Peter Waples-Crowe, mixed media artist, was born in Sydney in 1965. Raised in Wollongong, he completed a Bachelor of Creative Arts at Wollongong University in 1989. A descendent of the Wiradjuri and Ngarigo nations, his works – which combine figurative elements with symbolic motifs – are a means by which he can explore his sense of connectedness with his ancestral lands. They also express his concerns about the contemporary challenges Indigenous people face, and are informed by the knowledge and experience he has gained from working in the area of Indigenous health with communities in New South Wales and Victoria. He has participated in a number of exhibitions, including “Icons” at the Wayward Gallery in Byron Bay (2003), the solo exhibition “Sacred Details” at the Koorie Heritage Trust in Melbourne (2005), and the 22nd and 23rd Telstra National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards (2005 & 2006). Waples-Crowe was short-listed for the 2005 and 2008 Victorian Indigenous Art Awards. In 2009 he was living in West Melbourne.
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