CHRIS WORFOLD I CURRICULUM VITAE
Born 1972, Lives and works in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia I
chrisworfold@gmail.com
Education and Training
- 2021 Doctor of Philosophy - Queensland University of Technology
- 1994 Honours Bachelor of Visual Arts - Queensland University of Technology
- 1993 Graduate Diploma of Education (Art/ English) - Queensland University of Technology
- 1992 Bachelor of Visual Arts - Queensland College of Art, Griffith University
Employment History
- 2015 - 2024 Senior Lecturer (Creative Industries & Digital Design) - University of Canberra | Brisbane
- 2000 - 2014 Lead Vocational Teacher (Visual Arts) - Southbank Institute of Technology
- 1999 Tutor - Bachelor of Visual Arts at Queensland University of Technology
- 1998 - 2000 Teacher (Art Gallery and Museum Administration) - Southbank Institute of Technology
- 1997 - 2000 Independent Curator / Arts writer
- 1996 Co-Director - Fortitude Gallery
Solo Exhibitions
- 2026 Kaleidoscope - Kaohsiung Cultural Center Kaohsiung
- 2024 Thunderstruck - Galerie Choiseul, Paris
- 2023 Recent Paintings - Vacant Assembly. Brisbane
- 2022 Hot Summer Nights - ShowArts Brisbane
- 2020 Wild Life - Vacant Assembly Brisbane
- 2019 Recent Paintings - Vacant Assembly Brisbane
- 2019 The Tropics - Art Expo NY New York
- 2017 Everything is Everything - Chung Tian Temple Brisbane
- 2016 A View of the Woods - Taipei Art Fair Taipei
- 2015 A View of the Woods - White Canvas Gallery Brisbane
- 2014 The Garden - ShowArts Brisbane
- 2012 Miscreants - ConArtistNYC New York
- 2010 Caduceus - ConArtistNYC New York
- 2009 Caduceus - Gallery Young Seoul
- 2007 Omnipresent - KILN Arts Brisbane
- 2005 There is a Kingdom - Logan City Art Gallery
- 2004 Vision of Lloyd Rees: New drawings - Gallery 482 Brisbane
- 2002 Recent Paintings - Logan City Art Gallery
- 2002 Recent Paintings - Gallery 482 Brisbane
- 1999 Five Years - Smith+Stonely Brisbane
- 1998 All the Riches in the Night - Smith+Stonely Brisbane
- 1996 Recent Paintings - Fortitude Gallery Brisbane
- 1994 Liquorice - Palace Gallery Brisbane
Group Exhibitions
- 2026 Art Capital - Grand Palais Paris
- 2025 Let me see the colts - Vacant Assembly Brisbane
- 2024 Surging Wave - International Contemporary Art Exchange Exhibition Taiwan
- 2023 Art Taipei - Taipei
- 2023 Business Art Fair - Paris
- 2021 Surging Wave - International Contemporary Art Exchange Exhibition Taiwan
- 2021 Addition/Edition - Vacant Assembly Brisbane
- 2020 Thousand Faces of Art - National Taiwan Arts Education Center Taipei
- 2018 Art Capital - Grand Palais Paris
- 2018 CHRISXMK3 - Lazy Susan Gallery New York
- 2016 CHRISXMK2 - Lazy Susan Gallery New York
- 2014 CHRISXMK1 - ConArtistNYC New York
- 2013 Figure/ Ground - Woolloongabba Art Gallery Brisbane
- 2008 John Leslie Art Prize - Gippsland Art Gallery
- 2007 Underline - KILN Arts Brisbane
- 2007 Panorama - National Taiwan Arts University Taipei
- 2007 Panorama - Charcoal interiors Brisbane
- 2007 Rotary Art Prize - Riverside Centre Brisbane
- 2006 Rotary Art Prize - Riverside Centre Brisbane
- 2005 Conrad Jupiters Art Prize - Gold Coast City Art Gallery
- 2005 Rotary Art Prize (Best oil/acrylic) - Riverside Centre Brisbane
- 2004 Paranoid Realism - Blindside Gallery Melbourne
- 2004 Genesis V - Bond University Art Gallery Gold-Coast
- 2002 Genesis III - Bond University Art Gallery Gold-Coast
- 2001 Real World Art - Queensland University of Technology Art Museum Brisbane
- 2001 Conrad Jupiters Art Prize – Gold Coast City Art Gallery
- 1999 Final - Smith+Stonely Brisbane
- 1999 Gorgon (Curator/ Exhibitor) - Southbank Gallery Brisbane
- 1999 Downlands Art Exhibition - Toowoomba
- 1999 Mannerism (Curator/ Exhibitor) - Smith+Stonely Brisbane
- 1998 Body Panel - Southbank Institute of TAFE Gallery Brisbane
- 1998 Downlands Art Exhibition (Acquisition) - Toowoomba
- 1998 Fake Plastic Trees (Curator/ Exhibitor) - Smith+Stonely Brisbane
- 1998 Shake, Swizzle and Twist - University of Southern Queensland Toowoomba
- 1997 Logan Art Award - Logan Art Gallery
- 1997 From the Cradle to the Grave (Curator/ Exhibitor) - Palace Gallery Brisbane
- 1997 Pharmacology (Curator/ Exhibitor) - Fortitude Gallery Brisbane
- 1997 Downlands Art Exhibition - Toowoomba
- 1996 X-hibition - Fortitude Gallery Brisbane
- 1996 Asia-Pacific Art Fair - Coronation Motel Brisbane
- 1996 Logan Art Award (Acquisition) - Logan Art Gallery
- 1996 Downlands Art Exhibition - Toowoomba
- 1995 Logan Art Award - Logan Art Gallery
- 1994 Churchie Exhibition of Emerging Art - Brisbane
- 1994 Fresh As - Bartleme Galleries Brisbane
- 1994 Logan Art Award - Logan Art Gallery
- 1994 Hang Man - Institute of Modern Art Brisbane
Artist Residencies
- 2014 Point B - New York
- 2012 Point B - New York
- 2010 Point B - New York
Public Projects
- 2011 Vein Wear - CBD Retail Brisbane
- 2003 Department of Housing - Project Services Brisbane
- 2003 Logan City West Library - Logan City Council
- 2002 Springwood Busway Public Art Project - Queensland Transport Brisbane
Collections
- ConArtistNYC
- Gallery Young Seoul
- National Taiwan Arts University Taipei
- Mater Hospital Brisbane
- Logan City Art Gallery
- Logan City Council
Professional Affiliations
ShowArts: Australia - Taiwan
Vacant Assembly - Brisbane
NAVA - National Association of Visual Artists