romy Barra
Romy Barra(1996) is a painter and musician based in Montreal. She holds a BFA from Concordia University in Art History and Studio Arts (2018). Romy worked as an organizer and curator in Montreal's independent arts and music scenes before working as a studio assistant for intermedia artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer (2022). Her current body of work archives LGBTQIA+ subcultures in underground communities in Montreal. Romy currently has a solo exhibition on at Lopez in Montreal, an artists talk at KIN in spring of 2023, and group shows scheduled for the summer and fall of 2023.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2023
Labrys, Solo Exhibition, Lopez Gallery, Montreal
2020
Inversion, Site-specific Installation, Espace POP, Montreal
2018
Portrait of a (sleeping) Girl, Gallery X, Montreal
Loop and Echo, Gham and Dafe Gallery, Montreal
PROFESSIONAL, CURATORIAL
2021
Studio Assistant, Rafael Lozano-Hemmer
:
Sphere Packing Bach at the San Fransico Museum of Modern Art, curated by Rudolf Frieling (2021)
Bilateral Time Slicer at the Centre Culturel Canadien de Paris (2022)
Assisted on works and exhibitions at Max Estrella and Casa de Mexico (Madrid), Pace Gallery (NYC), Brooklyn Museum of Art (NYC), Superblue (Miami), Art Basel, and ARTCO.
2018 - 2020
Curator and Director, Puces POP, POP Montreal
2018 - 2019
JUNO’s Industry Jury
Allan Slaight Juno Master Class, Toronto
2016 - 2018
Board of Directors, Art Matters Festival, Montreal
2015 - 2016
Co-Curator, Nuit Blanche Expo 67, MAI Gallery, Montreal
COLLABORATIONS
2022
Creative Director, Animator of “Somebody Else” music video, music produced by Thomas Molander (Retail Simps, Kristen North, Hélène Barbier) and Isaac Symonds (Half Moon Run)
2019 - 2022
Visual Design, Hot Tramp Records
2020 - 2021
Illustration, Celluloid Lunch Records
2018 - 2021
Visual Design, The Kommenden
2018
Visual Design, The Kommenden x The Leanover Tour
2023
Labrys, Solo Exhibition, Lopez Gallery, Montreal
2020
Inversion, Site-specific Installation, Espace POP, Montreal
2018
Portrait of a (sleeping) Girl, Gallery X, Montreal
Loop and Echo, Gham and Dafe Gallery, Montreal
PROFESSIONAL, CURATORIAL
2021
Studio Assistant, Rafael Lozano-Hemmer
:
Sphere Packing Bach at the San Fransico Museum of Modern Art, curated by Rudolf Frieling (2021)
Bilateral Time Slicer at the Centre Culturel Canadien de Paris (2022)
Assisted on works and exhibitions at Max Estrella and Casa de Mexico (Madrid), Pace Gallery (NYC), Brooklyn Museum of Art (NYC), Superblue (Miami), Art Basel, and ARTCO.
2018 - 2020
Curator and Director, Puces POP, POP Montreal
2018 - 2019
JUNO’s Industry Jury
Allan Slaight Juno Master Class, Toronto
2016 - 2018
Board of Directors, Art Matters Festival, Montreal
2015 - 2016
Co-Curator, Nuit Blanche Expo 67, MAI Gallery, Montreal
COLLABORATIONS
2022
Creative Director, Animator of “Somebody Else” music video, music produced by Thomas Molander (Retail Simps, Kristen North, Hélène Barbier) and Isaac Symonds (Half Moon Run)
2019 - 2022
Visual Design, Hot Tramp Records
2020 - 2021
Illustration, Celluloid Lunch Records
2018 - 2021
Visual Design, The Kommenden
2018
Visual Design, The Kommenden x The Leanover Tour