Deborah Barton

For background on the artist and works, see below.

Current Works

About the Artist

‘Immediate experiences; vicarious impressions. Some stick more than others.  These are my images from experience and impression.’  – Deborah Barton,  artist’s statement, 2009

Enigmatic images explore the dynamics of connection between individuals, but the artist offered only a limited insight in her artist’s statement – leaving interpretation wide open to the viewer, their own experience and memories. In fact, there are probably as many interpretations of her work as there are viewers…

The intriguingly titled I came to your party (a head start on the drinking) was intended to be an edition of 15, but ultimately only four were made. This work was selected for the 2009 Pacific Rim International Print Exhibition at the University of Canterbury – Deborah Barton was one of only 4 New Zealand artists chosen from 400 entries across Asia, Australasia, the USA and the Pacific.

After early studies in Marlborough, Barton graduated Bachelor of Fine Arts from Otago Polytechnic in 2002 where she studied with renowned printmaker Marilynn Webb.