Kim Barker – Award Winning Artist and Painter
Kim Barkerof the Central Coast, Australia, is a highly acclaimed artist and painter. One of her recent paintings titled ‘Paris and the Rabbits’ commanded $15,000, and another for $20,000.
She has had a plethora of media write-ups about her distinctive creations and has received numerous prestigious awards including:
2005 — Kurri Kurri Mural Projects
3 Murals (painted with the assistance of her son Alexander (then 15yrs) and her daughter Charlotte (then 13 yrs). Charlotte is the youngest assistant mural painter in the world. Both Alexander and Charlotte have won numerous art awards.
2004 — Fab Fakes Exhibition — Tuggerah Lakes
Winner — Peoples Choice — Girl with a Pearl Earring after Vermeer
2003 — Real Refuses Exhibition — Darlinghurst
3rd Place — Peoples Choice — Self Portrait Ego versus Vanity
Fisher’s Ghost Art Prize
Selected finalist — Open Section – Triptych — Pas de trios avec Dobell
2002 — Newcastle Mattara Herald Festival
1st Place — Open Section — Portrait ‘The Swimmer’
Kim’s area of expertise doesn’t stop there — she’s a full time teacher, although she is currently on sabbatical which permits more time for her artwork. From 1980 to 1982 she was involved with a Russian Dance Company that was based in London.
While living in London for 2 years, she created a drawing of Princess Diana’s Wedding, for which she received a letter from Buckingham Palace in their appreciation.
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Her 30 years of communications experience include:
• Creating works of art including private and corporate commissions
• Exhibitions
• Art awards
• Community projects
I am just in awe of this artist’s talent. (I wish I was filthy rich, I’d buy them all if I could!)
Irina Baronova
(Showdown at Saatchi Gallery)
Tomato Groove
(portrait of Kim’s children 2003)
Blue Dancers after Degas
(painting resides in Belgium)
Girls under the Tree after Macke
(painting resides in a private collection)
Turban
(leased to private client)
The Cry after Munch
(painting resides in a private collection)
Kim Barker’s art practice to date is observing society and its environment through juxtapositions of the human element and its surroundings. This can be from direct observation of the subject or from the imaginary world.
She continually refers to the opus of the cubists in her drawings and paintings using simple geometric formulas to break forms into planes of light, color and space.
She composites with oil, acrylic, pastel and charcoal mediums as well as multi media. Kim uses photography and computer technology in her research practice, and is influenced by the masterpieces of artists Degas and Macke.
If you would like to commission Kim Barker for a painting or learn more about her works, visit Kim on her website.
Slideshow of Kim Barker’s works
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Wow..she is such a wonderful artist.. loved her art.. I hadn’t heard of her until now but thanks for writing about her.. Her work titled the blue dancers is my absolute favorite!
Hey Perspective,
I love the blue dancers as well. But I can’t decide which one I love more
Kim is an extremely gifted artist!
Wowee….Deborah….thank you so much for this fabulous profile…you have written about me and my work better than I could ever write it….. I will link this post to my blog….and write a post about it right now!!!!!
Have a lovely day!!!!!
Kim
Faved you back!! *grin* Hello! Kim sounds like such a nice person too!
those are some great pieces. I always find the self portrait super hard to do, but yours looks excellent. How did you do it? any tricks or tips? and how many times did you have to start over?
I know for myself, I have never finished one that I liked of myself for some reason.
Kim, it really was my pleasure. You have such great talent, and I hope that you go far. You have a great day too
LB, thank you! And yes, Kim really IS a nice and genuine person!
Svend, hopefully Kim will be able to reply…I’m assuming your comments are directed to her. Kim is a very gifted person to capture peoples’ facial expressions so vividly. The one of her children gives me shivers it’s done so well.
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I have a painting that looks like charlie chaplin in a WWI uniform and would like to know if it could be one of your pieces, Please let know.