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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exhibited at
Coast: Peter Powditch Retrospective
Date
2017
Place
S. H. Ervin Gallery, National Trust of Australia (NSW), Syndey, NSW
Description

A retrospective survey exhibition of the art of Peter Powditch

Website
https://www.shervingallery.com.au/event/coast-peter-powditch-retrospective/
exhibited at
Recent Australian Art
Date
19 October 1973 - 18 November 1973
Place
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
The Australian Landscape
Date
1972 - 1973
Place
Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA
Description

“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.

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
The Biennale of Sydney
Date
1973
Place
Sydney Opera House, Sydney, NSW
Type
Exhibition

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