Born in 1972 in Sydney, Australia, Del Kathryn Barton has participated in many group exhibitions that include: Like-ness, albertz benda, New York, USA, (2016); Dark Heart, Adelaide Biennale of Australian Art, Adelaide, Australia, (2014); Theatre of the World, Museum of Old and New Art, Tasmania, Australia, (2012), Lightness and Gravity, Gallery of Modern Art, Brisbane, Australia, (2012); Freehand: Recent Australian Drawing, Heide Museum of Modern Art, Melbourne, Australia, (2010/11); 2009 Wynne Prize for Landscape, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, (2009) Half a World Away: Drawings from Glasgow, Sao Paulo and Sydney, Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Centre, Buffalo, New York, USA (2002).

Her solo exhibitions include: angel dribble, RoslynOxley9 Gallery, Sydney, Australia, (2016); the highway is a disco, ARNDT, Singapore (2015); Electro Orchid, RoslynOxley9 Gallery, Sydney, Australia (2014); The Nightingale and the Rose, Heide Museum of Modern Art, Melbourne, Australia (2012); the stars eat your body, Kaliman Gallery, Sydney, Australia (2009); the whole of everything, Karen Woodbury Gallery, Melbourne, Australia (2008), and thank you for loving me, Karen Woodbury Gallery, Melbourne, Australia, (2005).

Barton was awarded The Archibald Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney twice, in 2013 and 2008, in addition to being nominated for a range of awards that include the Dobell Drawing Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney (2007) and The Sulman Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney (1995).