Del Kathryn Barton

Quick Facts

Full Name	Del Kathryn Barton
Occupation	Painter
Date Of Birth	Dec 11, 1972(1972-12-11)
Age	52
Birthplace	Sydney
Country	Australia
Birth City	New South Wales
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Del Kathryn Barton Biography

Del Kathryn Barton is one of the most popular and richest Painter who was born on December 11, 1972 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Del Kathryn Barton (born 11 December 1972) is an Australian artist who has won the Archibald Prizes.

On March 7, 2008 the news was released that Barton was awarded her award for the Archibald Prize for portraiture, for What you are is what is the most beautiful thing in me. It is a portrait of herself together with Kell and Arella as well as a portrait of herself with their two sons. Barton declared of the painting: “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”. The year 2013 was the time she was awarded the Archibald Prize for her portrait of actor Hugo Weaving. In general, when it comes to portraiture she says: “I really value the discipline” that it provides.

Her solo exhibitions include: The Nightingale and the Rose, Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI), Melbourne, Australia (2016); the highway is a disco, ARNDT, Singapore (2015); Electro Orchid, Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney (2014); The Nightingale and the Rose, Heide Museum of Modern Art (2012); the stars eat your body, Kaliman Gallery, Sydney (2009); the whole of everything, Karen Woodbury Gallery, Melbourne (2008) and thank you for loving me, Karen Woodbury Gallery, Melbourne (2005).

Barton produced the animated film Oscar Wilde’s The Nightingale and the Rose, which celebrated its world premiere at the 65th Berlin International Film Festival in 2015 and was shown at the 2015 Melbourne International Film Festival . The movie won the Film Victoria Erwin Rado Award for Best Australian Short Film.

Additionally, she was an Archibald Prize finalist in 2008 2013, 2013 and in 2018.

Del Kathryn Barton Net Worth

Del Kathryn Barton is one of the richest Painter from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Del Kathryn Barton 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

When she was in 1990, she was accepted to The Sydney College of Fine Arts with the intention of becoming an accomplished artist who was proficient in a variety of subjects. The instructor during that period, who she described as an “fantastic teacher”, was Michael Esson. After graduation she worked at CoFA between 1994 and 1996.

Barton was a student at Barton’s College of Fine Arts of the University of New South Wales and graduated with an honours degree in Fine Arts (BFA) in 1993. She later joined the College as lecturer. She has had many individual exhibitions both throughout Sydney and Melbourne from her first exhibition in 1995.

Del Kathryn Barton has participated in group exhibitions that include: Like- ness, Albertz Benda, New York, USA (2016); Express Yourself: Romance Was Born for Kids, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne (2014); Dark Heart, Adelaide Biennale of Australian Art, Adelaide (2014); Theatre of the World, Museum of Old and New Art, Tasmania (2012); Lightness and Gravity, Queensland Gallery of Modern Art, Queensland (2012); Freehand: Recent Australia Drawing, Heide Museum of Modern Art, Melbourne (2010/11); 2009 Wynne Prize for Landscape, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney (2009); Half a World Away: Drawings from Glasgow, Sao Paulo and Sydney, Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center, Buffalo, New York (2002).

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Who is Del Kathryn Barton Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Del Ranked on the list of most popular Painter. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Del Kathryn Barton celebrates birthday on December 11 of every year.

Top Facts about Del Kathryn Barton

1. Del Kathryn Barton is an Australian artist born in 1972.
2. She won the Archibald Prize twice (2008, 2013).
3. Barton’s work often features intricate patterns and vibrant colors.
4. Her art explores themes of femininity, sexuality, and nature.
5. Barton has exhibited her work internationally.
6. She has collaborated with fashion brands such as Romance Was Born.
7. In 2019, a major retrospective of her work was held at the National Gallery of Victoria.
8. Barton’s art has been featured on book covers and album artwork.
9. She studied at the College of Fine Arts in Sydney.
10. Barton is known for her use of mixed media techniques in her artwork.

What is Del Kathryn Barton known for?

Del Kathryn Barton is an Australian artist well known for her hybrid decorative paintings that blend Austrian Symbolism with Art Nouveau, 1960s psychedelia, Surrealism, and personal whimsy.

How many times has Del Kathryn Barton won the Archibald Prize?

Del Kathryn Barton has won the Archibald Prize twice – in 2008 with a self-portrait with her two children, and in 2013 with a portrait of Hugo Weaving. This is her fifth time as a finalist. Here, her ‘studio wife’ is her three-year-old French bulldog Cherry-Bomb.

What is Del Kathryn Barton nationality?

Australian

What is Del Kathryn Barton style?

Del Kathryn Barton is an Australian painter best known for her whimsical depictions people and animals. Her psychedelic environments are created using sequins, markers, gouache, and glitter. “All I can say is that the work does mean everything to me and it is like a life source,” she explained.

What paint does Del Kathryn Barton use?

Using a mixture of materials, including synthetic polymer paint , gouache, watercolour, pen and often glitter and sequins, she embroiders her world. Barton’s transfigurations throw us off balance, as does her giddy sense of colour and scale. Her work is unashamedly girly and her palette kaleidoscopic.