| 1966 |
- Debut solo exhibition, "From Pads to Palette," Grand
Central Art Galleries, New York City, hosted by Sonny Werblin, owner
of the New York Jets. |
| 1968 |
- Solo exhibition, "The Sports Art of Ernie Barnes," McKenzie
Gallery, Los Angeles, hosted by Tom Harmon. |
| 1969 |
- Solo exhibition, the McKenzie Gallery, Los Angeles, hosted by Charlton
Heston. |
| 1970 |
- Solo exhibition, the McKenzie Gallery, Los Angeles, hosted by Adela
Rogers St. John. |
| 1971 |
- Solo exhibition, the Agra Gallery, Washington, D.C., hosted by Congressmen
Jack Kemp and John Conyers. |
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- Solo exhibition, Elizabeth City State University, North Carolina. |
| 1972-90 |
- Traveling solo exhibition, "The Beauty of the Ghetto" National Tour: |
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- The Heritage Gallery
and the California Science & Industry Museum Los Angeles,
both hosted by Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley (1972)
- Atlanta High Memorial
Museum, hosted by Atlanta Mayor Maynard Jackson (1972)
- North Carolina
Central University Art Museum, hosted Durham Mayor James Hawkins
(1972)
- Orr's Gallery,
San Diego, hosted by Senator Lionel Van Deerlin (1974)
- The California
Science & Industry Museum, hosted by Los Angeles Mayor Tom
Bradley (1974)
- Museum of African
Art, Washington, D.C., hosted by Ethel Kennedy and Brig Owens
(1974)
- Bedford-Stuyvesant
Restoration Center, Brooklyn, hosted by Ethel Kennedy (1975)
- The Grant Wood
Museum of Art, Cedar Rapids, Iowa (1976)
- The North Carolina
Museum of Art, Raleigh, hosted by H. M. Michaux (1979)
- Grand Central
Art Galleries, New York (1990)
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| 1974-79 |
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Artwork featured for six seasons on the CBS primetime TV series, "Good
Times." |
| 1976 |
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Painting, "Sugar
Shack," featured as the cover art on Marvin Gaye's album,
"I Want You." |
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Solo exhibition, North Carolina University Art Museum, Durham. |
| 1977 |
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Solo exhibition, Heritage Gallery, Los Angeles. |
| 1978 |
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Solo exhibition, North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, hosted by
Governor James Hunt. |
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Solo exhibition, "Athlete As An Artist," Spectrum Fine
Art Gallery, New York. |
| 1979 |
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Solo exhibition, "Ten Who Remember," Seagram's, New York, hosted by Edgar Bronfman. |
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Solo exhibition, North Carolina Art Society Collectors Gallery. |
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Untitled painting featured as the cover art on Donald Byrd's album, "Donald
Byrd and 125th Street, NYC." |
| 1980 |
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Painting, "Late
Night DJ," featured as the cover art on Curtis Mayfield's
album, "Something to Believe In" |
| 1983 |
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Solo exhibition, Spectrum Fine Art Gallery, Los Angeles |
| 1984 |
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Appointed Official Sports Artist for the Games of the XXIII Olympiad.
Commissioned by the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee to create
five original paintings and act as spokesman for the Games, to encourage
inner-city youth. |
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Solo exhibition, "Victor's Crown" at the Heritage Gallery,
Los Angeles, and the Calvert Collection, Washington, D.C., hosted
by Congressman Jack Kemp. |
| 1986 |
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Painting, "Head
Over Heels," featured as the cover art on The Crusaders'
album, "The Good and Bad Times." |
| 1987 |
- Commissioned painting, "Fastbreak," of the World
Champion Los Angeles Lakers basketball team. |
| 1988 |
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Mural, "The Metamorphosis of Rocky," commissioned by
Sylvester Stallone. |
| 1992 |
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Solo exhibition, Heritage Gallery, Los Angeles |
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Painting, "Growth
Through Limits," featured as an inspirational billboard,
Los Angeles. |
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Mural, "Meeting the Challenge," commissioned for Seton
Hall University, New Jersey. |
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Mural, "A Dream Confirmed," commissioned for St. Benedict's
Prep School, Newark, New Jersey. |
| 1995 |
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Traveling group exhibition, "20th Century Masterworks of African-American
Artists." (Barnes was the only living artist included) |
| 1996 |
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Major commissions included:
- Painting, "Victory
in Overtime," commissioned by Carolina Panthers football
team founders Jerry & Rosalind Richardson. Almost 7 ft. x 14 ft.,
it hangs permanently in the stadium's owner's suite. |
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Painting, "The
Dream Unfolds" commissioned by the National Basketball Association
to commemorate their 50th anniversary. The original painting hangs in
the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Mass. |
| 1998 |
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Major commissions included a portrait of actor Will Smith with his sons. |
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Painting, "The
Advocate," was donated to the North Carolina Central University
School of Law. |
| 1999 |
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The release of six Motivational
Sports Posters. |
| 2000 |
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Painting, "In Rapture," featured as the cover art on
B.B. King's album, "Making Love is Good For You." |
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Series of Motivational Sports Posters contracted by Blue Mountain online
greeting cards. |
| 2001 |
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Formal unveiling of painting, "In
Remembrance," a visual response to the Sept. 11 events at
the Seattle Art Museum. |
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Major commissions included a portrait, "Oscar the Champion,"
of boxer Oscar De La Hoya. |
| 2002 |
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Painting, "In
Remembrance," acquired by Philadelphia Park owner Robert
Green on behalf of the City of Philadelphia. |
| 2005 |
- Major commissions
include "A Life Restored"
commissioned by Kanye West |
| 2007 |
- "A Tribute to
Artist & NFL Alumni Ernie Barnes: His Art & Inspiration" and
exhibition sponsored by the National Football League and Time Warner, Inc.
at Time Warner Center, New York City. |
