Bio
Kathlyn Margaret Ballard (Australian) Bio.
Born in Melbourne, 1929 Parents His Honour Judge James Henry Moore and Elsie Rebecca Hopeton Simpson Highly successful watercolour painter Many major exhibitions – 42 individual shows Arts advisor to the Victorian Government (under Premier John Cain) Arts advisor to the Caulfield City Council Member of the founding body to set up Rippon Lea House, Elsternwick, as a public art gallery President of the Victorian Artists Society Foundation member of the Australian Guild of Realist Artists and of the Old Watercolour Society (Victorian branch) Awarded the OAM (Member of the Order of Australia) for services to the arts in 1998 Appointed Patron of the Water Colour Society of Victoria (previously called the Old Water Colour Society – Victoria).
in 2008 attended the Art And Design Course at Swinburne Technical School while it was in its infancy. Kathlyn became one of the first student representatives at Swinburne She subsequently continued her association with Swinburne throughout her life worked in several graphic art studios where she met Stan Ballard Subsequently she had a very active career as a watercolour painter art teacher and in art politics became well-known as an “artist’s artist” and was reckoned to be in the same league as the great watercolourist of the 1930’s, J.J. Hilder This recognition by her peers gave her much satisfaction in later life.
Her passion and dedication to art were exemplified by the energy and enthusiasm she put into her last show at Cotham Gallery 101 in October 2013 She was painting just as well as ever in this her last and 42nd individual art show Married fellow artist Stan Ballard in 1956 in Melbourne Kath was the watercolourist and Stan was the oil painter – especially portraits.
