CV | Andrew Christofides
| Born | |
| 1946 | Nicosia, Cyprus |
| 1951 | Arrived in Australia |
Studies & Employment |
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| 1990-93 | M.F.A., College of Fine Arts, University of New South Wales, Sydney |
| 1988-pres | Lecturer, College of Fine Arts, University of New South Wales |
| 1982-88 | Part time lecturer, St. George & Gymea TAFE, Sydney |
| 1980-81 | Part time lecturer, Reading University, Canterbury College of Art & Bristol Polytechnic, England |
| 1978-79 | Awarded Abbey Major Scholarship, British Academy, Rome |
| 1975-78 | B.A. (Honours) Chelsea School of Art, London |
| 1974-75 | Byam Shaw School of Drawing & Painting, London |
| 1972-73 | Research Economist, Commonwealth Taxation Office, Canberra |
| 1967-71 | B. Com (Econs), University of New South Wales, Sydney |
Solo Exhibitions |
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| 2009 |
Constructions Charles Nodrum Gallery, Melbourne |
| 2008 | New Work King Street Gallery on William, Sydney |
| 2007 | Andrew Christofides A Survey 1982-2006 Wollongong City Gallery, Wollongong |
| 2006 | new work king street gallery on burton, sydney |
| New Work Robert Steele Gallery, New York | |
| 2004 | Odyssey king street gallery on burton |
| 2003 | New Paintings Robert Steele Gallery |
| 2002 | Works on Paper Charles Nodrum Gallery |
| 2001 | new paintings & works on paper king street gallery on burton |
| 2000 | New Paintings & Works on Paper Robert Steele Gallery |
| 1999 | new work king street gallery on burton |
| Recent work Robert Steele Gallery, Adelaide | |
| 1998 | Charles Nodrum Gallery, Melbourne |
| 1997 | king street gallery on burton |
| Anima Gallery, Adelaide | |
| 1996 | The Cut Gallery, London |
| 1995 | The Beatty Gallery, Sydney |
| Charles Nodrum Gallery | |
| Solander Gallery, Canberra | |
| 1994 | The Beatty Gallery |
| 1992 | Charles Nodrum Gallery |
| 1989 | The Painters Gallery, Sydney |
| 1988 | The Painters Gallery |
| 1986 | The Painters Gallery |
| 1980 | House Gallery, London |
| 1979 | British Academy, Rome |
| 1978 | Chelsea School of Art Gallery, London |
| Selected Group Exhibitions | |
| 2010 |
Abstraction - Form + Content Cowwarr Art Space, Cowwarr, Victoria |
| 2009 |
Quiet Stephen McGlaughlan Gallery, Melbourne |
| Little Pictures Charles Nodrum Gallery | |
| 2008 | Compositions King Street Gallery on William, Sydney |
| Freestyle Books: Artist Books from the Collection State Library of Queensland, Brisbane |
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| Rubik, 54 works by 54 artists Charles Nodrum Gallery | |
| 2007 | To Experience Abstraction Wollongong City Gallery |
| Five x Five Ivan Dougherty Gallery, COFA, University of NSW, Sydney | |
| Abstraction 6 Charles Nodrum Gallery | |
| 2006 | Libris Awards- The Artists Book Prize Mackay Regional Gallery, QLD |
| 2004 | As We See It Robert Steele Gallery, New York |
| Works on Paper Charles Nodrum Gallery | |
| The Affordable Art Fair, Pier 92, Robert Steele Gallery | |
| 2003 | Works on paper Delmar Gallery, Sydney |
| The Affordable Art Fair Pier 92, Robert Steele Gallery | |
| Small Wonders Delmar Gallery | |
| Placemark COFA Gallery, Sydney | |
| Redlands Westpack Invitational Exhibition Mosman Regional Gallery, Sydney | |
| 2002 | A Silver Lining & A New Beginning Ivan Dougherty Gallery, Sydney |
| Contemporary Australian Art Charles Nodrum Gallery | |
| Gallery Artists Robert Steele Gallery | |
| Salon 2002, Abstract Painting (curated by Stephen Wickham) | |
| Stephen McLaughlan Gallery, Melbourne | |
| Charles Nodrum at Studio 91B, Studio 91B Gallery, Adelaide | |
| Pleasureland New England Regional Art Museum, Armidale | |
| Summer Group Exhibition Robert Steele Gallery | |
| 2001 | Creative Madness Volvo Gallery, Sydney |
| Works on paper: Andrew Christofides with Melissa Richards & Jim Thalassoudis Robert Steele Gallery | |
| the last show of the year king street gallery on burton | |
| Less is More Charles Nodrum Gallery | |
| 2000-03 | We are Australian touring to numerous public venues throughout Australia |
| 2000 | Melbourne Art Fair 2000 Melbourne Exhibition Building, king street gallery, Melbourne |
| Marking Time COFA Gallery, Sydney | |
| Gallery Artists Charles Nodrum Gallery | |
| the last show of the year king street gallery on burton |
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| Gallery Artists Robert Steele Gallery | |
| 1999 | On the Tiles Sir Hermann Black Gallery, University of Sydney, Sydney |
| Works on Paper Charles Nodrum Gallery | |
| Shifting Currents Ivan Dougherty Gallery, University of NSW, Sydney | |
| Collage (curated by Jenny Zimmer), Smyrnios Gallery, Melbourne | |
| Gallery Artists Charles Nodrum Gallery | |
| gallery artists king street gallery on burton | |
| 1998-99 | The Enduring Tradition: Drawings by Nine Contemporary Artists (touring Qld) |
| 1998 | Optics (curated by Nick Vickers), Sir Herman Black Gallery, University of Sydney |
| The Niland Collection Penrith Regional & Lewers Bequest Gallery, Penrith, NSW | |
| a fine line king street gallery on burton |
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| Gallery Artists Charles Nodrum Gallery | |
| Sixth Australian Contemporary Art Fair, Melbourne Exhibition Building, king street gallery, Melbourne | |
| Five Abstract Artists Robert Steele Gallery | |
| last show of the year king street gallery on burton | |
| 1997 | The Cut Group Show The Cut Gallery, London |
| gallery artists king street galleryon burton |
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| Non-Objective Presence Australian Galleries, Sydney& Melbourne | |
| 1996 | Fifth Australian Contemporary Art Fair Melbourne Exhibition Building |
| Gallery Artists Charles Nodrum Gallery | |
| first night king street gallery on burton | |
| 1996-97 | Non-Objective Presence Australian Galleries, Sydney & Melbourne |
| gallery artists king street gallery on burton | |
| 1996-98 | Flagging the Republic Sherman Galleries, Sydney (touring Regional Galleries NSW; TAS & VIC |
| The Experienceof Abstraction, touring to: Wollongong City Gallery, NSW; Orange Regional Gallery, NSW; Newcastle Regional Art Gallery, NSW; Ivan Dougherty Gallery, Sydney | |
| Gallery Artists The Cut Gallery | |
| 1995 | London Contemporary Art Fair Corr Contemporary Art, London |
| Interlude Ivan Dougherty Gallery | |
| Past Shelf Life (curated by Roger Taylor), Meridian Gallery, Melbourne | |
| Iron Side, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney | |
| 1994-95 | Circle Line & Square-Aspects of Geometry, touring to: Campbelltown Bicentennial City Art Gallery; Newcastle Regional Art Gallery; Albury Regional Art Gallery; New England Regional Art Museum, NSW |
| 1994-96 | New Prints -Eight Contemporary Artists, touring to: New England Regional Art Museum; Penrith Regional Art Gallery; Bathurst Regional Art Gallery; Goulburn Regional Art Gallery; Shepparton Regional Art Gallery; Moree Plains Art Gallery; Grafton Regional Art Gallery, NSW; Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery; Ipswich Regional Art Gallery |
| 1994 | Charles Nodrum Gallery |
| Fourth Australian Contemporary Art Fair, Melbourne Exhibition Building The Beatty Gallery | |
| 1993-94 | Approaches to the Sublime: the esoteric in painting, Ivan Dougherty
Gallery, Sydney; Ipswich Gallery, Brisbane |
| 1993 | New Acquisitions, New England Regional Art Museum, Armidale, NSW |
| Virtu, Ivan Dougherty Gallery | |
| Canberra Contemporary Art Fair, Ben Grady Gallery, Canberra | |
| 1992 | Fidelity: 4 Abstract Artists, New England Regional Art Museum |
| Manu et Mente, Ivan Dougherty Gallery | |
| Charles Nodrum Gallery | |
| Third Australian Contemporary Art Fair, Melbourne Exhibition Building | |
| 1991 | Charles Nodrum Gallery |
| Faber Castell Drawing Prize, Holdsworth Galleries, Sydney | |
| 25 Years of Screen Prints, Larry Rawlings Studios, Melbourne | |
| 1990 | New Faces, Solander Gallery, Canberra |
| Second Australian Contemporary Art Fair, Melbourne Exhibition Building | |
| 1989 | Packsaddle Fundraiser, New England Regional Art Museum |
| 1988 | Drawing Show, 70 Arden Street Gallery, Melbourne |
| Gallery Artists, Painters Gallery | |
| Wyatt, Odgers & Christofides, Painters Gallery | |
| First Australian Contemporary Art Fair, Melbourne Exhibition Building | |
| Collectors Starter Kit, D.C. Art, Sydney | |
| 1986 | Pure Abstraction, Painters Gallery |
| 1985 | The Subject of Painting, (curated by Paul McGillick), Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney |
| 1984 | Painters & Sculptors, Painters Gallery |
| 1980 | Rome Scholars 1970-80, South London Art Gallery, London |
| Young British Constructivists, House Gallery, London | |
| Canterbury College of Art, Canterbury, London | |
| 1979 | Rome Scholars, British Academy, Rome |
| 1978 | Lubium Biennial, Mantua, Italy |
Collections |
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| Art Bank, Australia | |
| Art Gallery of Ballarat, Victoria | |
| Australian Library of Art, State Library of Queensland, Brisbane | |
| Axes Corporation, Tokyo, Japan | |
| Bathurst Regional Art Gallery, NSW | |
| Bendigo Art Gallery, Bendigo, Vic | |
| Campbelltown Bicentennial City Art Gallery | |
| Department of Immigration, Canberra | |
| New England Regional Art Museum, Armidale | |
| New Zealand Insurance, Sydney | |
| Philip Cox & Partners, Sydney | |
| Phillip Institute, Melbourne | |
| Qantas Collection, Australia | |
| Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery, Qld | |
| University of Central Queensland | |
| University of New South Wales, Sydney | |
| Sydney University Union, Sydney | |
| The National Gallery of Australia, Canberra |
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| The Rare Books Collection, Monash University, Melbourne | |
| The State Library of Victoria, Melbourne | |
| Wollongong City Gallery, NSW | |
| American University, Cairo, Egypt | |
Bibliography |
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| 2009 |
McGillick, Paul: The Sounds of Silence, Indesign Magazine Issue 38, p62 |
| 2007 | Waterlow, Nick: Andrew Christofides a survey, 1982-2006, Catalogue Forward |
| Heathcoate, Dr Christopher; Map: Square: Grid, Catalogue Essay Aug-Sept |
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| Waterlow, Nick: Curator’s Notes-Five x Five, Exhibition Catalogue, Apr 19-May 19, pp7, 11 | |
| WIN Chanel 9 Wollongong Interview Dec | |
| 2005 | Kalina, Richard: Down under no more, Art In America, April |
| McGillick, Paul: The Subject of Painting – Twelve Australian Painters, Mar-April | |
| 2004 | Chubby, Ben: Spotlight, Sydney Morning Herald 24 August 2004 |
| 2002 | Backhouse, Megan: Mapping Abstraction, The Age, June8 |
| 2001 | Bernard Smith, Terry Smith & Christopher Heathcoate: Australian Painting, 4 Edition Oxford Uni Press |
| 2000 | Heathcoate, Chris: Poetry and Order, Monument Magazine Iss 39, Dec / Jan 2000-1, pp 104-107 |
| 1999 | James, Bruce: Sights, City Files-Sydney Morning Herald, Oct 9 |
| Dutkiewicz, Adam: Geometry as an Abstract Distraction, The Adelaide Advertiser, June 22 | |
| 1998 | Delaruelle, Jaques: catalogue essay-The Enduring Tradition: drawings by nine contemporary a rtists, Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery, pp 5-8 |
| Drury, Neville: Images 3: Contemporary Australian Painting, Craftsman House Press, Sydney | |
| A career in tune, Snapshot: UNSW Graduate Review, Summer/Autumn, p 4 | |
| Neylon, John: Shall These bones live?, The Adelaide Review, Nov | |
| Optics Magazine, April-May | |
| 1997 | Allen, Christopher: Memories, References and Conceits, Art Monthly, March, pp 6-8 |
| Smee, Sebastian: A headlong dive into cultural theory, Art Monthly Australia, July | |
| French, Blaire: Staying Alert to Change, Art Monthly Australia, August | |
| James, Bruce: Galleries, Sydney Morning Herald, Dec 19 | |
| Smee, Sebastian: Abstract: alive and cliquing, Sydney Morning Herald, Dec 13 | |
| 1996 | McGillick, Paul: Abstract Art, The Financial Review, Dec 6 |
| French, Blair: Staying Alert to Change, Art Monthly, July, pp 28-30 | |
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Smee, Sebastian: A Headlong Dive into Cultural Theory, Art Monthly, August, pp 21-22 |
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| Catalano, Gary: Andrew Christofides and His Paintings, catalogue essay, The Cut Gallery London | |
| Auty, Giles: Abstraction the Unresolved Debate, The Australian, March 2, pp 12-13 | |
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Lynton, Norbert: The Experience of Abstraction, catalogue essay, Wollongong City Gallery pp 3-7 |
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| 1995 | Zimmer, Jenny: Abtractionists, catalogue essay, Charles Nodrum Gallery |
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Nelson, Robert: More Pout Than Clout, The Age, July 5 |
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Heathcote Christopher: Boston’s ambiguities of line a stretch for the imagination, The Australian, July 22 |
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| 1994 |
Forsyth, Graham: A Certain Form Of Eternity-Approaches to the Sublime, catalogue essay, Ipswich Regional Gallery, Ipswich, Qld |
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Kolenberg,Hendrick: New Prints, Eight Contemporary Artists, catalogue essay, New England Regional Art Museum Publication |
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| McCulloch, A & S (editors): Encyclopedia of Australian Art, Allen & Unwin, Melbourne | |
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Meagher, Margaret (editor): Circle, Line & Square: Aspects of Geometry, State of The Art,Issue 10, Sept - Dec |
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| Fenner, Felicity: An Anecdote to Creeping Craft, Sydney Morning Herald, Sept 23 | |
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Zimmer, Jenny: Circle, Line & Square: Aspects of Geometry, catalogue essay, Campbelltown Bicentennial City Art Gallery, pp 8-15 |
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Dury, Neville: Images 2: Contemporary Australian Painting, Craftsman House Press |
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| 1993 | Lynn, Elwyn: Sublimity to Ridicule, The Weekend Australian, Nov13, p 13 |
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Jordan, Colin: Approaches to the Sublime: Aspects of the Esoteric in Contemporary Painting, catalogue essay, Ivan Dougherty Gallery Publication, Oct- Nov |
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Zimmer, Jenny: A Study Exhibition: Abstract Painting in Melbourne from mid 1950’s - 1960’s, catalogue essay, Art School Press, Monash University, Melbourne |
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Berlind, Robert: Report from Australia - Winter Walkabout, Art in America, April, p 45 Heathcote, Christopher: Boston’s ambiguities of line a stretch for the imagination, The Age, Melbourne, July 22 |
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| 1992 | Heathcote, Christopher: Grey Paintings charged with Introspective, The Age, July 15 |
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Dury, Neville (editor): New Art Seven: Profiles in Contemporary Australian Art, Craftsman House Press |
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Lockwood, Ken (editor): Artfile : A source book of Australian artists & galleries, Craft Arts International |
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| Leach-Jones, Alun: Dreaming of Eden, catalogue essay, New England Regional Art Museum | |
| Leach-Jones, Alun: Fidelity: 4 Abstract Painters, Art Museum of Armidale catalogue essay | |
| 1991 |
Spalding, Frances: Dictionary of British Art: 20th Century Painters & Sculptors, Vol. VI, Antique Collectors Club, London |
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Heathcote, Christopher: Art After a Fashion, The Age, Feb 20 |
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| 1990 |
Germaine, Max: Artists & Galleries of Australia, Craftsman House Press |
| 1989 | Adams, Jane: Young Artists in Transit, The Bulletin, Nov 28, p 20 |
| Watson, Bronwyn: Tide Turns for Art Rebels, Sydney Morning Herald, July 22 | |
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The First Australian Contemporary Art Fair, catalogue essay, July, Australian Contemporary Galleries Association |
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| Jordan, Col: catalogue essay | |
| 1986 | MacDonald, John: Gallery Reviews, Sydney Morning Herald, August 22 |
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Montague, Sally: catalogue essay |
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| 1985 | McGillick, Paul: The Subject of Painting, catalogue essay, March-April, A.G.N.S.W. |
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Short, Sussan: Exploring relationships, essentials and harmony, Sydney Morning Herald, March 22 |
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| Maloon, Terrence: Abstracts fail to raise the status of symbols, Sydney Morning Herald, April 13 | |
| 1984 | Cornford, Ian: Painters & Sculptors, catalogue essay, The Painters Gallery, Sydney |
| 1981 | McLaughlin, John: House Construction Show, Art Monthly, No. 47, London |
| 1980 |
Gallery Reviews, Time Out, London |
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Ellmann, Lucy: Andrew Christofides, Arts Review, London, No 16, Aug 15, p 351 |
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| Statements by the artist | |
| 2002 |
Works on paper: Maps and Mapping, catalgoue statement, Charles Nodrum Gallery |
| 1993 |
Approaches to the Sublime: The Esoteric in Painting, catalogue statement, Ivan Dougherty Gallery |
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Pure Abstraction: An Australian Context, reprinted in Abstract Painting in Melbourne from the mid 1950’s to the mid 1960’s, Art School Press, Monash University, Melbourne |
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| 1992 |
Fidelity: Four Abstract Artists, catalogue statement, New England Regional Art Museum, Armidale |
| 1989 |
Victor Passmore: Relief Construction In White, Black, Maroon and Ochre, essay printed in Art and Australia, Vol 26, No 4 |
| Catalogue statement, The Painters Gallery, Sydney | |
| 1988 | Recorded Interview with James Mellon, State Archives of Victoria |
| 1986 |
Pure Abstraction-An Australian Context, introductory essay for Pure Abstraction exhibition, The Painters Gallery, Sydney |
| 1985 |
Pure Abstraction: An Australian Context, The Subject of Painting, catalogue statement, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney |