Peter Kendall

Archibald finalist Peter Kendall explores the relationship between creativity and spirituality in a series of new abstract and figurative works. As one of Australia's leading portrait painters he has built a reputation for the strength of his portrayal of the individual. Twice a finalist in the Archibald Prize, most recently with his portrait of boxing champion Danny Green, at The Studio Gallery he presents a series of his abstract works. These reveal a deeper and more intimate view of his passion for life and the spirituality that imbues all his work. In his abstract paintings he goes beyond the facade to discover a more subtle meaning in his work.

 “When I create I grant life to the work, imbuing it with feeling. I endeavor to eliminate all that is irrelevant to the creative process. Creating in present time and allowing all aspects of self, mind, body, brushes, paint, canvas, to be a vehicle and conduit to the creative process….therefore all art could be called a self-portrait….however the viewer takes it to another level communicating with the work and adding their own considerations, opinions and postulates.”

• 2010 august studio gallery yallingup
• 2010 december studio gallery yallingup
• 2008 retrospective city of south perth
• 2002 south perth
• 1994 minproc - the colours of ghana" perth
• 1993 fremantle literature centre
• 1991 john youngs – perth
• 1990 beaver gallery - canberra
• 1987 prism art gallery – fremantle
• 1984 mandurah - atrium gallery
• 1982 south perth (home)
• 1982 cremorne art gallery – perth
• 1981 myers gallery city perth
• 1980 fremantle arts gallery – fremantle
• 1978 collectors gallery – perth

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

• 2010 ARCHIBALD PRIZE ART GALLERY NSW
• 2009 SWAN PORTRAIT PRIZE
• 2009 RS INVITATION
• 2008 SWAN PORTRAIT PRIZE
• 2008 RS INVITATION
• 2007 SWAN PORTRAIT PRIZE
• 2006 RS INVITATION
• 2004 ARCHIBALD PRIZE ART GALLERY NSW
• 2001 SALON DES REFUSES NSW
• 1998 entered doug moran prize - nsw
• 1990 deloitte haskins & sells invit. – claremont
• 1989 deloitte haskins & sells invit. – claremont
• 1989 perth society artists concert hall – perth
• 1987 perth society artists museum gallery - perth
• 1997 minproc - perth
• 1987 perth society artists museum gallery – perth
• 1986 perth society artists museum gallery - perth
• 1985 perth society artists museum gallery - perth
• 1984 perth society artists museum gallery – perth
• 1983 perth portrait prize concert hall
• 1983 freshwater bay drawing group
• 1983 freshwater bay drawing group
• 1982 parmelia portrait prize
• 1981 blake prize - sydney

COMMISSIONS - PORTRAITS

• more than 100’s private, sporting and corporate portrait commissions including:
• head mistress st hilda's claremont
• bill jacobs, fremantle yacht club
• elizabeth jolley
• kate ceberano
• john ricketts, ceo, perth futures
• john bates
• professor nairne, vice chancellor, armadale university
• lyn allen state librarian wa
• peter brock motor racing legend
• professore millicent poole edith cowan university
• president rsgp dr vacantha preethem
• Danny green world cruiser weight boxing

COMMISSIONS - CORPORATE

• 1982 "magic apple" health food - perth
• 1984 "magic apple" health food - perth
• 1985 "magic apple" health food - perth
• 1985 "split second " amusement centre - perth
• 1986 "miss mauds" restaurant- belmont
• 1988 "miss mauds" restaurant - fremantle
• 1989 + numerous private homes
• 1992 g.i.o.
• 1992 brown & joy
• 1992 "childrens book week" poster
• 1993 g.i.o. australia
• 1993 bullen & co
• 1993 minproc engineers - kanowna belle
• 1993 delta gold
• 1993 peko broken hill
• 1994 minproc engineers - the colour of ghana
• 1995 armstrong electrical
• 1995 minproc
• 1996 minproc
• 1997 perth commodities
• 1998 kirfield engineers
• 1998 perth commodities
• 1999 biante
• 2003 state library wa
• 2005 edith cowan university
• 2009 ROYAL SOCIETY OF GENERAL PRACTITIONERS

SCULPTURE

• 1984 nigel satterley real estate - perth
• 1989 lovely lady pancakes - melbourne
• 1989 kate ceberano - melbourne

AWARDS

• 1994 wa book of year premiers book awards
• 1986 highly commended rotary frankston
• 1986 first prize portraiture aust day award
• 1985 first prize mandurah
• 1985 first rize watercolour mandurah
• 1985 highly commded sunshine festival
• 1985 first prize portraiture aust day award
• 1981 first pinjarra
• 1981 drawing port hedland
• 1981 highly commended print perth royal show 1st prize
• 1981 1^st prize drawing port hedland
• 1981 1st prize painting royal show
• 1981 1^st prize south perth

COLLECTIONS

• arthur boyd nsw
• jean yves-meraud france
• p. altmier-mort wa
• st hildas la usa
• g.i.o. wa
• meadmore vic
• delta gold nsw
• premiers wa
• minproc wa
• delta gold nsw
• perth commodities wa
• kirfield engineering wa
• emporio wa
• trevor & bev young wa
• Biante wa
• amp nsw
• armadale university nsw
• edith cowan university wa
• royal society of general practitioners

ARTICLES AND REVIEWS

• 1978 andrew saw, west australian
• 1983 eric moyle, western mail
• 1980 20 oct western farmer greg newbold
• 1980 19 sept west australian
• 1980 7 june south west coastal advertiser
• 1981 dec '81 subiaco post
• 1985 subiaco post
• 1986 southern gazette
• 1987 mar '87 west australian fremantle gazette
• 1987 women's weekly
• 1988 community news wa 25 aug
• 1989 daily news tues 1 aug
• 1989 stirling times 9 may
• 1989 freo gazette
• 1990 artists australia
• 1991 13 aug west australian
• 1991 26 oct southern gazette
• 1991 july edith cowan uni digest
• 1992 artist chronicle issue 16
• 1991 21 oct north west telegraph
• 1992 5 aug geraldton guardian
• 1991 aug kalgoorlie miner

CATALOGUE

• who's who of aust. visual artists
• the picture people: margaret hamilton 93

RESIDENCE / PUBLIC LECTURES / MEDIA / COLLABORATIVE:

• channel 10 – art segment – 1996 - 98
• artists in residence edith cowan university april- june 1991
• arts access 1977-92
• fremantle arts centre 1977 - 87
• rockingham technical college 1985 - 87
• perth technical college 1978-79
• university of wa/lecture summer school 1986, 89, 90-91/92
• interview:
• p.s.p. pilbara artist residence tour 4 weeks 1991
• "on murals" 6pr april 1986
• "performance exhibition" 6ubs 18th march 1987
• "radio 6nr" the 1/2 hour on joy of creating
• "channel 10" 4 sept 1989
• "gwn" nov 1989
• keynote speaker - great southern literary conference march 1992
• artist in residence port hedland july-aug 1992
• artist in residence roebourne 1992
• children's book council lecturers/activities 1990/91/92
• p.s.p. artist in residence 1992
• p.c.a.p. artist in residence 1992
• u.w.a. wildflower tour 1991
• ravensthorpe artist in residence 3-13 aug 1993
• c.b.c. kalgoorlie (children's book council) 16-20 aug 1993
• c.b.c. carnarvon aug 1993
• king street heritage committee 1993
• keynote speaker - literacy conference bunbury 1994
• minproc engineers artist
• albany artist in residence 1997
• cocos island (indian ocean) artist in residence 1998
• kimberley artist in residence 1998
• kimberley writers/artists tour 2000
• ABC Artist in residence 2008

TELEVISION

• 2008 ABC artist in residence
• 1991 to 1993 Channel 10 weekly Art segment
• video - artist peter kendall
• - peter kendall talks about publishing,
• libraries/ schools regularly shown on gwn

BOOKS PUBLISHED

• book: the house that sneezed 1989 reprint 90-91-92
• publisher: angus and robertson
• book: little tree and the everlasting forest 1990
• publisher: greening australia
• book: car-rumba 1991
• publisher: collins
• book: a sausage went for a walk 1991 reprint 92-to 2010
• publisher: fremantle art centre press
• book: rosa's famous elbow (western australian premiers
• book award 1994)
• publisher: fremantle art centre press 1993
• book: live and unplugged
• publisher: fremantle art centre press 1994
• book: fishy!
• publisher: fremantle art centre press 1996
• book: shifting sands
• publisher: fremantle art centre press 1996
• book: pumpkin hollow party
• publisher: fremantle art centre press 1996
• book: james wilfred fauntleroy
• publisher: fremantle art centre press 1996
• book: dragons in the dark
• publisher: fremantle art centre press 1996 rerint to 2010
• book: ca-a-r ca-a-a-a-r
• publisher: fremantle art centre press 1996
• book: the dredgersaurus

COLLECTIONS

• arthur boyd nsw
• jean yves-meraud france
• p. altmier-mort wa
• st hildas la usa
• g.i.o. wa
• meadmore vic
• delta gold nsw
• premiers wa
• minproc wa
• delta gold nsw
• perth commodities wa
• kirfield engineering wa
• emporio wa
• trevor & bev young wa
• Biante wa
• amp nsw
• armadale university nsw
• edith cowan university wa
• royal society of general practitioners

INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE:

• bali - travel journal 1991 - 3 weeks
• java - travel journal 1993 - 3 weeks
• gt brt - art study/research/commission 1994 - 1 week
• ghana west africa - commission minproc eng - 4 weeks
• thailand - travel journal 1994 - 2 weeks
• usa/new york - travel journal/research 1995 - 6 weeks
• cocos island - artist in residence 1998 - 1 week
• (indian ocean)

ART EDUCATION

• swinburne technical college
• royal melbourne institute of technology
• national gallery school melbourne victoria

BORN ALBURY NSW 5/12/1949