ARTIST BIO

GEOFF SARGEANT - ARTIST

ABN 40 554 538 004

Geoff was born in Melbourne and studied Architecture at Melbourne University and Interior Design at R.M.I.T.  He is a practising Architect concentrating on design.  Since 1991 he has worked as a professional artist in the medium of colour pencil on fine papers.  He is a Fellow of the Australia Guild of Realist Artists (AGRA) and a member of the San Francisco chapter of the Color Pencil Society of America (CPSA).

Key Exhibitions and Awards

Solo Exhibitions:1995, 1997, 1999 Piccolo Gallery, Windsor

2001 Catanach’s Armadale

Group Exhibitions:1994, 1998 Piccolo Gallery, Windsor

1995 MPRG 12th Biennial Spring Festival of Drawing

2003 Duo Exhibition Catanach’s Armadale

2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 AGRA Seasonal Exhibitions

2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 AGRA In Celebration of the Fine Art of Drawing

2006 Duo Exhibition AGRA Gallery

2008 Duo Exhibition Walker Street Gallery, Dandenong

Awards:1994 Drouin, 1995 St Francis Xavier College, 

1995 Finalist MPRG 12th Biennial Spring Festival of Drawing, 1998 St Kevin’s 

2001 Warragul Rotary

2002 Warragul Rotary, Drouin, Bunyip Rotary

2003 Australian Artist Magazine Challenge no. 12

2004 Drouin, Pakenham, St Kevin’s, Emerald Arts Society, 

AGRA Winter Exhibition, Australian Artist Magazine Challenge no. 16

2005 Drouin, AGRA Autumn Exhibition, AGRA Australia at Large

2006 Australian Artist Magazine Challenge no. 24 Winner

2007 Mt View Primary Best Other Medium,

2007 Finalist Dominique Seagan Drawing Prize Castlemaine, Finalist and People’s Choice “He who Dreams” Walker Street Gallery, Dandenong

2008 Finalist Waterhouse Art Prize Museum of South Australia

2010 Chelsea First Prize (Drawing), Emerald Art Show First Prize, Leongatha, AGRA

2011 Finalist Waterhouse Art Prize Museum of South Australia

Publications:Australian Artist Magazine: April 2002, June 2003, December 2003, June 2004, June 2006

Various publications of AGRA and CPSA

Geoff’s work is represented in private and school collections in Australia, as well as in private collections in America and England.