Christian Timbs

Creative background and statement

My creative background stems back to the high school I attended, which had a strong art focus, and where I was lucky enough to have had access to extensive facilities covering a whole range of mediums at which time I dedicated my efforts to creative subjects. During school I had both my two and three unit major works short listed for Art Express, and my three unit work (ceramics) was exhibited in Art Express 1998 at the Art Gallery of New South Wales.

On completion of my schooling I travelled to England where I had the opportunity to work as an apprentice for five months with one of the leading furniture designer/ makers in the UK.

Upon my return to Australia I engaged in building and restoration work on a number of buildings and heritage items, including a sandstone church located near Goulburn, NSW, also the restoration of heritage listed stone steps in Hobart and the complete restoration of a King Billy pine clinker.

I then commenced and completed a Bachelor of Arts (Fine Arts) degree at the University of Tasmania, in Hobart. This course, which included a major in furniture design, is where I conceived and adopted a style of design and workmanship that is very personal and reflective of my life. My life experiences provide the inspiration that drives my designs. I have worked with, and am confident in, the design and fabrication of furniture, objet and products crafted from all available varieties of timber, metals, glass and ceramics.

Experience

1999 Corbally Sturton Aboriginal Contemporary Art, Sydney
1999 Restoration of sandstone church
1999-2000 Apprenticeship furniture designer/ maker England

Assistance in the production of contemporary furniture
Development of design techniques
Production and finishing of timber furniture
Cabinetmaking and veneer skills

2001-2005 BA (Fine Arts) with major in furniture design at the University of Tasmania
2006-2007 Shipwright and fiberglass construction
2008 Resident in Japan, fabricating and supplying furniture in Tokyo
2008-2010 Benchmark Design, crafting custom-made timber furniture and building/restoration work.

Education

1989-1998 Primary and secondary schooling to HSC at Cranbrook School
1996-1998 Completed the first two years of carpentry at Randwick Tafe
2001-2005 BA (Fine Arts) with major in furniture design at the University of Tasmania
2005 Certificate 1 in Tig welding at Hobart TAFE
2007 Studded glass at Sydney collage of the Arts
2009 Small Business management at St George TAFE

Exhibitions

1998 Art Express, Art Gallery of New South Wales
2003 Tasmania Wood Design Group exhibition, Hobart Hall
2004 University of Tasmania third year exhibition, Hobart
2007 Group exhibition in glass at the S.C.A. Gallery, Sydney
2008 Furniture Exhibition, Tokyo
2009 Group exhibition, Gallery Adagio Sydney

Inventory

Echolocation dining room table

4 pups Kids Chairs