Peter Farmer b. 1971

Also known as Cherriger, Peter John Farmer II
  • Artist (Painter)
Noongar artist who was raised in Marribank and is based in Perth whose paintings are inspired by Noongar Dreaming stories, totems and ancestral lands.
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exhibited at
Noongar Totems Series
Date
2008
Place
South West Aboriginal Land and Sea Council, Perth, WA
Description

solo exhibition

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Kootadjinong Moort: Harmony Week
Date
2008
Place
Town Hall, City of Fremantle, Perth, WA
Description

Also curated this exhibition

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Peter Farmer
Date
2008
Place
Goddard de Fiddes, Perth, WA
Description

solo exhibition

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Spring in the Valley: Art Exhibition
Date
2008
Place
La Salle College, Middle Swan, WA
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
3Nyoongar Painters
Date
2007
Place
Goddard de Fiddes, Perth, WA
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Six Seasons
Date
2006
Place
Lime Flowers, Perth, WA
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
NAIDOC Week Art Exhibition, Moorjditch Mar-Daa Art Award
Date
2006
Place
Armadale Redevelopment Authority, Armadale, WA
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Kambarang Festival
Date
2005 - 2006
Place
Kurongkurl Katitjin, School of Indigenous Australian Studies, Edith Cowan University, Perth, WA
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Gwopa Djinung (Emerging Artists) Exhibition
Date
2001
Place
Aboriginal Advancement Council of Western Australia, Perth, WA
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Graduating Bachelor of Arts Students Exhibition
Date
2001
Place
The Moores Building, City of Fremantle, Perth, WA
Description

Also staged by the Curtin University of Western Australia, Perth, WA

Type
Exhibition

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Related stub people
  • Pickett, Bev (relative of)
  • Williams, Neville (relative of)
  • Hansen, Merrill (relative of)
  • Goddard, Julian (associate of)
  • Dawson, Jenny (associate of)
  • Daly, Peter (associate of)
  • Cook, Derek (associate of)
Related stub person groups
  • Artsource (associate of)
  • Artisans on Swan (associate of)
Related people
  • Farmer, Peter (child of)
  • Farmer, Fay (child of)
  • Farmer, Athol (relative of)
  • Hill, Sandra (associate of)
  • Pease, Christopher (associate of)
  • Chadd, Lance (associate of)
Related works
  • Noorn (Snake) (creator of)
Related collections
  • Department of Conservation & Land Management, Western Australian Government, Perth, WA (collected in)
  • Government House, Perth, WA (collected in)
  • Edith Cowan University, Perth, WA (collected in)
  • Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS), Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Australia (collected in)
Related recognitions
  • Noongar Language & Cultural Centre (received)
  • Western Australian Department of Conservation and Land Management (received)
  • Athma Foundation, WA (received)
  • Joondalup TAFE (received)
  • Curtin University of Western Australia (received)
  • Warpole Wilderness Discovery Centre (received)
  • Queensland Health and the Cancer Foundation of Australia (received)
  • Visual Artist of the Year, Perth NAIDOC Awards (received)
  • Logo Competition, National Native Title Conference, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies & South West Aboriginal Land and Sea Council (received)
  • Swarbrick Interpretation Site at the Walpole Wilderness Discovery Centre, to which Farmer contributed the Noorn (snake) sculpture, was awarded the 2006 Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA) Western Australia Excellence Award for Public Art in Landscape Architecture. (received)
Related events
  • Six Seasons (exhibited at)
  • Noongar Totems Series (exhibited at)
  • Gwopa Djinung (Emerging Artists) Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • Graduating Bachelor of Arts Students Exhibition (exhibited at)
  • NAIDOC Week Art Exhibition, Moorjditch Mar-Daa Art Award (exhibited at)
  • Kootadjinong Moort: Harmony Week (exhibited at)
  • Kambarang Festival (exhibited at)
  • Peter Farmer (exhibited at)
  • 3Nyoongar Painters (exhibited at)
  • Spring in the Valley: Art Exhibition (exhibited at)