Background
Barilleaux, Rene Paul was born on June 29, 1958 in Lafayette, Louisiana, United States. Son of Ira Charles and Joanna Beyt Barilleaux.
Barilleaux, Rene Paul was born on June 29, 1958 in Lafayette, Louisiana, United States. Son of Ira Charles and Joanna Beyt Barilleaux.
Bachelor of Fine Arts, University Southwestern Louisiana, Lafayette, 1975—1979. Master of Fine Arts, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, 1979—1981.
Curator for collections & exhibitions Museum Holography, New York City, 1983—1986. Exhibitions curator Madison Art Center, Wisconsin, 1986—1992. Gallery director, assistant professor College Charleston, South Carolina, 1992—1993.
Chief curator Mississippi Museum Art, Jackson, 1993—2001, deputy director programs, 2002—2005. Curator art after 1945 McNay Art Museum, San Antonio, since 2005, chief curator, since 2006.
Member of College Art Association, Association Art Museum Curators, American Association Museums.
Life partner Timothy Paul Hedgepeth.