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Peter Laverty
Born in England, 1926, studied at Winchester School of Art. Lived in Australia since 1951, teaching at the National Art School, Sydney 1952-71, and was Head of NAS, and state supervisor of Art in 1971. He was Director of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, 1971-77.Peter has painted full time since 1978
AWARDS include –
Mosman Watercolour Prize, Sydney, 1957
Mosman Drawing Prize, Sydney, 1962
Japanese Ministry of Foreigh Affairs Award in 2nd International Pan-Pacific Exhibition, Tokyo, 1961/62
Maitland Watercolour Prize, Maitland, 1965
Campbelltown Festival Prize, Campbelltown 1966 & 1968
City of Grafton Award, Grafton 1969
Windsor Open Acquisitive, Windsor, 1981
Lismore Open Acquisitive, Lismore, 1982
Toowoomba Open Acquisitive, 1965
REPRESENTED in several exhibitions of Australian Art overseas, including –
Federation of Canadian Artists’ International Exhibition, Vancouver, 1992
Travelling exhibition of Australian Painting U.S.A., 1996
Survey of 19th & 20th Century Australian Art, Auckland & New Zealand, 1963
Pan-Pacific Artists International Exhibition, Tokyo & Japan, 1961/62
Sixth Bienniale, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 1961
Six Australian Artists, QANTAS, New York, 1961
Fifteen Contemporary Australian Artists, London & England, 1960/61
Matson Line Exhibition of Australian Art, U.S.A., Honolulu & New Zealand, 1959/60
BIBLIOGRAPHY –
Encyclopædia of Australian Art, McCulloch
International Who’s Who in Art & Antiques
Who’s Who in Australia and the Far East
Dictionary of International Biography, vol 15
Selected Works of Australian Painting, vol II, Ed. Gennady Lui & Di Wu, Liaonang, China, 1990
Australian Watercolour Painters 1790-1980, Campbell
Australian Art 1770-1970, Smith
Artists and Galleries of Australia, Germaine
Concise Dictionary of Australian Artists, Robb & Smith, Melbourne U.P., 1993
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