Chris Pittard

Curriculum Vitae


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CURRICULUM VITAE - CHRIS  PITTARD

66 Glen Park Rd.
Eltham Nth 3095
ph: 03  9431 0401
Email: chris@pittards.com.au

BIOGRAPHY

2002           Certificate IV in Assessment &Workplace Training C.A.E.
1987 - 94    Owned and operated ceramic manufacturing business
1987 - 88    Graduate Diploma V.C.A. Melb. (Painting )
1978 - 80    B.A. Fine Art Painting, R.M.I.T. -Distinction Painting

TEACHING

2010            Holmesglen T.A.F.E. Ceramics Dept, Arts Business, Elements & Principles of                     Design
1999 - 2010 C.A.E. Visual Arts Dept, Diploma of Visual Arts, Drawing, Painting, Arts                     Business, Contemporary Art
2000 - 02     C.A.E. Visual Arts Dept, Fee for service Short courses, Painting, Drawing
2000 -          Box Hill T.A.F.E. Arts Dept, Arts Business
1995 -2000  Box Hill T.A.F.E. Ceramics Dept, Drawing, Arts Business
1993 - 98     N.E.I.S. Arts and Crafts program   Sounding Board, Guest Speaker

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2005            Cusp Gallery Melb.
1996            QDOS Lorne   ( with Mary-Lou Pittard )
1994            Distelfink Gallery Melb. ( with Mary-Lou Pittard )
1989            Powell Street Gallery Melb.
1984            Powell Street Gallery Melb

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2010            'Launch 2' Carbon Black Gallery, Melbourne
2009            'Nillumbik Open Studios', Montsalvat, Eltham
2009            'Ceramics Victoria 40th Anniversary Exhibition' Manningham Gallery
2008            'Creative Spaces' 45 Downstairs and Montsalvat, Melbourne
2007            ‘Nillumbik Prize’ Montsalvat  Eltham, Victoria
2007            ‘French Connection’ Manningham Gallery Manningham, Victoria
2006            ‘Les Tupiniers du Vieux Lyon’ Lyon, France
2006            ‘Surface Connections’ Manningham Gallery Melb Aus.
2006            ‘Impressed’ Gallery 25 New Delhi India
2004            ‘Celebrating the Masters 2’ Skepsi Gallery, Melbourne
2004            ‘Encore’ Skepsi Gallery  Melb. Aus.
2003            ‘Distinctly Nillumbik : Tapping the Potential’ Montsalvat Melb.   
2002            ‘Showing Off ’ Skepsi Gallery Melb. Aus
1995            ‘In the Round’ Horsham Gallery, Touring Regional Galleries Vic
1995            ‘Platter as a Canvas’ Crowded House Melb.Aus.
1989            ‘Murdoch Travelling Fellowship’ V.C.A. College Gallery  Melb

COLLECTIONS

                   Camberwell Grammar 
                   The Margaret Lawrence Australian Ceramics Collection V.C.A.
                   Nillumbik Shire Art Collection

PRIZES

2000          Highly commended Bushells Teapot Award
1988          Special Award - Trustee of the National Gallery Victoria