ABOUT URSULA
My Oregon roots bare much responsibility for my art career. After graduating from Pacific Northwest Collage of Art in 2010 I gave up my car for my bike, and the rainy commutes, combined with a very large accidental ink spill in my studio, inspired my first collection of cityscape paintings that forever changed my way of working with ink and water. 2014 was the beginning of my mural career. Finding joy in the physicality of large-scale painting, I began to paint any walls and odd spaces I could find. Over a decade later, I am now traveling around the country in my van, enjoying the ride, and creating artwork of all sizes inspired by new environments and opportunities, focussing on community collaboration through art.
commercial CLIENTS
Exhibitions
2025 A Larger Reality - Oregon Contemporary
2025 Museum of Northwest Art
2024 Forms & Figures Juried Exhibition
2023 Cascade AIDS Project Annual Art Auction
2021 Gallery Go Go Solo Show (December)
2021 LOLO Pass Gallery Solo Show (Spring)
2021-2015 Annual Jailbreak Gallery Solo Show
2017 Gallery 903 Landscape Group Show (Summer)
2016 Chair Affair Art Auction
2015 Jupiter Hotel Solo Show
2014 & 2015 Revolution Design House Boxcar Artist Invitationals
2014 ICON 8 Roadshow Exhibitor
2013 Denis Flippin Gallery Solo Show, Denver
2012 Cascade AIDS Project Annual Art Auction
2012 Sitka Art Invitational
2011 Montgomery Park Solo Show
2011 OHSU Solo Show
2011 Caplan Gallery Solo Show
EDUCATION
2006-2012 Pacific Northwest College of Art, BFA in Illustration
2006 Manta, Ecuador School of Spanish
2004-2006 California Collage of Art
Panels // AWARDS
2025 Regional Arts & Culture Commission Grant Recipient
2024 RACC Expert Talks Workshop Presenter
2024 & 2023 City of Austin Cultural Arts Funding Panelist
2022 & 2023 RACC Visual Arts Grant Panelist
2022 RACC Going Public Presenter (Fall)
2022 RACC Build Grant recipient (Summer)
2021 RACC Build Grant recipient for Jailbreak (Fall)
2019 CAP Art Auction Curator’s Choice Award
2017 CAP Art Auction Curator’s Choice Award
2016 Portland Design Week ‘Working Artists’ Panelist (Spring)
2016 Happy City Animation Debut in Vancouver BC (September)
2015 Cabo Surf Camp Artist Residency (Fall)
2008 Voorhees Life Drawing Top Collection Award
PRESS
Ursula Barton reads "A Riff on the Harper Contract" - IN YOUR SPARE TIME: From the Blog of Ursula K. Le Guin
Meet Ursula Barton - Bold Journey
Oregon Contemporary immerses itself in Ursula K Le Guin’s legacy - WILLAMETTE WEEKLY
23 Tips For Starting A Successful Art Business - STARTER STORY
Ep. 37: Azure Attoe, Gallery Go Go & Ursula Barton - ALL OF YOUR BUSINESS W. MICHAEL JONAS
New murals are a 150th birthday gift to the City of Forest Grove- HERE IS OREGON
Forest Grove sesquicentennial murals - OREGON LIVE
Ep. 292 Artist Turns Daily Commute int $5K/mon Side Hustle- SIDE HUSTLE SCHOOL, EP. 292
URSULA BARTON - WESCOVER
Of Ink And Accidents - 1859 OREGON MAGAZINE
Ursula Barton - LET’S TALK ART WITH BROOKE
Jailbreak Studios - KBOO FM
Work with Ursula
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Custom Commissions
From corporate commissions for logos and product branding, to custom cityscapes and private portrait sessions. Reach out to learn more about commissions and branding packages.
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Community + Commercial Murals
Interior or exterior, life-sized custom art that expresses the beauty of a city, mission, environment, and local culture. Murals engage community in the real and virtual worlds and instill a sence of place.
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Team Building Events + Parties
Ursula creates a safe space for both the shy and bold members of any group to engage and express themselves while working together to create something beautiful. Inquire directly for more information.
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