Figurative painter, sculptor and draughtsman Peter Wegner received a postgraduate diploma in fine arts from the Philip Institute of Technology in 1988. Wegner famously painted his friend Graham Doyle more than 100 times since they met in art school in the 1980’s. He has held solo exhibitions in Sydney and Melbourne and his work has been included in group exhibitions at the National Portrait Gallery, Canberra and the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney. In 2020, Wegner was a finalist in the prestigious Archibald Prize at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. He was awarded the Doug Moran Prize in 2006 and completed a commission sponsored by BHP for the National Portrait Gallery. He has lectured in drawing at Ballarat, La Trobe, RMIT and Monash since 1996. His work is held in the collections of the National Library of Australia, Canberra; the National Portrait Gallery, Canberra; the State Library of Victoria, Melbourne and several regional and tertiary galleries.
PAST EXHIBITIONS
This wonderful portrait of Professor Graeme Clark by Peter Wegner is now showing in the exhibition Before Hand – The private …
Congratulations to Peter Wegner who has been announced as a Finalist in the 2020 Archibald Prize. Five-time Archibald finalist Peter …
Peter Wegner’s work will feature in ‘Flesh after Fifty’ – an upcoming group exhibition at the Abbotsford Convent which aims …
Glenn Morgan’s work is currently on view in a public art exhibition at the soon-to-be-completed State Library Station, Franklin Street …
Congratulations to Glenda Orr who has been presented with a highly commended award in the 2021 Artists’ Book Award for …
Image above: Philip Noakes Eclipse I 2019 Britannia silver and sterling silver (1503gms) 30 x 29 x 6 cm and …
Congratulations to Greg Johns, who has been selected as this year’s recipient of the Andrea Stretton Memorial Invitation to exhibit …
Rosalind Atkins and Heather Shimmen have been involved in a long-distance international arts exchange project between a group of twenty …
‘If Collaboration Is the Method, Activism Is the Intention’ FEM-aFFINITY brings together female artists from Arts Project Australia and wider …
Above image: Jennifer Keeler-Milne, Wattle, 2020, charcoal on paper prepared with acrylic, 114 x 180 cm A huge …
Image above: Danielle Creenaune Silent falls: Carrington 2020 stone lithograph and chine colle 52 x 43 cm Congratulations to the …
Image above: Cameron Hayes Angry angels help Adam with the first dictionary 2020 oil on canvas 198 x 254 cm …
Camie Lyons recently sat down with The Grace Tales‘ Georgie Abay for an intimate conversation about art and life. Throughout …