Christopher Orchard
1950	Born Australia
1969–73	Advanced Diploma. Fine Art. Sculpture. Painting. SACAE
1974	Adviser to ABC Radio on History of Australian Art Series
1978–84	Education Officer, Art Gallery of South Australia
1979	Founding member, Art Workers Union, Adelaide
1980	Convenor of public forum on Arts funding and the Australia Council
1982	Commissioned by Jim Sharman for ‘82 Adelaide Festival of Arts to produce participatory art event for young people
1983	Joined Central Studios, Adelaide
1985–87	Lived and worked in London. Joined Space Studios, London
1986	Guest Lecturer, London School of Printmaking
1989	Designer/co-ordinator for Come Out Youth Arts Festival Senior Lecturer Adelaide Central School of Art, Adelaide
1990	Director Adelaide Central School of Art Pty. Ltd.
1990–91	Tutor, Flinders University B.Ed. programme
1992	Guest Lecturer Washington State University, University of Idaho Organising committee to establish New York Studio School, Drawing Marathon in Adelaide
1993	Head of School, Adelaide Central School of Art Pty. Ltd.
1994	Co-ordinator of New York Studio School Drawing Marathon at Adelaide Central School of Art
1995	Judge SANTOS Whyalla Award Member of Selection Panel, Ruth Tuck Art Award Judge EVA Art Award Lecture in association with exhibition Australian Embassy, Washington, D.C., USA
1997	Guest lecturer New York Studio School Drawing Marathon in New York, USA
1996–2002	Ruth Tuck Scholarship Committee Artists in Schools Committee Member, Organising Committee for EVA Awards
2000	Panel Member VACB, Arts SA Member, Strategic Planning Committee 2000–2005 the Arts, DETE, Arts SA Council Member, CACSA Guest Lecturer, National Art School, Sydney
2001–02	Guest Lecturer New York Studio School
One Person Exhibitions
1975–2005	Twenty two one person exhibitions in Adelaide, Perth, Sydney, London and Washington D.C., USA.
Group exhibitions
1973–2005	Over fifty group exhibitions in Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne, Mildura, Lorne, Launceston, London and Japan
Collections
	Art Gallery of South Australia
	Government House, South Australia
	Kedumba Gallery Drawing Collection, NSW
	Scotch College Art Collection
	Adelaide University Collection
	Benko Collection, South Australia
	Renmark City Art Collection
	British Petroleum Collection, London
	Art Bank
	Flinders Medical Centre, South Australia F H Faulding Collection Santos Whyalla Art Award Winner Private collections in Australia, Britain, France, Germany, Kenya and USA.