Zofrea studied at the Julian Ashton Art School in Sydney, and later privately with Henry V.

He often draws on literary, historical and religious sources to develop his work and has three times been awarded Australia's most prestigious prize for a subject painting, the Sulman - in 1977, 1979 and 1982.

In 1985 he was awarded the Churchill Scholarship to study fresco painting in Italy, and spent a year or so back home, learning more tools of the trade.

His commissions include the acclaimed Sydney Morning Herald mural Justelius, the Power Studio in the Cite University, five panel mural for the State Bank of NSW, Sydney Opera House Fresco sponsored by Toshiba P/L in 1992, commissioned by the Darling Harbour Star City Casino in 1997, and a five panel mural "Celebration of Life - A Picnic at Clontarf" commissioned by the NRMA in 1998.

Today, he is celebrated for his sensuous, expressionistic colour, and a richness of input from his imagination and experience.