Andre Barker

Andre Barker Jr. (b.1997) is a figurative painter from Detroit, Michigan. He graduated summa cum laude with his BFA from Wayne State University (2022) and MFA from Columbia College Chicago in 2024. Currently, he is an Adjunct Professor at the James Pearson Duffy Department of Art, Art History & Design at Wayne State University in Detroit MI, and is represented by M Contemporary Art. He has received two Art Activity and Achievement awards from Wayne State University, a Dwight W. Follett Continuing Graduate Student Fellowship, and a Diversity and Inclusion Award from Columbia College Chicago. He has shown his work at The 3 Square Art Gallery in Fort Collins, CO; The Buckham Gallery in Flint, MI; The KCAD Alluvium Gallery in Grand Rapids, MI; The Detroit Historical Museum in Detroit, MI; and a solo show at M Contemporary Art in Ferndale, MI in 2024. He was also selected by the Ragdale residency in Lake View, IL as the recipient of the 2025 Judy Sigunick Fellowship in the Visual Arts!

Visit his site at www.andrebarker.com