Barrett DeBusk 1955-2026
"I just like to make stuff" - DeBusk
Barrett DeBusk 1955-2026
Thank you for a wonderful life of art & community. It was a joy.
August 13, 2026
It is with profound sorrow that I share that Barrett has passed away. With the utmost respect and gratitude, there will be no more sales of his beautiful artwork; it began, and ends, with him. Thank you for loving his artwork as we loved him -
Mary Bonney
BARRETT DEBUSK
Education
1986 M.F.A. North Texas State University
..* Living Art Museum, Fat Happy installation, 2025, the 52 World, Florida
* 2023 inclusion in Disney's remake of The Haunted Mansion
* 2022 Featured in French Quarterly Magazine
* 2019 Featured in The New York Ti,mes
* 2009/15 Sculpture chosen, AIPP, Santa Fe
2012 Monarch School, purchased by the McGrath Foundation
2010 Sculpture chosen, Art in Public Places, Santa Fe
2009 Museum of Science&History, Fort Worth
2009 Sculpture in permanent collection at “Rainbows United”
2008 Sculpture chosen for “Art in the Streets” Mesa,
2008 “Fallbrook, CA Installation of pair of 6’ sculptures
2006-2008 Sculpture selected for City of Santa Fe Public
2008 Artwork on set of “Have Dreams, Will Travel
2007 -2026 “Fat Happies” Canyon Road, Santa Fe, NM
2007 Featured in American Style magazine
2007 SOFA Chicago - juried exhibition
2006 Featured in American Style magazine
2006 “Happy, on Stairs” Frenchy Park, Santa Fe
2005-2006 “Fat Happy - Red, Yellow” 7’ - City of Palm Desert
2003 SOFA Chicago - juried exhibition
2004 “Walking Bobs” purchased by Washburn University
2004 Sculpture selected for display, Univ AL
2004 Winner, Eighth Annual Washburn Art Competition
2001 Delta State University, “The Bobs”
2001 Featured Walls, Windows & Floors “Discoveries”
2001 Featured Craft News&Events August 2001
2001 Featured Art Business News Trends June
2001 Featured Decor Spotlight June 2001
2000 University of Alabama “The Battle” purchased
2000 Featured American Style News Autumn 2000
1999 Featured Art Business News, December 1999
1997 Featured USA Today May 1997
1998 City of Palm Desert, California “Pablo’s Birthday”
1998 Art Center - Waco, Texas “The Beggar”
1996-97 Texas Christian University “The Globe”
1997 Art Center - Waco, Texas “Pablo’s Birthday”