Del Kathryn Barton Australian , b. 1972-
Born in Sydney in 1972, Barton graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the College of Fine Arts, University of New South Wales, Sydney, in 1993. In 2015, Barton was awarded an Australian Film, Television and Radio School Creative Fellowship, following her directorial debut of The Nightingale and the Rose (2015).
Barton was awarded the Archibald Prize in 2008 and again in 2013, and along with Judy Cassab is one of only two woman artists who have won the prize twice.
Her work is held in major public collections including: the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney; the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane; the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra; the Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide and the Museum of Old and New Art, Hobart.
Inside another land #42 is one of a series of 75 works, which were three years in the making. Exhibited in 2017 at the National Gallery of Victoria, these works formed part of the first survey exhibition of Barton's works, entitled The Highway is a Disco. All are photomontages, reworked, printed, with hand painted finish.
EDUCATION
1990-93 Bachelor of Fine Arts, College of Fine Arts, University of New South Wales, Sydney
SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2017 The Nightingale and The Rose, Swan Hill Regional, Victoria
Del Kathryn Barton: r u a bunny?, Albertz Benda, New York
the highway is a disco, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
2016 angel dribble, Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney
Del Kathryn Barton: The Nightingale and the Rose, The Australian Centre for the Moving Image, Melbourne
2015 The highway is a disco, ARNDT Gallery, Singapore
Del Kathryn Barton, Giorgio Armani, Martin Place, Sydney
2014 electro orchid, Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney
2013 pressure to the need, Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney
2012-13 The Nightingale and the Rose, Newcastle Art Gallery, New South Wales
2012 The Nightingale and the Rose, Heide Museum of Modern Art, Melbourne
new work, RoslynOxley9 Gallery, Sydney
2011 satellite fade-out, Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney
2009 the stars eat your body, Kaliman Gallery, Sydney
2008 the whole of everything, Karen Woodbury Gallery, Melbourne
2007 Del Kathryn Barton, Penrith Regional Gallery, NSW
2006 please. Don't stop. Kaliman Gallery, Sydney
2005 thankyou for loving me, Karen Woodbury Gallery, Melbourne
2004 Girl, Ray Hughes Gallery, Sydney
2002 Drawings and Objects, Ray Hughes Gallery, Sydney
2001 Drawings from California, Ray Hughes Gallery, Sydney
1999 Unreflective Immersions, Kudos Gallery, College Of Fine Arts (COFA), University of New South Wales, Sydney
1996 Recent Paintings and Drawings, Mary Place Gallery, Sydney
1995 Recent Paintings and Drawings, Arthaus Gallery, Sydney
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2017 Electro Orchid' Romance Was Born Collection, Collaboration, Sydney
`Electro Orchid', Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, Romance Was Born Collection, Collaboration, Sydney
`Aura Aurora', Romance Was Born Collection 02, Collaboration, Sydney
Land, Landscape and Utopia, ARNDT Gallery, Singapore
Collector's Space; Art Month, Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney
Mad Love, curated by Del Kathryn Barton, Arndt Art Agency (A3), Berlin
2016 Hong Kong International Art Fair, Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery
Hong Kong International Art Fair, ARNDT Gallery,
Like-ness, Albertz Brenda, New York
2015 Doug Moran National Portrait Prize, Jupiter Hall, Paddington Sydney
Bowness Photography Prize, Monash Gallery of Art
Sydney Contemporary International Art Fair, Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery
Hong Kong International Art Fair, Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery
Art StageSingapore International Art Fair, ARDNT Gallery, Singapore/Berlin
2014 Express Yourself: Romance was born for kids, National Gallery of Victoria
The Gold Award, Rockhampton Art Gallery
Dark Heart, 2014 Adelaide Biennial of Australian Art, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide (curated by Nick Mitzevich)
2013 The Archibald Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney (Touring)
Art and Australia Collection: 2003-2013, Hazelhurst Regional Gallery and Arts Centre
Australia: Contemporary Voices, The Fine Art Society, London.
2012 Louise Bourgeois and Australian Artists, Heide Museum of Modern Art, Melbourne
Theatre of the World, Museum of Old and New Art, Hobart
Lightness and Gravity, Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane
Hong Kong International Art Fair, Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney
2011 The Archibald Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
Wattle - Contemporary Australian Art, The Cat Street Gallery, Hong Kong
Out Of The Comfort Zone, Customs House, Sydney
Basic Instinct, Karen Woodbury Gallery, Melbourne
Hong Kong International Art Fair, Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery
2010 Roundabout, City Gallery Wellington, New Zealand
Freehand, Recent Australian Drawings, Heide Museum Of Modern Art, Melbourne
Artist's Self Portraits, The University Of Queensland Art Museum, Brisbane
Wilderness, Balnaves Contemporary Painting, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
Feminism Never Happened, Institute of Modern Art (IMA), Brisbane
2009 The Kedumba Drawing Award, Kedumba Gallery, Wentworth Falls, NSW
The University of Queensland National Artist's Self-Portrait Prize, University of Queensland Art Museum, Brisbane
William and Winifred Bowness Photography Prize 2009, Monash Gallery of Art, Wheelers Hill, Victoria
to whom it may concern: the written word in contemporary art, Karen Woodbury Gallery, Melbourne
IKEA Home Project, Carriage Works, Sydney
Red Exhibition, Sherman Contemporary Art Foundation, Sydney
Newtown Diaries, Delmar Gallery, Sydney
Wynne Prize for Landscape, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
Figuration Now, Karen Woodbury Gallery, Melbourne
2008-09 NEW: Selected Recent Acquisitions 2007-2008, UQ Art Museum, Brisbane
2008 Contemporary Australia: Optimism, Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane
Leading Lights, Ivan Dougherty Gallery, COFA, University of NSW, Sydney
Beastly, MOP projects, Sydney
neo-goth: back in black, The University of Queensland Art Museum, Brisbane
Melbourne Art Fair, Kaliman Gallery, Sydney
Show Me Your World, Gitte Weise Galerie, Berlin
The Archibald Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
2007 Dobell Drawing Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
Strange Beauty, Linden Centre for Contemporary Arts, Melbourne
The Archibald Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
Dobell Drawing Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
2006 Melbourne Art Fair 2006, Karen Woodbury Gallery, Melbourne
Girl Band, Deloitte Foundation, Sydney
Fantastic Voyage, Kaliman Gallery, Sydney
2004 National Works on Paper 2004, Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, Victoria
Del Kathryn Barton, Cathy Blanchflower, Derek O'Connor, Monika Tichacek, Karen Woodbury Gallery, Melbourne
2003 Octopus 4: More Real Than Life, Gertrude Contemporary Art Spaces, Melbourne
After Dark, My Sweet, Kudos Gallery, COFA, University of New South Wales, Sydney
2002 National Works on Paper 2002, Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, Victoria
Half a World Away: Drawings from Glasgow, Sao Paulo and Sydney, Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Centre, Buffalo, New York, USA
Circus, The Studio, Sydney Opera House, Sydney
2001 Michael Esson, Anxiety: The Drawn Figure, Ivan Dougherty Gallery, CoFA, University of NSW, Sydney
Context, Kudos Gallery, COFA, University of New South Wales, Sydney; Wattspace Gallery, Newcastle, New South Wales
Dissonance 2001, Kudos Gallery, COFA, University of New South Wales, Sydney
2000 Thinking Aloud: A Drawing Show, Ray Hughes Gallery, Sydney
1999 The World Music Festival - Carnivali 1999, collaboration with Tufa (Visual Component), The Studio, Sydney Opera House, Sydney
New Ten in Transit, Project Centre for Contemporary Art, Wollongong, New South Wales
1998 Four on the Floor, Gallery 19, Sydney
1997 The Fishers Ghost Prize, Campbelltown City Bicentennial Art Gallery, New South Wales
1996 The Helen Lempriere Traveling Art Scholarship, The Works Gallery, COFA, University of New South Wales, Sydney
The Traveling Blake Prize for Religious Art, Orange Regional Gallery, New South Wales; Campbelltown City Bicentennial Art Gallery, New South Wales; Hibiscus Gallery, Hobart
The Contemporary Collection, The Sir Hermann Black Gallery, University of Sydney, Sydney
1995 The Sulman Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
The Blake Prize for Religious Art, Mitchell Library Gallery, Sydney
MOTION WORKS
2017
RED, Fliker Fest, SYD, 12 January - 21 January
The Nightingale and The Rose, Swan Hill Regional, VIC, 1 December - 28 January
RED, Sydney Film Festival, 7 - 18 June
RED, MIFF (Melbourne International Film Festival), 3 - 20 August
RED, Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, 26 January - 30 April
2016
Del Kathryn Barton: The Nightingale and The Rose, ACMI Melbourne, 21 June 2016 - 18 September 2017
The Nightingale and The Rose, Stuttgart�International Festival of Animated Film, Stuugart Germany. 27 April - 1 March
The Nightingale and The Rose, Like-ness, Albertz Benda, New York
The Nightingale and The Rose, Flickerfest 25th International Short Film Festival 8 - 17 January
2015
The Nightingale and The Rose, Like-ness, Albertz Benda, New York
The Nightingale and The Rose, Flickerfest 25th International Short Film Festival 8 - 17 January
The Nightingale and The Rose, Savannah Film Festival 24 - 31 October
The Nightingale and The Rose, AFF (Adelaide Film Festival) 15-25 October
The Nightingale and The Rose, Graphic Festival Sydney 11 October
The Nightingale and The Rose, London International Film Festival 7-8 October
The Nightingale and The Rose, Sydney Contemporary International Art Fair 10-13 September
The Nightingale and The Rose, MIFF (Melbourne International Film Festival) 30 July-16 August
The Nightingale and The Rose, 55th Krakow Film Festival 31 May - 7 June
The Nightingale and the Rose, The Sydney Morning Herald Spectrum Film Festival. March
The Nightingale and the Rose, generation 14plus competition, 65thBerlinale Film Festival, Berlin, Germany, Feburary
`The Human Dress', Art Stage Singapore: Video Stage. January
2014
`The Human Dress', Dark Heart, Adelaide Biennale of Australian Art. March - May.
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane, Queensland
Museum of Old and New Art, Hobart
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide
Art and Australia, Sydney
Artbank
BHP Billiton Collection, Melbourne
Esk Collection, Launceston
RACV Collection, Victoria
The Flinders Collection, Melbourne
The Acacia Collection, Melbourne
The International School of Tourism, New South Wales
The University of Sydney Union Collection, Sydney
The Students Association, College of Fine Arts, University of New South Wales, Sydney
UBS, Sydney
Rockhampton Art Gallery, Rockhampton
GOMA, Brisbane
SELECTED GRANTS AND AWARDS
2018 The Archibald Prize (Finalist) Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
2017 Finalist in the Bowness Prize
2016 The Woollahra Small Sculpture Prize (finalist), Woollahra Council Chambers, Sydney
Best Short Animation (Winner) 6th AACTA Awards, Australia
Screen Australia Gender Matters: Brilliant Stories Feature Film Funding
Best direction in an animation (Winner), Australian Directors Guild, Australia
2015 Film Victoria Erwin Rado Award for Best Australian Short Film- MIFF (Melbourne International Film Festival)
AFTRS Creative Fellowship Grant
Generation 14plus competition (Nominated), 65th Berlinale Film Festival, Berlin, Germany
2013 Screen Australia Short Animation Production Funding
The Archibald Prize (Winner) Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
2011 The Archibald Prize (finalist), Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
2009 The Wynne Prize (finalist), Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
2008 The Archibald Prize (Winner), Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
2007 Dobell Drawing Prize (finalist), Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
The Archibald Prize (finalist), Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
1996 The Traveling Blake Prize for Religious Art (finalist), Orange Regional Gallery, New South Wales; Campbelltown City Bicentennial Art Gallery, New South Wales; Hibiscus Gallery, Hobart
1995 The Sulman Prize (finalist), Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
The Blake Prize for Religious Art (finalist) Sydney
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
2017 T
he Highway is a Disco, exh. Catalogue, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne.
Juliet Helmke, The depths of womanhood, and all the painstaking, glittering, and strange truths therein', Modern Painters, Blouin Art Info, June/July, 2017, pp.78-85
Caroline Winter, Cate Blanchett is 'fierce, sexy and scary' as redback spider in Del Kathryn Barton's 'genre-busting' RED, ABC News, 27 January, 2017
Meredith Booth, Cate Blanchett, Del Kathryn Barton collaborate on RED, The Australian, 31 January 2017
Heather Robinson, Sex, death and del kathryn barton, The Conversation, 27 January 2017
Francesca Wallace, A Del Kathryn Barton short film starring Cate Blanchett is coming to Adelaid, Vogue 22 September 2016
Glynis Traill-Nash, Australian Fashion Week: close encounter with electrifying beauty, The Australian, 19 May 2017
Imogen Eveson, `Spiders, Bunnies and Armani Suits: Del Kathryn Barton Hits New York', Broadsheet, 20 June, https://www.broadsheet.com.au/sydney/art-and-design/article/spiders-bunnies-and-armani-suits-del-kathryn-barton-hits-new-york
Gabriella Coslovich, `Ja bitte', The Australian Financial Review Magazine', p. 22, June
Gary Pini, '11 Must-See Art Shows Opening This Week', Paper, 01 June, http://www.papermag.com/11-must-see-art-shows-opening-this-week-2428013840.html
Sammy Preston, `Del Kathryn Barton; Mother, Daughter, Dancer', Vault, p. 28-33, April
Gloria Satta, `Guardatemi, sono un'Opera d'Arte', Grazia Italia, p. 62-64, 27 April
2017 Melanie Cooper, `del Kathryn barton's RED', Fine Print, Issue #10, http://www.fineprintmagazine.com/current - /del-catherine-barton-red/
2017 Penny Debelle, `Adelaide Festival review 2017: Red', The Advertiser, 17 February, http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/entertainment/adelaide-festival/adelaide-festival-review-2017-red/news-story/f9431797ceeb89105b6f132c629e775e
John Neylon, `Girl Eats Boy: Cate Blanchett's Arachnid Turn in Experimental Film RED', The Adelaide Review, p. Front Cover & p. 36-37, March
Meredith Booth, `The power of a mating ritual', The Australian, p. 14, 31 January
Jane Howard, `Del Kathryn Barton's Spiders and Female Rage', Broadsheet, 31 January, https://www.broadsheet.com.au/adelaide/art-and-design/del-kathryn-bartons-spiders-and-female-rage
Heather L. Robinson, `Sex, Death and del kathryn barton', The Conversation, 27 January, http://theconversation.com/sex-death-and-del-kathryn-barton-71979
Caroline Winter, `The Redback spider's mating ritual like never before', The World Today, ABC Radio, 27 January, http://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/content/2016/s4610234.htm
Caroline Winter, `Cate Blanchett is `fierce, sexy and scary' as redback spider in del Kathryn Barton's `genre-busting' RED', ABC News, 27 January http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-01-27/cate-blanchett-portrays-female-power-of-redback-spider/8214314
Steve Dow, `Del Kathryn Barton moves into live-action film with RED', Art Guide Australia, 26 January http://artguide.com.au/del-kathryn-barton-moves-into-live-action-film-with-red
Myffy Rigby, `Del Kathryn Barton', The Sydney Morning Herald, 22 January, http://www.smh.com.au/interactive/2017/del-kathryn-barton/index.html
Myffy Rigby, `The whimsical cosmos of Del Kathryn Barton', The Sydney Morning Herald, p. Front Cover, 1, 52, 21-22 January
Myffy Rigby, `Del Kathryn Barton's shimmering art celebrates Australia Day', The Sydney Morning Herald, 20 January, http://www.smh.com.au/national/del-kathryn-bartons-shimmering-art-celebrates-australia-day-20170117-gtt1of.html
2016
Andrew Stephens, Del Kathryn Barton's The Nightingale and the Rose comes to ACMI, Sydney Morning Herald
Emily Ritchie, 'Screen Australia's Gender Matters fund 45 female-led projects, The Australian (online), July 13, 2016
Del Kathryn Barton, 'angel dribble', Art Almanac, 2 August 2016.
Andrew Taylor, 'Spectrum Now 2016 - The inspiration behind Del Kathryn Barton's Cosmic Crime', Sydney Morning Herald, 29 January 2016
Myffy Rigby, 'Spectrum Now ambassador and artist Del Kathryn Barton on how art saved her life', Spectrum, Sydney Morning Herald, 26 February 2016
2015
Andrew Taylor, 'Archibald Prize winner Del Kathryn Barton downs paintbrushes to sit for portrait', Sydney Morning Herald, 24 June 2015
Andrew Taylor, `Del Kathryn Barton, Geoffrey Rush, Mia Wasikowska and Sarah Blasko unite for Oscar Wilde's The Nightingale and the Rose,' Sydney Morning Herald, 20 March 2015
Joel Meares, `Wilde's Oscar?', The Sydney morning Herald, p. 30, Thursday March 26th
Del Kathryn Barton selected for the Berlinale', Frieze Magazine No. 169, March
Maya Kerthyasa; Party Arrangements: Entertainment, Australian Gourmet Traveller, p107-108,November
Michael Young; Disco Darling, Art Asia Pacific, Issue 96, Nov/Dec 2015 p.68-69
Archibald Legends, The Australian Women's Weekly, p. 90-91, September
Places of the Heart, QSpirit, QANTAS Magazine, p.45, July
Andrew Taylor; Archibald about-face:portrait of the artist as subject, News: The Sydney Morning Herald, p.2-3, Wednesday July 1st
Elissa Blake; Redback's spider's `brutale,poetic' sec life revealed', News: The Sydney Morning Herald, p.10-11, Thursday June 11th
`Nightingale and the Rose', Broadsheet; Entertainment, 17 April
http://www.broadsheet/sydney/entertainment/article/nightingale-and-rose#gallery-1
Andrew Taylor, `The Nightingale and The Stars, Romance and the Rose', The Sydney Morning Herald:
Spectrum, p.Front Cover + p.8-9 March 21-22
Rachel Power, `Motherhood and Creativity: The divided heart', p.57-68
Women of Style: Sydney Fashionistas in their own right, The Daily Telegraph, January
Jessica Prince-Montague, Meet the class of 2015, Marie Claire Australia, January 2015, Issue 233. P.30-31
2014
Andrew Stephens, 'Steeped in bush magic', The Age Spectrum (Guest Edited by Romance Was Born), October 11, 2014, pp 14-15
Bhakthi Puvanenthiran, "Young and old express themselves in NGV",The Age, October 17 2014
Del Kathryn Barton, 'Fashion meets art', Vogue Australia, March 2014, pp208-215
Calum Wilson Austin, "Artists lend a hand for Mental Health Week", The Australian, September 23 2014
Annie Murney, Del Kathryn Barton-'electro orchid', Concrete Playground, November 2014 http://sydney.concreteplayground.com.au/event/263988/del-kathryn-barton-electro-orchid-.htm
Peter Fish; Buyers wired up for Oliver, Barton, Salesroom, The Australian Financial Review, December 4th. P.33.
10 Favourite Things, Vogue Living Australia, Issue Nov/December. P. 208
Nick Galvin; Moments in the sun, Spectrum, The Sydney Morning Herald, November 29-30th, p.11
Eva Galambos; `Interview with industry influencer', Parlour X Blog, September 23rd
Katarina Kroslakova; `Face Off', Life & Leisure LUXURY, Financial Review, September Issue 29. p.32
"The Nightingale and The Rose", Dumbo Feather, Third Quarter 2014, Issue 40. P.114-114
Tanya Buchanan; MENU Face to face, Belle reader dinner, Belle Magazine, Issue February/March. p.163-168
2013
Steve Dow, `Beauty within a 'brutal' structure', SMH, January 4, 2013, pp. 9
Michaela Boland, 'Barton scores an Archibald double as she weaves her magic with Hugo', The Weekend Australian, 23-24 March, p. 7
Andrew Taylor, 'Archibald proves to be just as nice the second time around', SMH, 23-24 March, p. 5
Claire Stewart, `Barton wins an Archie again', AFR, 23-24 March, pp 3
Jackie Frank; `Frankly Speaking' Marie Claire, June Issue, p.46-48
`Madison Mentors' [arts & entertainment], Madison Magazine, June Issue. p.55
Big Magazine Issue 4. `Cover Carp' pp.12-15
Alexandra Spring; `Shifting Focus', Vogue Australia, May Issue, p.118
Elizabeth Fortescue; `Wherefore Art Thou', The Daily Telegraph Best Weekend, March 16-19, pp.4-5
Dee Jefferson, 'Del Kathryn Barton; au naturale', Time Out Sydney, October 2013, pp 46
2012
Del Kathryn Barton, `Observation Point', Portrait, Feb/May 2012, p. 3
Jill Stowell, `Wildean tale re-imagined', Newcastle Herald, 22 December, 2012, p. 14
Susie Burge, 'Wilde at heart', Harper's Bazaar, December 2012, pp. 126-127
Annemarie Keily; `Mother Tongue', Vogue Living, Nov/Dec, p.66
Noelle Faulkner; `Flights of Fancy', Harpers Bazaar, December, pp.125-127
Articulate, Art Gallery of South Australia, Spring Issue, p.1
Chris Urankar, `Table for Six', Instyle, August, p.178
Marie Claire, `We Do' July, issue 203, p.50
Armarni Nimerawi; `Lifting the blindfold on censorship', Capture, May/June, p.42
Elissa Blake; `After the Archibalds', The Sydney Magazine, issue 108 April, p.34
Paola Di Trocchio; `Clothing, space, art…', Art Monthly Australia, issue 249, May, p.48
`dawn', Art Park Journal , issue 3 March, p.1
Frost, A; `The A to Z of Contemporary Art', Sydney Morning Herald, Spectrum, 3-4 March, p.6
Friedmann, J; `Del Kathryn Barton Is An Artist', Dumbo Feather, issue 30, pp.104-129
Frost, A; `Time and Space, Space and Time', Art Monthly Australia, issue 247, pp.26-27
Observation Point : Del Kathryn Barton', Portrait, Feb/May , p.3
Hooton, A; `The Mother Load', Sydney Morning Herald, Good Weekend, January 28, p.13
2011
Taylor, A; `Fairytale of the sleep-deprived', Sun-Herald, July 17, p.31
Keenan, C; `Future Of Australian Collection …', SMH, June 4-5, p.13
The Weekend Australian, Inquirer, April 9-10, p.4
Bowers, S; `Give Them A Break', SMH, Spectrum, Febuary 19-20, p.8
Craven, O; `Out Of The Comfort Zone' Artist Profile, issue 14, p.24
'50 of Australia's most collectable artists 2011', Australian Art Collector, issue 55, January-March, p.191
Dobbin, W; `Shock of the old and new', The Sun-Herald, Travel section, Sun, January 9, p.8
Nelson, R; `Exploring Drawing's possibilities', The Age, Wed, January 19, p.14
Hawley, J; `The Art Of Christmas', Sydney Morning Herald, Good Weekend, December 3, p.13
Elle Freak; `New To The Collection', Articulate, AGSA, Summer 2011-12, p.32
`Flash: Parlour Games'; Harpers Bazaar, September, p.376
Jo McKay; `The X Factor', Instyle, September, p.250
The Big Issue, no. 388, 30 Aug-12 Sept, p.19
Hynes, V; NSWRAP, Australian Art Collector, Issue 57, Jul-Sept, p.243
Susie Burge; `Fairy Queen', Harpers Bazaar, may, p.92
Nick O'Malley; `Why this photo cost….', SMH, Wednesday January 5, p.1
2010
Ewington, J; Big Maman - The Curious Case Of Louise Bourgeois And Australia, Art & Australia, Special Sculpture Issue, Vol 48, #2, pp.326-333
Triguboff, E; The Art & Australia Contemporary Art Award: Looking back to the future, Art & Australia, Vol 47, #3, Autumn 2010, pp.422-423
Michael, L; Freehand: Recent Australian Drawing, , Heide Museum Of Modern Art, pp.4,5,10,11
Littley, S; Multiplicities, Self Portraits From The Collection, UQ Art Museum
Tunnicliffe, W; Look, Art Gallery Society Of New South Wales, Sept, pp.12-13
Strickland, K; `Saleroom-The Art Gallery of NSW gets its first Del', The Australian Financial Review, Thurs 16 Sept, p.47
`Pleased to meet you', Kid's Wear, Autumn/Winter 2010/11, Vol.31, pp.126-127
Zuanetti, J; `Del Kathryn Barton', Fallen, issue 5, pp.44-47
Wilson, E; My Country Childhood, Country Style, May, pp. 32-34
`Generations shaping Australia' Madison, Issue 64, June, p.97
McKay, J; `Women Of Style Awards' Instyle Australia, Annual Style Issue, June, p.131
`The Art Of Design', Marie Claire Australia, Issue 178, June pp.24-34
Wilderness, Balnaves Contemporary: Painting, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney; exhib. cat.
`50 of Australia's Most Collectable Artist's' 2010, Australian Art Collector, Issue 51, January-March, p.206
2009
`60 Alumni over 60 years', UNSWorld, December, Issue 11, p.20
Burge, S; `Exhibition Home', Grazia, 30 November, Issue 68, pp.84-89
Dabscheck, L; `The Dark Side', Sydney Morning Herald, the (Sydney) magazine, 28 August, pp.60-65
Saunders, A; `Simply Red', Marie Clare, no.166, p.28
Strickland, K; `Bendigo buys a Barton', Australian Financial Review, 11 June, p.47
Thompson, N; `Negotiating art and its public: Optimism at the GOMA', Art Monthly Australia, May #219, pp.30-31
Kiely, A; `Thread alert', Vogue Living Australia, March/April, pp.65-66
Gawronski, A; `the titillators', Broadsheet, Volume 38.1, March, pp.34-37
McDonald, J; `When losers are winners', Sydney Morning Herald, Spectrum, 14 - 15 March, pp.16-17
McDonald, J; `The colour of democracy', Sydney Morning Herald, Spectrum, 7-8 March, pp.18-19
Press, C; `Figuratively speaking', Scene, Must See, March, Vogue Australia, pp.112-113
Frost, A; `Lets wake up and get adventurous with the Archibald', Sydney Morning Herald
`New Selected recent acquisitions 2007 - 2008', UQ Art Museum, Brisbane, p.91
Makin, J; `Figuration Now', Gallery Snapshot, Herald Sun Extra, p.7
Flynn, M: `Figuration Now', catalogue essay, Karen Woodbury Gallery, Melbourne
'50 of Australia's most collectible artists', Australian Art Collector, Iss.47, Jan - Mar, p.195
Kubler, A; `Shiny happy people', Contemporary Australia: Optimism, Gallery of Modern Art (GoMA), Brisbane', Art World, Issue 7, Feb/Mar, p.152
Strickland, K; `Hot artists of 2008, smart money', Financial Review Weekend Edition, Dec 30 2008 - Jan 4, 2009, p.46
2008
Crawford, A; `Karen Woodbury Gallery', Around the galleries, A2, The Age, 13 December, p.26
Current: Contemporary Art from Australia and New Zealand, Edited by Art & Australia, pp.156-159
McDonald, J; `Natural order of farce restored', The Sydney Morning Herald , 15-16 March
Page, M; `Del Kathryn Barton Sanguine', Contemporary Australia: Optimism, pp.47
Mathews, H; `Show Me Your World', catalogue essay, Karen Woodbury Gallery, Melbourne
Bush, S & Hill, P; `Hot in Melbourne', Review of Exhibitions, Art World UK, issue 7, Oct/Nov
Schlte-Fishedick, V; `Show Me Your World', Art & Australia, vol. 46, No.1, p.140
NEW: Selected Recent Acquisitions 2007-2008 Catalogue, UQ Art Museum, pp..90-91
Crawford, A; `Karen Woodbury Gallery', Around the galleries, A2, The Age, 13 December, p.26
Turner, T; `Public cash snub for explicit artists', The Courier-Mail, 15-16 November, p.3
Houghton, D; `Inside the X-room', The Courier-Mail, 15-16 November, .56 & 65
Houghton, D; `Adults-only viewing for hot gallery show', The Courier-Mail, 14 November, front page
Coslovich, G; `Rising price of a blank canvas', Metro Arts & Culture, The Age, 25 August, p.16
Birmingham, L; `Australia's Art Market Draws New Collectors After Minerals Boom', Bloomberg.com, 17 August, <http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=email_en&refer=muse&sid=a67fzKvekbYs>
Merten, M; `The Artist: Del Kathryn Barton, Women we love', Bazaar viewpoint, Harper's Bazaar Australia, September, p.65
`Larger than life Barton in Melbourne, Artist Milestones', This Art Week, Australian Art Collector, 8 July, p.1
Perkin, C; `Art lovers exposure fight outside', The Nation, The Australian, 3 July, p.7
Moss, E; `Del Kathryn Barton: The Whole Of Everything', Incubate, COFA, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Winter, pp.7-10
Coslovich, G; `Stealing a kind of beauty', Features, A2, The Age, 31 May, pp.12-13
Higson, R; `The Face: Del Kathryn Barton', Review, The Weekend Australian, 3 May, p.3
`The Archibald Art Prize', Feature, Joel Australia Report, p.14
Press, C; `A Fine Romance', Vogue Australia, May, pp. 107-110
Barton, D; `Del Kathryn Barton on Philip Guston', Inspiration, Art World, Issue 2, April/May, p. 178
Del Kathryn Barton, Sunday Arts Television program, produced by Andrew Holland, ABC, 30 March
Nelson, R; `Poetry in a crown of thorns', Visual Arts, Metro Reviews, The Age, 19 March, p.22
Backhouse, M; `Del Kathryn Barton: the whole of everything', Art around the galleries, A2, The Age, 15 March, p.10
Strickland, K; `Barton goes public', Saleroom, The Australian Financial Review, 13 March, p.51
McDonald, J; `Trustees satisfy with choice more cozy than crazy', The Sydney Morning Herald, 8-9 March, p.3
Schwartzkoff, L; `A mother load of happiness', The Sydney Morning Herald, 8-9 March, p.3
Smee, S; `Mother's art of the heart wins Archibald', The Australian, 8 March
Fortescue, E; `Kinship wins Archibald, What love looks like', The Daily Telegraph, 8 March
Strickland, K; `Archibald winner will keep work in the family', The Weekend Australian Financial Review, March 8-9, p.5
Conway, D; `You'll appreciate Archibald when you're older, darlings', News, The Age, 8 March, p.8
Moore, R; `Running with the wolves', Sightlines Critical Guide, Arts & Culture, The Age, 7 March, p.17
Sebastian Smee, `Return to paint', The Australian, 1 March 2008
Ashley Crawford, `Del Kathryn Barton - 50 Most Collectable Artists,' Australian Art Collector, Issue 43, January - March 2008, pp.111
Press, C; Vogue loves: `Del Kathryn Barton', Scene: What's on where, Vogue Australia, April, p.112
Backhouse, M; `Del Kathryn Barton', Box Office, The Age Melbourne Magazine, Issue#41, March, p.116
`Selected Exhibitions; Ten shows worth seeing during February and March', Art World, Issue 1, February/March, p.32
`Oyster Vision talks to Elke Kramer, Kate Hurst, Matt Weston & Del Kathryn Barton', <www.oystervision.tv>
Smee, S; `Group hug pushes Archibald buttons', The Nation, The Australian, 29 February, p.7
Colless, E; `Eden and after', catalogue essay, Karen Woodbury Gallery, Melbourne
Gardner, A; `del kathryn barton, a paradox of ecstasies', Art & Australia, Art Feature, Vol. 45 Autumn No.3, pp.424-433
2007
Ward, E; `Del Kathryn Barton', Sesame, Issue 5, www.sesamemedia.com
Smee, S; `Against the grain', The Weekend Australian, Review, 15-16 December, pp.4-5
Ingram, T; `Eye on estimates helps to fill in the blanks', Saleroom, The Australian Financial Review, 2 August, p.50
Schwartzkoff, L; `Walking on air: water-bound artist wins Dobell Prize', News, The Age, 24 August, p.6
2007 Archibald Prize, exhibition catalogue, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, p.2
`41. Del Kathryn Barton', Hot 100, Sunday Magazine, Sunday Herald Sun, 22 July, p.32
Smee, S; `Famous Faces', The Weekend Australian, Enquirer, 24-25 Feb, p.21
McDonald, J; `In a Good Year for Bad Painting', Judges Play it Safe, Sydney Morning Herald, Weekend Edition, 3-4 Mar, p.3
McDonald, J; `A Brush with Mediocrity', Sydney Morning Herald, Spectrum, 10-11 Mar, pp..16-17
Illustration, Art Almanac, Archibald Prize 2007: Art Gallery of New South Wales, back cover advertisement, April
Higgins, J; `Innovators 2 Exhibition: Strange Beauty', Australian Art Collector, Previews, p.308
Davies, K; `Young at Art', The Australian, Wish Magazine, Mar, pp.44-50
Fortescue, E; `A talent in real demand', Features, The Daily Telegraph, 13 Feb, p.42
Frost, A; `Cover Artist: 50 most Collectable Artists 2007', Australian Art Collector, Jan-Mar, pp.98-103
Backhouse, M; `In galleries, it's show time', A2, The Age, 20 Jan, pp.15-16
2006
Stein, J; `ANZ Emerging Artists Program: Rob McHaffie', Art and Australia, Art Program, Vol. 44, #2, Summer, p.320
Strickland, K; `Emerging Australian Artists: ones to watch', Australian Financial Review, 22 Dec, p.40
Colless, E; `del kathryn barton's heavy petting', Australian Art Collector, Oct-Nov, pp..126-136
Backhouse, M; `Cultivating the art of collecting', Metro, The Age, 31 Jul, p.14
Nelson, R; `Unexpected encounters', Metro, The Age, 2 Aug, p.19
Backhouse, M; `Melbourne Art Fair 2006', The Age Melbourne Magazine, Aug, p.85
Munro, K; `Open Gallery', Sydney Morning Herald, 14-15 Oct, p.16
Pryor, L; `Moving on up', Sydney Magazine, The Sydney Morning Herald, issue #35, Mar, pp..54-61
Frost, A; `50 Most Collectable Artists 2006', Australian Art Collector, Jan-Mar, p.90
2005
Backhouse, M; `Surreal Twists', Around the Galleries, The Age, 17 Sep, p.7
Barker, C; `One to Watch', Vogue Arts, Australian Vogue, Feb, p.86
Bearman, N; `Inner Child', Vive Magazine, Feb-Mar, pp.50-53
Bounds, J; `Children of the Revolution', Follow Magazine, Oct, pp.212-215
Grigg, M; `Marvelous and Miscellaneous', Expose, The Sunday Age, 21 Aug, p.20
Reid, M; `The Art Oracle', The Age Melbourne Magazine, 1 Oct, p.3
King, N; `Compulsive Beauty-Del Kathryn Barton's composite portraits', exhibition catalogue, Karen Woodbury Gallery, Melbourne
2004
Angeloro, D; `All Things Nice', Metro, The Sydney Morning Herald, 19-25 Nov, p.26
Armstrong, C; `ANZ Emerging Artists Program', Art and Australia, Vol 42, No. 1, Spring, p.160
Hill, P; `Favorite Things', Spectrum, The Sydney Morning Herald, 4-5 Dec, p.19
Hill, P; `The Glittering Prize', Spectrum, The Sydney Morning Herald, 13-14 Nov, p.18
McKenzie, R; `This is Australia', Sesame Magazine, No.2, Spring/Summer
Del Kathryn Barton, Cathy Blanchflower, Derek O'Connor, Monika Tichacek, exhibition catalogue , Karen Woodbury Gallery, Melbourne
2003
Barker, C; `Basic Instinct: Meet Del Kathryn Barton's Menagerie', Oyster Magazine, #43, Dec-Jan
Hill, P; `Golden Life', Review of Octopus 4, The Sydney Morning Herald, 16-17 Aug, pp.12-13
King, N; `Octopus 4: More Real than Life', Australian Centre for Contemporary Art, online review www.accaonline.org.au/accamag
Strahan, L; `True and New', The Age, 24 July, p.8
James, B & Leach, F; `The Deep End', feature on Octopus 4, interview with Alexie Glass, ABC Radio National, 13 Aug.
2002
Foster, E; `Del Kathryn Barton: Drawings and Objects', A Public of Individuals, vol.1, #3, Nov.-Dec.
Rees, S; `Half a World Away: Drawings from Glasgow, Sao Paulo and Sydney', exhibition catalogue, Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Centre, Buffalo, New York, USA
2001
Hill, P; `Anxiety: The Drawn Figure', exhibition catalogue, Ivan Dougherty Gallery, COFA, Sydney
James, B; `As far as nudes go Eve beats Rita by a smile', The Sydney Morning Herald, 26 Sep.
Loxley, A; `The drama of drawing from three different angles', The Sydney Morning Herald, 29 Aug.
Sexton, J; `She who must be displayed', The Weekend Australian, 30 June
Skilbeck, R; `Heavy Petting', Black+White Magazine, Feb.
2000
Figuet, M; `Six Sexy in the City', Thomas Erber & Jalouse Magazine, Issue #32, France, Aug.
Mitchell Library Gallery, Syd