About Me

I’m an artist and independent curator originally from Portland, Oregon, and currently based in Chicago, Illinois. Recently, my artwork has been exhibited at the Lightbox Photographic Gallery in Astoria, Oregon, the SE Center for Photography in South Carolina, Chehalem Cultural Center in Newberg, Oregon, and Perspective Gallery in Evanston, Illinois. 

Prior to moving to Chicago, I was the Exhibitions Director at Blue Sky Gallery, and from 2015–2019 I co-directed Wolff Gallery in Portland. I studied photography, digital media, and English literature at Scripps College and later completed a Master’s degree in curatorial studies with a focus on public art at the University of Southern California.

contact me: zemula.barr [at] gmail.com

 

 

View fullsize Some views from out West. First two images are from Arches National Park in Utah, the third is from Red Rocks in Colorado 😍 #polaroid #tondo #portals #outwest #archesnationalpark #redrocksamphitheater #analogphotography #instantphotography #landsca
View fullsize Souvenirs from a recent trip to Los Angeles #polaroid #polaroid600 #instantfilm #analogphotography #analogforever #womenwithfilm #instantfilmmag #1212projectopen #lightmagic #cloudscape #californiadreaming #blue #green #chicagoartist #womeninphotog
View fullsize New work - “Mayhem” #roadtrip #lightmagic #dreamscape #panorama #photocollage #digitalart #landscapephotography #yellow #pink #chicagoartist
View fullsize #sundayscaries ? (Jk - I’m not sure what I’m calling this one yet but seemed appropriate for today 😂) #leanout #photocollage #vintageads #climatechange #climategrief #digitalart #chicagoartist #feministart #womeninphotography
View fullsize These two dreamscapes are in the current issue of @fstopmagazine! #color2024fstop #chicagoartist #womeninphotography #photocollage #digitalart #digitalcollage #wanderer #nostalgia #lightmagic
View fullsize Waking up to see this post featuring my work was the best way to start the day 😍! Repost from @artdocmagazine: Featured Submission: Zemula Barr | Dreamscapes @zemulabarr “I wanted to hold onto the important places and memories I had left beh
View fullsize Huntress, 2024 #collageart #vintageadvertisement #moviecamera #contrail #womeninphotography #chicagoartist
View fullsize Souvenir #oregoncoast #treesofinstagram #lightmagic #analogphotography #polaroid #instantfilm #instantfilmmag #polaroid600 #circleframe #impossibleproject #landscapephotography #tinyart
View fullsize Souvenir #oregoncoast #cannonbeach #haystackrock #lightmagic #analogphotography #polaroid #instantfilm #instantfilmmag #polaroid600 #circleframe #impossibleproject #landscapephotography #tinyart