Sagrada Familia: Carlos Barrios
Current and Forthcoming exhibition
Overview
Lennox St. Gallery is pleased to present 'Sagrada Familia', an exhibition of recent paintings and ceramics by Carlos Barrios.Please join us for exhibition drinks with the artist on Thursday, 25 June 2026, 6-8pm.
"This body of work is about the acts of love and devotion that link people together. Whether through blood, association, common goals or cohabitation, these ties that bind remind us that we are part of the oneness that is humanity. In this collection of work I present studies in various media focused on our human condition, connections, interactions and common ground that extends from our experience as we coexist in this level of reality. These works reflect on this great sacred family that we share with animal and spirit kingdoms alike. No matter our race, nationality, species or origin, may we open our hearts to the joy and curiosity of this extraordinary universe."
Carlos Barrios, 2026
Carlos Barrios (born 1966, San Salvador, El Salvador), painter, sculptor, ceramicist, and printmaker, has held regular solo exhibitions since the mid-1990s in El Salvador, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, and Adelaide. In 2012, a survey exhibition of his works was held at the Goulburn Regional Gallery. Carlos's works were included in notable group curated exhibitions, including Reflections of Australia (2009, Zhengzhou, Henan, China), group shows at the New England Regional Gallery, Armidale (2012 and 2013), Peace, Place, Prizes and Pictures In Between, Maitland Regional Art Gallery (2018), and Recent Acquisitions, Newcastle Regional Gallery (2019).
Carlos's works had won the Prize for Drawing at the Liverpool City Art Prize (2010), and selected as finalists in the Sulman Prize (Art Gallery of New South Wales, 2005 and 2006), the Blake Prize (2006 and 2007), Adelaide Perry Prize for Drawing (2010), Fisher Ghost Art Prize (Campbelltown Arts Centre, 2012 and 2013), and numerous others. The artist's works are held at Fundación de arte Ortiz Gurdian (Nicaragua); Bank Promerica Art Collection (El Salvador); Alcaldía Municipal Zacatecoluca (El Salvador); The City of Liverpool Collection (NSW); The City of Fairfield Collection (NSW); Maitland Regional Gallery; Mosman Art Gallery; Newcastle Art Gallery; Redland Regional Gallery; and other notable public, corporate, and private collections in Australia and abroad. The artist lives and works in Currumbin Valley, Queensland.
