Christopher Meadows
Born in Wigan, UK
Lives & works in the Clare Valley, South Australia
Having been an artist, illustrator and educator for most of his life, Christopher has been actively involved in creating and promoting the visual arts in the community both in Australia and overseas. Following his training in visual art practice and teaching in Adelaide South Australia, he continued to work for many years in local schools in both country and metropolitan areas. In more recent years he has extended his visual art experiences by taking the opportunity to work in Paris and Osaka.
In addition to teaching, he also maintained his interest and involvement as a painter, illustrator and graphic designer. This saw him working in a myriad of styles and creative approaches for a wide range of projects.
Underlining his work as an artist has always been his passion for observational painting and drawing. He is regarded as a careful compositional draftsman who uses traditional mediums and techniques to develop images that reflect a sense of quietness. Natural and urban landscapes, memory and the fleeting nature of human existence remain a constant source of inspiration.
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Education
1977 - 1980 SA College of the Arts & Education
2007 - 2008 University of South Australia
Visual Art Teaching
2010 - 2014 Osaka International School
2009 - 2010 International School of Paris
2007 - 2008 University of South Australia
1995 - 2009 Pulteney Grammar School
1981 - 1995 SA Department of Education
Additional Visual Arts Experience
Freelance Book illustrator (inc. Macmillan, Penguin)
Illustrator - South Australian Open Access College
Illustrator - SACE Board of South Australia
Recent Exhibitions
2019 - Dreamlights - Chancery Lane Gallery
2018 - Wonderlands - Chancery Lane Gallery
2018 - Roads Less Travelled - Pruners Hut
2017/16 - Art of the Flower & Garden -
Burra Regional Gallery
2016 - Recent Works - Annies Lane @ Quelltaller
2016 - Distant Horizons - Gallery @ Pikes
2015 - Sunlight & Sentinels- Claymore Winery
Recent Awards
2020 - Adelaide Park Lands Art Prize - finalist
2019 - Kidman Art Show - oil & acrylic prize
2019 - Watershed Art Prize - third place
2019 - West Torrens Art Prize - peoples choice award
2018 - Adelaide Park Lands Art Prize - winner
2018 - Art of Flower & Garden - peoples choice award
2018 - Balco Balaklava Art Show - winner
2018 - Clare Valley Art Show – acquisitive prize
2018 - Watershed Art Prize - Mawson Lakes Living editors choice award
2017 - Kidman Art Prize - best in exhibition
2017 - Balco Balaklava Art Prize - landscape prize
2017- Clare Valley Art Show - acquisitive prize
2017- West Torrens Art Prize - finalist
2017- Glenside Art Show- highly commended
2017 - Walkerville Art Exhibition - highly commended
2017- Flagstaff Hill Art Exhibition - highly commended
2017 - Watershed Art Prize - winner
2016 - Walkerville Art Exhibition - best in exhibition
2016 - Parklands Art Prize - finalist
2015 - Kidman Art Prize - highly commended
Collections
Adelaide City Council
Light Regional Council
Balco Australia
ICE WaRM (International Centre for Excellence in Water Resource Management)
Pulteney Grammar School
