Geoffrey Ricardo Explained

Geoffrey Ricardo
Birth Name:Geoffrey Ricardo
Birth Date:1964
Birth Place:Melbourne, Australia
Nationality:Australian
Field:Drawing, Printmaking, Etching, Lithography
Training:Chisholm Institute of Technology, Post Graduate and Masters of Fine Art in printmaking at Monash University
Awards:2009 Grand Prize, Lorne Sculpture Exhibition
2013 King Valley Art prize
Website:www.geoffreyricardo.com

Geoffrey Ricardo (born 1964) is an Australian contemporary visual artist whose work focuses on his sculpture and printmaking practice.[1]

Biography

Ricardo was born in Melbourne, Australia.[2] He is known for his Figurative work that centres around a narrative language,[3] Ricardo works primarily in sculpture, printmaking, etching, lithography, & painting.[4] Ricardo was the winner of the 2009 Lorne Sculpture Exhibition.[5] He has been a regular artist in residence at the Art Vault Mildura, along with other artists such as Mike Parr, Rick Amor, Rona Green, Tony Ameneiro and Heather Shimmen.[6] His work is represented in select major private and corporate collections, as well as public and university museum collections in all states of Australia including the National Gallery of Australia,[7] [8] Art Gallery of New South Wales,[9] [10] Queensland Art Gallery, State Library of Victoria and the Art Gallery of South Australia.[11]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Geoffrey Ricardo, Printmaker and Sculptor . Design and Art Australia Online (DAAO).
  2. Book: Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia. 1990. Craftsman House. Sydney. 976-8097-02-7.
  3. Australian Printmaking in the 1990s by Sasha Grishin, Craftsman House, 1997
  4. Australian Prints Hendrik Kolenberg and Anne Ryan published by the AGNSW, 1998,
  5. Web site: Lorne Sculpture Biennale . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130921075753/http://www.lornesculpture.com/2009Exhibition.html . 2013-09-21 .
  6. Web site: Art Vault National Artists . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130921073934/http://www.theartvault.com.au/Artists/nationalartists.htm . 2013-09-21 .
  7. Web site: National Gallery of Australia collection search . nga.gov.au.
  8. Place made, Australian print workshop Roger Butler and Anne Virgo, editors, Published by National Gallery of Australia, 2004
  9. Web site: Works by Geoffrey Ricardo :: The Collection . Art Gallery NSW . 2013-09-03.
  10. Web site: Collection Online > artists > RICARDO . ngv.vic.gov.au . 2013-09-03.
  11. Australian Identities in Printmaking : The Australian Print Collection of Wagga Wagga Regional Art Gallery Sasha Grishin published by W.W.R.A.G., 2000,