Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
born Norseman, Western Australia, Australia, 1957
Training
1975–77 Certificate in Trade Studies, Fremantle Technical College, Perth, WA
1980–83 Bachelor of Arts (Craft), Distinction, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, WA
1984–86 Master of Design (Furniture Design), Royal College of Art, London, UK
1991 Domus Academy Workshop, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC
Selected solo exhibitions
The language of fruit, Canberra Museum and Gallery, ACT, 1999; Confluent: jewellery + textiles: Christopher Robertson and Jennifer Robertson, Narek Galleries, Tanja, NSW, 2005
Selected group exhibitions since 1995
National Craft Award, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, VIC, 1995; International stainless steel exhibition, Deutsches Klingenmuseum, Solingen, Germany, 1997; Contemporary wearables, Toowoomba Art Gallery, QLD, 1997; National Craft Acquisition Award, Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin, NT, 1998; Touching the landscape, Australian National Botanic Gardens, Canberra, ACT, 1999; Defining the object II, Quadrivium, Sydney, NSW, 2000; Australian sculptural furniture, Brisbane City Gallery, QLD, 2000; Professional members exhibition, Craft ACT Gallery, Canberra, ACT, 2002; The ritual of tea, Jam Factory Gallery, Adelaide, SA, and Object Gallery, Sydney, NSW, 2002; Less is more/Less is a bore, Brisbane City Gallery, QLD, 2002; Joint exhibition, Workshop Bilk, Queanbeyan, NSW, 2003; White Christmas, Workshop Bilk, Queanbeyan, NSW, 2003; Containers, Workshop Bilk, Queanbeyan, NSW, 2004; Contemporary Australian Silver and Metalwork Award: 8th Leviney Award, Buda Historic Home and Garden, Castlemaine, VIC, 2005
Public collections
Australia Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA; National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, ACT; Powerhouse Museum, Sydney, NSW
International Renwick Gallery, Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, USA