Waysides & B-Sides — GWEN DAVIS-BARRIOS

Waysides & B-Sides exhibition view

Las que hilan y deshilan, 2026, oil on canvas, 36 × 48 inches
The First Time I Saw her in Years, 2026, acrylic on panel, 5.6 × 6.5 inches

The First Time I Saw her in Years, 2026, acrylic on panel, 5.6 × 6.5 inches

Waysides & B-Sides exhibition view

carried with, strewn in trees, stuffed in cupboards, clogging gutters, 2026, soft sculpture, embroidery, branch that used to scratch the bathroom window, chains, dimensions variable
Two Views from a Car Window on New Year's Eve, 2023, oil on panels (diptych), 11 × 33 inches (each panel 11 × 15 inches)
For Pippilotti, 2020, oil on panel, 18.25 × 42 inches
We Wait for Traffic to Move, 2022, oil on canvas, 36 × 48 inches

Two Views from a Car Window on New Year's Eve, 2023, oil on panels (diptych), 11 × 33 inches (each panel 11 × 15 inches)

For Pippilotti, 2020, oil on panel, 18.25 × 42 inches

Waysides & B-Sides exhibition view

carried with, strewn in trees, stuffed in cupboards, clogging gutters, 2026, soft sculpture, branch that used to scratch the bathroom window, chains, dimensions variable

Waysides & B-Sides exhibition view

carried with, strewn in trees, stuffed in cupboards, clogging gutters, 2026, soft sculpture, branch that used to scratch the bathroom window, chains, dimensions variable

Waysides & B-Sides exhibition view

carried with, strewn in trees, stuffed in cupboards, clogging gutters, 2026, soft sculpture, branch that used to scratch the bathroom window, chains, dimensions variable
We Wait for Traffic to Move, 2022, oil on canvas, 36 × 48 inches

We Wait for Traffic to Move, 2022, oil on canvas, 36 × 48 inches

Waysides & B-Sides exhibition view

We Wait for Traffic to Move, 2022, oil on canvas, 36 × 48 inches
carried with, strewn in trees, stuffed in cupboards, clogging gutters, 2026, soft sculpture, branch that used to scratch the bathroom window, chains, dimensions variable
A Place Where You Live, 2020, oil on panel, 48 × 48 inches
Watching Where Things Happened, 2021, oil on panel, 11.25 × 15.5 inches
Overlook (ii), 2021, oil on panel, 11 × 14 inches

A Place Where You Live, 2020, oil on panel, 48 × 48 inches

Waysides & B-Sides exhibition view

Watching Where Things Happened, 2021, oil on panel, 11.25 × 15.5 inches
Overlook (ii), 2021, oil on panel, 11 × 14 inches

Carnival From a Car Window Shortly Before Moving Away From My Hometown (i–iii), 2025, acrylic on paper mounted on panel, 6 × 8 inches

Waysides & B-Sides exhibition view

Rebeldes, 2023, acrylic on paper mounted on panel, 7.5 × 10 inches

Waysides & B-Sides exhibition view

No Comprehending (i–iii), 2026, oil on panels (triptych), 7 × 19 inches (each panel 7 × 5 inches)

Waysides & B-Sides exhibition view

Late at Night (and lonely), 2021, oil on panel, 11.5 × 14.75 inches

Waysides & B-Sides exhibition view

Watched By Ghosts and Angels — What's the Difference?, 2026, acrylic and oil on panels (diptych), 10 × 18 inches (each panel 10 × 8 inches)

3-Point Turn and Forbidden Blackberries, 2023, oil on panel, 11.25 × 15.625 inches

Waysides & B-Sides exhibition view

The Woods Behind the Hamburger Chain, 2020, oil on panel, 15 × 11 inches
End of Season, 2020, oil on panel, 10 × 11 inches
The Brawl Over Space and Light Is More Gorgeous Than Your Best-Laid Garden Plans, 2023, oil on panel, 23 × 23 inches

Waysides & B-Sides exhibition view

The Woods Behind the Hamburger Chain, 2020, oil on panel, 15 × 11 inches
End of Season, 2020, oil on panel, 10 × 11 inches

Waysides & B-Sides exhibition view

The Brawl Over Space and Light Is More Gorgeous Than Your Best-Laid Garden Plans, 2023, oil on panel, 23 × 23 inches
The Light Hurts Your Eyes, 2023, oil on panel, 11 × 14.75 inches

Waysides & B-Sides, Border & Square, Provo, UT.
March 6–April 24, 2026

Waysides are the slivers of space defined where they aren’t, inhabited by ghosts en route to elsewheres. They are egalitarian in-betweens where broken glass and topaz look the same and where children linger and play, mistaking chicken bones for ancient skeletons and discarded car parts for silver.

B-sides are the projects that slip in through the side door. They are the quiet messages at the heart of the matter, and where I tell you what I really mean.