Bettie Cilliers-Barnard

Bettie Cilliers-Barnard, DMS (18 November 1914 – 15 September 2010) was a South African abstract artist, generally known for her large canvases of birds in flight. She was also the mother of well-known South African actress, Jana Cilliers. She was a recipient of the Decoration for Meritorious Services. She started painting in the late 1930s and over the years kept experimenting with colour, lines, abstraction and figurative abstractions. Quotes I work at night because the night doesn't have shadows. "Bettie Cilliers Barnard dies". News24. Retrieved 22 March 2025. Quotes About Her We are grateful for her rich life and for the time she always spent with other people. I will remember her for always putting beauty and harmony above anything else. That remains a strong memory. What she passed on to me – in fact, it was what I had always experienced of her – was her sense of things. "Bettie Cilliers Barnard dies". News24. Retrieved 22 March 2025. External links Category:Women from South Africa Category:Artists from South Africa Category:Women artists Category:1914 births Category:2010 deaths