Peter Griffen CV

21 Emma Street LEICHHARDT NSW 2040 AUSTRALIA
Telephone/Fax: 61 2 9564 5828
Mobile: 0402 116 818
E mail: petergriffen@bigpond.com
BORN: Adelaide, SA 1948

QUALIFICATIONS:
City Art Institute, NSW, Dip. Post. Grad. Studies 1986
City Art Institute, NSW, B.A. (Vis.) 1983 - 85
Sturt C.A.E., SA, Advanced Dip. T (Maths, Art) 1972
Sturt C.A.E., SA, Dip. T (Maths, Geog. Biol) 1966 - 69

PROFESSIONAL
Tutor two week workshop, Uni of Southern Queensland, Jan 2004
Opened Exhibition, Glenda Carter, Casula Powerhouse, Sydney, NSW, 2003
Artsfest, Grafton, NSW, Tutor 1 week workshop, Oct 2002
Camp Creative, Katoomba, NSW, Tutor 1 week workshop, Jan. 2002 Mitchell School of Creative Arts, Charles Sturt Uni. Tutor 1 week workshops Jan. 2001, July 2001, July 2002, Jan 2003, July 2003, Jan 2004
Tutor weekend workshops, en plein air, Willandra Art Society (NSW), 2002,03
Tutor weekend workshops, abstract art, Willandra, Blackheath, Parkes, 2001
Tutor regular own Studio Weekend Workshops from March. 2001 to present
Opened Exhibition, Stephanie Jakovac, Sydney, 1999
Guest Artist, St Michaels College Art Exhibition, SA, 1997
Painted & Traveled USA & Europe, 1990, 91, 92, 93, 95, 97, 99 & 01
Guest lecturer, Painting Techniques, Hornsby TAFE 1989, Penrith TAFE 1984,
Werrington TAFE 1996 - 97
Secondary School Teaching (part time) - Art, Maths, Science 1982 - 88
Painting in Sydney, 1981 - present
Traveled Europe, 1980
Director, Flight Art Gallery, SA, 1977 - 80
Secondary Teaching, Maths & Geography, SA, 1973 - 80
Painting in Adelaide, 1972 &Mac246; 80
National Service, 1970-71

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
Macquarie University, (Survey), Sydney, NSW, Aust 2003
Australian Embassy, Paris, France 2003
Greenhill Galleries, Adelaide, SA, Aust 2002, 93, 88
Wagner Art Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Aust 2003, 02, 01
Dagmar Art Gallery, Melbourne, Victoria, Aust 2003, 02
James Colman, London, UK 2003,01,99,97,95
Australian Film Festival, St Tropez, France 2003, 01
Bimbadgen Estate, Hunter Valley, NSW, Aust 2001
Qantas Domestic Terminal, NSW, Aust 1999, 96, 94
Solander Gallery, Canberra, ACT, Aust 1998,95,94,91
North Sydney Fine Art Gallery, NSW, Aust 1997, 98
Quadrivium, Sydney, NSW, Aust 1997
The Oven, New York, NY, USA 1996
Espace Alliance, Sydney, NSW, Aust 1995
Araluen Arts Centre, Alice Springs, NT, Aust 1995
Andrew Vincent Galleries, Brisbane, QLD, Aust 1995
Convent Gallery, Daylesford, Vic, Aust 1995, 96
Breewood Galleries, Katoomba, NSW, Aust 1993
Sydney Oyster Bar, Sydney, NSW, Aust 1992, 93, 94
Mary Reiby Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Aust 1992, 94
Gallerie Etienne de Causans, Paris, France 1991, 93, 95
Orange Regional Gallery (West Room), Orange, NSW, Aust 1990
Holdsworth Galleries, Sydney, NSW, Aust 1989, 91, 93
Holdsworth Contemporary Galleries, Sydney, NSW, Aust 1987
First Impression Fine Art Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Aust 1986
Nicholson Street Gallery, Sydney, NSW, Aust 1985, 86
Flight Art Gallery, Adelaide, SA, Aust 1978, 88
Vargas Gallery, Adelaide, SA, Aust 1975

COLLECTIONS
Nance and Associates, Los Angeles, USA
Massachusetts Education Dept., Massachusetts ,USA
New England Regional Art Gallery, NSW
Muswellbrook Regional Art Gallery, NSW
Price Waterhouse, Sydney, NSW
Hyatt Coolum, Qld
Westpac, Sydney, NSW
Giant Resources, Sydney, NSW
Malleson Stephen, Jaques, NSW, QLD
Potter Partners, Sydney, NSW
Regent, Sydney, NSW
Park Royal, Sydney, NSW
Park Lane, NSW, Hong Kong
Sydney City Council, NSW
Baulderstone-Hornibrook, NSW
NSW Treasury Corporation, Sydney, NSW
Trinity Grammer, Sydney, NSW
Meridan School, Sydney, NSW
Department of Transport, Canberra, ACT
Crown Casino, Melbourne, VIC
Qantas, NSW, QLD & New Zealand
Macquarie University, NSW
Professor D. Yerbury, Sydney, NSW
Private collections: Australia, Europe, USA, Asia, New Zealand

REPRESENTED
Wagner Art Gallery, Sydney, NSW
Solander Gallery, Canberra, ACT
James Colman Fine Art, London, UK
Galleri Weinberger, Copenhagen, Denmark
Dagmar Art Gallery, Melbourne, VIC
Greenhill Galleries, Adelaide, SA

GROUP EXHIBITIONS
Gold Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland 2003
Galeri Aniela, Kangaroo Valley, NSW (3 Person) 2003
Tamworth City Gallery, Tamworth, NSW, Double Vision 2003
Taylor Gallery, Sydney, NSW 2003
Fleurieu Prize, McLaren Vale, SA 2002
Dobell Drawing Prize, Art Gallery of NSW 2002
Grafton Regional Gallery, NSW, Artsfest Tutors 2002
Wagner Art Gallery, NSW, Summer Exhibition 2002, 03
Wagner Art Gallery, NSW, Collectors&Mac226; Choice 2001
Toronto Art Fair, Toronto, Canada 2001
Wagner Art Gallery, Hong Kong 2001
Messagers de la Terre, France & Belgium 2000 - 01
Sir Hermann Black Sculpture & Art Gal, Sydney, NSW 2000
Mosman Art Prize, Sydney, NSW 1988, 89, 99, 00
Singapore Art Exp., Singapore 1997
Ward-Nasse Gallery, New York, NY, USA 1996
Werrington TAFE, Sydney, NSW 1996
Tattersalls Club Art Prize, Invitation, Brisbane, QLD 1996, 97
ART, Islington, UK 1996
British Art Fair, London, UK 1995, 96
Alice Prize, Alice Springs, NT 1994
Jill Richards Gallery, Sydney, NSW (2 person) 1994
Gallery on Booth, Sydney, NSW 1994
Qantas Club, Sydney Domestic Terminal 1992-02
Von Bertouch Galleries, Newcastle, NSW 1992, 93, 94
Muswellbrook Art Prize, Muswellbrook, NSW (finalist) 1991, 93, 95, 97
LineArt Ghent Art Fair, Belgium 1991, 95
Delmar Gallery, Sydney, NSW 1991,92,93,94,95,96, 2002, 03
John Olsen Drawing Prize, Bathurst, NSW (Finalist) 1991
"Sydney and the Fringes", Inv, Holdsworth Gal, NSW 1991
Biennale Internationale du Pastel, St. Quentin, France 1990
"Visual Instincts", Curated drawing, University of NSW 1990
Australian Contemporary Art Fair, Melbourne, Vic 1990
University of Vermont, USA 1990
Sulman Prize (finalist) Art Gallery of NSW 1989
North Sydney Contemporary Gallery, Sydney, NSW 1988, 89, 90
City of Lake Macquarie-Charlestown Shopping Square, Contemporary Art
Prize, Invitation, NSW 1988
Faber-Castell Drawing Prize (finalist), Sydney, NSW 1988, 91
Stadford Gallery, Sydney, NSW 1987
Cooper Gallery, Sydney, NSW 1987, 88
N.B. Gallery, Sydney, NSW 1986
Nidus Gallery, Sydney, NSW 1986
Ivan Dougherty Gallery, Sydney, NSW 1985, 86
Arthaus, Sydney, NSW 1985, 86
Hunters Hill Art Prize (finalist), Sydney, NSW 1984, 92, 97
Fisher's Ghost Art Prize, Campbelltown, NSW 1983, 89, 90, 91, 92
Ebert & Boussage Gallery, Sydney, NSW 1981
Contemporary Art Society of S A, Adelaide, SA 1979
David Sumner Gallery, Adelaide, SA 1972

COMMISSIONS
W Sherman and M Keating, Public Art, Sydney, NSW 2004
Frank Howarth, Sydney, NSW 2003
The Good Guys, Melbourne, Victoria 2002
Resmed, Sydney, NSW 2000
Geelong Private Hospital, Geelong, Vic 1998
National Capital Private Hospital, Canberra, ACT 1998
Imperial Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1997
Diamond Press, Sydney, NSW 1997,92
Capital Plaza, Sydney NSW 1996
Optus Communications, Sydney NSW 1994
Merck, Sharpe & Dohme, Sydney, NSW 1993
Dr J Scoppa, Sydney, NSW 1992
Canberra Casino, Canberra, ACT 1992
Capital Park Royal, Canberra, ACT 1992
Park Lane, Sydney, NSW 1992
Century Radison Hotel, Sydney, NSW 1991
Paul Ramsey Private Hospitals, Sydney, NSW 1991
Hyatt Hotel, Adelaide, SA 1988

PUBLICATIONS
Herald Sun, Jeff Makin, 18 Mar. 2002
The Qantas Club (& Flight Deck) Win 2001, Aut 01, Spri '99, Jul '98, Mar '94
Australian Artist Jan. 2000, Aug. '95, April '95, July '94, July '93
International Artist Issue No. 1 July '98
Craft Art International, Issue No. 4 Oct. '98
Canberra Times, Sasha Grishin , Nov. '98, 21 July '9 ,18 June '94, Aug. '91
Who's Who of Australian Visual Artists, Thorpe 1995
Alice Springs News, Kieran Finnane 28 June '95
Centralian Advocate, Dorothy Grimm 16 June '95
Encyclopedia of Australian Art, Susan McCulloch, Allen & Unwin 1994
Sydney Morning Herald, Bronwyn Watson 30 July '93
Weekend Australian, Elwyn Lynn 17 July '93, 13 July'91, 27 June '87
Artists and Galleries of Australia, Vol. 1, Max Germaine, Craftsman House
Antipode, Australia- France Association, Paris, France 1997
Artvoice Vol. 1, Dec '94

PRIZES
Blackfriars Trust Acquisitions Award, Cootamundra, NSW 2003

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