Peter Wegner (Australian artist)

Peter Wegner (born 1953 in New Zealand) is a Melbourne based figurative painter, sculptor, and draughtsman.

Exhibitions
  • Dobell Prize for Drawing, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 2012
  • BP Portrait Prize, National Portrait Gallery London and Edinburgh, 2012
  • Archibald Prize, 2011

Awards
  • 2016: Rick Amor prize for small drawings, Art Gallery of Ballarat, for Three Days with EM[1]
  • 2013: Winner, Gallipoli Art Prize
  • 2006: Doug Moran National Portrait Prize, for Wounded Poet 2006 (Graham Doyle)[2]
  • Four-time finalist in the Archibald Prize.[3]
  • 1978-1980: A.M.E. Bale Residential painting scholarship under Sir William Dargie

Public collections

Wegner’s work is held in public collections including:

References
  1. "Peter Wegner wins the Rick Amor Drawing Prize | Daily Review: Film, stage and music reviews, interviews and more". dailyreview.com.au. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  2. "Finally, painter gets the big prize with portrait of a wounded poet - National". www.theage.com.au. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  3. "Peter Wegner: John Wolseley :: Archibald Prize 2016". Art Gallery NSW. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  4. "Don Argus, 2004". National Portrait Gallery collection. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  5. "Jacques Miller, 2002". National Portrait Gallery collection. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  6. "Victor Smorgon, 2000". National Portrait Gallery collection. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  7. "Professor Graeme Clark, 2000". National Portrait Gallery collection. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  8. "Professor Graeme Clark (profile), 2000". National Portrait Gallery collection. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  9. "Portrait of Professor Graeme Clark, 2000". National Portrait Gallery collection. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  10. "John Marsden, 1998". National Portrait Gallery collection. Retrieved 29 August 2017.


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