Barbara Tyson

At Suburban Gallery since November 2004

Sydney Born and educated Barbara Tyson has a desire to excel as one of Australia’s leading female artists.

After graduating from East Sydney Art School Barbara consistently pursued her art studies while working in the graphic communications industry of which 20 years was managing her own graphic design company.
Now a full time artist based in Melbourne the fine art of painting consumes Barbara’s passion. Her objective is to create freedom and movement within our structured world through art. She explores the region between realism and abstract expression to stimulate ones imagination.
Suburban has had  many sell out exhibitions of Barbara’s work plus sellout shows at ‘Art Melbourne and ‘Art Sydney’ since 2005.
quote from Lesley Huntrer Director of Suburban:
“As an artist I am in awe of Barbara’s talent to bring such movement to her canvases!
I find they ‘move and swirl’ in front of me. I love watching the reaction of my clients as they view Barbara’s work-
she is a truly talented and inspiring women and artist”. Barbara Tyson dip GD CAREER HISTORY
 
October 2007                 Suburban NYC & other works –Art Sydney
March 2007                   Suburban ‘New York Stories’ sellout
June 2006                      Art Sydney-Suburban-sellout
April-2006/2007 Art Melbourne –Suburban-sellout
Aug 2005-                     Sell out with suburban Affordable Art show’Sydney
April      2005-                Represented in the ‘Affordable Art Show’ Suburban Gallery
February 2005- Exhibition ‘The French Collection’ Suburban Gallery
November 2004-            Joined Suburban 312 Gallery
Aug-Oct 2004-   Commissioned to paint in the south of France
July 2004-                      Solo Exhibition, ‘The Freedom of Movement’
                                    Art Associates Australia-Gardner Contemporary Art,                                                          Hawthorn
April 2004                      Represented in ‘The Affordable Art Show’
Nov 2003                       Hung in the ‘Salondes Refuse’s’ (leading painting used to                                       promote exhibition)
July 2003                       Solo exhibition, ‘Barbara Tyson Recent Works’
                                    Richmond Gallery Richmond
2003                             Entered the Archibald Prize, Tracey Bartram
Nov 2002                       Dual Exhibition, ‘Spirited Heartlands & Movement’
                                    Richmond Gallery Richmond (with Michael Weitnauer)
June 2002                      Started teaching weekly oil painting lessons
2002                             Entered the Doug Moran Prize
2001                             Began Exhibiting at Richmond Gallery Richmond and                                                          International Image Galleries South Yarra
September 2001            Embarked full time painting career
December 1999 Taught painting at weekend workshop ‘Passion in Oils’
August 1999                  Began exhibiting at First Settlement Gallery, Sorrento
May 1999                      1st Exhibition, ‘Colorful, Evocative & Passionate Paintings’                                       Chapel off Chapel Gallery Prahran
1998                             Expanded growth in part time commission
1995                             5 years part time study of the old master techniques with                                      Italian artist Roberto Coppa
1993                             Extensive art commissions with Coogi & Coles Myer used in                                                FlorenceItaly)
1990                             Exhibited in Camberwell Art Show
1988                             Studied portraiture with Archibald Prize winner
                                    Reg Cambell, CharlesSturtUniversity
1987                             Studied Creative painting with David Hill, CharleSturtUniversity
1984                             Studied oils at the Doncaster Artists Society
1982                             Studied water colors with Alvaro Castagnet
                                    Managing Director of Logo Graphics
1981                             Commenced painting commissions and selling art privately
                                    First Prize -2 categories Whitlesea Art Show
1980                             Riverside Graphics Melbourne, illustrator/graphic designer
1978                             Michael Bryce & Associates Qld, illustrator/graphic designer
1975/76                        Painting watercolors while traveling Australia, England / Europe
1974                             Cleo Magazine Consolidated Press Sydney. Art director,                                                     illustrator/graphic designer
1970                             East Sydney Art School-Diploma Graphic DesignSubjectsLife                                               Drawing, anatomy, illustration, fine art, watercolor