Glenn Barkley

Glenn Barkley is an artist, writer, curator and gardener based in Sydney and Berry NSW, Australia. His work operates in the space between these interests drawing upon ceramics deep history, to popular song, the garden and conversations about art and the internet.

He was previously senior curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia (2008–14) and curator of the University of Wollongong Art Collection (1996–2007).

He is co-founder of Kilnit Experimental Ceramics Studio Glebe and Co-Director of The Curators Department, an independent curatorial agency based in Sydney.

He was a finalist in the 2017 Shepparton Art Museum, Sidney Myer Ceramics Award.

His work is held in the collections of the Art Gallery of South Australia, National Gallery of Australia, Shepparton Art Museum and Artbank, Sydney.