Christophe Stibio
1983 – Baccalaureate majoring in Philosophy, Art history and Visual Arts.
1988 - 1989 – Masters degree in Visual Arts. Bordeaux III.
– Bachelors degree in Chinese Arts and Civilisation. Bordeaux lll.
1989-1993 – Graduates from the Traditional Landscape Painting Department at the National Academy of Fine Arts, Hangzhou, PRC, where he also studies human figure, birds and flowers painting, seal engraving, the five styles of calligraphy and paper and silk conservation/restoration.
1993-1996 – Lives in Melbourne and travels several times to the Flinders Ranges and Gammon Ranges. Teaches Chinese calligraphy in Melbourne and Sydney. Works with ACCA (Australian Centre for Contemporary Art) and the Shanghai Contemporary Art Museum for the First Asia-Pacific Triennial as a consultant/translator in Chinese contemporary Art.
1997-1999 – Goes back to France and stays three years in the South West of the country, his region of origin where he keeps painting and exhibits his work.
Travels again to China.
1999 – Lives in Melbourne. Develops further the exploration of the landscape, travels extensively (Flinders Ranges, Central Western Desert, Western Australia, Lake Mungo National Park and Royal National Park in New South Wales).
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2024 - DAYS WILL BE DAYS, NIGHTS WILL BE NIGHTS UNTIL… MAGMA Galleries. Melbourne
2022 - WARNING: SEVERE WEATHER. MAGMA Art Projects. Melbourne
2021 - ADIEU À MARY STREET. MAGMA Art Projects. Melbourne
2020 - FRAGILE AND DANGEROUS. Nura Gallery. Sorrento
2017 - AN ANGEL IN THE SWAMP. William Mora Galleries. Melbourne
2016 - NEVER REAL, ALWAYS TRUE 2. William Mora Galleries. Melbourne
2015 - LE PAYSAGE RÊVE. Galerie Luc Berthier. Paris. FR
2014 - NEVER REAL, ALWAYS TRUE. Flinders Lane Gallery. Melbourne
2013 - Survey show. Latrobe Regional Art Gallery. Morwell2001 - LANDAU Gallery. Melbourne
2012 - MAPPING THE LANDSCAPE. Flinders Lane Gallery. Melbourne
2010 - LAKES MUNGO-ARUMPO Series 4. Flinders Lane Gallery. Melbourne
2009 - LAKES MUNGO-ARUMPO Series 3. Artist studio solo show. Melbourne
2008 - LAKES MUNGO-ARUMPO Series 2. Artist studio solo show. Melbourne
2007 - LAKES MUNGO-ARUMPO Series 1. SPAN galleries. Melbourne
2003 - LOST NOT LOST. Port Jackson Press Gallery. Melbourne
2002 - Footscray Community Arts Centre. Melbourne
2001 - LANDAU Gallery. St Kilda. Melbourne
1998 - URISA. Artists Foundation. Bordeaux. FR
1996 - Moore Gallery. Melbourne
1994 - Moore Gallery. Melbourne
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2025 - MAGMAVERSE 25. Magma Galleries. Melbourne
2024 - MAGMAVERSE 24. Magma Galleries. Melbourne
- Finalist National Contemporary Art Prize. Canberra
2023 - Summer Group. Magma Galleries. Melbourne
2022 - ALPHA: MAGMA Galleries Launch. Melbourne
- Finalist Wynne Art Prize. Art Gallery of New South Wales. Sydney
2021 - Finalist Southern Buoy Studios Landscape Art Prize. Mornington Peninsula
2015 - Finalist Sunshine Coast Art Prize
2014 - Melbourne International Art Fair. Flinders Lane Gallery. Melbourne
2013 - Finalist Hazelhurst Art Prize. Hazelhurst Gallery and Arts Centre
- Finalist Gold Coast Art Prize. Gold Coast City Art Gallery
2012 - Finalist SCOPE Galleries Art Award – Art Concerning Environment. Warrnambool
- Finalist John Leslie Art Prize. Gippsland Art Gallery. Sale
2011 - Finalist Lethbridge Art Prize. Lethbridge Gallery. Sydney
- Finalist Prometheus Art Prize. Anthea Polson Gallery. Qld
- Finalist Fleurieu Landscape Art Prize and Fleurieu Water Prize. MacLaren Vale Jury high commendation for SCARCITY (triptych)
- Finalist Gold Coast Art Prize. Gold Coast City Gallery
2010 - Finalist Stanthorpe Acquisitive Art Prize. Stanthorpe Regional Gallery
- VIEW FROM HERE. Flinders Lane Gallery. Melbourne
- Finalist Paddington Art Prize. Sydney
- Finalist Stan and Maureen Duke Gold Coast Art Prize
2009 - TREASURES. Flinders Lane Gallery. Melbourne
2007 - Y.E.A.H. The World We Live In. Charity show and Auction. Melbourne Museum
2006 - Y.E.A.H The World We Live In. World Aids Day – 01/12/2006. Melbourne Museum
2005 - Y.E.A.H (Youth Empowerment Against Aids) The World We Live In. Melbourne Museum
2004 - St Kilda Festival. Works for Windows. Melbourne
- 120° of Separation. LINDEN Gallery. Melbourne
- The World We Live In. WORLD AIDS DAY. Melbourne Museum. Australia Gallery
2002 - Finalist 32nd Alice Springs Foundation Acquisitive Art Prize. Alice Springs.
- Southside Arts project. Artefact show. Treasury Place. Melbourne
- Southside Arts Project. St Kilda Artists Studios. Melbourne
2001 - Finalist Outback Acquisitive Art Prize. Broken Hill City Art Gallery
2000 - METROPOLIS Gallery. Melbourne
1995 - International Exhibition. Taipei Xin Culture Foundation. City of Taibei. TWN
1994 - Australian Chinese Painting Society. Sydney
1993 - Duet Exhibition. Museum of Contemporary Art. PRC
- «Young Shanghainese Artists». Museum of Contemporary Art. Shanghai. PRC
1992 - International Group Exhibition. «Ink and Contemporary Art». Museum of Fine Art. Haikou. PRC
- Annual Forum. Exhibition Hall of the National Academy of Fine Arts. PRC
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
DEAKIN University. Sydney. Australia
McQUARIE BANK. Australia
ART BANK. Australia
PRIVATE COLLECTIONS
Loti & Victor SMORGON collection. Melbourne.
Sandra & David BARDAS collection. Melbourne.
Sandra & Barry SMORGON collection. Sydney.
Ian ROGERS collection. Melbourne.
Anita CASTAN Contemporary Art collection. Melbourne/Sydney.
Fiona BROCKHOFF Australian Contemporary Art collection. Melbourne.
MURDOCH Collection. Melbourne.
BENETTON Collection. Milan.
Private collections in France, Belgium, Italy, England, Spain and Switzerland.