Baker Overstreet (born 1981) is an artist based in
Brooklyn
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.
Overstreet was born in
Augusta, Georgia
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. His
painting
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s describe patterns, symbols, figures and fictional spaces. His work makes reference to
folk
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Sociology
*Nation
*People
* Folklore
** Folk art
** Folk dance
** Folk hero
** Folk horror
** Folk music
*** Folk metal
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Arts, entertainment, and media
* Fo ...
and
primitive art
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.
He received his
Master of Fine Arts
A Master of Fine Arts (MFA or M.F.A.)
is a terminal degree in fine arts, including visual arts, creative writing, graphic design, photography, filmmaking, dance, theatre, other performing arts and in some cases, theatre management or arts admi ...
from
Yale University
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in 2006.
Selected exhibitions
2006
*''Escape From New York'', Curators Without Borders, Berlin
*''Volta Art Fair'', Basel, Switzerland
*''Smoke and Mirrors'', China Art Objects, Los Angeles
*Mary Pauline Gallery, Augusta
2007
*''Gimme a little Sign'', Sister, Los Angeles, California
*Fredericks & Freiser, The Armory Show, New York
2008
*''Unnamable Things'',
Artspace, New Haven, Connecticut
2009
*Franklin Art Works, Minneapolis
References
External links
*Baker Overstreet a
Mary Pauline Gallery*Further information from th
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Volta Show
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1981 births
Living people
21st-century American artists
Yale University alumni