Peter Powditch b. 23 March 1942

  • Artist (Painter),
  • Artist (Sculptor),
  • Artist (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.
Tags: Beach subjects, Spray paint, Murals
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  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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    The Art Gallery of New South Wales began in the 1870s as an aspect of the Academy of Art. Later it became known as the National Art Gallery of NSW. This name persisted beyond Federation in 1901. It was given its present name in 1958.
    It remains the principal collecting and exhibiting body in NSW and is governed by the Art Gallery of New South Wales Act of 1980.

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    https://www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/

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Tags
  • Beach subjects
  • Spray paint
  • Murals
  • Beach subjects
  • Spray paint
Related collections
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia (collected in)
Related events
  • The Australian Landscape (exhibited at)
  • Recent Australian Art (exhibited at)
  • The Biennale of Sydney (exhibited at)
  • The Australian Landscape (exhibited at)
  • Recent Australian Art (exhibited at)
  • The Biennale of Sydney (exhibited at)
  • Major paintings for larger spaces (exhibited at)
  • Arts Vietnam (exhibited at)
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