Del Kathryn Barton is an Australian artist who has won several awards for her exceptional works. Her works are mostly known for depicting people and animals in a very whimsical way and her work has been displayed in many galleries.

She is also a filmmaker who has won awards in this category too. Del Kathryn Barton is a married woman and a mother of two daughters named Kell and Arella.

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10 Facts on Del Kathryn Barton

1. Del Kathryn Barton was born on the 11th of December 1972, in Australia. She is currently 47 years of age.
2. She is married to Christopher Plater, who is a financial services executive. They have been together for a very long time and have two daughters named Kell ad Arella.
3. Some of Del Kathryn Barton’s most recognized artworks are “Come of Things”, “I ate the rainbow up”, and “you are what is most beautiful about me, a self-portrait with Kell and Arella”, to name a few.
4. Her artworks are displayed on various galleries such as Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, NGV Gallery, The Art Gallery of New South Wales, and many more.
5. She has won the Archibald Prize in 2008 as well as in 2013 and has been the finalist five times.
6. She is also the writer and director of short films such as The Nightingale and the Rose (2015), Red (2017), Puff (2020), and more.
7. Her work “The Nightingale and the Rose”  won the AACTA Award in 2016 and the Melbourne International Film Festival Award in 2015. This film was also nominated for a Berlin International Film Festival Award in 2015.
8. Del Kathryn Barton does not have an Instagram account. She is also not available on any other social media platform.
9. She attended the College of Fine Arts of the University of New South Wales and graduated with a degree in Fine Arts in 1993.
10. In an interview with The Sydney Morning Herald, she had mentioned that her mother was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and sadly did not make it.

Facts of Del Kathryn Barton