BIOGRAPHY
Born: 1952 Daylesford, Victoria, Australia as Christine Limb changed to Xersa 1970's.
STUDIES
2006-11 National Gallery Victoria and Ballarat Art Gallery, Advanced Master Classes and workshops with Tutors
Yvonne Audette, Grace Bailey, Dale Cox, Mark Felltham, Alex Gibson, Margaret Gurney, Anna Hoyle
Suzanne Jacobs, Marco Luccio, Michael Nicholls, Peter Wegner
1968–70 BIAE, Fine Art
1971-72 RMIT, Industrial Design
1973-74 RMIT, Fine Art
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2012 Ballarat Regional Integrated Cancer Centre, upcoming fundraising silent auction Gallery On Sturt, Ballarat
2009 Affirmation Arts, New York, NY “Nemesis Catch” Director, Marla Goldwasser
2006 Studio Exhibition, Moonee Ponds, Fundraiser for the Trust for Nature Curated by Xersa
2001-09 Studio Exhibitions, Courtney Street, North Melbourne, [my studio home transformed to a serviced
apartment styled accommodation for short stay international visitors, showcasing artworks on a revolving basis.]
1997 Art Affairs Gallery, Carlton. “Survival, Existence” Director, Lindsay Anderson
1996 Dianne Tanzer Gallery, Fitzroy Director Dianne Tanzer
1994 Blackwood Street Gallery, North Melbourne, “Existence” Curated by Xersa
1993 Blackwood Street gallery, North Melbourne, “Enigma” Curated by Xersa
1993 Artist in Residence, Eltham Festival
1992 Blackwood street gallery, North Melbourne, “Out of Silence” Curated by Xersa
1991 Blackwood Street Gallery, North Melbourne, “The Elements” Curated by Xersa
1990 Friends of the Earth Gallery, “Fundraiser for the Trust for Nature” Curated by Xersa
1986 Studio Exhibition, North Fitzroy
1985 Studio Exhibition, North Fitzroy
1984 Studio Exhibition, North Fitzroy
1983 FTGAS Gallery “A Dozen Years”
1973 Misa’s Gallery, Hawthorn. “First Melbourne Solo” Director, Misa Tadic
1969 Studio Exhibition”Show Room” Daylesford
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2011 Deutscher & Hackett Fine Art Auctions “In Honor of David Band”
2011 Art Gallery Of Ballarat “Drawn From Life” exhibition, featuring Peter Corlett, Artists, Grace Bailey, Mitchell Bailey
Rosie Bisuttil, Gay Bonham, Margaret Burn, Peter Cougle, Mark Feltham, Robyn Fisher, Andrew Gault,
Eddie Goodson, Alexandria Hall, Demelza Hall, Jo Huntley, Ben Kelly, Phillipa McCallin-Miller, Elizabeth McCormac,
Sue Meredith,Minns- Reeves, Kate Morrison, Phil Morrison, Kate O’Toole, Margot Petit, Geoff Phillips, George Porter,
Michelle Potter, David Pudney, Tania Salehian, Lani Sharp, Christine Tauschke, Tim Tench, Brody Thiele,
Kirsten Thomassen, Shane Van Den akker, Xersa
2011 Fibre Arts Australia “15x15x15 Compact Art Exhibition” Fundraiser, Ballarat grammar, Ballarat, Victoria
2010-11 Linden Centre for Contemporary Arts, St Kilda, Victoria “Linden Postcard Show”
2010 Exit Art, New York, NY, “Fracking” Responsive Postcards, Curated by Papo Colo, Jeanette Ingberman and Herb Tam
2010 BSG, Brunswick Street Gallery, Fitzroy, Victoria, “Small Works” exhibition. Director Mark Jamieson
2009 Cipriani Wall Street, New York NY, “Downtown Hospital, Gala Evening Presentation and fundraise"
2009 Forty five Downstairs Gallery, Melbourne, “Sevensunssevenmoons” fundraising silent auction, curated by Xersa
2007-10 Otway Estate and Winery, Colac, “Conciet-Corangamarah” Fundraising Exhibition
2007 Crown Towers, Melbourne “The Hidden Faces Of The Archibald” Curated by Jacqueline Taylor OAM
2006 Suede Down Under, Friends Of The Earth, “Fundraising Auction”, Collingwood
1995 Robert Lindsay Gallery [now Fortyfivedownstairs] “Save Albert Park 9 x 5” Exhibition, Curated by Andrew Sibley
including Artists:- Davida Allen, Rick Amor, Meg Benwell, Peter Booth, Arthur Boyd, Godwin Bradbeer
Judy Cassab, Jon Cattapan, John Davis, Brian Dunlop, Graham Fransella, Leonard French, Grahame King,
Mandy Martin, Terry Mattassoni, Lewis Miller, Mirka Mora, John Neeson, John Olsen, John Perseval,
Geoffrey Riccardo, Victor Rubin, Jan Senbergs, Gary Shead, Heather Shimmen, Irena Sibley, Sally Smart,
Stephen Spurrier, Wendy Stavrianos, Tim Storrier, John Wolseley, Xersa
1993 AGNSW, Art Gallery of New South Wales, “Dobell Prize”, Sydney
1992 Leonard Joel’s National, International Art Auction, Armadale, Victoria
1991-96 Metro Craft Center, N. Melbourne. “Annual exhibitions”
1991 Diamond Valley Art Awards exhibition
1983-84 Unomi Arts N. Fitzroy Director Miriam Weiner
1981-83 FTGAS Annual Group Exhibitions. An iconic gallery, past host to Artists, Chris Canning, Fred Williams, Noel Counihan,
1971-77 Dandenong Festival of Music and Art Exhibitions
1974 Glendonald School for deaf Children “fundraising exhibition”, opened by Author Alan Marshall, Kew
1970 BIAE, Ballarat, Annual Exhibition,
1969 Apex Group organized Exhibition “Barbara & Xersa, Special Sisters feature” Ballarat Begonia Festival Art show
1968 Studio Exhibition with my Sister, Barbara Limb, Daylesford
1962-74 Various Shows and Awards, Daylesford, Castlemaine, Ballarat, Dandenong
AWARDS
2007 Finalist “The Hidden Faces of the Archibald”, Prize
2007-10 Finalist, “Conciet-Corangamarah” Art Prizes, Otway Estate Winery
1993 Finalist,” DOBELL PRIZE”, Art Gallery NSW
1991 Finalist,” Diamond Valley” Art Award
1991 Highly Commended, “Rotary Art Show” Yea Victoria,
1972-76 Honorable Mention, “Dandenong Festival of Music and Art”
1972 Highly Commended, “Dandenong Festival of Music and Art”
1969 Commonwealth Study Advancement Scholarship
1967 Highly Commended, “Castlemaine Art Gallery Students Exhibition”
1967 Daylesford Technical-High School Art Award. Principle, Bob Dobell
1962-68 Daylesford and Ballarat regional Shows and CWA annual fair, numerous first and second prizes
COLLECTIONS
2010 Exit Art, New York, NY, “Fracking” Responsive Postcards Exhibition Archive collection
2009 Australian Federal Court Chambers “Portrait of Justice Peter R. A. Gray”, “A New Beginning #"
2000 City of Melbourne, 2010 Sculpture project, “Untitled” Carved Plaster in glass bottle set in carved plaster base
1995 Vitara Pty Ltd [Professional Grain Pty Ltd] Nine Mixed media works from “Out of Silence” series. 1992 - 95
1993 Architects, Greenway Hirst Page Pty. Ltd. “The Elements” series
1985 Liberty Casings Pty Ltd. [Van Hessen Pty/Ltd] “Animal Series” 4 Pastel on paper Artworks and 1 Oil on Canvass.
Private collectors, Italy, Japan, New York NY, New South Wales, Victoria
COMMISSIONS
2007 Portrait, commissioned by T. Evans of her Grand Parents, Melbourne
2000 Melbourne City Council “North West Melbourne 2010” Sculpture Project
1998-99 Murals for Restaurants, Swanston Street Melbourne and Brunswick Street, Fitzroy
1997 Melbourne City Council Photographic Contract
1996 Murals and Sculptures for the Lemax Group Pty Ltd. Melbourne regions
1993-5 Murals for Private residences, Carlton and Carlton South
1991 Artist in residence, Fitzroy Secondary College
1991 Workshop, “The Zen of Drawing” International Oki-Do Yoga Intensive Australia
1990 Sets and Lighting for Takao Nakazawasans Performances in Melbourne and the Santangelo Theatre festival, Italy
1985 Van Hessan Pty Ltd. [Liberty Casings Pty Ltd.] 4 pastel on paper and 1 oil on linen, “Animal Series” for Board room
1974 World Record Club, “Portrait of Billy Holiday”
1967 Daylesford Players, “Sir Winston Churchill” Portrait
PUBLISHED AND MEDIA ARCHIVAL
2012 Catalogue, Ballarat Regional Integrated Cancer Centre silent auction and exhibition, Gallery On Sturt, Ballarat, Vic.
2011 Catalogue, Deutscher and Hackett Fine Art Auction “In honor of David Band” fundraiser
2011 The Ballarat Independent, Art Gallery Of Ballarat, “Drawn From Life”
2011 Australian Art Collector Magazine, issue 55, featuring “Nemesis and Motherhood”
2010 Australian Art collector Magazine, issue 51, featuring “The Pausling”
2009 Australian Art Collector Magazine, issue 50, full page featuring works from “Nemesis Catch”
2009 Catalogue, “Nemesis Catch”, Affirmation Arts, New York NY. Solo exhibition
2009 Article, The Age Opinion by Lawrence Money Feb 6
2009 E Bulletin, Forty Five Downstairs “Seven suns seven moons”
2009 Catalogue, “Seven suns seven moons” booklet Fortyfive Downstairs Gallery
2009 Article, Artscope by Barbara Hall “Seven suns seven moons”
2008 Article, Leader news, by Anna Prytz, “Portrait of Mr. Les Twentyman OAM”
2008 Article, The Age, Arts “Hidden Faces of the Archibald”
2007 Catalogue, “Hidden Faces Of The Archibald”
2002 Publication, “Dobell Prize for Drawing, The First Ten Years, 1993 to 2002” Art Gallery of New South Wales
1996 Television, Optus Foxtel Cable Television, “Hub Arts Program”
1996 Catalogue, Dianne Tanzer Gallery
1995 Catalogue, “9x5” “Save Albert Park Silent Auction and Exhibition” Robert Lindsay Gallery [Forty Five downstairs]
1992 Catalogue, Leonard Joel’s Fine Art Auctions
1991 Article, The Yea Chronical, “Large crowds at show”
1990-02 Craft Art International, Issues 22 and 26
1990 Article, The Yea Chronicle, “FOE Exhibition”
1983 Review, The Melbourne Times, by K. Nicolls, “A dozen years on”
1983 Review, Art Almanac by Penny Webb. “FTGAS solo exhibition”
1983 Article, Daylesford Advocate, “Artistic Success”
1972-76 Article, The Herald Sun, “Dandenong Festival of Art”
1970 Front page feature, Ballarat Courier, “BIAE Annual Exhibition”
1968 Article, Ballarat Courier, “BIAE Art Student, Portrait of Harold Holt”
1968 Article, Daylesford Advocate, “Local Artist portrait Harold Holt”
1967 Articles, Ballarat Courier and Daylesford Advocate articles “Castlemaine Art Prize”
1967 Article, Daylesford Advocate, “Technical High School Art Prize”
1967 Article, Daylesford Advocate, “Daylesford Players commission local Artist for portrait of Sir Winston Churchill”
1966 Article, Daylesford Advocate, “Equine Mural for Glenlyon Pony Club Function”
TRAVEL
2007-11 Singapore, Fiji, Vanuatu, Photographic data for forthcoming “Splas Trans Futurity” installation
2001-09 S. Africa, Jamaica, USA, UK, Ireland, New Zealand Photographic data for “Nemesis” Series,
1989-90 Japan, Italy, Spain, Southern France. Australian Central and Eastern aspects, drawing, painting and Theatre
IMPORTANT INFLUENCES
BIAE, Life Drawing with Helen Ross, Painting with Donald Taylor Kellock,
Printmaking and Photography with Henry Moritz, 1968-70, Head of Department, Geoff Mainwaring.
RMIT, Industrial Design, “Visual Communications” with Professor Gerhard Herbst and extracurricular workshops, “The Zen of Art” with Andrew Sibley, organized by Professor Gerhard Herbst, 1971-72.
RMIT, Printmaking with George Baldessin, 1971-73,
OTHER, Butoh and improvised theatre with Takao Nakazawasan, 1989-91,
ARTISTS, Picasso’s drawings, Odilon redon, Cezanne, Goya, Rembrandt, Turner, Van Gogh, Leonardo Da Vinci, Durer,
Primitive art, Simone De Beauvoir, Jean Cocteau.
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