Renee Barton

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Biography

Renée explores the beauty and vulnerability of her local environment through illustrative and mixed media techniques that include abstract and realistic depictions of landscape elements and details. Combining art and design, Renée is also skilled in developing drawn designs into sculpture forms and integrating art into infrastructure surface treatments and built form. Through her art, landscape architecture and work in natural resource management, Renée values working with local people committed to protecting and restoring the natural environment and respecting and celebrating local place values. .

Solo Exhibitions

2012
Transect - Main Gallery of Contemporary Art Spaces Mandurah (Formerly INQB8)
Transect - Main Gallery of Contemporary Art Spaces Mandurah (Formerly INQB8)

Group Exhibitions

2017
Biophilia
Contemporary Arts Space Mandurah (CASM) April 2017 with Denise Fisher and Carol Nicholson

Awards

2014
Busselton Art Awards - Certificate of commendation

2009
Castaways Sculpture Awards – ‘Pot Plants’
Rockingham Castaways Sculpture Awards – ‘Pot Plants’ – collaboration with Alicia Treby. Received City of Rockingham prize for recycled sculpture ($3000 prize)

2008
Mandjar Art Awards - Highly Commended Regional Award
Mandjar Art Awards – Mandurah Art Gallery – 2008 Highly Commended regional award

Commissions

2024
Main Roads WA - Semaphore Sedge - Design

2015
Miami Bakehouse - KangART

2015
Ronald McDonald House - Together we are home

Renee Barton
Design, Drawing, Painting

Artist Statement

Renée Barton lives in Halls Head, Western Australian on Bindjareb Boodja and is forever inspired by and compelled to be a steward for the unique local environment that exists between Ocean and Estuary. As Visual Artist and Landscape Architect, Renée exhibits her creativity and design skills across diverse surfaces and scales.