Christopher McVinish was born in Brisbane in 1952 and now lives and works in the Blue Mountains. He has a Diploma in Graphic Design (with Honours) from the Swinburne College of Technology, Melbourne, and a Diploma of Education from the State College of Victoria.
He has held over 30 solo exhibitions and has been included in numerous group and 'by invitation' exhibitions around Australia. In the US he has exhibited in Florida and California where he also took part in a two-person exhibition.
Christopher has been a finalist in many awards including the Mosman Art Prize, the Eutick Memorial Still Life Award, the Tattersall's Landscape Prize, the Archibald Prize, and the Salon des Refuses. His work is represented in public and university collections including the Toowoomba City Council, Gold Coast Council, Redcliffe City Council, Griffith University, Swinburne University of Technology, the University of Queensland Press, the University of the Sunshine Coast and the Australasian Royal College of Surgeons. His work is also held in numerous private and corporate collections in Australia, the US, UK, and Germany.

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