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 and teaching in Adelaide South Australia, he continued to work for many years in local schools in both country and metropolitan areas. he later extended his visual art experiences by working in London, Paris and Osaka.
In addition to teaching art, he also maintained his practice as a painter, illustrator and graphic designer. More recently returning to South Australia to establish his own studio/gallery (Studio Meadows) in the Clare Valley.
Underlining his work as an artist has always been his passion for representational 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 everyday nature of human existence remain a constant source of inspiration.
Christopher Meadows
Recent Exhibitions
2021 - Houseproud - SALA Festival Event
2020 - Vineland - SALA Festival Event
2019 - Region - Burra Regional Gallery
2019 - Dreamlights - Chancery Lane Gallery
2018 - Wonderlands - Chancery Lane Gallery
2018 - Roads Less Travelled - Pruners Hut
2016-21 - 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
2022- Clare Art Show - acquisitive art prize
2022 - Port Lincoln Art Prize - finalist
2022 - Adelaide Hills Art Prize - finalist
2021 - Art of Flower & Garden - peoples choice award
2020 - West Torrens Art Prize - winner
2020 - Adelaide Park Lands Art Prize - finalist
2020 - Art of Flower & Garden - highly commended
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 Art Show – acquisitive art prize
2018 - Watershed Art Prize - editors choice award
2017 - Kidman Art Prize - best in exhibition
2017 - Balco Balaklava Art Prize - landscape prize
2017- Clare Art Show - acquisitive art 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
Collections
West Torrens Council
Adelaide City Council
Light Regional Council
Balco Australia
ICE WaRM (International Centre for Excellence in Water Resource Management)
Pulteney Grammar School