Christopher Stone

Ibiza, Balearic Islands, Spain

About Christopher Stone

About Christopher Christopher is represented by Gormley's Fine Art " I have never been one to hang on to the past, I prefer to move on. Which could prove to be a great mistake for an artist " In my earlier statement I mention that " I consider art a process, rather than a product" I have always avoided any kind of competition. Art is not about winning, not about paying to enter competitions, not about being decided on by the committee. It is about doing ones best, trying wholeheartedly to stick like glue to your vision, without allowing monetary gain, or being judged to be the best, or the worst. I think that I, after living from my art for over 40 years is proof enough. Short CV. Christopher Stone was born in east London in 1955. After obtaining his City and Guilds certificate in Cabinet Making he began two years full time work experience with artist designer Ralph Hampton in Shaftesbury, Dorset. He then went on to study antique restoration at The De Siedner galleries in London W 1. Feeling the pull of his social conscience, he taught young criminal offenders basic carpentry skills for the Hackney Borough Council in east London. Christopher attended both Central Saint Martins, and Hornsey college of art adding greatly to his knowledge and skills. He moved to Seville in 1988 to prepare to exhibit for the British and Spanish pavilions at the Worlds Trade Fair which launched there in 1992. Upon his arrival in Ibiza, Christopher met and collaborated with Barry Flanagan, who mentored Christopher's sculpturing until Flanagan's death in 2009. He’s also a founding member of Art Resilience founded by Ksenia Milicevic in Paris.

Education:

Exhibits etc.

* I took time off in this period to, have a family, and to undertake, and complete the knowledge of London, from which we lived once I had my cab license, and to be able to study during the evening at Central Saint Martins, and daytime at Hornsey college of art.

1980, Repton B C London E 1.

1984, September, Hornsey college of art, London, N 8.

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1989, The doorbell gallery, Antwerp, Belgium.

1990, Left for Seville Spain to collaborate at the worlds trade fair Expo 92.

1994, Nottingham arts centre, Gregory boulevard, Nottingham.

1999, Picasso museum, Malaga, Spain.

1999, Casa de Cultura , Avon Juan Gomez, Fuengirola, Spain.

2000, Ruta del arte, Santa Eulalia, Ibiza.

2001 Centro Cultural, Fuengirola.

2002. Santa Eulalia

2003, Ditto

2004, Marbella casino, Marbella, Spain.

2004, Lady Audrey’s gallery, West Cornwall,Connecticut, USA.

2004, Ditto.

2004, Ditto.

2006, Agora gallery, 530 West 25th Street, Newcastle York, USA.

2007, Lady Audrey’s gallery, West Cornwall, Connecticut, USA.

2008, Architects gallery, Richmond, London. UK.

2008, Midsummer garden sculpture exhibition, Gormleys fine art,

Brackenstown house, Swords, Dublin, Eire.

2009, Agora gallery, 530 West 25th Street, Newcastle York, USA.

2010, 2e Salon de Printemps de la sculpture, Chatteau de Bressuire, France.

2011, Gormleys fine art, Culloden hotel, Ireland. Group.

2014,

2015,

2013, Musée de pienture, Saint Frajou, France.

2014, Musée de Peinture, Saint Frajou, France.

2016, Galleriesund buch Bernde Ruffler, Seekinheimer strasse

Mannheim, Germany.

2018. Palma de Majorca. Dias de arte.

2019, Russborough House, Dublin, Eire. Gormleys fine art.

2019. Culloden Hotel and Spa, Belfast.

With the exception of this show with Gormleys fine art in Belfast and Dublin this year I have almost retired from international exhibitions, concentrating since 2014, on running my own studio/ gallery on Ibiza where I have lived for past 27 years.