Peter is conducting some wildlife art master classes at the Manning Regional Gallery in Taree commencing from May 11 2013. There will be three consecutive workshops each focusing on a different aspect of wildlife illustration. Each workshop will be held on a Saturday afternoon. You can enrol for one workshop or all three. Enquiries can be directed to the Gallery (ph. 02 6592 5455) .
MAJOR EXHIBITIONS
1984 Wildlife Society of
1989 Faber-Castell Annual Drawing Exhibition.
1991 Australian Wildlife Artists Exhibition - Australian Consulate,
D.C., with Bill Cooper, Ray Harris-Ching and Rod Scott.
1993 W.I.R.E.S. Wildlife Art Exhibition.
1994 W.I.R.E.S. Wildlife Art Exhibition.
1995 W.I.R.E.S. Wildlife Art Exhibition.
1996 Fine Art Society Gallery, New Bond St.,London. . A solo exhibition featuring tree kangaroos. .
1997 Christies (
1999 Levin Gallery, Naturalis Museum Leiden, Netherlands,
permanent exhibition of twenty paintings.
1999 Christies (
2001
Solo exhibition featuring 103 paintings.
2002
Solo exhibition featuring 103 paintings.
2005
Animals’ exhibition. Solo exhibition featuring 80 paintings.
2007 'Animal Ornata ' exhibition of 30 paintings highlighting the adornment and
ornamentation of obscure wildlife was held to commemorate the opening
of the new wing of the Manning Valley Regional Art Gallery
AWARDS
1983 Whitley Awards for books on Australian animals or history of
Australian zoology – highly commended.
1984 Wildlife Society of
1989 Faber Castell Drawing Competition – highly commended.
1997 Whitley Awards – Gold Medal for most outstanding book of the
year : ‘Tree Kangaroos, A Curious Natural History’.
1997 Colin Roderick Literary Award – prize for most outstanding book
on an Australian subject.
2002 Victorian Premier’s Literary Awards – Science Writing, ‘A Gap In
Nature', - highly commended.
2005 Victorian Premier's Literary Awards - Science Writing, 'Astonishing
Animals' - Winner.
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The remaining paintings from the books 'A Gap In Nature', 'Astonishing Animals' and 'Feathered Dinosaurs', and from the exhibition 'Animal Ornata', may be viewed at the gallery of Andrew Isles. Please direct any enquiries to :
Andrew Isles
115 - 117 Greville St.,
PRAHAN, Victoria, 3181
ph. 03 95105750
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Paintings from the book 'Gliding Mammals of the World' may be purchased directly from us. If the painting you are interested in is not displayed in the gallery, please contact us - it may still be available for purchase.