About the Artist

Bari Fagin - Biography

Biography & Exhibitions

A native New Yorker, Bari Fagin has spent a lifetime immersed in the creative arts. Her formal training began at the Brooklyn Museum and the Art Students League in NY. From there, Bari attended the esteemed Parsons School of Design where she earned a degree in graphic design. She continued her studies at Cornell University where she received a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a focus on painting and printmaking.

These were the springboards that launched her long successful professional career—starting in art direction and publishing and then onto senior leadership positions in marketing, public relations and advertising for a Fortune 500 company.

During her entire corporate career, Bari continued to pursue her passion for fine arts—and starting in 2019, she returned to her creative roots to focus on mixed media and printmaking.

Bari's current body of work reflects a complex technique that involves layering a variety of mediums—including paint, pencil, collage, and multiple image transfers. Since 2022, her work has been featured in exhibitions and numerous juried competitions throughout the greater New York City area (detailed below), as well as exhibited in private collections coast to coast.

In addition to pursuing her art, Bari's main priorities are enjoying life with her husband of 50 years, her children, their families, and her three grandchildren. "I’m blessed that my entire family shares my interest in creative arts. My husband is a potter, so we are lucky to be able to constantly inspire each other and appreciate each other’s work."

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2022-2023 Great Neck Library Art Gallery, NY

SOLO EXHIBITION, Dec. 2022-Jan. 2023

2024-2025 Manhasset Library Art Gallery, NY

SOLO EXHIBITION, Oct. 2024-Jan. 2025

ONLINE EXHIBITION

2024 Gallerium.com

EXTINCTION, Online Juried competition and exhibition, Apr. 2024-Jun. 2024, REMNANT

EXHIBITIONS

2022-2025 The Art Guild of Port Washington, NJ

ESCAPES, Juried competition and exhibition, Apr. 2022, EVOLUTION (Honorable Mention Prize) and FROZEN FOREST

GARDEN, Juried competition and exhibition, May 2022, FLOATING LILIES (Third Prize) and NATURE'S PORTAL

MEMBERS SHOWCASE, Juried competition and exhibition, Jun. 2022, REFLECTIONS

HOME, Juried competition and exhibition, Sep. 2022, FROM MY WINDOW

ABSTRACT, Juried competition and exhibition, Dec. 2022-Jan. 2023, STICKS & STONES and EDGE OF THE WORLD

LANDSCAPES, Juried competition and exhibition, Apr. 2023-May 2023, INTERMESH

MEMBERS SHOWCASE, Juried competition and exhibition, Jun. 2023-Jul. 2023, BENCHES 2

ART OF THE BLOOM, Juried competition and exhibition, Sep. 2023, ANEMONE

POWER OF NATURE, Juried competition and exhibition, May 2024, FADE TO SUNSET

MEMBERS SHOWCASE, Juried competition and exhibition, Jun. 2024, EVOLUTION 2

FLORAL, Juried competition and exhibition, Sep. 2025, JAPANESE WATER LILIES

2022-2025 Long Island Craft Guild, NY

INSPIRED BY NATURE, Juried competition and exhibition, Oct. 2022, BLUE RIVER, ICE BERRIES, EVOLUTION

WHAT'S NEW!, Juried competition and exhibition, May 2025, WALLS, WALK IN THE WOODS, HAKONE RISING

2023 Jeanie Tengelsen Gallery at the Art League of Long Island, NY

61st LONG ISLAND ARTISTS EXHIBITION, Mar. 2023-Apr. 2023, CANYON

One of 61 Long Island, NY Artists (from Brooklyn, Queens, Nassau, and Suffolk Counties) selected out of 208 artists to have a work chosen for this highly selective Juried Competition and Exhibition.

2023-2024 Manhasset Library Art Gallery, NY

THEN & NOW, Juried competition and exhibition, Jan. 2023-Apr. 2023, FROZEN FALLS and EDGES

FAVORITES, Juried competition and exhibition, Feb. 2024-Jun. 2024, ANEMONE and WALK IN THE WOODS

2025 Jeanie Tengelsen Gallery at the Art League of Long Island, NY

62nd LONG ISLAND ARTISTS EXHIBITION, May 2025-Jul. 2025, EVOLUTION 2

One of 62 Long Island, NY Artists (from Brooklyn, Queens, Nassau, and Suffolk Counties) selected out of 259 artists to have a work chosen for this highly selective Juried Competition and Exhibition.

2025 Detour Gallery, New York, NY

ARTISTS UNITE FOR PARKINSON'S EXHIBITION, Dec. 2025, STITCHES 1, 2, 3, 4 & 5 and BENCHES 3

Curated exhibit featuring emerging and established artists from the United States, Argentina, Africa, and Mexico. All with a common goal to inspire hope and support crucial Parkinson's Disease research.

EDUCATION

Brooklyn Museum: Painting

Art Students League: Drawing

Parsons School of Design: Degree in graphic design

Cornell University: Bachelor of Fine Arts with a focus on painting and printmaking