User:Jaffy6Jaffy/DJ Stief

Lord David Jarrod Stief new article content ... Conceived on the Start/Finish line of Morphetvale Racecourse, Adelaide, South Australia. After a Rock Concert by a famous 1960's Band, bastard son, given only months to live, was put up for adoption and given the name Simon Stief. An illegal adoption followed, Doctor Anderson of the Prospect Surgery was deported for arranging numerous illegal adoption, he was passed on to an elderly childless couple, with links to the Adelaide underground in the 1960's.

He rose above the murder, corruption and adopted family history (Slape Gully Smith) to become an artist. Winning his first prize at 5 years old, of a $50.00 book voucher, which was an enormous amount and a giant stuffed kangaroo.

Abuse, neglect and horror followed. At the age of 9 years old, he designed his Primary School Crest, which was kept for 15 years. At the age of 10 he designed Northfield Softball Team, Northfield Baseball Team logos as well. It was during this year he was also saved from the abuse, by his then Primary School teacher's William F. Skully, now Governor of the Pan Pacific Kiwanis and Christopher Doyle.

After many accolades during his highschool years, earning more than his teacher's at galleries throughout South Australia, and having started through the guidance of these two teachers, art movements, art prizes, art institutions, he moved on through the guidance of Terrence Drew, Art Master, Northfield Highschool, to seek Tertiary Education and a Bachelor of Fine Arts at Underdale College of Advanced Education. In his first year, he witnessed the death of his best friend a photographer at the Adelaide Railway, who slipped off the platform and was hit by a train and killed. With the constant reminder of death, at every point, he made a vow to simply create. Accolades came fast and firm, by the time he was 18 he created movements and Art Style.

He emerged from the shadows in the 1990s, being the first to reverse the act of drawing, Black on White became White on Black, this led to the rave reviews and the start of new genre. Now heavily copied. One of 7 artists invited to the Federation Exhibition, Prospect Gallery South Australia, his piece stated that "The only unification of a country could be through sport, for the common people." This caused no controversy whatsoever, it was simply accepted. From then he began the New Age Movement and as cover artist of the New Age Guardian created another movement that lasted 10 years.

2015                Fisher’s Ghost Art Prize         Finalist            Campbelltown NSW

2014                Fisher’s Ghost Art Prize         Finalist            Campbelltown NSW

2008                Naked Ambition – Solo Exhibition Art at Home Balmain NSW

2005 – 2013   Resident Artist of Artemis of Aberdeen

2004                Springton Gallery OPAL Charity exhibition in conjunction with Malcolm Arnold.

2000                 Collection at Thousand Words Gallery, Prospect SA, consisting of four of their favourite artists from 2000.

Thousand Words Gallery Prospect SA.

Barbellas Hutt Street Adelaide SA.

Messenger Article Millennium Bugs.

“Hope”Black and White entry into Prospect Gallery’s au.com.federation Community Arts Show.

“Radiance” Fringe Festival.

1999                Big Day Out.

Millennium Bugs, Prospect SA.

1998                “Summer Lights”        Adelaide University Space Theatre.

“From the Palette”      Adelaide University Space Theatre.

“Horny Strings”          Adelaide University Space Theatre.

1997                “God and You” Marion Council, SA.

3D Radio Promotional.

1996                Psychic and New Age Fair Morphettville SA.

Crystal Wave, Henley Beach SA.

Victor Harbour Rotary Club SA.

= COMMISSIONED WORK =

2005                “LEUTHEN” 1757 Prussian Scene.

Portrait                                    Private Acquisition

2004                Portraits                      5 Private Acquisitions.

2003                “Zondorf” 1758 Prussian Scene.

“Rabenberg” Wine Label.

2002                 “Hill of Grace”.

Private Commissions.

2001                Private Commissions.

2000                Cover Artist

Native Plants for the and its Waterways.

1999                 Sculptures for Courtney Love and Marilyn Manson.

1998                “Hill of Ancients”

Limited print release for Adelaide Women’s and Children’s Hospital.

1996                Cover Design and Illustrator of Poet Peter Ladyman.

Design perfume range labels for Zoix International.

Design “The Mystical Tarot” boardgame for Zoix International.

Cover Artist

“Encyclopaedia of Ameridians” by Maureen Whitefeather Dunn.

Cover Artist

“The Speaker Within” by Adrian Huon Crawford.

1995            Portrait “Litsa” Harringtons’ Beauty Salon Prospect SA.