Baker Overstreet Explained

Baker Overstreet (born 1981) is an artist based in Brooklyn.

Overstreet was born in Augusta, Georgia. His paintings describe patterns, symbols, figures and fictional spaces.^[1] His work makes reference to folk and primitive art.^[2]

He received his Master of Fine Arts from Yale University 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

1. Web site: press release, MaureenPaleyGallery.com . 2008-03-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071020011947/http://www.marypaulinegallery.com/html/exhibinfo.asp?exnum=639 . 2007-10-20 . dead .
2. Web site: FredericksFreiseGallery.com . 2008-03-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071012215258/http://www.fredericksfreisergallery.com/exhibitions/past/overstreet_07/press_release.html . 2007-10-12 . dead .

External links

• Baker Overstreet at Mary Pauline Gallery
• Further information from the Saatchi Gallery
• More information from the Volta Show