Cara Barer

American | 1956

Cara Barer is an American Postwar & Contemporary artist who was born in 1956.

How much does a Cara Barer cost?

Cara Barer's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 600 USD to 3,411 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork.

What is Cara Barer's most expensive photography?

Since 2021 the record price for this artist at auction is 3,411 USD for Heart, sold at Cowley Abbott (Consignor Canadian Fine Art) in 2021.

Where can I see Cara Barer's works?

Numerous key galleries and museums such as Andrea Schwartz Gallery have featured Cara Barer's work in the past.

Cara Barer in the news

Cara Barer has been featured in articles for , and . The most recent article is written for Glasstire in May 2024.

At Auction

Notable Lots

1956) Metal Assembled Sphere H 16'' Dia. 23''

By Cara Barer

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Recent Auction Results

1956) Metal Assembled Sphere H 16'' Dia. 23''

By Cara Barer

-40%

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Heart

By Cara Barer

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Past Exhibitions

Cara Barer & Piero Spadaro: Destination

Andrea Schwartz Gallery

San Francisco | California | USA

Apr 02,2025 - May 08,2025

Deck the Walls

Catherine Couturier Gallery

Houston | Texas | USA

Dec 07,2024 - Jan 11,2025

Holiday: Gallery Artists

Bau-Xi Gallery, Vancouver

Vancouver | British Columbia | Canada

Dec 07,2024 - Dec 31,2024

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Articles

Glasstire 30/05/2024

鈥淟ubaina Himid (b. 1954, Zanzibar; lives and works in Preston, UK) is the recipient of the 2024 Suzanne Deal Booth / FLAG Art Foundation Prize.

Glasstire 09/08/2022

While perusing the Grace鈥檚 vast collection, curator Judy Deaton discovered many hidden gems, including 13th century illuminated manuscript pages and many artist books and portfolios that had neither previously been shown nor literally seen the light of day.

Glasstire 18/07/2022

The Grace Museum in Abilene is the place for bibliophiles this summer. Five exhibitions explore relationships between books, text, and visual art.

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鈥� .. Cara Barer is an internationally-recognized established American photographer known for her abstract compositions of books and print material... 鈥�
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Bau-Xi Gallery, Photo

鈥� ..Barer calls attention to physical maps, and it鈥檚 ever increasing obsolescence.... 鈥�
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Andrea Schwartz Gallery

鈥� ..By photographing each object as the last step in her creative intervention, Barer affords a second life to the cast-off books and paper she re-reinterprets... 鈥�
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Bau-Xi Gallery, Photo

鈥� .. Using sheet music reminiscent of her childhood and travel photographs from the artist鈥檚 own collection is 鈥渁 natural next step鈥� for Barer that combines process with personal ephemera... 鈥�
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Bau-Xi Gallery, Photo

鈥� ..Through the medium of photography, Barer presents her subjects anew as objects of beauty... 鈥�
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Andrea Schwartz Gallery