Baker Overstreet

Baker Overstreet (born 1981) is an artist based in Brooklyn.

Overstreet was born in Augusta, Georgia. His paintings describe patterns, symbols, figures and fictional spaces. His work makes reference to folk and primitive art.

He received his Master of Fine Arts from Yale University in 2006.

Selected exhibitions 2006 Escape From New York, Curators Without Borders, Berlin Volta Art Fair, Basel, Switzerland Smoke and Mirrors, China Art Objects, Los Angeles Mary Pauline Gallery, Augusta 2007 Gimme a little Sign, Sister, Los Angeles, California Fredericks & Freiser, The Armory Show, New York 2008 Unnamable Things, Artspace, New Haven, Connecticut 2009 Franklin Art Works, Minneapolis