Guy Maestri
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| Guy Maestri | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Australian |
| Education | National Art School in Darlinghurst |
| Known for | Painting |
| Awards | Archibald Prize 2009 Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu |
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Cat Street Gallery, Hong Kong
Guy Maestri (born in Mudgee, New South Wales in 1974) is an Australian contemporary artist who won the 2009 Archibald Prize for a portrait of Australian singer and musician Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu.[2]
He completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts in the National Art School in Darlinghurst in 2003 and was a finalist in the 2007 and 2008 Dobell Drawing Prize.[3]
He is currently patronised by the Tim Olsen Gallery in Sydney, which lists the key themes in his work as "ecology, human folly and the violated landscape."[4]
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| Preceded by | Archibald Prize 2009 for Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu |
Succeeded by Sam Leach |
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