She had studied art with Henri Van Raalte in 1913 and 1914, and returned to his tuition after her time in Geelong.

[1][4] Two of her etchings, The Cowshed, Balingup and In the Blackwood Country, were selected for display at the British Empire Exhibition in London in 1924 and 1925.

[7][8] An exhibition, titled Western Australian Printmakers of the 1920s and 1930s, including artworks by Darbyshire, A.

In his review, art historian Sasha Grishin wrote that Darbyshire "left a valuable historical record of her time".

[12] In July 1940, Darbyshire left Perth to train as an instructor with the Women's League of Health, run by Thea Stanley Hughes in Sydney.