Christina Cordero Biography

STUDIES

1963 Spent a year in China
1967 BA (Hons) Universidad de Chile
1965-86 Teaching/Research Positions at Uni de Chile: Uni de Concepci’on, Chile; Uni Carolica Chile; Uni of NSW.
1968 Certificat d’Etudes, Su`perieures, Universite de Bordeaux, France.
1971-73 Post Grad Studies/Research, Universidad Cat`olica, Chile
1973 Migrated to Australia from Chile
1974 Post Graduate Studies, University of New England, Armidale
1978 Post Graduate Studies, FLACSO, Mexico City
1987 Art Certificate, National Art School, ESTC.
1988 Post Certificate, Printmaking, National Art School, ESTC
1989 Post Certificate, Painting, National Art School, ESTC
1990 Diploma of Fine Arts, National Art School, ESTC
1991 Painting (Post-Technician), National Art School, ESTC
1992-94 Artist-in-Residence, Vaucluse High School, Sydney

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

1987 Access Gallery, Sydney
1988 Access Gallery, Sydney
1990 Access Gallery, Sydney
1991 Breewood Galleries, Katoomba, NSW
1992 Access Contemporary Art Gallery, Sydney
1996 Saffe Augustine- Chenier, Villa Marie, Quebec, Canada
1997 Marie-Jo Voigt Fine Art, Lilianfels, Katoomba, NSW
Access Contemporary Art Gallery, Sydney
1998 Beaver Galleries, Canberra
1999 Access Contemporary Gallery, Sydney
2000 Art Images Gallery, SA
Taller Galleria Fort, Cadaques, Spain
2001 Beaver Galleries, Canberra
2008 Australian Galleries, Sydney

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

1986 3 Artists, Tamarind Print Workshop/Gallery, Sydney
1986-89 Access Gallery, Sydney
1986,89,90 Biennial Mornington Peninsula Print Exhibition, Victoria
1986-96 Waverley Art Prize. NSW
1986,88,90 Mosman Art Prize, NSW
1986-96 Waverley Art Prize, NSW
1987,89,96 Hunters Hill Annual Art Exhibition
1987-94 Ryde Art Award
1988 6 Artists, Inaugural Exhibition, Art Affairs Gallery, Randwick
1988-91,94,95 Drummoyne Art Award
1988-99 Sydney Printmakers Exhibition, Sydney
1989 19th Int Miniature Art, Print Section, New Jersey, USA
Allegheny int Miniature Art, Princeton, W. Virginia, USA
100 X 100 Portfolio of Prints, Travelling Exhibition, PCA
Erotica, Breewood Gallery, Katoomba
Henri Worland Memorial Print Award, Warrnambool, Vic
Customs House Gallery, Warrnambool Vic
BMG Christmas Miniature Show Sydney
1989-92,94,96, 01 International Mini-Print, Cadaques, Barcelona, Spain
1989-93,96 Australian Society of Miniature Art, Grace Gallery, Chatswood
1989-96 Berrima District Art Exhibition, Bowral
1990-92 Pastel Society of NSW
1990,93-96 Fremantle Print Award, WA
1990-96 Birthday/Survey Show, Access Contemporary Art Gallery, Sydney
1991 Invited, Pastel Society of Vic, Melbourne
Jouissance, Cell Block, ESTC
National Art School, Juniper Hall Sydney.
Diamond Valley Art Award, Vic
1992-93 Small Works-Wide Visions, Downlands, Toowoomba QLD
1992-96 Birthday Collectors Exhibition, Breewood Galleries, Sydney.
1993 Bowral Art Gallery Miniature Competition, NSW
1997 Invited Atelier Les Mille Feuilles, Rouyn (Quebec) Canada
Invited, Musee` de la Civilisation, Quebec, Canada
1998 Intaglio, Port Jackson Press, Melbourne
3rd International Miniprint Triennale, Finland
1999 7th International Works on Paper Fair, Sydney
Bringing Culture, Lake Macquarie gallery, NSW
2000 9 x 12 Contemporary Art Society of Vic, National touring
2001 A space odyssey, Penrith Regional Gallery, NSW
Wyong Shire festival of arts, NSW
Oceanside community arts council, Canada
Hungry Mans Exhibition, travelling regional centres in NSW

COMMISSIONS / AWARDS

1987 First Prize, Mixed Media, Ryde Art Award
1988 Commission, 100X 100 Bicentennial Print Portfolio, PCA
1989 Third Prize, Drawing, Sydney Royal Art Show.
H. Commended, Pastel, Waverley/Woollahra Art Prize
Second Prize, Barry Stern Print Award TAFE
1989,93 H. Commended, Work on Paper, Berrima District Art Show
1989,94 First Prize, Print, Waverley Art Prize, Sydney
1990 H Commended, Print & Paper, Port Macquarie Art Exhibition
First Prize, Miniature, Ryde Art Award
H Commended, Drawing Willoughby City Art Prize
1990,93 H Commended (3), Print, Willoughby City Art Prize
1990,95 First Prize, Print, Hunters Hill Art Award
1991 First Prize, Pastel Society of NSW Award Exhibition.
Very Highly Commended, Mixed Media, Ryde Art Award,
First Prize, Drawing, Willoughby City Art Prize
Second Prize, Works on Paper, Willoughby City Art Prize
1991,92,93 First Prize, Pastel, Waverley Art Prize
1992 Third Prize, Modern Figurative Painting, Sydney Royal Art show
H Commended, Rembrandt Painting, Waverley Art Prize
First Prize, Print, City Art Prize
1992,93 H Commended, Mixed Media, Ryde Art Award
1993 Second Prize, Miniature Painting, Sydney Royal Art Show
Commended, Open, Waverley Art Prize
1993-95 Etchings for three volumes of poetry by Coralie Hindley
1994 H Commended, Contemporary, Wyong Shire Festival of Arts.
First Prize Works on Paper, Wyong Shire Festival of Arts
Grand Prize, Biennale Internationale d’Art Miniature, Canada
H Commended, Pastel & Miniature, Waverley Art Prize
Commission, Member Print, Print Council of Australia
1994,95 Commended Print Berrima District Art Award, Bowral
1995 V High Commend, Open, Hunters Hill Art Prize.
First Prize, Modern, Drummoyne Art Society
H Commended, Small Works, Drummoyne Art Society
Commended Open & Pastel, Waverley Art Prize.
H Commended, Contemporary, Fishers Ghost, Campbelltown
Regional Gallery
1995,97,01 Commended Contemporary, Wyong Shire Festival of Arts
1996 H Commended, Open, Hunters Hill Art Prize
1999 Int. Mini Print Cadaques award, Spain
Waverly Art Prize, Sydney
2000 Works on Paper open art prize, Bowral, NSW
1st prize Australian Society of Minature Art, NSW

COLLECTIONS

Institutional and private collections in the United Kingdom, Europe, Chile, Mexico and Australia.

ARTICLES

1988,92 Catalogue, Annual International Exhibition of Miniature Art, Canada.
100 X 100 Portfolio, Print Council of Australia.
Directory, Australian Artists Producing Prints, PCA
1990 Australian Artists Magazine, Patricia Moy, Vol 6 No.10
Artists & Galleries of Australia, M. Germaine, Craftsman House
1989-92,94-96 Catalogue, Miniprint International of Cadaques, Spain
1991 Women Artists of Australia, Max Germaine, Craftsman House
1992 Catalogue, Small Works, Wide Vision, Downlands Art Exhibition
1994 Article Oz Arts Magazine, Victoria Hynes, No 11.
Imprint, PCA Member Print Commissions, Spring, Vol 29, No2.
1994-96 Article, Parcours Magazine, Canada
1995 Whos Who of Australian Visual Artists, DW Thorpe (in
association with NAVA)
1996 Australian Printmaking in the 1990’s, Sasha Grishin,
Craftsman House
1997 Catalogue Reproduction, Zoom Sur les Miniatures, Mus`ee de la
Civilisation,
1998 Quebec, Canada.
2000 Printmaking Today London, Spring p.5 El Punti Diari, June,
Cadaques, Spain
An artist by accident, Herald Sun, Melbourne, Nov.13 p86
2001 The Canberra Times, Ron Cerabona, 24th May 2001
The Canberra Times, Review, Sasha Grishin, 29th May,2001