currently based in Meanjin (Brisbane, Australia)
CV
Education and Residencies:
Queensland College of Art (Griffith University): Bachelor of Visual Arts: Brisbane, Australia: (2021-2022)
Ongoing mentorship under Leonard Brown (Senior Australian painter): Brisbane, Australia (2021-)
Painting residency at Novo Poustinya — studio of Leonard Brown: West Ipswich, Australia (August 2022)
Phoenix Athens Gallery Residency: Athens, Greece (November 2022)
Exhibitions:
‘Anifora’ Phoenix Athens Gallery: Athens, Greece (December 2022)
‘Suspended Disbelief’ (Group show) Phoenix Athens Gallery: Athens, Greece (March 2023)
‘Of the Body’ Lumiere Art Gallery: Limassol, Cyprus (May 2023)
‘Vibrations in Australian Drawing’ (Group show), Macquarie University Gallery: Sydney, Australia (August 2023) Curated by Kon Gourgiotis, Rhonda Davis, Leonard Janiszewski and Tom Murray: Margaret Ackland, Arthur Apanski, Suzanne Archer, Jacqueline Balassa, Del Kathryn Barton, Ray Beattie, Drew Bickford, Yvonne Boag, John Brack, Joanna Braithwaite, Leonard Brown, Brad Buckley, Michael Butler, Anthony Cahill, Judy Cassab, Jan Cleveringa, Jon Cockburn, Alana Collins, Mark Davis, Janet Dawson, Rhonda Dee, Robert Dickerson, William Dobell, Fan Dongwang, Blak Douglas, Russell Drysdale, Chris Dyson, Maclean Edwards, Nicole Ellis, David Fairbairn, Donald Friend, Joe Frost, Sam Fullbrook, Nathalie Hartog-Gautier, Chris Gaynor, Adam Geczy, Simryn Gill, George Gittoes, James Gleeson, Geoffrey de Groen, John Havilah, Sali Herman, Frank Hinder, Ian Howard, Helen Hyatt-Johnston, Lisa Jones, Michael Kelly, Hendrik Kolenberg, Donald Laycock, Norman Lindsay, Mai Nguyen-Long, Steve Lopes, Francis Lymburner, Euan MacLeod, Dusan Marek, Teena McCarthy, Tony McGillick, Noel McKenna, Brett McMahon, Godfrey Miller, Ian Milliss, Jennifer Keeler-Milne, Christian Narsamma, Trevor Nickolls, Sidney Nolan, Chris O'Doherty (aka Reg Mombassa), Peter O’Doherty, Susan O’Doherty, Catherine O’Donnell, Siobhan O'Gorman, Margaret Olley, Miguel Olmo, Desiderius Orban, Rachel Ormella, Ian Parry, Janaki Peart, Julian Playoust, Tom Polo, Al Poulet, Peter Powditch, Elizabeth Pulie, Ben Quilty, Lloyd Rees, William Rose, Khaled Sabsabi, Charlie Sheard, Kurt Schranzer, Rollin Schlicht, Gary Shinfield, Pat Shirvington, Jeffrey Smart, Eric Smith, Fiona Somerville, John von Sturmer, Sue Pedley and Phaptawan Suwannakudt, Luke Thurgate, Noel Thurgate, Matthew Tome, Ken Unsworth, Danila Vassilieff, Craig Waddell, Regina Walter, Brett Whiteley, Haydn Wilson, Can Yalcinkaya and Salvatore Zofrea
‘Australian Abstraction in Context’ (Group show) Macquarie University Gallery: Sydney, Australia (June 2024) Curated by Kon Gourgiotis and Rhonda Davis:
David Aspden, Yvonne Audette, Sydney Ball, Lee Bethel, Leonard Brown, Andrew Christofides, Consuelo Cavaniglia, Andrew Christofides, John Coburn, Virginia Cuppaidge, Janet Dawson, James Doolin, Lynne Eastaway, Nicole Ellis, Ian Fairweather, Aaron Fell-Fracasso, Chris Gaynor, Helga Groves, Royston Harpur, Julie Harris, Ariel Hassan, Margel Hinder, Christopher Hodges, Louis James, Jan King, Robert Klippel, Ildiko Kovacs, Eva Kubbos, Alun Leach-Jones, Margo Lewers, Hilarie Mais, Tony McGillick, Darren Munce, John Olsen, Ti Parks, Emmanuel Raft, Charles Reddington, Ken Reinhardt, Campbell Robertson-Swann, Robert Rooney, William Rose, Khaled Sadsabi, Henry Salkauskas, Nike Savvas, Rollin Schlicht, Joseph Szabo, Ann Thomson, Freddy West Tjakamarra, Vernon Treweeke, Tony Tuckson, Telly Tu'u, Peter Upward, Trevor Vickers, Henry Jock Walker, Dick Watkins, William Wright and Coen Young.
‘Logos / Λογότυπα’ (Group show) Hazelhurst Art Gallery: Sydney, Australia (September 2024) Curated by Kon Gourgiotis: Effy Alexakis, Vas Andonakis, Emmanuel Angelicas, John Aslanidis, Eleni Vlahos Bukalan, Leonard Brown, Lauren Brincat, Andrew Christofides, Olga Cironis, Stephen Cladis, Alex Conan, John Conomos, Sarah Contos, Veniamin Gialouris, Tony Garifalakis, Phillip George, Andreas GG, Chris Gaynor, Jordan Gogos and Sophie Georgiou, Angela Kolistasis, Simone Mangos, Peter Michalandos, Nicholas Nedelkopoulos, Ioulia Panoutsopoulos, Elena Papanikolakis, Basil Papoutsidis, Nikos Pantazopoulos, Emanuel Raft, George Raftopoulos, Eugenia Raskopoulos, Nike Savvas, Tina Stefanou, Stelarc, Ben Terakes, George Tillianakis, Sophie Underwood, Nara Walker, Diana Wood Conroy, Salvatore Zofrea, Michael Zavros
‘Parrekelsion’ Antisocial Gallery: Athens, Greece (November 2024)
Bibliography:
Shroud and Other Poems (2024), Chris Gaynor, Kerkyras Books
Vibrations in Australian Drawing Exhibition Catalogue, (p.23) Macquarie University Gallery, 2023
Κρις Γκέινορ: Διερευνώντας τη σωματική μνήμη, https://www.philenews.com, (May 2023) Australian Cypriot to hold Limassol exhibition: Cyprus Mail, (May 2023)
Artist Profile Magazine, May 2023, Artist on Artist Column: Long Distance Call by Leonard Brown
Filmography:
O Lord, Turn Not Away Thy Face (2022), Writer and Director
Professional:
P Johnson Tailors (Apprenticeship): Sydney, Australia (2014-2016)
Jocks and Nerds Magazine, (copywriter): London UK (2016)
Mark Anthony Bradly (Menswear Styling Assistant): London, UK (2016-2017)
Garcon Jon (Vogue Photographer Assistant): London, UK (2016-2017)
Godfrey (Self Directed Furniture Design): Brisbane, Australia (2020)