Collection: Anthony Barnes: Arts of Soul and Expressive Roots February 2026

Anthony Barnes: Arts of Soul and Expressive Roots is a deeply personal solo exhibition featuring paintings that serve as confession, reflection, and celebration. Each pieces offers a window into the artist's inner world — a vivid journey through memory, faith, and cultural legacy. Drawing from  ancestral history, religious symbolism, and oral traditions passed down through generations, his art becomes a dialogue between past and present, pain and healing, body and spirit.

About the Artist 

Anthony Barnes is known for his portraiture and landscape paintings. His work explores lived experience, cultural heritage, empowerment, and the African diaspora. Through his practice, Anthony uses personal and ancestral narratives to consider identity, resilience, and connection, inviting viewers to reflect and engage with stories that are both intimate and universal.

Image: Anthony Barnes, "Blossoming Imaginations," Oil on canvas. 24"x36" © Anthony Barnes 

Location: Southeast Regional Library, 908 7th Ave, Garner, NC 27529

Dates: February 1 through February 28, 2026

Associated Programming:

Artist Talk & Opening Reception     
February 11, 2026, 6:30 p.m. -8:30 p.m. 
Join us for an engaging discussion with artist Anthony Barnes to learn more about his practice and the inspiration for his work. Location: Southeast Regional Library, 908 7th Ave, Garner, NC 27529

Painting Demonstration with Artist Anthony Barnes
February 21, 2026, 2:00 p.m. -4:00 p.m. 
Join us for a live painting demonstration with featured artist Anthony Barnes and get a behind-the-scenes look at how a painting comes to life. Location: Southeast Regional Library, 908 7th Ave, Garner, NC 27529