Mission
Provide quality instruction in scenic art and in visual arts
To give fellow BIPOC creatives more opportunities.
To mentor the next generation of artists.
To foster a strong community through classes, events and workshops.
“He was welcoming and kind from the beginning; as an artist, Gabriel took me seriously regardless of my experience or my age, something I had never experienced before.”
ANA MARIA ABURTO | SCENIC ARTist
Bio
Gabriel Barrera is a Visual Artist living in Southern Oregon. He works in various mediums from traditional art methods to multimedia and graphics. The identity of his art work is rooted in social justice, advocacy, and mentorship. Being influenced by his mother, a school teacher, and his father, an artist/tool designer, he has found his strength in merging his influences to produce his practice of Artivism. He has been practicing as an artist ever since his parents provided him with sketch pads and pencils when he was a child. Gabriel received a BFA from Pratt Institute in NYC. He has also been greatly influenced by his experience as a scenic artist with 20 years in the theater industry working for theaters such as South Coast Repertory, Oregon Shakespeare Festival and numerous colleges in California, Oregon and others. Gabriel is considered an influencer and mentor among his community. He currently operates ScenicG out of his art studio providing classes in scenic art, drawing, painting, figure drawing and much more.