Del Kathryn Barton
| Del Kathryn Barton | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1972 Sydney, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Awards | Archibald Prize 2008 You are what is most beautiful about me, a self portrait with Kell and Arella Archibald Prize 2013 hugo |
Del Kathryn Barton (born 1972) is an Australian artist, who won the 2008 and 2013 Archibald Prizes.[1][2]
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Career
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.[3] She has held numerous solo exhibitions in Sydney and Melbourne since her first in 1995.[4]
On 7 March 2008, it was announced that Barton had won the 2008 Archibald Prize for portraiture, for You are what is most beautiful about me, a self portrait with Kell and Arella, a self-portrait with her two children.[5] 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".[6] In 2013, she won the Archibald Prize for her portrait of actor Hugo Weaving.
She was also an Archibald Prize finalist in 2007 and 2011.
She is represented by Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery in Sydney.
References
- ↑ ABC News Online Archibald Prize Winner declared 22 March 2013
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- ↑ Del Kathryn Barton Biography, Karen Woodbury Gallery.
- ↑ Del Kathryn Barton, Lost at E Minor.
- ↑ Del Kathryn Barton wins Archibald, The Sydney Morning Herald, 7 March 2008.
- ↑ Syllabus Connections: The Archibald Prize and Portraiture, Archibald Prize, 2008.
| Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Archibald Prize 2008 for You are what is most beautiful about me, a self portrait with Kell and Arella |
Succeeded by Guy Maestri |
| Preceded by | Archibald Prize 2013 for hugo |
Succeeded by Fiona Lowry |
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
External links
- Del Kathryn Barton interview with Owen Craven, 2011, ARTIST PROFILE Issue 15, pp. 52–60
- Karen Woodbury Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
- Del Kathryn Barton on Artabase
- The Australian, Del Kathryn Barton
- The Sydney Morning Herald, Del Kathryn Barton
- The Age, Del Kathryn Barton
- Art & Australia, Emerging artists, Del kathryn Barton
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