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.”



Donovan Christie
Hello, Jerry..., 2020
Giclee Print on Cotton Ilford Stock
(Unframed)
Edition of 100
33 x 48cm



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Donovan Christie
Window Shopper, 2019
Oil on linen panel
60 x 60cm



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Donovan Christie
Hole Foods, 2019
Oil on linen
90 x 120 cm



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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
Return Of The Mac, 2018
Oil on canvas
150 x 200 cm



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Donovan Christie
The Burgers Are Better, 2018
Oil on linen
90 x 120 cm



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Donovan Christie
Home Of The Whopper, 2018
Oil on linen
60 x 60 cm



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Donovan Christie
Pie in the Sky, 2018
Oil on linen
60 x 60 cm



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Donovan Christie
Happy All Round, 2018
Oil on linen
60 x 60 cm



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Donovan Christie
Ezy Does It, 2018
Oil on linen
60 x 60 cm



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Donovan Christie
A Slice Of Life, 2018
Oil on linen
90 x 120 cm



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Solo Exhibitions

2021

'The Milk Bars are on Me', Metro Gallery, Melbourne

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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