Christabel Blackman was born in Melbourne in 1959, the daughter of iconic artist Charles Blackman and writer Barbara Blackman. She is a visual artist and a fine art conservator. At a young age she was studio assistant for her father, who taught her painting techniques, composition and the symbolic language of the emotions expressed in art. In the seventies and early eighties she managed the family business of limited edition graphics in Sydney. Her formal trainings as artist and conservator were in Florence, Paris, Sydney and Valencia. She holds an Italian Diploma in Restoration of Easel paintings and a Spanish Masters Degree in Science for Art Conservation. She has lived half her life in Sydney and her other many lives in Europe and speaks five languages. Christabel is represented by several major private galleries throughout Australia and has often exhibited in Europe. As an author Christabel published her first article when she was thirteen in the 'Terrace Times'. She has published articles in The Australian, E_Conservation Magazine (where she was the science editor) and many museum and auction catalogues, monographic art restoration publications, international congress papers, and conferences in English, Spanish and Valencian. Christabel has worked as a teacher, photographer, illustrator and gallery consultant. She runs her own private art restoration studio and visual arts practice.