John Bokor
Andrew Christofides
Elisabeth Cummings
Jayne Dyer
Robert Eadie
John Edwards
John Elliott
Rachel Ellis
Gail English
Paul Ferman
David Floyd (Estate)
Salvatore Gerardi
Jon Gintzler
Frank Hinder (Estate)
Robert Hirschmann
James Jones
Jan king
Martin King
Idris Murphy
Peter O'Doherty
Amanda Penrose Hart
Jenny Sages
Wendy Sharpe
Kensuke Todo
Shona Wilson
John Turier
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Andrew Christofides
| Born | 1946 Nicosia, Cyprus
1951 Arrived in Australia |
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| 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 |
| 1979-80 | Awarded Picker Fellowship in Painting, Kinston Polytechnic, London |
| 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 | Economics, University of New South Wales, Sydney |
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| Solo Exhibitions |
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| 200& | Andrew Christofides A Survey 1982-2006, Wollongong City Gallery |
| 2006 | New Work, King Street Gallery on Burton, Sydney
New Work, Robert Steele Gallery, New York |
| 2004 | Oddessy, King Street Gallery on Burton |
| 2003 | New Paintings, Robert Steele Gallery, New York, USA |
| 2002 | Works on Paper , Charles Nodrum Gallery, Melbourne |
| 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 |
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| Selected Group Exhibitions |
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| 2007 | Five x Five, Ivan Dougherty Gallery, COFA University of NSW, Sydney |
| 2006 | Libris Awards, The Artists Book Prize, Mackay Regional Gallery, QLD |
| 2004 | As We See It, Robert Steele Gallery, New York, USA
Works on Paper, Charles Nodrum Gallery |
| 2003 | Works on Paper, Delmar Gallery, Sydney
The Affordable Art Fair, Pier 92, Robert Steele Gallery, New York USA
Small Wonders, Delmar Galelry
Placemark, COFA Gallery, Sydney
Redlands Westpac Invitational Exhibition, Mosman Regional Gallery, Sydney |
| 2002 | A Silver Lining & A New Beginning, Ivan Doughty 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
Less is More, Charles Nodrum Gallery
Last Show of the Year, King Street Gallery on Burton |
| 2000=03 | We are Australian, touring to numerous public venues throughout Australia |
| 2000 | Last Show of the Year, King Street Gallery on Burton
Melbourne Art Fair 2000, Melbourne Exhibition Building, king street gallery, Melbourne
Marking Time, COFA Gallery, Sydney
Gallery Artists, Robert Steele Gallery
Gallery Artists, Charles Nodrum 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 Australia, Melbourn
Gallery Artists, Charles Nodrum Gallery
Gallery Artists, King Street Gallery on Burton |
| 1998-99 | The Enduring Tradition: Drawings by Nine Contemporary Artists, touring regional galleries throughout Qld |
| 1998 | Optics, (curated by Nick Vickers), Sir Hermann Black Gallery, University of Sydney
The Niland Collection, Penrith Regional & Lewers Bequest Gallery, Penrith, NSW
A Fine Line, King Street Gallery on Burton
Gallery Artists, Charles Nodrum Gallery
Five Abstract Artists, Robert Steele Gallery, Adelaide
Sixth Australian Contemporary Art Fair, Melbourne Exhibition Building, king street gallery, Melbourne
Last Show of the Year, King Street Gallery on Burton |
| 1997 | The Cut Group Show, The Cut Gallery, London
Non-Objective Presence, Australian Galleries, Sydney & Melbourne
Gallery Artists, King Street Gallery on Burton |
| 1996 | First Night, King Street Gallery on Burton
Fifth Australian Contemporary Art Fair, Melbourne Exhibition Building
Gallery Artists, Charles Nodrum Gallery |
| 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 to regional galleries in NSW, Tasmania & Victoria)
The Experience of Abstraction, Wollongong City Gallery (touring to regional galleries in NSW)
Gallery Artists, The Cut Gallery, London |
| 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, Campbelltown Bicentennial City Art Gallery (touring to regional galleries in NSW) |
| 1994-96 | New Prints-Eight Contemporary Artists, New England Regional Art Museum, (touring to regional galleries in NSW)
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 Gallery, 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 |
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| Collections |
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Art Bank, Australia
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, Australia
Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery, Qld
University of Central Queensland
University of New South Wales, Sydney
Sydney University Union, SydneyWollongong City Gallery, NSW
American University , Cairo, Egypt |
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| Bibliography |
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| 2007 | Heathcoate, Dr Christopher: Map: Square: Grid, Catalogue Essay August -September
Waterlow, Nick: Curators Notes-Five x Five, Exhibition Catalogue, 19 April - 19 May, pgs.7, 11 |
| 2005 | Kalina, Richard: Down Under No More, Art In America, April |
| 2004 | Cubby, Ben: Spotlight, The Sydney Morning Herald 24 August |
| 2002 | Backhouse, Megan: Mapping Abstraction, The Age, 8 June |
| 2001 | Bernard Smith, Terry Smith & Christopher Heathcoat: Australian Painting, 4th Edition Oxford University Press |
| 2000 | Heathcoat, Chris: Poetry and Order, Monument Magazine (December/January 2000-1), 39 pg.104-107 |
| 1999 | James, Bruce: Sights, City Files, The Sydney Morning Herald, 9 October
Dutkiewicz, Adam: Geometry as an Abstract Distraction, The Adelaide Advertiser, 22 June |
| 1998 | Delaruelle, Jaques: The Enduring Tradition: drawings by nine contemporary artists, catalogue essay, Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery, pg.5-8
Drury, Neville: Images 3: Contemporary Australian Painting, Craftsman House Press, Sydney
Snapshot: A career in tune, UNSW Graduate Review, (Summer/Autumn), pg.4
Neylon, John: Shall These bones live?, The Adelaide Review, November |
| 1997 |
Allen, Christopher: Memories, References and Conceits, Art Monthly, March pg.6-8
Smee, Sebastian: Abstract: alive and cliquing, the Sydney Morning Herald, 13 December |
| 1996 | McGillick, Paul: Abstract Art, The Financial Review, 6 December
French, Blair: Staying Alert to Change, Art Monthly, July pg.28-30
Smee, Sebastian: A Headlong Dive into Cultural Theory, Art Monthly, August pg.21-22
Catalano, Gary: Andrew Christofides and His Paintings, catalogue essay for Christofides exhibition, The Cut Gallery London
Auty, Giles: Abstraction the Unresolved Debate, The Australian, 2 March, pg.12-13
Lynton, Norbert: The Experience of Abstraction, catalogue essay, Wollongong City Gallery, pg.3-7 |
| 1995 | Zimmer, Jenny: Abtractionists, catalogue essay, Charles Nodrum Gallery
Nelson, Robert: More Pout Than Clout, exhibition review, The Age, 5 July |
| 1994 | Forsyth, Graham: A Certain Form Of Eternity-Approaches to the Sublime, catalogue essay, Ipswich Regional Gallery, Ipswich, Qld
Kolenberg,Hendrick: New Prints, Eight Contemporary Artists, catalogue essay, New England Regional Art Museum Publication
McCulloch, A & S (editors): Encyclopedia of Australian Art, Allen & Unwin, Melbourne
Meagher, Margaret (editor): Circle, Line & Square: Aspects of Geometry, State of The Art, 10 September-December
Fenner, Felicity: An Anecdote to Creeping Craft, Sydney Morning Herald, 23 September
Zimmer, Jenny: Circle, Line & Square: Aspects of Geometry, catalogue essay, Campbelltown Bicentennial City Art Gallery, pg.8-15
Drury, Neville: Images 2: Contemporary Australian Painting, Craftsman House Press |
| 1993 | Lynn, Elwyn: Sublimity to Ridicule, The Weekend Australian, 13 Noivember pg.13
Jordan, Colin: Approaches to the Sublime: Aspects of the Esoteric in Contemporary Painting, catalogue essay, Ivan Dougherty Gallery Publication, October-November
Zimmer, Jenny: A Study Exhibition; Abstract Painting in Melbourne from mid 1950's - 1960's, catalogue essay, Art School Press, Monash University, Melbourne
Berlind, Robert: Report from Australia - Winter Walkabout, Art in America, April pg.45
Berlind, Robert: Report from Australia - Winter Walkabout, Art in America, April, pg. 45
Heathcote, Christopher: Bostons ambiguities of line a stretch for the imagination, The Age, Melbourne, 22 July |
| 1992 | Heathcote, Christopher: Grey Paintings charged with Introspective, The Age, 15 July
Drury, Neville (editor): New Art Seven: Profiles in Contemporary Australian Art, Craftsman House Press
Lockwood, Ken (editor): Artfile : A source book of Australian artists & galleries, Craft Arts International
Leach-Jones, Alun: Dreaming of Eden, catalogue essay, New England Regional Art Museum |
| 1991 | Spalding, Frances: Dictionary of British Art: 20th Century Painters & Sculptors, Vol. VI, Antique Collectors Club, London
Heathcote, Christopher: Art After a Fashion, The Age, 20 February |
| 1990 | Germain, Max: Artists & Galleries of Australia, Craftsman House Press |
| 1989 | Adams, Jane: Young Artists in Transit, The Bulletin, 28 November pg.20 |
| 1988 | Watson, Bronwyn: Tide Turns for Art Rebels, Sydney Morning Herald, 22 July
The First Australian Contemporary Art Fair, -catalogue essay, July, Australian Contemporary Galleries Association
Jordan, Col: catalogue essay, The Painters Gallery, Sydney |
| 1986 | MacDonald, John: Gallery Reviews, The Sydney Morning Herald, 22 August
Montague, Sally: catalogue essay, The Painters Gallery, Sydney |
| 1985 | McGillick, Paul: The Subject of Painting, catalogue essay, March-April, AGNSW
Short, Sussan: Exploring relationships, essentials and harmony, The Sydney Morning Herald, 22 March
Maloon, Terrance: Abstracts fail to raise the status of symbols, The Sydney Morning Herald, 13 April |
| 1984 | Cornford, Ian: Painters & Sculptors, catalogue essay, The Painters Gallery, Sydney |
| 1981 | McLaughlin,John: House Construction Show, Art Monthly, London 47 |
| 1980 | Gallery Reviews, Time Out, London
Ellmann, Lucy: Andrew Christofides, Arts Review, London 15-16 August, pg.351 |
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| Statements by the Artist |
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| 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
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 |
| 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, 26(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 | The Subject of Painting, catalogue statement, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney |
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