Del Kathryn Barton
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Del Kathryn Barton is an Australia
n artist, who won the 2008 Archibald Prize
. She is represented by Karen Woodbury Gallery
, Melbourne, Australia and Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney, Australia.
She studied at the College of Fine Arts
of the University of New South Wales
, graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1993. She was later employed at the College as a lecturer. She has held numerous solo exhibitions in Sydney and Melbourne since her first in 1995.
On 7 March 2008, it was announced that Barton had won the 2008 Archibald Prize for portrait
ure, for You are what is most beautiful about me, a self portrait with Kell and Arella, a self-portrait
with her two children. Barton said of the portrait: "This painting celebrates the love I have for my two children and how my relationship with them has radically informed and indeed transformed my understanding of who I am".
She was also a finalist
in the 2011 Archibald Prize
.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n artist, who won the 2008 Archibald Prize
Archibald Prize
The Archibald Prize is regarded as the most important portraiture prize in Australia. It was first awarded in 1921 after a bequest from J. F. Archibald, the editor of The Bulletin who died in 1919...
. She is represented by Karen Woodbury Gallery
Karen Woodbury Gallery
Karen Woodbury Gallery opened in 2004 at 4 Albert Street, Richmond, Victoria, Australia by Gallery Director Karen Woodbury. Karen Woodbury opened the gallery in response to 'an acute shortage of serious commercial gallery spaces in Melbourne' at the time. Since then, Karen Woodbury Gallery has...
, Melbourne, Australia and Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney, Australia.
She studied at the College of Fine Arts
College of Fine Arts
The College of Fine Arts is the creative arts faculty of the University of New South Wales and is located on Oxford Street, Paddington, Sydney, Australia.- History :...
of the University of New South Wales
University of New South Wales
The University of New South Wales , is a research-focused university based in Kensington, a suburb in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
, graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1993. She was later employed at the College as a lecturer. She has held numerous solo exhibitions in Sydney and Melbourne since her first in 1995.
On 7 March 2008, it was announced that Barton had won the 2008 Archibald Prize for portrait
Portrait
thumb|250px|right|Portrait of [[Thomas Jefferson]] by [[Rembrandt Peale]], 1805. [[New-York Historical Society]].A portrait is a painting, photograph, sculpture, or other artistic representation of a person, in which the face and its expression is predominant. The intent is to display the likeness,...
ure, for You are what is most beautiful about me, a self portrait with Kell and Arella, a self-portrait
Self-portrait
A self-portrait is a representation of an artist, drawn, painted, photographed, or sculpted by the artist. Although self-portraits have been made by artists since the earliest times, it is not until the Early Renaissance in the mid 15th century that artists can be frequently identified depicting...
with her two children. Barton said of the portrait: "This painting celebrates the love I have for my two children and how my relationship with them has radically informed and indeed transformed my understanding of who I am".
She was also a finalist
Archibald Prize 2011 finalists
Below is a list of finalists for the 2011 Archibald Prize ;* Abdul Abdullah - Waleed Aly* Giles Alexander - Space or bust * Del Kathryn Barton - Mother ...
in the 2011 Archibald Prize
Archibald Prize
The Archibald Prize is regarded as the most important portraiture prize in Australia. It was first awarded in 1921 after a bequest from J. F. Archibald, the editor of The Bulletin who died in 1919...
.
Images
- Del Kathryn Barton 2008 exhibition Karen Woodbury Gallery, Melbourne
- Del Kathryn Barton 2005 exhibition Karen Woodbury Gallery, Melbourne
Video
- Del Kathryn Barton, Wilderness exhibition
- Behind the scenes of ARTIST PROFILE Issue 15's cover shoot, inside Barton's studio