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some artists are born with an irrepressible talent some work over the course of a lifetime to nurture and refine a solid technique australian artist patrick christie takes it all in his meticulously detailed inks on paper spiced with a dash of his own cheeky outlook after a serious horse-riding accident in 2001 while working as a specialist horse trainer christie broke his fingers on both hands 'when the doctor suggested to just patch me up he assumed i didn't use my hands for any particular skill i replied, i do actually 'that's when i knew i had to take my art seriously before it was taken away from me i found the best hand surgeon available and a long rehabilitation process began' the accident proved to be a turning point in christie's life from which he chose to develop his passion of drawing into a career as a visual artist exhibitions 2010 group show at toyota community spirit gallery (melbourne) 2009 group show at green-wood gallery (melbourne) 2009 solo show at becker minty (sydney) 2008 solo show at green-wood gallery (melbourne) 2008 group show at art melbourne (melbourne) awards 2010 finalist the stanthorpe art prize (maggie) |
