20 September - 11 October 2008

Building on her reputation for softly drawn images of moments frozen in time, Deborah Barton brings us a selection of intriguing new narratives to unravel. Through her choice of imagery, the artist invites us to cast our minds back to long summer days perhaps punctuated by a swim, the school fair and the clack of the raffle wheel or freewheeling around the neighbourhood under a crisp night sky.

Barton grew up in Marlborough and then studied printmaking under Marilynn Webb at the Otago Polytechnic School of Art, graduating in 2002. She frequently uses an etching process that produces a darkened background from which the image is scraped and drawn.

Recently Deborah has featured in a number of award exhibitions including the Norsewear Art Award, The NZ Painting and Printmaking Award and the National Drawing Award.

	Deborah Barton, Teenage Dream House Burnished Aquatint on 330 x 340 mm paper, from an edition of 15, 2008. Contact gallery.
	Deborah Barton, He's Playing My Favourite Song Burnished Aquatint on 440 x 635 mm paper, from an edition of 15, 2008. Contact gallery.
	Deborah Barton, I Came to Your Party (A Head Start on the Drinking) Burnished Aquatint on 440 x 550 mm paper, from an edition of 15, 2008. Contact gallery.
	Deborah Barton, Mood Lighting Burnished Aquatint on 440 x 550 mm paper, from an edition of 15, 2008. Contact gallery.
	Deborah Barton, Animal Nature Burnished Aquatint on 390 x 585 mm paper, from an edition of 15, 2008. Edition now sold out.
	Deborah Barton, School Fair (Toffee Apples) Burnished Aquatint on 390 x 585 mm paper, from an edition of 15, 2008. Contact gallery.
	Deborah Barton, School Fair (Raffle) Burnished Aquatint on 390 x 585 mm paper, from an edition of 15, 2008. Contact gallery.
	Deborah Barton, No. 1 Burnished Aquatint on 390 x 585 mm paper, from an edition of 15, 2008. Contact gallery.
	Deborah Barton, Deborah Burnished Aquatint on 340 x 585 mm paper, from an edition of 15, 2008. Contact gallery.