Judy Barie is an artist who creates contemporary abstract works. Inspired by the likes of Brice Marden and Elizabeth Murray, Barie combines layers of color, gestural marks and rich patterns on birch panels. For over 30 years, Barie has developed a visual vocabulary of her particular mark making that exists in both singular paintings and series of works. After earning a BFA from West Virginia University, Barie spent a year-long printmaking residency at Atelier 17, now known as Atelier Contrepoint in Paris, France. Barie is represented by Artists Circle Gallery in Bethesda MD, Bonfoey Gallery in Cleveland Ohio and Zynka Gallery in Pittsburgh, PA. She has had solo exhibitions at Kathryn Markel Fine Arts in NYC, Cumberland Gallery in Nashville, TN and G2 Gallery in Scottsdale AZ.  Her work resides in the permanent collections of the Charlotte Printmakers Society in NC, Hallmark Corporation in Atlanta GA, the Children’s Museum in Pittsburgh PA, General Motors…