Historical information

GEOFFREY RICARDO (1964- )
Born Melbourne, Australia

1984-86 Bachelor of Arts (Fine Art), Printmaking, Chisholm Institute of Technology, Melbourne
1987-89 Printing Assistant at Bill Young Studios, Editioning intaglio prints, King Valley, VIC
1988 Full-time Studio Technician at Printmaking Department, Chisholm Institute of Technology, Melbourne
1989-90 Graduate Diploma (Fine Art), Printmaking, Monash University, Melbourne
1991 Traveled to England, France, Spain and USA (Winsor & Newton International Travelling Bursary, National Students Art Prize)
Worked in private studios in Gaucin, Spain and New York, USA
1994-95 Master of Fine Arts, Monash University, Melbourne
1995 Guest Lecturer, Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne
Traveled to Europe and America
1996 Guest Lecturer, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne
1990-98 Sessional Lecturer, Monash University, Melbourne
1998 Traveled to America and Mexico
2001-05 Sessional Lecturer, The Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne
2003-10 Printmaking Workshops, Warrnambool TAFE, Warrnambool, VIC
2004 Traveled to Europe, Mexico and Cuba
2005 Lecturer, National Art School (Summer School), Sydney
Sessional Lecturer, Monash University, Melbourne
Lecturer, Institution of Koorie Education, Deakin University, Geelong, VIC

Physical description

Framed etching with aquatint depicting a silhouette of man in front of a bonfire.

Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Programme by Katherine Littlewood.

Inscriptions & markings

LowerLHS 'State AP' Lower RHS 'Ricardo'