Donovan Christie
Hello, Jerry..., 2020
Framed Giclee Print on Cotton Ilford Stock
Edition of 100
33 x 48cm
AVAILABLE
Donovan Christie
Hello, Jerry..., 2020
Giclee Print on Cotton Ilford Stock
(Unframed)
Edition of 100
33 x 48cm
AVAILABLE
Donovan Christie
Window Shopper, 2019
Oil on linen panel
60 x 60cm
SOLD
Donovan Christie
Hole Foods, 2019
Oil on linen
90 x 120 cm
SOLD
Donovan Christie
Picky Eater, 2018
Oil on linen panel
18 x 38cm (unframed)
30.5 x 38 cm (framed)
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Donovan Christie
Not Bad, 2018
Oil on linen panel
18 x 23 cm (unframed)
30.5 x 38 cm (framed)
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Donovan Christie
Make It A Blockbuster Night, 2018
Oil on linen
90 x 120 cm
SOLD
Donovan Christie
It's Mac Time, 2018
Oil on linen
60 x 60 cm
SOLD
Donovan Christie
Be Kind Rewind, 2018
Oil on linen
90 x 120 cm
SOLD
Donovan Christie
b. 1989
Christie’s work can be seen as very witty and nostalgic. Seemingly simple at first, the more you look; the more there is to see. Thoughtfully immortalising a period of time, he documents the scenes of Australia in this day and age as we are on the verge of a dying era. The self-taught artist has been a finalist in several major art prizes, including the Waterhouse Art Prize, Parklands Art Prize, Lethbridge 10000 and the BSG Small Scale Prize to name a few. In 2015 he was nominated for the Channel 9 Young Achiever Arts Award and in 2016 became the winner of the prestigious award. “As a 90s kid I have a vivid picture of what my home town (Adelaide) was to me; City Sk8, Magic Mountain, Night Train, and Tilt Arcade. All these places have left a lasting impression on me; however, with this fast paced world we now live in, people often forget what we used to have around us or even what we still do. My aim is to bring attention to the things that often take a backseat in our humble city, encouraging the viewer to pause and look at the landscape a little different. Each picture I paint has a connection to me, even if only subtle; I am placing a piece of me into each painting. Each painting has a personal story attached; I have been a part of the scene in which I am capturing. I choose to leave the paintings vacant of people and life, not only to give the air that something has or is about to go down, but to also allow the viewer to place themselves in the setting and recreate their own memory or narrative.”
Solo Exhibitions
2020
‘Faces and Places’ / Holdfast Bay Discovery Centre, SA, 2018
‘Be Kind Rewind’ / Metro Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
‘Business Class’ / Adelaide Airport and Hill Smith Gallery,Adelaide, SA
2017
‘Business As Usual’ / Studio Bowden, Adelaide, SA
2015
‘Frontin’ / The Space Gallery, Adelaide, SA
2013
‘Street Struck’ / Carclew Arts Centre, Adelaide, SA
2012
‘Surface’ / Onkaparanga Arts Centre, Adelaide, SA
2011
‘These Streets Raised Me’ / Gallery on Waymouth, Adelaide,SA
2010
‘Urban Streetscapes’ / Greenhill Galleries, Adelaide, SA
Treat From The Street’ / The Producers, Adelaide, SA
Awards and Recognition
2020
John Leslie Art Prize – Gippsland Gallery, VIC
Parklands Art Prize – Adelaide Festival Centre, SA
Lethbridge 20000 – Lethbridge Gallery, VIC
2019
Lethbridge 20000 (Finalist)
Fringe Festival Cover Prize (Winner)
Unley Art Prize (Finalist)
West Torrens Art Prize (Finalist)
2018
Lethbridge 10000 Prospect Portrait Prize
2017
Emma Hack Art Prize (Finalist)
Bluethumb Art Prize (Finalist)
2016
Young Achiever of the Year Arts Category (Winner)
Royal Society of the Arts S.A Youthscape (2D Category Winner)
Coonawarra Art Prize (Finalist)
Gallery One Art Prize (Finalist)
2015
Kym Bonython Encouragement Award (Winner)
City of Unley Studies of Urban Life Award (Winner)
Art Images Exhibit Award (Winner)
Prospect Portrait Prize (Finalist)
Emma Hack Art Prize (Finalist)
Hawkesbury Art Prize (Finalist)
King of Canvas (Highly Commended)
2014
The Waterhouse Art Prize (Finalist)
Lethbridge 10000 (Finalist)
Parklands Art Prize (Finalist)
Port Adelaide Art Prize (Peoples Choice)
Selected Group Exhibitions
2020
The 21st Prospect Art Show – Newmarch Gallery, SA
2019
Primary and Secondary – Studio Bowden, Adelaide, SA
Summer Group Show – Metro Gallery, VIC
Borderland – NAB Foyer, Adelaide, SA
2018
Affordable Art Fair / Singapore
Summer Group Show / Metro Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
Artists to Watch / Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane, QLD
Lethbridge 10000 / Lethbridge Gallery, Brisbane, QLD TransformARTive Charity Auction / Plant4, Adelaide, SA
City Vs. Nature / SA
Art Collective, Adelaide, SA
2017
Form / Hill Smith Gallery, Adelaide, SA
Summer Group Show / Metro Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
Spring Art / Loreto College Linden Postcard Show / Linden New Art, Adelaide, SA
Coonawarra Art Prize / Penola Gallery, Adelaide, SA
2016
Mitcham Art Prize / Gallery One, Adelaide, SA
Youthscape / Royal South Australian Society of Arts, Adelaide, SA
Coonawarra Art Prize / Penola Gallery, Adelaide, SA
2015
Christmas Exhibit / Art Images Gallery, Adelaide, SA
Emma Hack Art Prize / Adelaide Convention Centre, Adelaide, SA
‘40x40x40’ / Brunswick Street Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
Prospect Portrait Prize / Prospect Gallery, Adelaide, SA Spring ART / Loreto College Royal Adelaide Art Prize / Wayville Showgrounds, Adelaide,SA
Frog Cakes / SAHMRI / Light Square Gallery, Adelaide, SA King of Canvas / Onkaparinga Arts Centre, Adelaide, SA Cranium / M2 Gallery (Sydney) 2014 Waterhouse Art Prize / SA Museum, Adelaide, SA
GuitarART Prize / Adelaide Festival Centre, Adelaide, SA Youthscape / Royal South Australian Society of Arts, Adelaide, SA
2013
‘40x40x40’ / Brunswick Street Gallery, Melbourne, VIC Salon Hang / Rosemont Estate Cellar Door, Adelaide, SA Parklands Art Prize / Adelaide Festival Centre, Adelaide, SA King of Canvas / Onkaparinga Arts Centre, Adelaide, SA
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