From August 25 until October 15, 2017 ‘Sleepwalking Towards The Apocalypse’ will be showing at the Swan Hill Regional Art Gallery. The exhibition will feature my most recent linocuts, woven linocuts & quilted linocuts. The catalogue cover shown was designed by Daryl Turner.
Author: Peter Ward
I have had over 40 years of experience as a professional artist in Australia and Italy working in the media of serigraphy, painting, collage, ceramic and relief printmaking. From 2012 I have concentrated entirely on linocut. I feel that linocut, whilst a simple and direct printmaking technique, offers endless aesthetic possibilities. It has a robust physicality and despite the considered nature of printmaking the results for me appear spontaneous and immediate.
Serfdom quilt colour
‘Selfie Quilt’ shortlisted for the Fremantle Print Award
My ‘Selfie Quilt’ will be showing in the Fremantle Print Award exhibition opening on Thursday September 22 & running till Saturday November 12 at the Fremantle Arts Centre, Fremantle, Western Australia.
2016 Swan Hill Print & Drawing Awards
My linocut ‘The Apocalypse Tattoo Parlour Does The Christian Democrat’ has been shortlisted for the 2016 Swan Hill Print & Drawing Acquisitive Awards. All the shortlisted entries will be exhibited in the Swan Hill Regional Art Gallery from May 14 until July 10, 2016.
Rene Carcan International Print Prize
I have been selected as a finalist in the Rene Carcan International Prize for Printmaking. The exhibition for all those of us shortlisted will be in Bruxelles at the beginning of 2016. This caps off what has been an exceptional year for me.
Shortlisted in the Australian Print Triennial
My linocut ‘Doing The Apocalypse Boogie’ was one of the 55 shortlisted from 175 entries in the Australian Print Triennial prize. The exhibition opens on October 29 and runs till November 1 at the Art Vault, Mildura.
Shortlisted for the Silk Cut Award for Linocut Prints
‘The Lost Quilt’ has been shortlisted for the Silk Cut Award. It will be exhibited at the Glen Eira City Council Gallery (Caulfield Town Hall) from September 5 until September 2015.
Shortlisted for the Geelong Print Awards
My linocut ‘Lost (Green)’ is amongst the 45 works shortlisted for the Geelong Print Award. It will be exhibited in the Geelong Gallery from August 22 until November 22.
Southern Highlands Printmakers ‘Exchange’ exhibition
I am exhibiting 3 works in the Southern Highlands Printmakers group show ‘Exchange’. It runs from July 26 until September 20 at the Sturt Gallery, Mittagong & afterwards it travels to the Megalo Gallery in Canberra.
‘Lost (Green)’ features on Imprint cover
The Winter 2015 issue of Imprint features a review of my recent Megalo exhibition written by Alison Alder and one of the highlights from that show is on the cover. Needless to say I’m mighty chuffed!