Bianca Vern-Barnett - Artist

Bianca Vern-Barnett is an artist based in the Hunter Valley, Australia. In 2023, she was a finalist in the Hornsby Art Prize, the Newcastle Club Foundation Prize, and the National Emerging Art Prize. In 2024, Vern-Barnett was again selected for both the Newcastle Club Foundation Prize and the National Emerging Art Prize. She is the winner of the 2024 Hunter Emerging Art Prize for Painting. 

Vern-Barnett creates abstract works which use layers to depict the chronology of a variety of historical, cultural, and personal narratives. She is a graduate of UNSW College of Fine Arts.

Bianca’s first exhibited at Straitjacket was in 2024, she is next scheduled to exhibit in 2026.