Andrew Christofides b. 1946

  • Artist ,
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Painter)
Andrew Christofides is a Cyprus-born, Sydney-based artist whose works are predominantly abstract paintings.

Citations

  • (1980), 'Time Out’, London, UK, Gallery Reviews.

  • Cornford, Ian (1984), 'Painters & Sculptors’, The Painters Gallery, Sydney, NSW, catalogue essay.

  • McGillick, Paul (1985), 'The Subject of Painting’, (March – April), Art Gallery of New South Wales, catalogue essay.

  • (July 1989), 'The First Australian Contemporary Art Fair’, Australian Contemporary Galleries Association, catalogue essay.

  • Leach-Jones, Alun (1992), 'Fidelity: 4 Abstract Painters’, Art Museum of Armidale, catalogue essay.

  • Leach-Jones, Alun (1992), 'Dreaming of Eden’, New England Regional Art Museum, catalogue essay.

  • Berlind, Robert (April 1993), 'Report from Australia – Winter Walkabout’, Art in America, p. 45, .

  • Zimmer, Jenny (1993), 'A Study Exhibition: Abstract Painting in Melbourne from mid 1950’s – 1960’s’, Art School Press, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, catalogue essay.

  • Jordan, Colin (1993), 'Approaches to the Sublime: Aspects of the Esoteric in Contemporary Painting’, Ivan Dougherty Gallery Publication, October- November, catalogue essay.

  • Zimmer, Jenny (1994), 'Circle, Line & Square: Aspects of Geometry’, Campbelltown Bicentennial City Art Gallery, pp. 8-15, catalogue essay.

  • Kolenberg, Hendrick (1994), 'New Prints, Eight Contemporary Artists’, New England Regional Art Museum Publication, catalogue essay.

  • Forsyth, Graham (1994), 'A Certain Form Of Eternity-Approaches to the Sublime’, Ipswich Regional Gallery, Ipswich, QLD, catalogue essay.

  • Zimmer, Jenny (1995), 'Abtractionists’, Charles Nodrum Gallery, catalogue essay.

  • Lynton, Norbert (1996), 'The Experience of Abstraction’, Wollongong City Gallery, pp. 3-7, catalogue essay.

  • Catalano, Gary (1996), 'Andrew Christofides and His Paintings’, The Cut Gallery, London, UK, catalogue essay.

  • Smee, Sebastian (August 1996), 'A Headlong Dive into Cultural Theory’, Art Monthly, pp. 21-22, .

  • French, Blair (July 1996), 'Staying Alert to Change’, Art Monthly, pp. 28-30, .

  • French, Blaire (August 1997), 'Staying Alert to Change’, Art Monthly Australia, .

  • Smee, Sebastian (July 1997), 'A headlong dive into cultural theory’, Art Monthly Australia, .

  • Allen, Christopher (March 1997), 'Memories, References and Conceits’, Art Monthly, pp. 6-8, .

  • Neylon, John (November 1998), 'Shall These bones live?’, The Adelaide Review, .

  • Delaruelle, Jaques (1998), 'The Enduring Tradition: drawings by nine contemporary artists’, Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery, pp. 5-8, catalogue essay.

  • (December 2007), 'WIN Chanel 9 Wollongong Interview’.

  • Waterlow, Nick (2007), 'Curator’s Notes-Five x Five’, (April 19 – May 19), pp. 7 and 11, exhibition catalogue.

  • Heathcoate, Christopher (Dr) (2007), 'Map: Square: Grid’, (August – September), catalogue essay.

  • Waterlow, Nick (2007), 'Andrew Christofides a survey, 1982-2006’, Catalogue Forward.

  • Kalina, Richard (April 2005), 'Report from Australia:Down under no more’, Art in America, .

  • McGillick, Paul (2009), 'The Sounds of Silence’, InDesign Magazine, issue 38, p. 62, accessed 2010.

    http://www.mcgillick.com/pdf/the%20sounds%20of%20silence.pdf

  • (2010), 'Andrew Christofides CV’, King Street Gallery on William (accessed 2010).

    http://www.kingstreetgallery.com.au/artists/andrew-christofides/cv-1

  • 'University of New South Wales Library, Sydney, NSW’, Smith, Bernard, Smith, Terry and Heathcoate, Christopher. 'Australian Painting 1788-2000’, Oxford University Press, 2000, pp 572-573.

  • 'King Street Gallery on William website’, http://www.kingstreetgallery.com.au/artists/andrew-christofides/cv-1.

  • 'Interview with Julie Karabenick, on Geoform website’, http://www.geoform.net/features/features_christofides.html.

  • Karabenick, Julie (2008), 'An Interview with Artist Andrew Christofides’, accessed 2010.

    http://www.geoform.net/features/features_christofides.html

  • 'Interview with artist’, Interview conducted by Phillipa Hutchings, 24 August 2010.

  • Smith, Bernard; Smith, Terry and Heathcoate, Christopher (2001), 'Australian Painting 1788-2000’, Oxford University Press, Australia.

  • Backhouse, Megan (8 June 2002), 'Mapping Abstraction’, The Age.

  • McGillick, Paul (2005), 'The Subject of Painting – Twelve Australian Painters’, (March – April).

  • Chubby, Ben (24 August 2004), 'Spotlight’, Sydney Morning Herald.

  • Heathcoate, Chris (2000), 'Poetry and Order’, Monument Magazine, Issue 39, December / January 2000-2001, pp. 104-107.

  • James, Bruce (9 October 1999), 'Sights, City Files’, Sydney Morning Herald.

  • Dutkiewicz, Adam (22 June 1999), 'Geometry as an Abstract Distraction’, The Adelaide Advertiser.

  • Drury, Neville (1998), 'Images 3: Contemporary Australian Painting’, Craftsman House Press, Sydney, NSW.

  • (1998), 'A career in tune, Snapshot: UNSW Graduate Review’, (Summer/Autumn), p. 4.

  • (1998), 'Optics Magazine’, (April-May).

  • James, Bruce (9 December 1997), 'Galleries’, Sydney Morning Herald.

  • Smee, Sebastian (13 December 1997), 'Abstract: alive and cliquing’, Sydney Morning Herald.

  • McGillick, Paul (6 December 1996), 'Abstract Art’, The Financial Review.

  • Auty, Giles (2 March 1996), 'Abstraction the Unresolved Debate’, The Australian, pp. 12-13.

  • Nelson, Robert (5 July 1995), 'More Pout Than Clout’, The Age.

  • Heathcote Christopher (22 July 1995), 'Boston’s ambiguities of line a stretch for the imagination’, The Australian.

  • McCulloch, A. & S. (eds) (1994), 'Encyclopedia of Australian Art’, Allen & Unwin, Melbourne, VIC.

  • Meagher, Margaret (ed) (1994), 'Circle, Line & Square: Aspects of Geometry’, State of The Art, Issue 10, September – December.

  • Fenner, Felicity (23 September 1994), 'An Anecdote to Creeping Craft’, Sydney Morning Herald.

  • Dury, Neville (1994), 'Images 2: Contemporary Australian Painting’, Craftsman House Press.

  • Lynn, Elwyn (13 November 1993), 'Sublimity to Ridicule’, The Weekend Australian, p. 13.

  • Heathcote, Christopher (15 July 1992), 'Grey Paintings charged with Introspective’, The Age.

  • Dury, Neville (ed) (1992), 'New Art Seven: Profiles in Contemporary Australian Art’, Craftsman House Press.

  • Lockwood, Ken (ed) (1992), 'Artfile : A source book of Australian artists & galleries’, Craft Arts International.

  • Spalding, Frances (1991), 'Dictionary of British Art: 20th Century Painters & Sculptors’, Vol. VI, Antique Collectors Club, London, UK.

  • Heathcote, Christopher (20 February 1991), 'Art After a Fashion’, The Age.

  • Germaine, Max (1990), 'Artists & Galleries of Australia’, Craftsman House Press.

  • Heathcote, Christopher (22 July 1993), 'Boston’s ambiguities of line a stretch for the imagination’, The Age, Melbourne, VIC.

  • Adams, Jane (28 November 1989), 'Young Artists in Transit’, The Bulletin, p. 20.

  • Watson, Bronwyn (22 July 1989), 'Tide Turns for Art Rebels’, Sydney Morning Herald.

  • MacDonald, John (22 August 1986), 'Gallery Reviews’, Sydney Morning Herald.

  • Short, Sussan (22 March 1985), 'Exploring relationships, essentials and harmony’, Sydney Morning Herald.

  • Maloon, Terrence (13 April 1985), 'Abstracts fail to raise the status of symbols’, Sydney Morning Herald.

  • McLaughlin, John (1981), 'House Construction Show’, Art Monthly, No. 47, London, UK.

  • Ellmann, Lucy (15 August 1980), 'Andrew Christofides’, Arts Review, London, UK, No 16, p. 351.

See also

  • 'Kalina, Richard. Down Under No More, 'Art in America', April, 2005, pp 77-85.', 'Splendour II', 2002/2003, acrylic on canvas, 183 x 183 cm.
  • 'Smith, Bernard, Smith, Terry and Heathcoate, Christopher. 'Australian Painting 1788-2000', Oxford University Press, 2000, pp 572-573', 'Grey Painting 31', 1993, acrylic on canvas, 45 x 45 cm.
  • 'McGillick, Paul. The Sounds of Silence, 'InDesign Magazine', Issue 38, 2009, pp 62-65', 'Icon for Malevich', 2008, acrylic on canvas, 51 x 71 cm. 'Escarpment', 2007, acrylic on canvas, 35.5 x 76 cm. http://www.mcgillick.com/pdf/the%20sounds%20of%20silence.pdf