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Nationality
  
English

Occupation
  
Sculptor and painter

Born
  
17 September 1955 (
1955-09-17
)
London, England

Christopher Stone (born September 17, 1955) is an English sculptor and painter living in Ibiza, Balearic Islands, Spain

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Life

Born 17 September 1955 London, England, Christopher attended Holloway County Secondary Modern School (now Holloway Specialist Sports College) after which he obtained a City and Guilds Certificate in Cabinet Making. Christopher went on to undertake two years work experience with artist designer Ralph Hampton in Shaftesbury Dorset. To further his studies Christopher, worked at the prestigious London Art Gallery “De Siedner” in Whitmore Street, London W1. Christopher has made prolonged visits to Aswan, Luxor, and Cairo to study Egyptology, and to the Czech Republic to study eastern European Art. Stone collaborated as artist designer at the Worlds Trade Fair (Expo ‘92) in Seville, Spain, working in both Spanish and British Pavilions. Upon his arrival on Ibiza, Christopher met and collaborated with the Welsh sculptor Barry Flanagan who mentored Christopher’s sculptural talents until Flanagan’s death in August , 2009. Christopher took part in the Acclaimed Midsummer Garden Sculpture Exhibition at Brackenstown House, Swords, Co Dublin, Curated by Oliver Gormley of Gormleys Fine Art. One of his pieces "Tutus II" carved in White Macael Marble from Southern Spain can be seen there today. He is a founding member of Art Resilience movement created in Paris by Ksenia Milicevic in 2014, with headquarters in the Bateau-Lavoir.

Selected exhibitions

  • 2008, Midsummer Garden Sculpture Exhibition, Brackenstown House – Dublin, Ireland
  • 2009, Agora Gallery, Chelsea, New York City, USA .
  • 2009, Di Matteo Art Gallery, Santa Eulalia, Spain.
  • 2010, Lady Audrey's Gallery, New York, USA .
  • 2010 The Forge Gallery, Walberton, West Sussex, UK.
  • 2011, Casa de cultura, Fuengirola, Malagá, Spain.
  • 2011, Sol I Luna Restaurant, Marbella. Spain
  • 2011, Stephen Howes fine art, Málaga, Spain.
  • 2012, The Arquitect’s Gallery, Ibiza, Spain
  • 2014, Musée de Peinture de Saint-Frajou, Franc.
  • 2016, The Architect's Gallery, London, UK

    • Representatives

  • Secret Art Collector- 74 Newmarket Road, Cringleford, United Kingdom
  • Gormleys Fine Art – 25 South Frederick St – Dublin, Ireland
  • The architect’s gallery ltd -The Powder Rooms 69-71 Broad Street – Teddington, United Kingdom

    • Public and private collections

  • The Fifteen Foundation, London.
  • Edinburgh and Berlin assets, Berlin,
  • The Barry Flanagan collection, Ibiza,
  • Collection Daniel Burnar, Bucharest, Romania.
  • Brakenstown House, Co, Dublin.
  • The Town council, Dept of art and culture, Fuengirola, Málaga, Spain.
  • fr: Musée de Peinture de Saint-Frajou, France.

    • Christopher Stone has been nominated, voted one of the world's Top 100 professionals 2013 by The International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, UK.

    References

    Christopher Stone (sculptor) Wikipedia
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