PERSONAL BACKGROUND EXHIBITIONS

Born in U.S. After graduating with a BA in Art from 2021 Pure Art 360 Edition 2 Long Island University, undertook various courses "Elemental" The Curlew, Bodiam in Illustration and Graphic Design at the School of "Essential" Beauport House Art Gallery, Hastings Visual Arts, Manhattan. 2020 Pure Christmas Salon Pure Art 360 Edition 1 With an art practice reflecting traditional craft Lockdown paintings. Smallhythe Studio, Tenterden skills, American heritage and related cultural “Time and Space”. The Curlew, Bodiam symbolism, the sculpture and paintings created, “Cabinet of Curiosities”. Beauport House Art Gallery, Hastings reflect a unique interpretation of reality, grounded 2019 Pure members. Beauport House Art Gallery, Hastings as they are in deeply held personal and cultural S.E.W. Clerkenwell Gallery, beliefs and biases. Society of Women Artists, Mall Gallery, London Museum & Art Gallery HAOS, Horsham EDUCATION Pure Autumn Art Fair 1977-80 California State University The Atrium Gallery, Partridge Green 1975-76 School of Visual Arts, New York 2018 Guild, Horsham 1973 BA, Art and Art Ed., New York Handmade in Oxford Pure Autumn Art Fair 2017 Artspring Gallery, Tonbridge PROFESSIONAL TRAINING Sussex Guild, Horsham Rabley Drawing Prize 2008 - present; painting classes with Emily Ball at Sussex Guild, Parham Seawhite Studios Horsham Open Studios 1999 - present; weaving, basketmaking and Sussex Guild, Pashley painting classes Pure Autumn Art Fair Art Fair, Horsham PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS Wing Art Gallery, Wadhurst NOA, London 2017 - present S.E.W. (Society of Embroidered Work) 2016 Sussex Guild, Parham 2015 - present PURE Arts Group Horsham Open Studios 2008 - 2018 The Sussex Guild PURE Autumn Art Fair 2000 - present Horsham Artists 101 Abstract Artworks, iArtbook 2015 Sussex Guild, Michelham Prairie Gardens, , GET IN TOUCH WITH ME Artwave, Sussex Guild St.Wilfred’s Hospice, Pallant House Gallery Address: Towner Art Gallery, Eastbourne Church Lane House, Nine Artists at Brick Lane, London Church Lane, Worthing Museum & Art Gallery Plummers Plain, Horsham, , Sussex Guild, Midhurst RH13 6LU Chiddingly Open Studios Woven. Wing Art Gallery, Wadhurst Mobile: 07801850092 2014 Contemporary Textile Fair, Teddington Email: [email protected] Horsham Art Fair Horsham Open Studios Website: www.edithparghbarton.com Arundel Gallery Trail Facebook: @EdithParghBarton Naked Eye Gallery, Brighton Instagram: @edith_barton