Hometown: Bordentown, NJ

Al Barker has been a full-time professional artist for more than forty years. Nature has long been the focus of Al Barker’s artwork and the majority of his paintings depict scenes of tidal marshes and river estuaries that are characteristic of New Jersey, Connecticut and Maryland’s Eastern shore. He has been a continuous exhibitor at the prestigious Easton Waterfowl Festival from its inception in 1970. His work is in numerous public and private collections including the White House Collection in Washington, DC.