Christopher Beaumont

Christopher Beaumont
Christopher Beaumont
Born	1961; Melbourne, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Education	Prahran College of Advanced Education; Victorian College of the Arts;
Known for	still life painting
Awards	(selection) Hans and Sylvia Sumberg Prize (VCA, 1987); St Kilda City Council Prize (1992; non acquisitive); Conrad Jupiters Art Prize (1994); Sweet Design Acquisitive Prize - Linden Postcard Show, St Kilda (1999); Art Spectrum Finest Artist Colours Prize, Linden Postcard Show, St Kilda (2000); People’s Choice Prize - Arthur Guy Memorial Painting Prize (2005);

Christopher "Chris" Beaumont (born Melbourne, 1961), is an Australian still life painter, influenced by Spanish masters.^[1]

Biography

Beaumont holds an MB., BS. degree from the University of Melbourne (1983). In 1984, he also received a diploma in Art and Design from the Prahran College of Advanced Education, and graduated with a BFA in Painting & Sculpture from the Victorian College of the Arts in 1987. Furthermore, he holds a Graduate Diploma in Multimedia Software Development from the Swinburne University of Technology.

He participated in many Australian art exhibitions, and won multiple awards.^[2]^[3] In 2005, he was the People’s Choice winner of the Arthur Guy Memorial Painting Prize, Bendigo Art Gallery.^[1]

Married to Rita Arrigo.