- Visit:
- Saatchi Gallery
- Magazine
- Gallery Shop
- Artists:
- Sell / Upload
Geoff Todd
About
This profile will be updated shortly
Born Melbourne, Australia, 1950 Geoff Todd had his first solo exhibition in 1969 at the age of 18. In 1984 after a long career in teaching art, Geoff Todd travelled across Australia to Arnhemland in the Top End where he worked for two and a half years with traditional Aboriginal artists and while the experience caused a new direction in his painting, it also stimulated the desire in him to travel abroad. In 1987, he relocated from Maningrida to Batchelor where he was the Art Lecturer at Batchelor College and in 1989 moved to Darwin and lectured in Sculpture and Drawing at the Northern Territory University. During his time in the Top End, the proximity of Indonesia beckoned and there he found a people committed to life, religion, festival and art, an ideal environment for an artist who has always used the human form as an integral and inspirational role in his work. The work Geoff completed in Indonesia attracted much interest and has been purchased by numerous collectors throughout Australia and Indonesia. In Indonesia, his work is featured in the Duta Art Foundation, Jakarta; the Rudana Museum, Bali; the Museum Diponegoro, Tegairejo, Yogyakarta; and Museum Diponegoro, Magelang, Java. In 1999, Geoff held an exhibition at the Benteng Vredeberg (Dutch Fort) in Yogyakarta, which was opened by Prince Prabukusomo. The public response in Indonesia to his exhibition resulted in articles appearing in The Bulletin (Australia) and Indonesian newspapers such as the Jakarta Post, Kedaulatan Rakyata, Suara Merdeka, Yogya Post, Bernas and a cover story in the publication Mistik, all acclaiming his work and establishing him as a respected artist within Indonesia. Indonesia was the first stepping-stone to further and continuous overseas travel which allowed him to pursue opportunities to find time and space to work and exhibit with renewed inspiration. Overseas, his work has been included in contemporary art exhibitions across the United States, Austria, Hong Kong, Italy and Indonesia. In private collections his work is held by well-known identities within Australia and celebrities such as William Shatner of Star Trek fame. In Australia he is represented in the public collections of the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra, the National Gallery of Victoria and the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory as well as many regional institutions.Well-known in the North of Australia, Asia and Europe, Geoff Todd is an artist who paints a dramatic personal perspective.His strongly figurative work revolves around intimate, personal and often erotic connections with his subjects, while encompassing broader themes. Preoccupied by the nude, his bold and expressive art confronts difficult issues of national identity, Indigenous rights, sexuality, terrorism and war.Steeped in Indigenous Australia and Indonesian cultures, Todd challenges colonial and Eurocentric perspectives of Australia's place in Asia, painting the places he has lived: from the Aboriginal communities of Australia's Northern Territory, to Bali and Java, Vienna and Italy. More than anything else, his art explores the commonality of the human experience that links people across cultures.In essence, Todd is a maverick, communicating his message without concern for fashion or political correctness. He commemorates the valor of war heroes, yet is a pacifist. He recoils from publicity and sensationalism, yet paints with his own blood in outrage at the violence of war. He argues his art is not about content but form, yet his work is frequently inspired by text and conveys important social commentary. Geoff Todd's art is inspired by his compassion for humanity as well as form. His work challenges us to reconsider our lives and values."Jacqueline Healy, Looking North. The Art of Geoff Todd edited by Tim Lindsey, Zebu Press Australia 2004 … Read More
- Website
- http://www.geofftodd.com
Solo Exhibitions
2006
Framed Gallery, Darwin, Australia, opening November the 10th
Catherine Asquith Gallery Melbourne, until July the 23rd
Yaddo Art Singapore
2005
Art Gallery of N.S.W. - Psalms for the Secular - Sydney, Australia.
Como Hotel - Psalms for the Secular - Melbourne. Australia.
C.V.Jones Gallery. Ballarat, Australia.
Galerie la Casadei. La Chaise Dieu, France.
Catherine Asquith Gallery Melbourne
& satellite exhibition, Steps Gallery, Melbourne, Australia.
Taksu Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia.
The Downing Centre Local Court. "Collateral Damage" Sydney, Australia.
Dridan Fine Arts. McLaren Vale, South Australia.
2004
Framed Gallery, Darwin, Australia
Catherine Asquith Gallery Melbourne , Australia
The Downing Centre Local Court, Sydney, Australia
Losari Coffee Plantation & Resort, Java , Indonesia
Karin Weber Gallery, Central, Hong Kong
Kinkuniya Gallery, Bookstore Sydney, Australia
2003
Grafenegg Castle, Krems , Austria
The Downing Centre Local Court, Sydney, Australia
Australian Food, Art and Wine Exhibition, Excelsior Hotel, Hong Kong
2002
Federation Centre for the Arts, Bundoora, Melbourne Australia
Framed Gallery Darwin N.T. Australia
Horsham Regional Art Gallery, Victoria, Australia
The Downing Centre,NSW Law Courts, Sydney Australia
Ararat Art Gallery, Victoria Australia
2001
Framed Gallery, Darwin, N.T. Australia
Liberator Gallery, Adelaide, Australia
"Interreligious Dialogue on Art and Religion: Vehicle for Creating.World Peace." Jakarta, Indonesia
Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Ganjuran, Indonesia
2000
Tachbrook Street Gallery. London. United Kingdom
Kaiser Franz Josef 1 Museum, Baden, Austria
Apropos Art Bar, Vienna, Austria
1999
The Benteng Vredeberg (Dutch Fort), Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Liberator Gallery, Adelaide, South Australia
Oth Gallery, Sydney Australia.
1998
Edwin's Gallery, Jakarta Indonesia
Gallery 200, Perth Australia
Museo dei Bozzetti , Pietrasanta, Tuscany, Italy.
Alliance Francais de Canberra, ACT, Australia
Framed, the Darwin Gallery, Australia
1997
Australia Day Exhibition, The Chancery of the Australian High Commission, Singapore.
Framed, the Darwin Gallery, Australia
Liberator Gallery, Adelaide, South Australia
1996
Ardiyanto Gallery, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Omni Hong Kong Hotel, Hong Kong
Australian Embassy Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia
Casa Ca Sinta Gallery, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Chedi Hotel, Bandung, Indonesia
1995
Holdsworth Galleries, Sydney, Australia
1994
Stuart Gerstman Galleries, Melbourne, Australia
1993
Framed, the Darwin Gallery, Australia
1992
Holdsworth Galleries, Sydney, Australia
C. LINE Gallery, Jakarta, Indonesia
C. LINE Gallery, Denpasar, Indonesia
Framed, the Darwin Gallery, Australia
Kreations Gallery, Broome, Australia.
Framed, the Darwin Gallery, Australia
1991
The Northern Territory Museum of Arts and Sciences, Darwin, Australia
Anima Gallery, Adelaide, Australia
Rudana Art Gallery, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia
Framed, the Darwin Gallery, Australia
1990
Chapman Gallery, Canberra, Australia
Holdsworth Gallery, Sydney, Australia
Framed, the Darwin Gallery, Australia
1989
Framed, the Darwin Gallery, Australia
1988
Holdsworth Gallery, Sydney, Australia
1987
The Esplanade Gallery, Darwin, Australia
1986
Victoria House Gallery, London, United Kingdom
The Esplanade Gallery, Darwin, Australia
Covent Garden Gallery, London, United Kingdom
1984
Christine Abrahams Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
1980
Victorian College of the Arts, Australia
1979
Latrobe Valley Arts Centre, Victoria, Australia
1978
Powell Street Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
1973
Shepparton Arts Centre, Australia
1972
Gallery 99. Melbourne, Australia
1970
Manyung Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
Munster Arms Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
1969
Munster Arms Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
REPRESENTATION IN PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Alice Springs Art Foundation, Northern Territory
Australian National Gallery, Australian Capital Territory
Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, Victoria
City of Darebin Art Collection, Victoria
Gippsland Institute of Advanced Education, Victoria
Latrobe Valley Arts Centre, Victoria
Mornington Peninsula Arts Centre, Victoria
National Gallery of Victoria
Northern Territory Museum of Arts & Sciences
Shepparton Arts Centre, Victoria
Victorian College of the Arts
Westminster Council, London, United Kingdom.
Darwin Supreme Court, Northern Territory
Parliament House, Darwin, Northern Territory
Duta Art Foundation. Jakarta, Indonesia.
Museum Widayat, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Rudana Museum, Bali, Indonesia
Museo dei Bozzetti, Pietrasanta, Tuscany, Italy
Museum Diponegoro, Tegalrejo, Yogyakarta Java Indonesia
Museum Diponegoro, Magelang, Java, Indonesia
Government House Foundation Collection, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
Kaiser Franz Josef 1 Museum Baden, Austria
New England Museum of Art, Armidale, N.S.W. Australia
, … Read More
Friends
View All
Art
Events & Exhibitions
Exhibitions
Myth (?) Legend
OCTOBER 1st - 25th 2010
Framed Gallery Darwin Australia
For more examples of artwork by Geoff Todd visit:
geofftodd@geofftodd.com
www.framed.com.au
