Peter Wegner (Australian artist)

Peter Wegner (born 1953) is a Melbourne-based figurative painter, sculptor, and draughtsman. His work hangs in many galleries in Australia, and he is known for winning the Archibald Prize in 2021.

Early life and education

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Peter Wegner was born in 1953.[1]

He gained a fine arts degree in 1985,[1] and obtained a postgraduate diploma in 1988[2] from the Phillip Institute of Technology. In 2007 he completed a Master of Fine Arts at Monash University.[1]

Career

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After Wegner exhibited his work in a in group exhibition in 1977, having had no training in art, he was awarded a two-year A.M.E. Bale residential painting scholarship under Sir William Dargie.[1]

After gaining his degree and diploma, he started lecturing in the Drawing Department of Ballarat University, and has also since been a visiting lecturer at La Trobe, Monash and RMIT universities.[1][2]

Exhibitions

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Wegner has held many solo exhibitions since 1982 and his work has been included in many group exhibitions.[1]

Awards

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Public collections

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Wegner's work is held in public collections including:

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Peter Wegner, b. 1953". National Portrait Gallery. 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Peter Wegner". Australian Galleries. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Peter Wegner wins the Rick Amor Drawing Prize". Daily Review. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Finally, painter gets the big prize with portrait of a wounded poet - National". www.theage.com.au. 15 March 2006. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Peter Wegner: John Wolseley :: Archibald Prize 2016". Art Gallery NSW. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  7. ^ "Don Argus, 2004". National Portrait Gallery collection. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  8. ^ "Jacques Miller, 2002". National Portrait Gallery collection. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  9. ^ "Victor Smorgon, 2000". National Portrait Gallery collection. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  10. ^ "Professor Graeme Clark, 2000". National Portrait Gallery collection. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  11. ^ "Professor Graeme Clark (profile), 2000". National Portrait Gallery collection. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  12. ^ "Portrait of Professor Graeme Clark, 2000". National Portrait Gallery collection. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  13. ^ "John Marsden, 1998". National Portrait Gallery collection. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  14. ^ "Peter Wegner (b.1953)". Castlemaine Art Museum Collection Online. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
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Awards
Preceded by Archibald Prize
2021
for Portrait of Guy Warren at 100
Succeeded by