Peter Powditch b. 1942 Sydney, NSW

  • Artist (Painter) , (Sculptor) , (Printmaker)
Sydney born Peter Powditch first painted his celebrations of the beach and bikini culture in the late 1960s. In 1981 he was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for his services to art.
Keywords: beach subjects , spray paint
Talk | Version history | Updated Jan. 9, 2012 | Created July 15, 2011
Name
Peter Powditch
Birth date
1942
Birth place
Sydney, NSW
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
  • Artist (Sculptor)
  • Artist (Printmaker)
Keywords:
beach subjects
spray paint
Active Period
  • 1960-
Is Indigenous
No
Writers:
Date written:
Last updated:
associate of
John Olsen
1928
Artist (Painter), Artist (Printmaker), Artist (Cartoonist / Illustrator), Designer, Artist (Ceramist)
student of
associate of
Lyndon Dadswell
Artist (Sculptor)
student of
associate of
Ron Robertson-Swann
1941
Artist (Sculptor), Artist (Painter)
associate of
Godfrey Miller
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
student of
associate of
William Rose
Artist
student of
associate of
Robert Klippel
1920
Artist (Sculptor)
student of
associate of
Greg Weight
Non-Artist/Designer/Curator
None
Courtesy of: Eva Breuer Art Dealer
Sunwoman V
Medium
Oil, enamel and wood on board
106.5 x 50 cm
The Australian Landscape
1972- 1973
Exhibition (exhibited at)
Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA
"The Australian Landscape" was a national touring exhibition organised by the Australian Gallery Directors' Council in 1972. The organising gallery was the Art Gallery of South Australia, and the curators were Daniel Thomas (Art Gallery of New South Wales) Ian North (Art Gallery of South Australia) and Frances McCarthy [later Lindsay] (National Gallery of Victoria). Generous funding from the Peter Stuyvesant foundation enabled the curators to travel the country together in order to make considered judgements. The exhibition opened at the Art Gallery of South Australia on 3 March 1972, and toured to the Western Australian Art Gallery, National Gallery of Victoria, Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, Australian National Gallery (temporary premises), Art Gallery of New South Wales, Newcastle City Art Gallery, and the Queensland Art Gallery. The catalogue introduction claims that the exhibition comprised of 'fifty-five of the best Australian landscapes ever executed'. It was characterised by a breadth of vision, with works from every state – including regional galleries and private collections. It is distinguished by having a greater emphasis on colonial works than previous exhibitions, and elevating the reputation of Eugene Von Guerard and John Glover. There were only two works by women – Grace Cossington Smith and Margaret Preston– and none by any Aboriginal artist.
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