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 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 (May 31, 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 |