Geoff Tolchard

Born UK 1958
1999 Received Australian citizenship
Email geofftolchard@optusnet.com.au

Education
M.A. FINE ART.
University of Central England Birmingham, England.
B.A.(Hons) FINE ART.
West Surrey College of Art, Farnham, England.
DIPLOMA IN GENERAL ART AND DESIGN.
West Surrey College of Art and Design, Farnham, England.

Teaching
2003      NMIT Epping/Preston. Painting, theory, drawing, composition and form.
1994      B.A. (Hons) Art & Aesthetics and Design. Cardiff Institute of Higher Education. Visiting Lecturer Foreign on Visit to Prague, Czech Republic. Four members of staff co-ordinated 110 students on a ten-day field trip to Prague with an emphasis on its art, culture and subculture of a city recently emerging by the forced Russian occupation and thesubsequent liberties and social problems resulting.
1992/3   BTEC General Art & Design. North Warks College of Technology and Art.
            Visiting Lecturer, Painting (yearly contract)
            Visiting Lecturer, setting up and executing and assessing short term projects for Fine Art foundation and A level students.
1991      B.A. (Hons) Art Education Studies. Cardiff Institute of Higher Education Visiting Lecturer on site in the Forest of Dean. Setting up, executing and assessing a ten-day project, exploring concept and contexts of landscape work through low-tech medium. Delivering lectures regarding associated issues.

One Person Shows
2000      PCL Gallery, Redfern, NSW.
1999      PCL Gallery, Redfern, NSW
1997      ORIEL WINDOWS PCL Gallery, Redfern, NSW
1996      BORDERLINES PCL, Gallery, Redfern, NSW.
1994      JUMBO ELEPHANT TRAP The Cut Gallery. Waterloo, London.
1993      BROADCASTING FROM HOME. The Canal Gallery, London.
1992      IMAGES TO SPACE Malvern Gallery, Worcshire England.
1991      Communication/Corroboration. Gunnersbury Park Museum. London, England.

Selected Group Shows
2003      University of Anhui, The Peoples Republic of China.
2003      Flinders Lane Gallery, Melbourne.
2001      Port Jackson Press, Fitzroy, Melbourne
1998      Elisabeth Gallery, Newtown, NSW
1997      Elisabeth Gallery, Newtown, NSW
1994      Whitechaple Open Whitechaple, London England.
1993      Whitechaple Open Whitechaple, London England.
1992      Whitechaple Open Whitechaple, London England.
1991      Fresh Art Business Design Centre, London.
1991      New Work Midway Midland Art Centre, Birmingham,
1989      Mall Galleries The Mall, London England.

Competitions
2004      MLC Aquisision award Hawthorn Vic
2003      Williamstown prize Williamstown Vic
1992      James Wood Drawing Prize The Maltings, Farnham, England.
1998      Miners Halbine House, london, England