BIOGRAPHY


CHRIS BROADBENT
Victoria, BC  Canada
Tel: (250) 658-9490
e-mail: cbroadbent@shaw.ca
Web: www.chrisbroadbent-art.ca
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ART CAREER SUMMARY
Forsaking geophysics (my first career because "art doesn't pay!") I started painting full-time some years ago. I work with most media but prefer oils. My art most often reflects the Western Canada wilderness, to which I make frequent trips for inspiration. In my paintings I hope to re-create the sense of "being there". My hope is to re-connect the viewer with his/her natural surroundings. We are so easily distracted by our urban environment, we forget that this--the natural world--is where we came from. I also paint other subjects of beauty in a variety of styles. I submit to local shows and host my own exhibitions as I continue to search, research, and study so my art will continue to evolve.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
  • Cedar Hill Gallery, 2008.
  • Goward House, 2005, 2008.
  • Community Arts Council of Greater Victoria, 2003, 2005.
  • The genesis Centre, 2003.
  • Myfanwy Pavelic Gallery, Mary Winspear Community Cultural Centre, 2002.
  • Gallery at the Mac, Victoria, 2000.

    • EXHIBITIONS
  • Art Rentals, Art Gallery of Greater Victoria, 2010, 2011.
  • Sooke Fine Arts, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2007 - 2010.
  • Capital Arts Festival, 2007.
  • Victoria LOOK, 2005, 2007, 2010, 2011.
  • Victoria Sketch Club Annual Show, 2005, 2006, 2011.
  • Sidney Fine Art Show, 2004.
  • Toronto Elmwood Gallery, Victoria College of Art graduation, 1999.
  • Various local shows including:
  • Moss Street Paint-in, 1998, 2000 - 2005, 2007, 2009 - 2011.
  • Goldstream Nature of Island Artists, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2011.
  • Gallery by the Sea, 1998 - 2003, 2006.
  • Gorge on Art, 1999, 2009.

    • CD COVER
  • "Island Suite," Alison Vardy harpist, 2003. http://www.alisonvardy.com

    • FORMAL ART EDUCATION
  • Vancouver Island School of Art, 2006-2007.
  • Victoria College of Art, Associate, 4th year graduate program, 1999.
  • Victoria College of Art, 1996-98.
  • Part time art courses and individual tutoring, Calgary, 1987-89.
  • Alberta College of Art, Calgary, 1st year, 1985-86.

    • OTHER EDUCATION
  • Camosun College, Diploma, Electronics Engineering Technology, 1994.
  • UBC, B.Sc Honours, Geophysics, 1971.


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