Art Insights: Will Barnet's "Seasons of Life"

Name: Art Insights: Will Barnet's "Seasons of Life"
Start: 2026-07-09T18:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-07-09T19:00:00-05:00
Location: 501 E 9th St, Little Rock, AR, United States, Arkansas 72202

Schedule

Thu Jul 09 2026 at 06:00 pm to 07:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

501 E 9th St, Little Rock, AR, United States, Arkansas 72202 | Little Rock, AR

Will Barnet, a leading American painter and printmaker, is known for his distinctive style and meditative works. With his series "Seasons of Life" now on view at the Museum, get to know Barnet and the stories behind his work with Bill Meek, Director Emeritus of the Harmon-Meek Gallery and a close friend of the artist.
In conversation with Dr. Catherine Walworth, AMFA’s Jackye and Curtis Finch, Jr., Curator of Drawings, Meek shares insights into Barnet’s life and work, drawing on a decades-long relationship with the artist.
Together, they reflect on Barnet’s evolving practice and how he moved between abstraction and representation while continually returning to themes of family and time.
"Will Barnet: Seasons of Life" is supported in part by Jackye and Curtis Finch Jr.
The Museum extends its deepest gratitude to Jackye and Curtis Finch for their commitment to the growth of the AMFA Foundation Collection, and for their ongoing role in supporting the acquisition of works by Will Barnet.
This exhibition is organized by the Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts.
ARTWORK: Will Barnet (Beverly, Massachusetts, 1911 – 2012, New York, New York), "Silent Seasons, Autumn" (detail), 1969, lithograph on paper, 29 3/4 x 22 in., Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Foundation Collection: Purchase, Tabriz Fund and Museum Purchase Plan of the NEA. 1971.009.011.1.