Biography
Chase Barney (b. Provo, UT) is a ceramic sculptor whose hand-built vessels and sculptures weave together folklore, queerness, and pop culture. He earned a BFA from the University of Minnesota (2019) and an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (2022), and has attended residencies at Haystack Mountain School of Crafts (2024) and Penland School of Crafts (2020). His work has been exhibited nationally, including The Pit (Los Angeles/Palm Springs), Mindy Solomon Gallery (Miami), and Goldfinch Gallery (Chicago), and supported by awards such as the Minnesota State Arts Board Artist Initiative Grant (2020) and SAIC’s New Artist Full Merit Scholarship. Barney currently lives and works in Minneapolis, MN.