SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2008
Kristian Burford, Magrorocca Galleria D’Arte, Milan
2007
Rebecca, I-20 Gallery, New York
2006
Melissa and Robert, Sullivan+Strumpf Fine Art, Sydney
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 Center of South Australia, Adelaide.
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2010
The Brucennial 2010: Miseducation, curated by the Bruce High-Quality Foundation, housed at 350 West Broadway, New York.
2008
Tom Allen, Kristian Burford, and Christoph Steinmeyer, Michael Janssen, Berlin, Germany
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.
Morbid Curiosity, Acme Gallery, Los Angeles.
The Helen Lempriere National Sculpture Award, Wirribee Park, Victoria.
2000
Pals Forever, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia.
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, South Australia
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
2007
Tumlir, Jan, “Kristian Burford at I-20,” Artforum (May, 2007) 371-372.
Costa, Chiara. “Seminario per detective darte [Tutorial for a detective of art].” Arte, no. 411 (Nov 2007): 146-50.
2006
Myers, Holly. “Rebecca creates a frozen tableau” Los Angeles Times (May 26, 2006) www.calendarlive.com/galleriesandmuseums/cl-et-galleries26may 26,0,2535657,print.story?coll=cl-art-features
2005
Walker, Wendy. “The Samstag legacy.” Art Monthly Australia, no. 178 (April 2005): 14-18.
Thomas, Daniel. “Meet the Samstags.” Art and Australia, vol. 42, pt. 4 (Winter 2005): 501-3.
2004
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) p 46-50.
Johnson, Ken. Art Guide. New York Times (Friday, January 23, 2004)
Art Listings. Time Out New York (January 8-15, 2004)
2003
Voice Choices Pick. The Village Voice (December 24-30, 2003)
Schambelan, Elizabeth. Review and Talk Back. Artforum.com (December 26, 2003)
2002
Robinson, Walter. artnet.com, Fall, 2002
Johnson, Ken. “Morbid Curiosity,” Art in Review. New York Times, April 19, 2002
Tumlir, Jan. “Morbid Curiosity: the art school curriculum and modernism unbound,” Art and Text, no. 78 (Fall 2002): 64-76.
2001
Bilske, Maria. ‘Dispatches’, Sculpture Magazine, (September, 2001 Vol. 20 No. 7), p85.
2000
Steffensen, J., “The writing on the wall …”, Broadsheet, (Vol 28/4, Summer 1999-2000), p. 18.
1999
Neylon, J., Review of Robert Has also lost interest in his garden. Adelaide Review,(Nov. 1999): pp. 30-31.
James, B. “Priceless, Kristian Burford: Anatomy of an Emerging Artist”, Australian Art Collector, I. 10 (Oct-Dec 1999).
McCartney, K. “On tour, Moet & Chandon celebrates the talents of Australia’s young artists”, Marie Claire lifestyle, (oct/nov 1999), pp. 48-49.
Timms, P. Review of Moet & Chandon Touring Exhibition. Melbourne Age, Today, (Sept. 1, 1999), p. 6.
White, M. “Mixed Media”, Black + White Magazine, No 39, (Oct. 1999), p. 20.
Radok, S. Review of Robert has also lost interest in his garden. Adelaide Review, (July 1999).
James, B. Review of Moet & Chandon Touring Exhibition, The Sydney Morning Herald, (15 May, 1999), p. 12.
Radok, S., Review of Moet & Chandon Touring Exhibition, The Adelaide Review,(April 1999), p. 30.
Dean, A. Review of Moet & Chandon Touring Exhibition, The Bulletin Magazine, (April 27, 1999), p. 115.
Kenneally, C. “Travelling hopefully -the Samstag Phenomenon”, Australian Art Monthly, No. 119, (May 1999): 14-15,
Chapman, C., Review of Underbelly, eyeline: Contemporary Visual Arts, Vol 39, (Autumn 1999): pp. 40-41.
1998
Minney, S., Review of Procrustean Bed, Broadsheet Journal of Contemporary Art, Vol 27/4(Summer 1998), p. 22.
Reid, C. Review of Procrustean Bed, RealTime, (October – Nov 98), p. 40.
EXHIBITION CATALOGUES
Kelley, Mike. The Uncanny. Verlag Der Buchhandlung Walther Konig, Cologne, Germany, 2004
Tumlir, Jan. Morbid Curiosity, I-20 Gallery: New York (2003).
Valdez, Sarah. Curve: The Female Now. Universe Press, 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
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.
PUBLICATIONS
1999
“The opposite of every right-feeling action: Kristian Burford and Shaun Kirby in Conversation”, Broadsheet Journal of Contemporary Art, Vol. 28/4, (Summer 1999/2000), pp 14-15.
“The Unreal Reality of Cuteness: An aesthetic theory of cute beings.” (Group Exhibition)
“Where did I come from?”, eyeline: contemporary visual arts, Vol 39, (Autumn 1999), pp. 45-46.
1998
“A Short Story of a Broken Limb,” Exhibition catalogue essay.
1997
“I know its true but I’m sorry to say. . . .” Exhibition catalogue essay.
AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
2005
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