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. Wegner was announced as the winner of the 2021 Archibald Prize at the Art Gallery of New South Wales for his painting Guy Warren at 100. 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
Image above: Close-up detail of Portrait Magazine featuring Peter Wegner’s drawings of Marg Mossop (2015) and Hilda Heley (2015) In …
Above image: Peter Wegner Portrait of Guy Warren at 100 oil on canvas 120.5 x 151.5 cm Peter Wegner has won …
Image above: Peter Wegner Portrait of Guy Warren at 100 oil on canvas 120.5 x 151.5 cm Congratulations to Graeme …
Martin King sometimes the blind must lead the blind 2021 watercolour on drafting film and paper 119 x 178 cm Congratulations to Martin King who …
Image above: Christine Wrest-Smith Strength and Presence Congratulations to Graeme Drendel, Cathy Weiszmann and Christine Wrest-Smith for being selected as …
Image above: Angus Fisher Marajo 2020 ink pen and watercolour on paper 55 x 75 cm Australian Galleries is excited to …
This incredible new sculpture by Geoffrey Ricardo is currently being installed at the new sustainable housing development ‘Orana’ in Clyde …
Image above: Martin King tree of life, unsuccessful species 2021 etching, drypoint, chine collé and hand colouring edition 3 168 …
Image above: Jazmina Cininas Trans Baltic-Tasman Crossing 2018 artist book with collage 21 x 14 x 2.5 cm Following an …
Vale Mandy Martin 18th November 1952 – 10th July 2021 Today we farewell artist and friend Mandy Martin. Mandy was a highly …
Image above: Artist Michael Snape and Stuart Purves alongside Michael’s Archibald Finalist painting of Stuart Purves. “Stuart Purves has been …
Image above: Mary Tonkin Crack, Kalorama 2012 oil on linen 62 x 68 cm Featuring a selection of artworks from …
Image above: Andrew Antoniou Dress Rehearsal 2020 charcoal 146 x 115 cm Congratulations to Andrew Antoniou who has been selected …
