Christopher Stone (sculptor)


Christopher Stone is an English sculptor and painter living in Ibiza, Balearic Islands, Spain

Life

Born 17 September 1955 London, England, Christopher attended Holloway County Secondary Modern School after which he obtained a City and Guilds Certificate in Cabinet Making.
Christopher went on to undertake two years work experience with artist designer Ralph Hampton in Shaftesbury Dorset.
To further his studies Christopher, worked at the prestigious London Art Gallery “De Siedner” in Whitmore Street, London W1.
Christopher has made prolonged visits to Aswan, Luxor, and Cairo to study Egyptology, and to the Czech Republic to study eastern European Art.
Stone collaborated as artist designer at the Worlds Trade Fair in Seville, Spain, working in both Spanish and British Pavilions.
Upon his arrival on Ibiza, Christopher met and collaborated with the Welsh sculptor Barry Flanagan who mentored Christopher’s sculptural talents until Flanagan’s death in August, 2009.
Christopher took part in the Acclaimed Midsummer Garden Sculpture Exhibition at Brackenstown House, Swords, Co Dublin, Curated by Oliver Gormley of Gormleys Fine Art. One of his pieces "Tutus II" carved in White Macael Marble from Southern Spain can be seen there today.
He is a founding member of Art Resilience movement created in Paris by Ksenia Milicevic in 2014, with headquarters in the Bateau-Lavoir.

Selected exhibitions

Christopher Stone has been nominated, voted one of the world's Top 100 professionals 2013 by The International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, UK.