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THE PASSION
  
The Art of  Christopher McLeod
THE ART OF AUSTRALIA
LASSETER
After Overseas travel
showed LASSETER at Cintra  House Gallery 1987.
The Paintings used as Ref.
for this Aussie Icon. Researched Lasseter in N.T.  Reviewed Courier Mail.
A Vanishing
Life
Opened 1988, Capricorn
Gallery Melb. by Prof.
Magnus Clarke, Ardrossan
Gallery Brisbane by Wayne Goss. Reviewed The Age C. Mail & ABC TV Paintings about Aboriginal Life.  
INTIMACIES
Opened 1990, Ardrossan
Gallery by Wayne Goss, Capricorn Gallery Melb.
by Sir Zelman Cowan. Wide media coverage. Moved to Eaglehawke Gallery Sydney
Paintings about the Artist and his friends.
Following three years research opened 1993 at Riverhouse Gallery by James Macormick and Sydney by Wally Abraham. Reviewed Sunday Mail. Main oil from the Series hangs in St. Columba's Church in Brisbane.
ORIGINS
The LOVERS
Controversial Series
opened by the Artist's
friend
Irene Amos at Riverhouse Gallery in 1995 and
sold out. All paintings in Gouache.
THE DESERT
PAINTINGS
The Artist began working the biggest Series of his career in 1994 - now at over one hundred paintings. They have been sold around the world. Shown at Maleny Gallery Gallery 2. Wide media coverage.
1998 - 2001
During this period Christopher worked on the Series, The Australians, Genesis & The Rebels which were shown around Australia. Broken Hill Gallery purchased the oil - The New White Stallion.
A LIFE - ONE
Covered the Artist's life 1939 to 1952, shown at Gallery 2 in Brisbane opened by the Author & Art Critic Michael Richards in 2001.Moved to Wentworth Gallery, Sydney 2002, the Stanthorpe Regional Gallery in 2003.
A LIFE - TWO
Exhibited Main Street Gallery, Wentworth Hotel, and CWM Galleries, Sydney in the Rocks in 2003. Covers the Artist's life 1952 to 1970. The Farm and White Hats paintings created a lot of Media Interest.
Unique paintings by one of  Australia's leading Artists.
ARTIST'S HISTORY  1
Born Brisbane 1939,
Met Albert Namatjira
1949. Finalist Caltex
&Richards Prizes. First Solo Exhib. Kennigo Gallery 1969. Mentor Jon Molvig. Exhibs Design Arts Centre & La Boite Theatre before 1978.
Based on Artist's family who arrived from Scotland in 1852. Ardrossan Gallery
by Angus Innes 1991. then Eaglehawke Gallery with Clan MacLeod Society. Sales and Media around the World.Univ of Sydney 1995.
THE IMMIGRANTS
Religious Series 1992 -
Riverhouse Gallery, Pius XII Seminary, St. John's Cathedral opened by Fr. Bill O'Shea, Archbishop Bathersby, Bishop Rush, Won two Awards. Based on Stations of the Cross. Media  Catholic Leader & Brisbane News.
THE EARLY YEARS