Barbara Bennett is a well known printmaker producing fine quality etchings reflecting her love of the landscape, particularly the unique combination of rivers, forest and spectacular southern coastal scenery where she lives near Denmark, Western Australia.
Her reputation is evident in her high quality works. With intricate detail that enhances the stark contrasts of light and darkness, the focus of her sepia and her black and white etchings and with the additional use of multiple colour etching plates and subtle hand colouring techniques, vividly illuminating the print, her etchings are almost brought to life, creating moods, emotions and an almost tangible feeling of tranquillity and gentleness, indicative of an artist at one with the natural environment. Producing an etching is a long process involving many stages in the working of a plate, from which each print in an edition is pulled, the resulting effect not being obtained by any other artisitc method. Barbara has translated numerous images into etchings that enable the viewer to appreciate more intensely the beauty of landscape. academic qualifications
1979-84 Diploma in Printmaking – Perth Technical College, WA
1966-68 Degree in Pharmacy – University of Sydney, NSW
1961-65 Leaving Certificate member of the professional printmaking organisations
1991- California Society of Printmakers, USA
1979-85 Print Council of Australia Inc. Melbourne
1979-86 Printmakers Association of Western Australia
1987 Denmark Printmakers Association, Denmark WA printmaking awards
2001 Albany Port Authority Prize – Albany Art Awards
1979-87 Tresillian Art Award – Highly Commended
1979-88 Northern Art Prize – Highly Commended
1979-89 Albany Printers Art Prize – Albany Art Award
1979-90 Tresillian Art Award – Printmaking Prize solo exhibitions
2000 “Etching the Landscape” Fine Woodwork Gallery, Pemberton
2001 “Language Of Landscape” Old Butter Factory
“Visions and Moods” Laments Winery & Gallery, Swan Valley
1999 “Essentially Etching” Mountford Winery, Pemberton WA
1998 “Etching Encounters” Burnie Regional Art Gallery, Tasmania
“Between Sea & Sky” Old Butter Factory, Denmark
1997 Etchings From An Island” Stafford Studios, Cottesloe
Etching Horizons Old Butter Factory
1996 “Afternoons of Light” Lamont Winery & Gallery, Swan Valley
“Colours of the Landscape” Mountford Winery, Pemberton
“The Living Landscape” Old Butter Factory, Denmark
1995 The Etching Edge” New Collectables Gallery, East Fremantle
1994 An Etching Eye” St Catherine’s College, UWA, Perth
1993 The Etching Experience” Old Butter Factory, Denmark shared exhibitions
1995 "Woman From The West", North Shore Fine Art Gallery, Sydney
1994 "Shades Forms Textures", Room With a View, Albany,WA
1990 "Southern Exposure", Albany, W.A. Town of Albany
1989 "6 x 6" Printmakers Exhibition, Bridge Gallery, Perth Shire of Denmark invitation exhibitions
2001 "ART 01" Western Australian Art Gallery Expo, Fremantle
1996-2000 Hale School Art Exhibition, Perth
1996 "The Ultimate Proof", Access Gallery, Art Gallery Of WA
1995 & 2000 Penrhos Art Affaire, Penrhos College, Perth
1993 Wesley College Anniversary Exhibition, South Perth
1992 "Urban Reality" NETS WA Regional Touring Exhibition
Princess Margaret Hospital For Children Art Exhibition, Perth
1990-2001 St Hilda’s Anglican Girls School Art Exhibition, Perth
1989 Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital Print Award, Perth group exhibitions
1998-2000 Guide Dogs For The Blind, Cottesloe, WA
1998 City of Joondalup, Shire of Wanneroo, WA
1996-2000 Artcenta, Newman College, Churchlands, WA
1992-2001 Albany Art Prize Exhibition, WA
1995 Images Of Western Australia, Katsui Studio, Perth, WA
1994 Art Craft Expo, Printmakers Association of WA, Fremantle
1993 Exhibition for the Whitbread Yacht Race 93/94, Fremantle
1991 Printmakers Association Open Printmaking Award, Perth
1982-93 Fremantle Print Award Exhibition | 
