Barbara BATEMAN

Beyond Knowing

27 July - 19 August 2017

Drinks with the artist: Saturday, 29 July, 2 - 4 pm
​with opening remarks by Mary Tonkin
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​From the beginning of my life (born Melbourne 1946) I have been an artist. Always I have observed and responded artistically to all I experienced.
 
As a child growing up in country Victoria, many hours were spent during my Primary and Secondary Schooling drawing and painting features of the environment. In those early years I received several Art Prizes for my artistic endeavours.
 
At R.M.I.T I excelled in Fine Arts and later my work was acclaimed at Melbourne University where I completed a four year Bachelor Degree in Education focussing on Art & Craft Education.
 
I taught Secondary Students for twenty-five years and during that time I developed a love of Art in my students.  At Billanook College, Tintern ACGS and Huntingtower School, I was Head of the Art Departments and taught my students how to paint with amazing success.  A number of my students have succeeded in becoming significant Australian Artists such as Mary Tonkin and  Bianca Hester.
 
Through my busy years of Teaching, I nevertheless continued to develop my artistic endeavours. I exhibited and sold many paintings and drawings throughout Australia and overseas. My artworks have been exhibited in many group exhibitions, including the National Gallery of Victoria. There were solo exhibitions at St. Johns Southgate, the Victorian Artists Society, The Highway Gallery, Qdos Regional Contemporary Art Gallery, Yering Station Art Gallery, Chapel on Station in Box Hill and Quadrant Gallery. During this year, 2016 I exhibited 6 of my larger oil paintings at Agora Gallery, New York. The title of the exhibition was “Out From Down Under & Beyond: Fine Art from Australia & New Zealand”. Also presently 8 paintings are being exhibited in the in ARTEXPO 2016 in Milan, Italy.
 
I retired from teaching at the end of 2004 in order to become a full-time artist. Presently I am involved in painting, and drawing the landscape in and around the Otway area near Lorne and throughout Australia . The works range in size from 153cm x 137cm down to smaller works of 38cm x 30cm.
Another aspect of my work is figurative, drawings, prints and paintings which includes both humanitarian and Religious themes. These works come from within and are a response to my spiritual feelings.
 
Many have purchased my artworks previously and are constantly asking when my next exhibition will be. During my artistic career my artworks have either been commissioned or sold to individual clients. My paintings and drawings are represented in private Collections throughout Australia, England, Ireland, Germany and America. 

​Barbara Bateman, Melbourne, 2016
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BARBARA BATEMAN: CURRICULUM VITAE
 
Born 1946, Melbourne, Australia
1966-1968            Diploma of Fine Arts,  R.M.I.T
1976-1980            Bachelor of Education (Art & Craft) Melbourne University, majoring
                           in Painting & Drawing.
1981-1986            Head of Art, Billanook College, Mooroolbark, Victoria.
1987                    Graduate Diploma Museum Studies, Victoria College, Victoria.
1987-2001            Head of Visual Arts, Tintern Anglican Girls Grammar School,
                           Melbourne, Victoria.
2002-2003            Head of Visual Arts, Huntingtower School, Melbourne, Victoria.
2004-2015            Full-time Professional Artist.
 
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
 
1993                    The Victorian Artist Society, Albert Street, Melbourne.
1997                    St John’s Southgate Gallery, Drawing Exhibition on “Death & Dying” Melbourne.
1998                    The Highway Gallery, “Colour Impressions” painting Exhibition, Melbourne.
2003                    Home Painting & Drawing Exhibition, “Water & Eucalypts Exhibition”, (Sell out exhibition), Melbourne
2008                    Major painting Exhibition at Qdos Gallery , “Otway Arcadia”. March.
2012                    “Living Paradox”. Exhibition a Chapel on Station Gallery, Box Hill.
2012                    CTM Exhibition, Parkville. “Selah” – to Pause and Reflect.
2012                    Melbourne Icon School Painters Annual Exhibition, Augustine Centre, Melbourne.
2013                    Yering Station Gallery, “…About the Bush”. April 2013. Yarra Glen
2015                    Yering Station Gallery. “Colourful Moments”. May – Jume 2015. Yarra Glen.
2017                    Quadrant Gallery, Melbourne, "Beyond Knowing".
 
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
1979                    Melbourne State College Art Prize, Niagara Galleries, Melbourne.
1984                    `Peace` Exhibition, Gryphon Gallery, Melbourne University, Melbourne.
1985-1999            Exhibited regularly at the Victorian Artist Society Exhibitions,Melbourne, Victoria.
1998                    National Gallery of Victoria, “Images of Faith”  Exhibition, Melbourne.
1998                    The Dominique Segan Drawing Prize, Castlemaine Art Gallery, Castlemaine, Victoria.
1999                    National Works on Paper, Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, Mornington, Victoria.
2007-2010            Centre of Theology & Ministry, Ormond College, Parkville, Melbourne.
2010                    The Mornington Peninsula Art Show, Mornington. Artists, invitation only.
2010                    20th Anniversary Exhibition, at The Highway Gallery, Mt Waverley. Vic.
2010                    “Grief”, Exhibition, at Chapel on Station Gallery, Box Hill, Vic.
2011                    “In the Image of God” Exhibition. Chapel on Station Gallery, Box Hill.
2011-2014            Religious Art Prize Exhibitions, Yearly. Chapel on Station Gallery, Box Hill, Vic.
2004-2015            Lorne Easter Art Show, Lorne. Vic. I have exhibited regularly.
2015                    “Summer Exhibition”, Quadrant Gallery, Barkers Road,  Hawthorn Vic.
2015                    “Wellbeing” Exhibition at Queenscliff Uniting Church. Queenscliff. Invitation only.
2015                    Art: “An Invitation to Wonder”, Chapel on Station Gallery. Box Hill. Vic
2015                    “Living Space”. Quadrant Gallery. Barkers Road. Hawthorn. Vic.
2015                    New Space” Exhibition, St Michael’s , Collins Street, Melbourne.
2016                    ‘Out From Down Under & Beyond”. AGORA Gallery. New York.
2016                    ART EXPO 2016,  Milan, Italy
2017                    Lorne Easter Art Show, Lorne. Vic.
2017                    “Under The Sky “ – Exhibition at St Kilda Art Space, St Kilda Road, St Kilda, Vic

AWARDS AND PRIZES
2011                   Religious Art Prize Exhibition, “In the Image of God”, Chapel on Station Gallery, Box Hill.
2012                   Lorne Easter Annual Art Show, Best Oil Painting, Lorne
                          

PUBLICATIONS
2016                   Art is Spectrum Magazine Volume 35. 530 West 25th Street New York. USA.
2016                   Seasons of Birth Exhibition Catalogue. Australian Catholic University. Barton ACT.
                           And Australian Catholic University at Strathfield N.S.W
                           13th November-22 December.

COLLECTIONS
Melbourne State College – Melbourne University.
Deakin University, Tintern ASCC, Ringwood, Vic .
Private and Corporate Collections throughout Australia, England, Ireland, Germany, and the United State.