Del Kathryn Barton b. 1972

  • Artist (Mixed Media Artist),
  • Artist (Textile Artist / Fashion Designer),
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Sculptor),
  • Artist (Painter)
Winner of the 2008 Archibald Prize, Del Kathryn Barton has been exhibiting regularly since 1995. Her practice, which includes painting, sculpture, drawing and mixed media draws on imagery from the human form and experience.
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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 held 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:
2011

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Related stub person groups
  • Karen Woodbury Gallery, Melbourne, Vic. (associate of)
  • Kaliman Gallery, Paddington, Sydney, NSW (associate of)
  • Romance was Born (associate of)
Related works
  • Vasili Kaliman and contained familiar together within the Dreaming (creator of)
  • You are what is most beautiful about me, a self portrait with Kell and Arella. (creator of)
Related collections
  • UBS, Sydney (collected in)
  • The Students Association, College of Fine Arts, University of New South Wales (collected in)
  • The Sir Herman Black Gallery, University of Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • The International School of Tourism, NSW (collected in)
  • The Acacia Collection, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • The Flinders Collection, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • RACV Collection, Vic. (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Museum of Old and New Art, Hobart, Tas. (collected in)
  • BHP Billiton Collection (collected in)
  • Artbank (collected in)
  • Art and Australia (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • Archibald Prize (received)
  • Archibald Prize (received)
  • Named one of Australia's 50 Most Collectable Artists in Australia Art Collector, Issue 35 (received)
Related events
  • Untitled Event (exhibited at)
  • Drawings and Objects (exhibited at)
  • Girl (exhibited at)
  • thankyou for loving me (exhibited at)
  • please.dont stop. (exhibited at)
  • Del Kathryn Barton (exhibited at)
  • the whole of everything (exhibited at)
  • Half a World Away: Drawings from Glasgow, Sao Paolo and Sydney (exhibited at)
  • Anxiety: the figure drawn (exhibited at)
  • National Works on Paper Award (exhibited at)
  • Strange Beauty (exhibited at)
  • The Archibald Prize (exhibited at)