| PETER USHER
Personal information
Date of Birth: 12th November 1973
Place of Birth: Sydney, NSW, Australia
Education
1994 Bachelor of Arts (Painting) – Curtin University W.A.
1991 Year 12, John Curtin Senior High School W.A.
Exhibitions & Awards
New works, Solo exhibition at Gunyulgup Galleries 2009
Selected as Finalist in Black Swan Portrait Prize, Perth 2009
November Focus, Group Exhibition at Gunyulgup Galleries, W.A. 2008
October Focus, Group Exhibition at Gunyulgup Galleries, W.A. 2007
Exhibiting at Gunyulgup Galleries, 2001 to present
1st Prize Bassendean Art Award 2006
Award for Excellence Bayswater Art Award 2006
1st Prize Australian Landscape, Katanning Art Prize 2001
Water Corporation Prize, Northam Art Award 2000
1st Prize Oil/Acrylic, City of Gosnells 1999
1st Prize City of Melville Art Awards 1999
Award for Excellence South West Survey 1998
1st Prize Pinjarra Art Exhibition 1998
1st Prize Pinjarra Art Exhibition 1997
1st Prize Cossack Art Award 1997
Award for Excellence City of Wanneroo 1997
3rd Year, Curtin University Graduate Show, Moores Building Fremantle 1994
Numerous Highly Commended Awards
Represented in Art Collections of
St John of God Hospital W.A.
Shire of Bassendean W.A.
Water Corporation W.A.
City of Gosnells W.A.
Community Newspaper Group, Perth W.A.
Shire of Roebourne W.A.
Numerous private collections in America, Canada, United Kingdom and Australia
Other Information
2004 to present, Teaching drawing and painting at Ellis House Community Art Centre, Bayswater W.A.
Requested to demonstrate painting at various Art Societies in W.A.
1995 Artist in Residence at Tarangau Art Village Broome W.A |