Guy Maestri
| Guy Maestri | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Australian |
| Education | National Art School in Darlinghurst |
| Known for | Painting |
| Awards |
Archibald Prize 2009 Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu |
Cat Street Gallery, Hong Kong
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]
He completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts in the National Art School in Darlinghurst in 2003 and was a finalist in the 2007 and 2008 Dobell Drawing Prize.[3] He was the Archibald Prize finalist in 2016.
He is currently patronised by the Tim Olsen Gallery in Sydney, which lists the key themes in his work as "ecology, human folly and the violated landscape."[4]
See also
References
- ↑ Barrett, Rosanne (31 May 2009). "Wild At Art". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ↑ "Archibald Prize 2009: Archibald Prize Winner". thearchibaldprize.com. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
- ↑ "Brunch - Guy Maestri - ABC Sydney". ABC. 2009-03-29. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
- ↑ Lesley Chow (2008). "Tim Olsen Gallery - About Guy Maestri". Retrieved 25 April 2011.
| Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Del Kathryn Barton |
Archibald Prize 2009 for Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu |
Succeeded by Sam Leach |
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