Damien Minton Gallery

Chris Capper was born in Melbourne and studied painting at the Western Australian Institute of Technology (now Curtin University) in the early 1970s. He has exhibited regularly in both Perth and Sydney for over thirty years.

He currently resides in Newcastle, two hours north of Sydney.

Since his first solo exhibition in 1974, Chris Capper’s work has been purchased by significant Australian private collections.

Public collections include Alexander Library, Art Gallery of Western Australia, Curtin University, Edith Cowan University, Goulburn Regional Art Gallery, Macquarie University, Manly Art Gallery, University of Western Australia and the Victoria and Albert Museum.

Chris Capper was acknowledged with a survey exhibition at the Maitland Regional Art Gallery in 2007 and will be exhibiting at the Newcastle Region Art Gallery later this year, 2009.

Collections

Alexander Library, Art Gallery of Western Australia, Curtin University Perth, Edith Cowan University, Goulburn Regional Art Gallery, Macquarie University, Manly Art Gallery, University of Western Australia, Victoria and Albert Museum and various private collections.

Solo exhibitions

2007Damien Minton Gallery, Sydney 2007Maitland Regional Art Gallery 2007Gallery East, North Fremantle 2006Damien Minton Gallery, Sydney 2005Damien Minton Gallery, Sydney 2004Gallery East, North Fremantle 2003Brian Moore Gallery, Sydney 2003Damien Minton Gallery, Newcastle 2003Muswellbrook Regional Art Gallery 2002Gallery East, North Fremantle 2001Brian Moore Gallery, Sydney 2000Gallery East, North Fremantle 1997-1998Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney 1995Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney 1992Gallery Fifty Two/Delaney Gallery, Perth 1991-1992,92Rex Irwin Art Dealers, Sydney 1989Rex Irwin Art Dealers, Sydney 1988Phillip Bacon Gallery, Brisbane 1988Goulburn Regional Gallery 1987Rex Irwin Art Dealers, Sydney 1987Gallery Fifty Two/Delaney Gallery, Perth 1985Rex Irwin Art Dealers, Sydney 1984Gallery Fifty Two/Delaney Gallery, Perth 1983Rex Irwin Art Dealers, Sydney 1982Gallery Fifty Two/Delaney Gallery, Perth 1979-1980Gallery Fifty Two/Delaney Gallery, Perth 1974-1975Old Fire Station Gallery, Perth