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Lives & works in the Clare Valley, South Australia

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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.

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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.

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Underlining his work as an artist has always been his passion for representational painting and sculpture. 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 human form remain a constant source of inspiration.

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​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

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Recent Awards

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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

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Collections

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West Torrens Council

Adelaide City Council

Light Regional Council

Balco Australia

ICE WaRM (International Centre for Excellence in Water Resource Management)

Pulteney Grammar School

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