Barbara Oettingher Searle (Santiago, 1981) has a degree in Fine Arts with a major in Painting at the University of Chile and a Master of Arts degree from the Catholic University of Chile.

She has participated in various exhibitions at the Museum of Visual Arts (MAVI), Museum of Contemporary Art of Quinta Normal (MAC), CTA Capital, Buenos Aires, Argentina; BECH Gallery, Cultural Center Cerro Carcel in Valparaiso Chile, Kavlin Cultural Center in Punta del Este, Uruguay, CAP Foundation Room (Pinacoteca) in Concepcion, Chile, among others.

At the same time  her work has been published in magazines, books and art catalogs  like  "Chilean Illustration", by ocho editores and Plop! Gallery; "Show Room", emerging artists, F-Stop Magazine Latin American Issue, "Sueños Latinos" Best Latin American Art of 2011, University of Palermo, Buenos Aires, Argentina; 10x15 international journal, "I love cachai", among others.

Currently she is a member of The Tremendous Family, Texas and Verve Illustrator & Photographer Agency, Jakarta, Indonesia.