Yevgeniya Baras (born Syzran, Russia) creates tactile abstractions that straddle the symbolic and the mystical. Combining oil paint with various mixed media, Baras builds up her surfaces intuitively, adding new layers over time. The resulting idiosyncratic paintings are characterized by their strong bas-relief textures and vibrant colors.
Baras received her MFA in Painting and Drawing from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2007, as well as two degrees from the University of Pennsylvania: a BA in Fine Arts and Psychology and an MS in Education in 2003. She has exhibited her work at the Brooklyn Museum (Brooklyn, NY); White Columns (New York, NY); The Landing Gallery (Los Angeles, CA); SOCO Gallery (Charlotte, NC); Nicelle Beauchene (New York, NY); Gavin Brown Enterprise (New York, NY); and Sargent’s Daughters (New York, NY) among others. Internationally, her work has been exhibited at NBB Gallery (Berlin, Germany); Julien Cadet Gallery (Paris, France); Station Gallery (Sydney, Australia). Baras has received several awards, including a grant from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation (2018), a Chinati Residency in Marfa, TX (2018) and a Guggenheim Fellowship (2019).
She lives and works in New York, NY.