privilege and Ableism on Display at Murmurs". Medium. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  8. Mitter, Siddhartha (2022-01-25). "Whitney Biennial Picks 63 Artists to Take Stock of Now". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-01-25.


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