Peter Kingston b. 1943 Sydney NSW

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  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator) , (Printmaker) , (Painter)
Contemporary Sydney painter, printmaker and cartoonist. Kingston was known as a Pop artist in the 1970s.
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Name
Peter Kingston
Birth date
1943
Birth place
Sydney NSW
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Painter)
Residence
  • Lavender Bay, Sydney, NSW
Active Period
  • c.1965- c.2007
Languages
  • English
Is Indigenous
No
Initial Record Data Source
  • Black and white artists

painter, printmaker and cartoonist, lives Sydney. He was a Pop artist in the 1970s but a serious acrylic painter of Sydney Harbour foreshore scenes and other environmental subjects c.2000.

Born Sydney 1943 and was first introduced to art at school with Justin O’Brien.

Studied architecture and arts at the University of New South Wales, Made his first cartoons for Tharunka , befor graduating to OZ . His first exhibition was at Hyde Park with Mlck Glasheen and John Allen. Later participated in the OZ Super Art Market exhibition at Clune Galleries. He also made experimental movies.

In 1971 drifted into involvement at the Yellow House. He completed the Stone Room, made the Elephant house, created magic shows and participated In some of the performances.

Since the Yellow House he has exhibited his work in Sydney Melbourne, Canberra, Newcastle, New York, London, Hong Kong, Switzerland.

Writers:
Kerr, Joan
Olivia Bolton
Date written:
Last updated:
associate of
Mick Glasheen
Artist (Screen Artist), Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator)
associate of
Allen John
associate of
Martin Sharp
1942
Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Artist (Painter), Designer (Graphic Designer)
associate of
George Gittoes
1949
Artist (Ceramist), Artist (Screen Artist), Artist (Performance Artist), Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Painter)
sibling of
Fairlie Kingston
Artist
associate of
Roger Foley
1942
Artist, Artist (Installation Artist), Artist (Screen Artist), Artist (Performance Artist)
associate of
Joyce Gittoes
1915
Artist (Printmaker)
associate of
Justin O'Brien
1917
Artist
associate of
Garry Shead
1942
Artist
friend of
Brett Whiteley
1939
Artist (Painter), Artist (Draughtsman), Artist (Ceramist), Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Artist (Mixed Media Artist)
associate of
The Yellow House
Artist
Collections
The Yellow House
1990
Exhibition ()
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW
Citations:
  • Germaine, Max, (1990), Artists & Galleries of Australia, (Place: 3rd edition, Craftsman House, Roseville, NSW)
  • McCulloch, Alan, (1984), Encyclopedia of Australian Art, (Place: 2nd edition, Melbourne, Vic.)
  • Mendelssohn, Joanna, (19 February 2010), Information sourced from, (Information sourced from)
  • Mendelssohn, Joanna, (1990), The Yellow House, 1970-72, (Place: Art Gallery of New South Wales)