Chris Hundt ART AND OTHER STUDIES 1958 1960 Trained at East Sydney National Art School 1980 Painting, photography, sculpture and screen printing at Tin Sheds, Sydney University. 1961 1996 Various workshops in painting, ceramics, sculpture, watercolour,super 8 film, writing and video. 2010 on Workshops in various printmaking techniques. GENERAL Illustrator and graphic artist periodically from 1960-1990. Became mother to daughter Jodie,1964, son Adam 1970, daughter Kylie 1972. Designed and co-ordinated the painting of public murals in Manly 1978, and Bellingen 1984. Commissioned to design murals at Frenchs Forest Primary School 1979 and Avalon Community Centre 1980. With a grant from the Community Arts Board and the Premier s Department, co-ordinated " 2BBB Art Festival", Bellingen 1985. Through 1975 to 1979 periodically taught painting, sculpture and craft at Newport and Narrabeen Community Centres. In 1982 spent 5 months as Artist in Residence at Finegold Creek Institute, Friant, CA, USA. In 1983 built mudbrick house in Kalang, Bellingen. Tutored in drawing at Mosman Evening College 1988. Explored woodcraft 1992-1995. 2000 Established studio and residence in Dorrigo. 2015 Artist in Residence, NERAM, Armidale. SOLO EXHIBITIONS 1982 Notchaus Gallery, Finegold Creek Institute, Friant, CA, USA 1982 Tess Tree Webb Gallery, CA, USA 1995 Studio Gallery, Bellingen 1999 Lake Russell Gallery, Coffs Harbour 2000 New England Regional Art Museum, Armidale 2003 Grafton Regional Gallery 2006 Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery 2011 Travels with an Eggshell, NEXUS Gallery, Bellingen 2012 Industrial Landscape, Cooks Hill Galleries, Newcastle. 2014 Rural Industrial, First Avenue Gallery Sawtell 2014 Hugs, Nexus Gallery, Bellingen 2015 On The Line, Grafton Regional Gallery 2015 Pegging Out, New England Regional Art Museum, Armidale 2016 New Skins Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery GROUP EXHIBITIONS 1980 Blackfriars Gallery, Camperdown 1981 Women s Exhibition, Syds Gallery, Darlinghurst Community Sculpture, Third Biennial Sculpture Exhibition, La Trobe University, Melbourne Lovely Motherhood Show (Sculpture), Pram Factory, Adelaide 1982 Two Women, Bondi Pavilion, Sydney 1983 Bellingen Women s Art, Bondi Pavilion, Sydney 1985 Community Exhibition, 2BBB Art Festival, Bellingen 1994 Womanspeak/Womanspirit, Women s Academy, Distaff, Camperdown 1996 Black & White Works on Paper, Lodge 241 Gallery, Bellingen Reconstructing Ourselves, Jessie Street National Women s Library, Sydney
1997 Landscape Paintings, Lodge 241 Gallery, Bellingen Packsaddle Fundraiser Exhibition, New England Regional Art Museum, Armidale NSW North, Lake Russell Gallery, Coffs Harbour ---------------------------------> 2 1998 The Flower Show, Lake Russell Gallery, Coffs Harbour 2000 Foot by Foot, Lake Russell Gallery, Coffs Harbour 2001 Creative Mountain Art, Dorrigo Effects of Light, Weswal Gallery, Tamworth The Gallery on Lurline, Katoomba The Christmas Show, Weswal Gallery, Tamworth Raglan Gallery, Manly 2002 Creative Mountain Art, Dorrigo Robb College, University of New England, Armidale The Christmas Show, Weswal Gallery, Tamworth 2003 Creative Mountain Art, Dorrigo 2004 Creative Mountain Art, Dorrigo Coldstream Gallery, Ulmurra John Gordon Gallery, Flourish Coffs Harbour Regional Art Gallery Show John Gordon Gallery, The Christmas Show 2005 Coffs Harbour City Arts & Crafts Exhibition Creative Mountain Art, Dorrigo 2006 Creative Mountain Art, Dorrigo 2007 NEXUS Gallery, Bellingen Creative Mountain Art, Dorrigo Lake Russell Gallery, Coffs Harbour (two exhibitions) 2008 Creative Mountain Art, Dorrigo Hundt & Tuckwell, NEXUS Gallery, Bellingen 2009 Creative Mountain Art, Dorrigo Postcard Show, Grafton Regional Gallery Creative Mountain Art, Dorrigo; feature artist Art With Relish, Federal Hotel, Bellingen 2011 Creative Mountain Art, Dorrigo Uralla Arts Exhibition Art in the Paddock, Nymboida, Grafton R.A.G. 2012 Nature In Print, Dorrigo Rainforest Centre Gallery. Mountain Art, Dorrigo. Art on The Hill, Grafton R.A.G 2013 Nature in Print No.2. Dorrigo Rainforest Centre Gallery. Mountain Art Dorrigo Bellingen Gallery & Framing 2014 Group Exhibition First Avenue Gallery, Sawtell The Print Show, Grafton Regional Gallery Duo, Prints and Paintings, Twisted Fork, Dorrigo Mountain Art, Dorrigo Still Life Group Exhibition, First Avenue Gallery, Sawtell 2015 Mountain Art, Dorrigo
M.A.P.15 Nexus Gallery, Bellingen Girls' Night Out, The Art Factory, Coffs Harbour 2016 Mountain Art, Dorrigo If You go into The Woods Today, New England Regional Art Museum, Armidale -------------------> 3 AWARDS 1967 1st Under 25yrs (painting), Manly Warringah Art Prize 1996 1st Watercolour; 1st Shire Resident (pastel); 2 Highly Commendeds (Watercolour & Painting), Mantova Memorial Art Show, Bellingen Champion Painting; 2nd (Drawing), Dorrigo Show 1997 Two Highly Commendeds (Drawing & Painting), Coffs Harbour City Arts & Craft Festival People s Choice Prize (Painting); Two Commendeds (Painting), Southern Cross Arts & Craft Festival 1st Watercolour; 2nd Painting; Highly Commended (Drawing), Mantova Memorial Art Show, Bellingen 1998 Champion Award, Coffs Harbour City Art & Craft Exhibition Forest Place Retirement Village (Acquisitive) Tweed Valley Art Prize, Murwillumbah 1st Bellingen Council Award; 2nd Resident Bellingen Shire; 2nd Traditional Landscape (all Painting), Mantova Memorial Art Show, Bellingen 1999 Commended (Pastel), Coffs Harbour City Art & Craft Exhibition Ulla Mattas Memorial Award (Portrait), 1st Open Section (Painting); 2 Highly Commendeds (Painting & Pastel), Dorrigo Show 2000 1st & Commended, Mantova Memorial Art Show, Bellingen Champion, 1st & 2nd, Dorrigo Show 2001 1st, Seascape, Nambucca Heritage 2001 Exhibition Champion, 2 Firsts, Highly Commended (Pastels, Painting), Dorrigo Show 2002 Highly Commended, Coffs Harbour City Art Exhibition 1st Landscape, 2 Commended, Mantova Memorial Art Show, Bellingen Champion, 1st & 3rd, Dorrigo Show 3rd Prize, Australian Artist Magazine, No. 13 Challenge 2003 1st Open Section, Coffs Harbour City Art & Craft Exhibition Finalist, Australian Artist Magazine, No. 13 Challenge 2004 1st Prize, The Lynch Landscape Prize, (Bellingen Art Prize) Champion Prize for Portrait, 2nd Landscape, Dorrigo Show 2005 1st and Highly Commended, Contemporary Section, Dorrigo Show 2007 Highly Commended, Nambucca Art Prize 2008 1st, Drawing Prize, Dorrigo Show Members Award, Bellingen Art Prize 2009 Sponsors Award, Coffs Harbour City Portrait Prize Peoples Choice Award, Coffs Harbour City Portrait Prize 2010 1st & Commended, Mantova Memorial Art Show, Bellingen Commended, Coffs Harbour City Portrait Prize Grand Champion, Sawtell Art Prize 2013 Highly Commended, Nambucca Valley Art Prize Champion, Dorrigo Show. 2015 Grand Prize, MAP15, Nexus Gallery, Bellingen
--------------------------------> 4 SELECTED EXHIBITIONS 2003 Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery Country Energy Landscape Award, NERAM Willoughby City Art Prize 2007 The EMSLA Prize, Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery North Coast Real, Grafton Regional Gallery 2008 The EMSLA Prize, Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery 2009 The EMSLA Prize, Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery 2010 The EMSLA Prize, Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery 2011 The EMSLA Prize, Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery 2013 The EMSLA Prize, Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery 2015 The EMSLA Prize, Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery REPRESENTED Grafton Regional Gallery Bellingen Shire Council, National Marine Science Centre, Coffs Harbour, Coffs Harbour Health Campus, Port Waratah Coal Services, Dorrigo Multi-purpose Health Centre Private and Gallery collections throughout Australia and overseas.