Born in 1972, in 2008 Del Kathryn Barton was living and working in Sydney. In 1993, Barton graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the College of Fine Arts at the University of New South Wales, where she was subsequently employed as a lecturer in drawing.
Since her first exhibition at Arthaus Gallery, Sydney in 1995, Del Kathryn Barton has held several major solo shows including the whole of everything , Karen Woodbury Gallery, Melbourne (2008); Del Kathryn Barton , Penrith Regional Gallery, NSW (2007); please.dont stop., Kaliman Gallery, Sydney (2006) and Girl , Ray Hughes Gallery, Sydney (2004).
Barton has also participated in numerous group exhibitions both in Australia and internationally including The Archibald Prize , Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney (2008 & 2007); Dobell Drawing Prize , Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney (2007); Strange Beauty , Linden Centre for Contemporary Arts, Melbourne (2007); National Works on Paper Award , Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, Victoria (2004 and 2002) and Half a World Away: Drawings from Glasgow, Sao Paolo and Sydney , Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Centre, Buffalo, New York (2002).
As well as painting, sculpture and drawing form an integral part of Barton’s practice, which draws imagery from the human form and experience. Her work has drawn both critical and public attention and in 2006 she was named one of Australia’s “50 Most Collectable Artists” by Australian Art Collector magazine (Issue 35) and in 2007 she featured on the magazine’s cover (Issue 39) and was again named one of the most collectable artists in the country.
Barton was the winner of The Archibald Prize 2008 with her self-portrait You are what is most beautiful about me, a self portrait with Kell and Arella and was finalist in 2007 with her portrait of Sydney gallery owner Vasili Kaliman. Barton has also been collaborating with the Sydney-based fashion label Romance was Born since 2006.
Del Kathryn Barton is represented in numerous prominent private and public collections, including BHP Billiton, Melbourne; Artbank; the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra and UBS, Sydney.
- Writers:
- Woodbury, Karen
- Date written:
- 2008
- Last updated:
- 2012
