Geoffrey Ricardo

Geoffrey Ricardo
Geoffrey Ricardo
Born	Geoffrey Ricardo; 1964 (age 60–61); Melbourne, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Education	Chisholm Institute of Technology, Post Graduate and Masters of Fine Art in printmaking at Monash University
Known for	Drawing, Printmaking, Etching, Lithography
Awards	2009 Grand Prize, Lorne Sculpture Exhibition; 2013 King Valley Art prize
Website	www.geoffreyricardo.com

Geoffrey Ricardo (born 1964) is an Australian contemporary visual artist whose work focuses on his sculpture and printmaking practice.^[1]

Biography

Ricardo was born in Melbourne, Australia.^[2] He is known for his Figurative work that centres around a narrative language,^[3] Ricardo works primarily in sculpture, printmaking, etching, lithography, & painting.^[4] Ricardo was the winner of the 2009 Lorne Sculpture Exhibition.^[5] He has been a regular artist in residence at the Art Vault Mildura, along with other artists such as Mike Parr, Rick Amor, Rona Green, Tony Ameneiro and Heather Shimmen.^[6] His work is represented in select major private and corporate collections, as well as public and university museum collections in all states of Australia including the National Gallery of Australia,^[7]^[8] Art Gallery of New South Wales,^[9]^[10] Queensland Art Gallery, State Library of Victoria and the Art Gallery of South Australia.^[11]

^ "Geoffrey Ricardo, Printmaker and Sculptor". Design and Art Australia Online (DAAO).
^ Germaine, Max (1990). Artists and Galleries of Australia. Sydney: Craftsman House. ISBN 976-8097-02-7.
^ Australian Printmaking in the 1990s by Sasha Grishin, Craftsman House, 1997 ISBN 90-5703-391-7
^ Australian Prints Hendrik Kolenberg and Anne Ryan published by the AGNSW, 1998, ISBN 0-7313-8912-3
^ "Lorne Sculpture Biennale". Archived from the original on 21 September 2013.
^ "Art Vault National Artists". Archived from the original on 21 September 2013.
^ "National Gallery of Australia collection search". nga.gov.au.
^ Place made, Australian print workshop Roger Butler and Anne Virgo, editors, Published by National Gallery of Australia, 2004 ISBN 0-642-54155-8
^ "Works by Geoffrey Ricardo :: The Collection". Art Gallery NSW. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
^ "Collection Online > artists > RICARDO". ngv.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
^ Australian Identities in Printmaking : The Australian Print Collection of Wagga Wagga Regional Art Gallery Sasha Grishin published by W.W.R.A.G., 2000, ISBN 1-875247-15-7

www.geoffreyricardo.com Artist's website
Images of Ricardo's work held by the Art Gallery of New South Wales [1] Art Gallery of New South Wales online collection listing
Images of Ricardo's work held by the National Gallery of Australia [2] National Gallery of Australia online collection listing
Images of Ricardo's work held by the National Gallery of Victoria [3] NGV online collection listing