Figurative expressionist printmaker and sculptor Geoffrey Ricardo was born in Victoria and received a Bachelor of Arts from the Chisholm institute and a graduate diploma in printmaking from Monash University. He has held solo exhibitions since 1990 in Sydney, Melbourne and Adelaide. His work has been included in group exhibitions at Monash University, Melbourne; the Print Council of Australia, Melbourne; Mornington Peninsula Regional Gallery, VIC; Heide Museum of Modern Art, VIC; the Victorian Tapestry Workshop, Melbourne and internationally in Tokyo. Ricardo was awarded the National Student Art Prize in 1989, the Mornington Regional Prize in 1994 and the Warrnambool Prize in 1988. He has lectured in printmaking at Monash University, the Victorian College of the Arts, RMIT and the National Art School Summer School. His work is held by the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra; the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney; the National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne; the Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane; the Print Council of Australia, Melbourne and several university and regional collections.
PAST EXHIBITIONS
Image above: Danielle Creenaune Silent falls: Carrington 2020 stone lithograph and chine colle 52 x 43 cm Congratulations to the …
Image above: Jimmy Rix St George and the Dragon II Corten steel Following on from two hugely successful Art in the Vines …
Image: Geoffrey Ricardo, Mindsets (2007), intaglio print, edition 40, 14.5 x 21cm Queenscliff Gallery & Workshop have recently opened their …
In her new exhibition, Mayflies & Stars, Kyoko Imazu offers a glimpse into the magical hidden worlds of some of …
Above image: Camie Lyons, Stick Figures (keepers), bronze, in situ. Photograph: Keith Maxwell. Congratulations to Camie Lyons who has been …
Image above: Mary Tonkin Ripples, Kalorama 2020 oil on linen 71 x 80 cm Landscape painter, Mary Tonkin, has recently …
Image above: Martin King Strangerlands #1 2020 graphite on drafting film with watercolour on paper, gouache and metal foil 148 …
Last week, Jimmy Rix’s monumental 18 metre-long sculpture, Road Kill, was installed in Forbes, NSW as part of a major …
Image above: G.W. Bot Other glyphs 2020 linocut 38 x 38 cm – Photography courtesy of Tim Gresham Sue Anderson, …
Image above: Mandy Martin Falling star 5 2012 pigment and oil on linen 76 x 280 cm Mandy Martin’s work …
Image above: Janet Luxton Eye contact 2021 oil on linen canvas 125 x 165 cm Congratulations to Janet Luxton and …
Image above: Michelle Hiscock Menin Gate 2021 oil on linen 61 x 75 cm Congratulations to Michelle Hiscock who has …
Above image: Rodney Pople, Liffy Falls, oil on linen, 141 x 181cm, 2021 A huge congratulations to Rodney Pople …
