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.