CONTACT INFO:
Website: www.elizabethbarden.com
Email: info@elizabethbarden.com
Elizabeth Barden is a fine artist with an established studio practice. A highlight in her career has been having her portrait of Christine Anu accepted into the permanent collection of the Australian National Portrait Gallery, Canberra.
Education, Qualifications and Memberships
- 1992 - current
Foundation Member of Portrait Artists Australia
Foundation Member of Cairns Regional Art Gallery - 1986 - current
Queensland Teacher Registration - 1983 - 1985
QUT Diploma of Teaching, Secondary Art, Painting and Drawing Major
Appointments
- Education Queensland 2006-2011 Casual Supply Teacher
- Woree State High School 1990,1991 Art Teacher
- Cooktown Secondary School 1988,1989 Art H.O.D.
- Southport State High School 1986,1987 Art Teacher
- Conducted Private Adult Art Classes and Workshops 1994-2016
National Awards
- Finalist Lethbridge 10 000 Small Scale Art Awards 2018
- Finalist Portia Geach Memorial Art Award 2016
- Finalist, Shirley Hannan National Portrait Prize, Bega 2005
- Finalist, Portia Geach Memorial Art Award, Sydney 2004
- Finalist, Shirley Hannan National Portrait Prize, Bega 2004
- Winner of 'People's Choice Award, Shirley Hannan National Portrait Prize, 2004
- Finalist, Portia Geach Memorial Art Award, Sydney 2003
- Finalist, Portia Geach Memorial Art Award, Sydney 2002
- Finalist, Portia Geach Memorial Art Award, Sydney 2001
Collections
- 'Christine Anu- Waiting For Zipporah',(2002) held in permanent Collection of National Portrait Gallery, Canberra
- Portrait of Rosella Namok (2003) held in collection of Cairns Regional Art Gallery
- 'Angus Edmonds', 2005, University of Queensland, Emmanuel College
- 'Ron Ireland' 2004 held in Cairns City Library
- 'Sir Sydney Williams' 2000, held in the Cairns City Library
Solo Exhibitions- 'Seeing Secrets', Cairns Regional Gallery 2003
- 'A Shore Thing', Cairns Regional Gallery 1999
Group Exhibitions- The Blunt, Cairns 2012
- Portrait Artist Australia Members Exhibitions to current
- Cairns Regional Gallery 'From the Collection' 2008
- Cairns Regional Gallery 'From The collection' 2007
- 'Hidden Treasures' Cairns Regional Gallery 2006
- 'Idols and Icons', Art House Hotel, Sydney 2006
- Cairns Regional Gallery Postcard Show 2005
- Shirley Hannan, Bega Valley Regional Art Gallery 2005
- Portia Geach Memorial S.H.Ervin Gallery, Sydney 2004
- 'Courtroom and Street', Art House Hotel, Sydney 2004
- Cairns Regional Gallery Postcard Show 2004
- Shirley Hannan, Bega Valley Regional Art Gallery 2004
- Portia Geach Memorial, S.H.Ervin Gallery, Sydney 2003
- Cairns Regional Gallery Postcard Show, 2003
- 'Artist By An Artist', Art House Hotel, Sydney 2003
- Portia Geach Memorial, S.H.Ervin Gallery, Sydney 2002
- Cairns Regional Gallery Postcard Show 2002
- Portia Geach, S.H.Ervin Gallery, Sydney 2001
- Art on Aplin, Cairns 2001
- Northern Interiors Gallery, Cairns 2001
- Central Gallery, Cairns 2000
- Reef Gallery 1999
- Helen Wiltshire Gallery, Port Douglas 1999-2000
- Annual Shows of Cairns Art Society, 1989-2000
- Annual shows, Kickarts, Cairns 200, 2004
- Lake St. Gallery Cairns 1992
- Gallery 912, Brisbane 1991
- Australian Craftworks, Cairns 1991
- Palm Court Gallery, Cairns 1991
Publications- 'The Artists Book', Portrait Artists Australia - Ten Years. 2012
- 'The Collection', Cairns Regional Gallery Acquisitions from 2006 to 2008
- 'Portrait.13', National Portrait Gallery, Spring 2004
- 'National Capitol School Excursion Planner- Artistic Expressions, National Portrait gallery' 2005
- "Portrait" NPG publication, 2009- 2011.
- 'Who do you think You Are' SBS documentary, featuring Christine Anu and Artwork by Elizabeth Barden.
