Guy Maestri | |
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Born | Guido Maestri |
Nationality | Australian |
Education | National Art School in Darlinghurst |
Known for | Painting |
Awards | Archibald Prize 2009 Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu |
Guido Maestri (born in Mudgee, New South Wales in 1974) is an Australian contemporary artist. He won the 2009 Archibald Prize for a portrait of Australian singer and musician Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu [2] which he later donated to the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra. [3]
Maestri completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts at the National Art School in Darlinghurst in 2003. He was a finalist in the 2007 and 2008 Dobell Drawing Prize. [4] He was also an Archibald Prize finalist in 2016, [5] 2020 [6] and 2024 [7] and a Wynne Prize finalist in 2012, [8] 2013, [9] 2014, [10] 2016, [11] 2017, [12] 2018, [13] 2021 [14] and 2023. [15] His 2020 Wynne Prize entry, The rain song, was acquired by the Art Gallery of New South Wales. [16]
He is represented by Jan Murphy Gallery (Brisbane) and Yavuz Gallery (Sydney and Singapore).
Guy Maestri | |
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Born | Guido Maestri |
Nationality | Australian |
Education | National Art School in Darlinghurst |
Known for | Painting |
Awards | Archibald Prize 2009 Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu |
Guido Maestri (born in Mudgee, New South Wales in 1974) is an Australian contemporary artist. He won the 2009 Archibald Prize for a portrait of Australian singer and musician Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu [2] which he later donated to the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra. [3]
Maestri completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts at the National Art School in Darlinghurst in 2003. He was a finalist in the 2007 and 2008 Dobell Drawing Prize. [4] He was also an Archibald Prize finalist in 2016, [5] 2020 [6] and 2024 [7] and a Wynne Prize finalist in 2012, [8] 2013, [9] 2014, [10] 2016, [11] 2017, [12] 2018, [13] 2021 [14] and 2023. [15] His 2020 Wynne Prize entry, The rain song, was acquired by the Art Gallery of New South Wales. [16]
He is represented by Jan Murphy Gallery (Brisbane) and Yavuz Gallery (Sydney and Singapore).