Burford, Kristian

Born in Waikerie, Australia, 1974
1992-1995 Bachelor of Visual Arts, University of South Australia
2000-2003 Master of Fine Arts, Art Centre College of Design, Pasadena, California

 

AWARDS AND PRIZES
2008 Australia Council for the Arts, New Work Grant
2004 Australia Council for the Arts, New Work Grant
2001 The Helen Lempriere National Sculpture Award Highly Commended.
1999 The Anne & Gordon Samstag International Visual Arts Scholarship

 

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2008 Galerie Michael Janssen,  Berlin, D
2007/08 Kathryn, Magrorocca Gallery, Milan
2007 Rebecca, I-20 Gallery, New York
2006 Melissa and Robert, Sullivan+Strumpf Fine Art, Sydney
2006 Rebecca, The Happy Lion, Los Angeles
2004 Christopher I-20 Gallery, New York.
2003 Christopher, The Happy Lion, Los Angeles.
1999 Robert has also lost interest in his garden, Contemporary Arts Centre of South Australia, Adelaide.

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2006 Sullivan+Strumpf 2006, Sullivan+Strumpf Fine Art, Sydney
2005 Kindle and Swag, University of South Australia Art Museum, QUT Art Museum, Brisbane
2004 The Uncanny, The Tate Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom, Curated by Mike Kelley. Travels to Museum Moderner Kunst, Vienna, Austria.
2003 New York Calling, P.S.1/MoMA Contemporary Art Center, New York
2002 Morbid Curiosity, I-20, New York
2001 The National Scupture Award, National Gallery of Australia, Canberra.
2001 Morbid Curiosity, Acme Gallery, Los Angeles.
2001 The Helen Lempriere National Sculpture Award, Werribee Park, Victoria.
2000 Pals Forever, University of South Australia, Adelaide
1999 Moet & Chandon Australian Art Foundation Touring Exhibition, State Galleries of: South Australia; New South Wales; Victoria; Queensland, National Gallery Canberra.
1998 Procrustean Bed, Experimental Art Foundation, Adelaide

 

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Aimee Walleston. 'Kristian Burford, The Last Artist' ,  The Last Magazine, Fall 2008 Issue #01

Art&Australia ed's.  Current: Contemporary Art from Australia and New Zealand. 2008

Jan Tumlir. "Kristian Burford / Rebecca", Artforum May,2007 XLV No.9 pag.371-372
Melissa Matiussi. "Una scultura, una istallazione che è come un rebus", Exibart  November 29,2007
Chiara Costa. "Istallazione, seminario per detective d’arte", Arte Mondadori  November,2007 pag. 146-147-148-149-150
Mario Gazzola. "Ecco cosa fa Katryna, si fa spiare", Posthuman.it profezie e arte post-umana  November 16,2007
Myers, Holly. "Rebecca creates a frozen tableau", Los Angeles Times May 26,2006
Lubbock, Tom. “Kelley’s weird heroes” The Independent Review March 2, 2004
Joignot, Frederic. “35 C purquoi sommes-nous tout le temps en chaleur?” Blast, June 2004, pp46-50.
Johnson, Ken. Art Guide. New York Times, January 23, 2004
Art Listings, Time Out New York, January 8-15, 2004
Voice Choices Pick. The Village Voice, December 24-30, 2003
Schambelan, Elizabeth. Review and Talk Back. Artforum.com December 26, 2003
Valdez, Sarah. Curve: The Female Nude Now. Universe Press, New York 2003
Robinson, Walter. artnet.com, Fall 2002
Johnson, Ken. "Morbid Curiosity", Art in Review. New York Times, April 19, 2002
Tumlir, Jan. "Morbid Curiosity", Art and Text, 2002
Bilske, Maria. 'Dispatches', Sculpture Magazine, September, 2001 Vol. 20 No. 7, p85.
Steffensen, J., “The writing on the wall ...”, Broadsheet, Vol 28/4, Summer 1999-2000, p18.
Neylon, J., Review of Robert Has also lost interest in his garden, The Adelaide Review, Nov. 1999, pp30-31.
James, B. “Priceless, Kristian Burford: Anatomy of an Emerging Artist”, Australian Art Collector, Issue 10, Oct-Dec 1999.
McCartney, K. “On tour, Moet & Chandon celebrates the talents of Australia’s young artists”, Marie Claire lifestyle, Oct/Nov 1999, pp48-49.
Timms, P. Review of Moet & Chandon Touring Exhibition. Melbourne Age, Today, Sept. 1, 1999, p6.
White, M. “Mixed Media”, Black + White Magazine, No 39, Oct. 1999, p20.
Radok, S. Review of Robert has also lost interest in his garden. The Adelaide Review, July 1999.
James, B. Review of Moet & Chandon Touring Exhibition, The Sydney Morning Herald, 15 May 1999, p12.
Radok, S., Review of Moet & Chandon Touring Exhibition, The Adelaide Review, April 1999, p30.
Dean, A. Review of Moet & Chandon Touring Exhibition, The Bulletin Magazine, April 27, 1999, p115.
Kenneally, C. “Travelling hopefully - the Samstag Phenomenon”, Australian Art Monthly no.119, 1999, p14-15.
Chapman, C. Review of Underbelly, eyeline: Contemporary Visual Arts, Vol 39, Autumn 1999: pp40-41.
Minney, S. Review of Procrustean Bed, Broadsheet Journal of Contemporary Art, Vol 27/4, Summer 1998, p22.
Reid, C. Review of Procrustean Bed, RealTime, Oct - Nov 98, p40.

 

EXHIBITION CATALOGUES
Tumlir, Jan. Kathryn, Magrorocca Gallery, Milan 2007

Kelley, Mike. The Uncanny. Verlag Der Buchhandlung Walther Konig, Cologne, Germany, 2004
Tumlir, Jan. Morbid Curiosity, I-20 Gallery, New York, 2003
National Sculpture Prie and Exhibition, National Gallery of Australia, 2001
The Helen Lempriere National Sculpture Award, 2001 Catalogue of Finalists, Werribee Park, Australia, 2001

Moet & Chandon Australian Art Foundation Touring Exhibition

 

SELECTED CURATION
1998 Procrustean Bed, group show including work by: George Popperwell; Chris Chapman; Sally-Ann Rowland; Michael Newall; Jim Moss; John Barbour; Kristian Burford. Catalogue essays by Kristian Burford and Michael Newall. Experimental Art Foundation, South Australia.