|
|
CHRISTOPHER MCVINISH
Born
1952 Brisbane, Australia
Qualifications
| 1973 |
Diploma Art and Design, Honours, Swinburne College of Technology, Melbourne |
| 1976 |
Diploma of Education, State College of Victoria at Hawthorn |
| 1977 |
Lecturer in Design, Queensland College of Art |
| 1989 |
Relocated to Tasmania |
| 1990 |
Lecturer in Design at School of Art, University of Tasmania |
| 1991 |
Appointed to Tasmanian Arts Advisory Board |
| 1992 |
Relocated to Queensland, to pursue full-time painting. |
Selected Awards
| 1980 |
Gold Coast City Council Acquisition Prize
Concurry Art Prize Toowoomba City Council Acquisition Prize |
| 1986 |
Printmaking Prize, Redcliffe Art Show, Brisbane |
| 1993 |
Maroochy Art Prize |
| 1994 |
Sunshine Coast Art Group Prize |
| 1994 |
Noosa Art Prize |
| 1996 |
Caloundra Art Prize
Still Life Award, Redcliffe Art Show |
| 1998 |
Caloundra Art Prize (Painting) |
| 1999 |
Sunday Mail Art Prize, Brisbane |
Selected Solo Exhibitions
| 1979 |
Launceston Gallery, Tasmania |
| 1981 |
Paddington Gallery, Brisbane |
| 1982 |
Basement Gallery, Brisbane |
| 1983 |
Cintra House Galleries, Brisbane |
| 1990 |
Gallery Two, Ritchies Mill, Tasmania |
| 1991 |
Gallery Two, Ritchies Mill, Tasmania |
| 1993 |
Hang-Ups Gallery, Brisbane |
| 1994 |
Hang-Ups Gallery, Brisbane |
| 1995 |
Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane |
| 1996 |
Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane |
| 1996 |
Holdsworth Galleries, Sydney |
| 1997 |
Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane |
| 1999 |
Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane |
| 2000 |
Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane |
| 2001 |
Mahoney’s Galleries, Melbourne |
| 2001 |
Gallery 460, Gosford, NSW |
| 2002 |
Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane |
| 2002 |
Mahoney's Galleries, Melbourne |
| 2003 |
Gallery 482, Brisbane |
| 2003 |
Soho Galleries, Sydney |
| 2004 |
Soho Galleries, Sydney |
| 2006 |
Richard Martin Art, Sydney |
Selected Group Exhibitions
| 1979 |
Paddington Gallery, Brisbane |
| 1982 |
Gallery Baguette, Brisbane
Cintra House Galleries, Brisbane |
| 1985 |
Ardrossan Gallery, Brisbane |
| 1990 |
Handmark Gallery, Hobart, Tasmania |
| 1992 |
Gallery Two, Ritchies Mills, Tasmania |
| 1995 |
Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane |
| 1995 |
Tattersall’s Landscape Prize, Brisbane |
| 1997 |
Redland Westpac Prize, Sydney |
| 2000 |
The Hills Grammar School, Sydney
Contemporary Realist Prize |
| 2000 |
Mosman Art Prize, Sydney |
| 2000,2001 |
Australian Artists, Tokyo |
| 2001 |
Jan Murphy Gallery, Singapore |
| 2002 |
Jan Murphy Gallery, Brisbane |
| 2002 |
Soho Galleries, Sydney |
| 2002 |
A survey of Contemporary Australian
Figurative Painting, Noosa Regional Gallery |
| 2005 |
Richard Martin Art, Sydney |
| 2005 |
William Merrill Gallery, Laguna Beach
California |
| 2006 |
Mosman Art Prize, Sydney |
| 2006 |
Two Person Exhibition, William Merrill
Gallery, Laguna Beach, California |
Selected Public Collections
Gold Coast City Council
Toowoomba City Council
Griffith University
Redcliffe City Council
Maroochy Shire Council
University of Queensland Press
Tamar Collection, Tasmania
United Services Club, Brisbane
News Corp
Sheraton Hotel, Townsville (Major Commission of paintings throughout Hotel)
Mater Children’s Hospital Commission
Private and Corporate Collections in Australia, Europe and United States
|
