Salvatore Zofrea b. 1946

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Contemporary painter and printmaker
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painter and printmaker, born Borgia, Italy; came to Australia in 1956 and studied at Julian Ashton’s Sydney Art School and with H.V. Justelius 1961-66. Travelled to Europe and UK in 1971. Mainly painter of portraits and large religious and mythical pictures, has also done frescoes and prints, including An Odyssey 1992, AGNSW (portfolio of 21 woodcuts, all but one used to illustrate Sally McInerney (intro. David Malouf) and Zofrea’s The Journeyman: A story of migrant life (Picador 1992).

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Kerr, Joan
Date written:
1996
Last updated:
2007

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References [<ExternalResource: McInerney, Sally & Zofrea, Salvatore (1992), 'The Journeyman : a story of migrant life', Sydney : Picador, introduction by David Malouf.>, <ExternalResource: Waldman, Anna (March 1982), 'Salvatore Zofrea', Sydney, NSW : Art & Australia, Volume 19 (March)., .>, <ExternalResource: Claire, S.; & Waldman, A. (1983), 'Salvatore Zofrea', Sydney : Hale & Iremonger.>, <ExternalResource: McCulloch, Alan; & McCulloch, Susan (1994), 'Encyclopedia of Australian art', St Leonards, NSW : Allen & Unwin (3rd revised edition).>, <ExternalResource: Kolenberg, Hendrik; Ryan, Anne (2000), 'Salvatore Zofrea : appassionata : one hundred woodcuts', Sydney, NSW : Art Gallery of New South Wales.>] [<ExternalResource: McInerney, Sally & Zofrea, Salvatore (1992), 'The Journeyman : a story of migrant life', Sydney : Picador, introduction by David Malouf.>, <ExternalResource: Waldman, Anna (March 1982), 'Salvatore Zofrea', Sydney, NSW : Art & Australia, Volume 19 (March)., .>]