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  • i: Kristian Burford
  • l: <div style="margin-top:-3px; margin-left:14px;"> Born in Waikerie, Australia, 1974<br/> Bachelor of Visual Arts, University of South Australia<br/> Master of Fine Arts, Art Centre College of Design, Pasadena, California<br/> Lives and works in Adelaide and Los Angeles<br/> </div>

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

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