Barry Beach’s artwork combines processes and materials from natural and synthetic sources. His work focuses on the processes of transformation and time. He uses malleable materials like wood to document time and transform it into many forms. Forms and processes in my work are metaphors for his transformation. Barry’s adult life has been a journey of learning and discovery, both artistic and personal, correcting what is broken, removing what is unnecessary, and trusting the process. He regularly exhibits work at venues such as the Crocker-Kingsley Art Exhibition in Roseville, CA, Long Island Foundation for the Arts and Sciences in New Jersey, Art Poetica in Brooklyn, Headlands Center for the Arts in Sausalito, and Root Division in San Francisco. His education includes an MFA from the San Francisco Art Institute and a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design. He lives and works in San Rafael and has a studio at ArtWorks Downtown. He teaches art at Marin Academy and has a college advising and portfolio preparation business, helping artists and designers prepare for college.