Barbara Beasley Southgate:

Born in 1939, Barbara has enjoyed a long and successful career pursuing her first love—painting.
She is basically self taught, although guided and influenced by several well-known Australian artists.
Her expertise has developed over three decades, and she is now established as a well-respected teacher in both oils and pastels. Sharing her gift is important to her and Barbara has demonstrated her techniques at art societies and Rotary art shows throughout Victoria, as
well as judging at many of these events. She has also gained much recognition, having won many awards over the years.
Although Barbara works mainly in pastels these days, she is also noted for her works in oils and gouache. Through these media, she has captured with true colour and clarity of vision, her love of the Australian countryside. Nowadays Barbara is exploring her inner vision re-defining anew her spiritual relationship with her Australian environment and, more recently, in the English and European locales.

Barbara had drawn much inspiration from the magnificent environs of Mansfield, having lived in
this countryside, overlooking the picturesque Delatite Valley from 1989 to 2001. This is now
reflected in the wondrous moods and colours of her latest paintings.
Now living back in Melbourne, Barbara teaches regularly at the Whitehorse Art Society. Also on
request she conducts workshops and demonstrates her talents at various art societies throughout
Victoria. Over the years Barbara has held regular solo exhibitions and more recently in1998 and
2000 she has had two very successful solo exhibitions in England.
Barbara has been the subject of articles in Australian Artists magazine, the Australian Guild
of Realist Artists magazine Australian Artists Today, Pastel Artist International. Her work
featured on the front cover of the 1989 Australian telephone directory.
Barbara is a signatory member of the Victorian Artists Society, an ex councillor of the Australian
Guild of Realist Artists (AGRA); an honorary life member and president of Sherbrooke Art Society;
a member of Ringwood Art Society and a member of the Pastel Society of Victoria.