Christophe Stibio

1983 – Baccalaureate majoring in Philosophy, Art history and Visual Arts.
1988 -1989 – Masters degree in Visual Arts. Bordeaux III. Faculty of Arts.
– 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

1994 - Moore Gallery. Melbourne.
1996 - Moore Gallery. Melbourne.
1998 - URISA. Artists Foundation. Bordeaux. France.
2001 - LANDAU Gallery. Melbourne.
2002 - Footscray Community Arts Centre. Melbourne.
2003 - LOST NOT LOST. Port Jackson Press Gallery. Melbourne.
2007 - LAKES MUNGO-ARUMPO Series 1. SPAN galleries. Melbourne.
2008 - LAKES MUNGO-ARUMPO Series 2. Artist studio solo show. Melbourne.
2009 - LAKES MUNGO-ARUMPO Series 3. Artist studio solo show. Melbourne.
2010 - LAKES MUNGO-ARUMPO Series 4. Flinders Lane Gallery. Melbourne.
2012 - MAPPING THE LANDSCAPE. Flinders Lane Gallery. Melbourne.
2013 - SURVEY SHOW. Latrobe Regional Art Gallery. Morwell. VIC.
2014 - NEVER REAL, ALWAYS TRUE. Flinders Lane Gallery. Melbourne.
2015 - LE PAYSAGE RÊVE. Galerie Luc Berthier. Paris.
2016 - NEVER REAL, ALWAYS TRUE 2. William Mora Galleries. Melbourne.
2017 - AN ANGEL IN THE SWAMP. William Mora Galleries. Melbourne.

2020 - FRAGILE AND DANGEROUS. Nura Gallery. Sorrento.

2021 - ADIEU À MARY STREET. MAGMA Art Projects. North Melbourne.

2022 - WARNING: SEVERE WEATHER. MAGMA Art Projects. North Melbourne.

2024 - DAYS WILL BE DAYS, NIGHTS WILL BE NIGHTS UNTIL… MAGMA Galleries. Melbourne.

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

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
1993  - Duet Exhibition. Museum of Contemporary Art. PRC
         - «Young Shanghainese Artists». Museum of Contemporary Art. Shanghai. PRC
1994  - Australian Chinese Painting Society. Sydney. 
1995  - International Exhibition. Taipei Xin Culture Foundation. City of Taibei. Taiwan. 
1997  - Galerie BOUSCAYROL. Bordeaux. France
2000  - METROPOLIS Gallery. Melbourne.
2001  - Finalist Outback Acquisitive Art Prize. Broken Hill City Art Gallery. NSW
2001  - LANDAU Gallery. St Kilda. Melbourne.
2002  - Finalist 32nd Alice Springs Foundation Acquisitive Art Prize. Alice Springs. NT
          - Southside Arts project. Artefact show. Treasury Place. Melbourne.
          - Southside Arts Project. St Kilda Artists Studios. Melbourne. 
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.
2005 - Y.E.A.H (Youth Empowerment Against Aids) The World We Live In. 
           Melbourne Museum.
2006 - Y.E.A.H  The World We Live In. World Aids Day – 01/12/2006. Melbourne Museum.
2007 - Y.E.A.H. The World We Live In. Charity show and Auction. Melbourne Museum.
2009 - TREASURES. Flinders Lane Gallery. Melbourne.
2010 - Finalist Stanthorpe Acquisitive Art Prize. Stanthorpe Regional Gallery. QLD
     - VIEW FROM HERE. Flinders Lane Gallery. Melbourne.
     - FRESH. New artists. Flinders Lane Gallery. Melbourne.
     - Finalist Paddington Art Prize. Sydney.
     - Finalist Stan and Maureen Duke Gold Coast Art Prize. QLD
2011 - Finalist Lethbridge Art Prize. Lethbridge Gallery. Sydney
          - Finalist Prometheus Art Prize. QLD
     - Finalist Fleurieu Landscape Art Prize and Fleurieu Water Prize. 
            MacLaren Vale. S.A  Jury high commendation for SCARCITY (triptych)
     - Finalist Gold Coast Art Prize. Gold Coast City Gallery. QLD

2012 - Finalist SCOPE Galleries Art Award – Art Concerning Environment. Warrnambool. VIC
     - Finalist John Leslie Art Prize. Gippsland Art Gallery. Sale. VIC
2013 - Finalist Hazelhurst Art Prize. Hazelhurst Gallery and Arts Centre. NSW
     - Finalist Gold Coast Art Prize. GC City Art Gallery. QLD
2014 - Melbourne International Art Fair. Flinders Lane Gallery. VIC

2021 - Finalist Southern Buoy Studios Landscape Art Prize. Mornington Peninsula. VIC

2022 - ALPHA: MAGMA Galleries Launch. Collingwood. VIC
     - Finalist Wynne Art Prize. Art Gallery of New South Wales. Sydney. NSW

2023 - Summer Group. Magma Galleries. Collingwood. VIC

2024 - MAGMAVERSE 24. Magma Galleries. Collingwood. VIC                                                                                               
     - Finalist National Contemporary Art Prize. Canberra. ACT

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.

Christophe Stibio

Represented by MAGMA Galleries www.magmagalleries.com/artists/christophe-stibio/