Bio
Christopher Matthews Bio
Christopher was born in 1954 at Victor Harbor South Australia He began painting in 1977 Christopher main inspiration in both painting and in pursuing its associated self-employed life style was his father Peter Matthews who had been a successful professional artist since the mid-1960s his father painted in oils with a palette knife to differentiate his art from that of his father Christopher decided early into his career to work exclusively in watercolour Christopher Matthews draws his artistic inspiration from a wide range of subjects He has travelled extensively through southern Europe and the Middle East Subjects from these regions featured strongly in his Adelaide Festival of Arts exhibitions throughout the 1980s and 1990s During this era he was also the featured artist at many Greek Glendi Festivals both in Adelaide and Melbourne In 2006 Matthews decided on a change of medium and switched from watercolours to oils
Christopher has won many prizes for his work including
Hamilton Rotary Club (Victoria) Watercolour Prize 1982 – 1987
Port Fairy Lions Club Exhibit (Victoria) Best Painting 1986
Flinders Medical Centre Exhibit Best Watercolour 1986
Rotary Club of Victor Harbor Watercolour Prize 1986
Rotary Club of Victor Harbor Purchasing Prize 1987
Campbelltown Rotary Club Exhibit (S.A) Best Painting 1987 1988 1993
Victor Harbor Rotary Club Exhibit Purchasing Prize 1988
City of Elizabeth Watercolour Prize 1988
City of Elizabeth Purchasing Prize 1988
Victor Harbor Purchasing Prize 1990
Murray Bridge Rotary Prize 1990 1993
Port Adelaide Rotary Merit Award 1990 1992
Victor Harbor Rotary Club Purchasing Prize 1993
