Shirley Peters, figurative painter, was born in Sydney in 1953. Peters grew up in Parramatta where she attended Our Lady of Mercy College. In 1972-73 she attended the National Art School and Alexander Mackie Teachers College, studying graphic design at Randwick Tafe Art School in 1974. She has also undertaken part-time studies at the Julian Ashton Art School, the University of Sydney and the Computer Graphics College.
Peters’ artistic output, produced at a small studio in Putney, NSW, called Clickart, includes painting, printmaking, computer graphics, graphic design, multimedia, video editing, montage, time-lapse photography and illustration. Her work is largely inspired by annual trips to Europe, Asia or America as well as by Australian beach culture and the snow country in NSW and Victoria.
As of 2011, Peters was living in Putney with her husband, photographer Bob Peters, with whom she has two adult children.
- Writers:
- Peters, Shirley
- Date written:
- 2008
- Last updated:
- 2011
