Guy Maestri
Guy Maestri (born in Mudgee, New South Wales in 1974) is an Australian contemporary artist who won the 2009 Archibald Prize for a portrait of Australian singer and musician Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu.[2]
Guy Maestri | |
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| Nationality | Australian |
| Education | National Art School in Darlinghurst |
| Known for | Painting |
| Awards | Archibald Prize 2009 Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu |
Cat Street Gallery, Hong Kong[1]
He completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts at the National Art School in Darlinghurst in 2003 and was a finalist in the 2007 and 2008 Dobell Drawing Prize.[3] He was also an Archibald Prize finalist in 2016 and 2020.
Tim Olsen Gallery in Sydney listed the key themes in his work as "ecology, human folly and the violated landscape".[4]
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ReferencesEdit
- ^ Barrett, Rosanne (31 May 2009). "Wild At Art". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 14 July 2014. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^ "Archibald Prize 2009: Archibald Prize Winner". thearchibaldprize.com. Retrieved 25 April 2011. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^ "Brunch - Guy Maestri - ABC Sydney". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 29 March 2009. Retrieved 25 April 2011. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^ Lesley Chow (2008). "Tim Olsen Gallery - About Guy Maestri". Retrieved 25 April 2011. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
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| Preceded by Del Kathryn Barton |
Archibald Prize 2009 for Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu |
Succeeded by Sam Leach |
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