Geoff Gibbons

Geoff Gibbons is a South Australian artist, printmaker, and arts educator. He is a founder of Bittondi Printmakers Association and a lecturer at Adelaide Central School of Art.

Geoff Gibbons
Born	Geoffrey T. Gibbons 1947 (age 77–78) Adelaide, South Australia
Nationality	Australian
Education	Flinders University, University of South Australia
Known for	Printmaking, Watercolor, Drawing
Website	website

Biography

Geoff Gibbons was born in 1947 in Adelaide, South Australia.^[1] He has a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in art history from Flinders University, a Bachelor of Education (Art teacher) from the University of South Australia,^[2] and a Master in Visual Arts from the University of South Australia (ref: thesis). He wrote his master’s thesis on English artist, Samuel Palmer.^[3] He has been influential in South Australian printmaking, both as a lecturer in printmaking and setting up printmaking studios, with some of his students establishing the informal Aldgate Print Group.^[4] He subsequently helped to establish the Bittondi Printmakers Association in 2008.^[5] Gibbons taught at TAFE SA and then Adelaide Central School of Art, which closed its printmaking studio upon its relocation to Glenside.^[6]

Artistic Style and Subject

Gibbons specialises in printmaking and is deeply interested in the history of printmaking, particularly within different cultural traditions.^[7] This has led to residencies in China^[8] and Italy.^[9]

Collections

• British Museum: Geoff Gibbons

Bibliography

• Gibbons, Geoff. 2019. 'Mysterious wisdom won by toil': the etchings of Samuel Palmer. In Kerrianne Stone (Ed.), Horizon lines: Marking 50 years of print scholarship. University of Melbourne Library, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria.Worldcat record
• Gibbons, Geoff. His mortal eye: Stanley Spencer at Carrick Hill. Art Monthly Australasia, No. 291, Aug 2016: 26-28.
• Gibbons, Geoffrey T (2001). Visions of Eden: a study of pastoral values in the writings and art of Samuel Palmer. Thesis. University of South Australia.

References

1. "Geoff Gibbons". www.printsandprintmaking.gov.au. Prints and Printmaking. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
2. "Geoff Gibbons". Design & Art Australia Online. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
3. Gibbons, Geoffrey T. "Visions of Eden: a study of pastoral values in the writings and art of Samuel Palmer / Geoffrey T. Gibbons". ap01-a.alma.exlibrisgroup.com. University of South Australia. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
4. Longley, Dianne Clare (2017). "The Development of a Print Culture in South Australia Post-WWII to 2008: institutions, politics and personalities". Australian National University. doi:10.25911/5d67b79474854. Retrieved 1 July 2020. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
5. Longley, Dianne Clare (2017). "The Development of a Print Culture in South Australia Post-WWII to 2008: institutions, politics and personalities". Australian National University. doi:10.25911/5d67b79474854. Retrieved 1 July 2020. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
6. Longley, Dianne Clare (2017). "The Development of a Print Culture in South Australia Post-WWII to 2008: institutions, politics and personalities". Australian National University. doi:10.25911/5d67b79474854. Retrieved 1 July 2020. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
7. Neylon, John (2 March 2017). "Trans-Studio's Singing Stones". The Adelaide Review. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
8. "Geoff's Residency in Guanlan, China". Bittondi Printmakers. 21 August 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
9. "Resident Artists". Scuola Internazionale di Grafica. Retrieved 1 July 2020.