Peter Wegner (Australian artist)
Peter Wegner (born 1953 in New Zealand) is a Melbourne based figurative painter, sculptor, and draughtsman.
Exhibitions[]
- Dobell Prize for Drawing, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 2012
- BP Portrait Prize, National Portrait Gallery London and Edinburgh, 2012
- Archibald Prize finalists, 2011
- Archibald Prize finalists, 2020
- Archibald Prize winner, 2021[1]
Awards[]
- 2021 Winner Archibald Prize
- 2016: Rick Amor prize for small drawings, Art Gallery of Ballarat, for Three Days with EM[2]
- 2013: Winner, Gallipoli Art Prize
- 2006: Doug Moran National Portrait Prize, for Wounded Poet 2006 (Graham Doyle)[3]
- Four-time finalist in the Archibald Prize.[4]
- 1978-1980: A.M.E. Bale Residential painting scholarship under Sir William Dargie
Public collections[]
Wegner's work is held in public collections including:
- National Portrait Gallery (Canberra)
- Don Argus (2004)[5]
- Jacques Miller (2002)[6]
- Victor Smorgon (2000)[7]
- Professor Graeme Clark (2000). As an etching,[8] profile,[9] and portrait.[10]
- John Marsden (1998)[11]
- Art Gallery of New South Wales
- National Library of Australia
- Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery
- Heide Museum of Modern Art, Melbourne
- State Library of Victoria
References[]
- ^ "Archibald prize 2021: Grace Tame, Ben Quilty, Eryn Jean Norvill and more – in pictures". The Guardian. 27 May 2021. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ "Peter Wegner wins the Rick Amor Drawing Prize | Daily Review: Film, stage and music reviews, interviews and more". dailyreview.com.au. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- ^ "Finally, painter gets the big prize with portrait of a wounded poet - National". www.theage.com.au. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- ^ "Peter Wegner: John Wolseley :: Archibald Prize 2016". Art Gallery NSW. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- ^ "Don Argus, 2004". National Portrait Gallery collection. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- ^ "Jacques Miller, 2002". National Portrait Gallery collection. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- ^ "Victor Smorgon, 2000". National Portrait Gallery collection. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- ^ "Professor Graeme Clark, 2000". National Portrait Gallery collection. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- ^ "Professor Graeme Clark (profile), 2000". National Portrait Gallery collection. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- ^ "Portrait of Professor Graeme Clark, 2000". National Portrait Gallery collection. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
- ^ "John Marsden, 1998". National Portrait Gallery collection. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
External links[]
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