| |  | 1946 | Born in Borgia, Southern Italy | | 1956 | Migrated to Sydney, Australia
| | 1962 | Left school to work and study art at the Julian Ashton School
| | 1971 | Travelled to Europe | | | |
Solo Exhibitions | | | 2008 | 'Salvatore Zofrea', Australian Galleries, Sydney | | 1994 | Salvatore Zofrea, an Italo-Australian Odyssey, Rome, Italy
| | 1992 | Macquarie Galleries, Sydney
| | von Bertouch Gallery, Newcastle
| | The Capricornia Suite, Brisbane City Art Gallery and Museum
| | The Psalms, Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney, then touring NSW Regional Galleries
| | The Capricornia Suite, Karnak Playhouse, Queensland
| | Primavera Gallery, Canberra
| | 1990 | Macquarie Galleries, Sydney
| | An Odyssey, Wollongong City Gallery, Wollongong
| | 1989 | Macquarie Galleries, Sydney
| | Vincent Art Gallery, Adelaide
| | 1982 | Macquarie Galleries, Sydney
| | The Fine Arts Gallery, Perth
| | 1981 | Macquarie Galleries, Sydney
| | 1980 | David Jones Gallery, Sydney
| | 1979 | Von Bertouch Gallery, Newcastle
| | Victor Mace Galleries, Brisbane
| | 1978 | von Toussaint Gallery, Perth
| | Victor Mace Galleries, Brisbane
| | 1977 | Macquarie Galleries, Sydney and Canberra
| | 1976 | Macquarie Galleries, Sydney and Canberra
| | 1975 | Victor Mace Galleries, Brisbane
| | Macquarie Galleries, Sydney
| | 1973 | Macquarie Galleries, Canberra
| | 1972 | Toorak Galleries, Melbourne
| | 1971 | Macquarie Galleries, Canberra
| | 1970 | Toorak Galleries, Melbourne
| | 1969 | Bonython Galleries, Sydney and Adelaide
| | 1968 | Bonython Galleries, Adelaide
| | Macquarie Galleries, Sydney
| | 1967 | Macquarie Galleries, Sydney
| | 1983-87_Macquarie Galleries, Sydney
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Group Exhibitions | | | 2002 | ’50 Portraits’, S. H. Ervin Gallery, National Trust, Sydney
| | 1999 | ‘Archibald Prize’, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
| | ‘Sulman Prize’, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
| | ‘Dobell Drawing Prize’, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
| | ‘Landscapes in sets and series, Australian prints 1960s – 1990s’, National Gallery of Australia
| | 1998 | ‘Archibald Prize’, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
| | ‘Sulman Prize’, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
| | ‘Dobell Drawing Prize’, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
| | 1997 | ‘Archibald Prize’, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
| | ‘Sulman Prize’, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
| | ‘Dobell Drawing Prize’, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
| | ‘Collectors choice’ von Bertouch Galleries, Newcastle
| | 1996 | ‘Archibald Prize’, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
| | ‘Dobell Drawing Prize’, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
| | 1995 | ‘Archibald Prize’, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
| | ‘Sulman Prize’, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
| | 1990 | ‘Archibald Prize’, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
| | 1989 | ‘Sulman Prize’, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
| | 1988 | ‘Sulman Prize’, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
| | 1987 | ‘Wynn Prize’, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
| | 1986 | ‘Archibald Prize’, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
| | ‘Sulman Prize’, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
| | ‘Wynn Prize’, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
| | 1984 | ‘Archibald Prize’, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
| | ‘Sulman Prize’, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
| | 1983 | ‘Archibald Prize’, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
| | ‘Sulman Prize’, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
| | 1982 | ‘Wynn Prize’, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
| | ‘Sulman Prize’, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
| | ‘Archibald Prize’, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
| | 1981 | Sulman Prize’, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
| | ‘Archibald Prize’, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
| | 1980 | ‘Archibald Prize’, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
| | 1979 | ‘Sulman Prize’, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
| | ‘Archibald Prize’, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
| | 1978 | ‘Wynn Prize’, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
| | ‘Recent major works by figurative painters’, Macquarie Galleries, Sydney
| | ‘Collectors choice’ von Bertouch Galleries, Newcastle
| | ‘Archibald Prize’, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
| | ‘Sulman Prize’, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
| | 1977 | ‘Blake Prize Exhibition’, Commonwealth Savings Bank, Sydney
| | ‘Sulman Prize’, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney
| | 1975 | ‘Blake Prize Exhibition’, Commonwealth Savings Bank, Sydney
| | ‘Fifty years of the Macquarie Galleries’, Macquarie Galleries, Sydney
| | 1970 | ‘Collectors choice’ von Bertouch Galleries, Newcastle
| | 1969 | ‘Figurative Paintings’, Macquarie Galleries, Sydney
| | 1968 | ‘Blake Prize Exhibition’, Commonwealth Savings Bank, Sydney
| | 1967 | ‘Blake Prize Exhibition’, Commonwealth Savings Bank, Sydney
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BibliographyClaire, Stephanie and Waldmann, Anna, “Salvatore Zofrea”, Hale & Iremonger, Sydney, 1983
McInerney, Sally “The journeyman, a story of migrant life”, Picador, Sydney, 1992
Snell, Ted, “Salvatore Zofrea, images from the psalms”, Craftsman House, Sydney, 1992 (Italian language edition, 1993)
Zofrea, Salvatore, “Un’odissea Italo-Australiana”, Edizioni de Luca, Rome, 1994
Galletto, Lucio and Fisher, Timothy, “The art of food at Lucio’s”, Craftsman House, Sydney, 1999
Pursche, Michael, Downer, Stella and Kolenberg, Hendrik “Salvatore Zofrea”, Exhibition catalogue, Manly Art Gallery and Museum, Sydney, 1998
Kolenberg, Hendrik and Ryan, Anne “Appassionata: 100 woodblock prints”, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney 1998
Sayers, Andrew, “Fifty Portraits”, National portrait Gallery, Canberra. 2002
Sayers, Andrew, “The Psalms of Life (Psalms 1 – 100)”, Art Directions, Canberra. 2008.
Kolenberg, Hendrik et al. “Days of Summer (woodcut prints of Australian wildflowers)”, Mosman Regional Art Gallery, Sydney. 2008.
VIDEO DOCUMENTARIES
‘The Making of a Mural’ commission: Sydney Morning Herald, Steven Salgar, 1981
‘The Art of Portrait Painting’ commission: National Portrait Gallery, Canberra, David Perry, 2002
‘The Art of the Fresco’ commission: ResMed Int. Inc. filmed by Dylan Rosen, 2003
Awards| 1977 | Winner, The Sulman Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales
| | 1979 | Winner, The Sulman Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales
| | 1982 | Winner, The Sulman Prize, Art Gallery of New South Wales
| | 1982 | Power Studio in the Cite University, Paris | | 1986 | Churchill Scholarship to study fresco painting in Italy
| | 1992 | Sydney Opera House Fresco sponsored by Toshiba Pty Ltd
| | 1995 | Awarded title of Cavalieri (Knighthood) by the Italian Government in recognition of his contribution to art in Australia | | 1995 | Italo-Australian Man of the Year Achievement awarded by Italian National Day Celebration Committee |
CollectionsNational Gallery of Australia and most state galleries
Museum of Modern Art, New York
Vatican Collection
Private collections in Australia and abroad
Australian university collections
CommissionsFive panel mural for the State Bank of NSW
MBF Health Insurance
ResMed
Sydney Morning Herald mural commissioned by the Fairfax family to celebrate 150 years of the Sydney Morning Herald newspaper
Sydney Opera House
Darling Harbour Star City Casino, 1997
Five panel mural "Celebration of Life - A Picnic at Clontarf" commissioned by the NRMA, 1998
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