Colleen Louise Barry is an artist, writer, and teacher. Her artist books, paintings, sculpture, photography, and installation work have been shown at the Seattle Art Museum, The Factory, The Hedreen Gallery, MOCA LA, and elsewhere. Her comics and poetry have been published in Poetry Northwest, Sixth Finch, jubilat, and elsewhere. Her first collection of poems, COLLEEN, was published by After Hours Editions in 2022. She formerly ran the independent publishing and curatorial projects Mount Analogue, Gramma, and Angel Tears. She holds an MFA from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and was a member of SOIL. In 2025, she was the Recology King County Artist in Residence and is currently an artist in residence at Actualize. Additionally, she works as a teacher, helping people of all ages to build joy and confidence through expression. 

colleenlouisebarry@gmail.com 
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