Peter Atkins was born in Murrurundi, New South Wales in 1963. He studied at the Newcastle Art School, NSW (1983/84) and National Art School, Sydney (1985). Peter has had an extensive solo and group exhibition career with exhibitions including Quirky: From the Collection, Newcastle Regional Gallery, NSW (2010); Clemenger Contemporary Art Award, The Ian Potter Centre, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne (2009); Contemporaneous: Australian Contemporary Painting, Wangaratta Exhibitions Gallery, VIC (2008); Arthur Guy Memorial Painting Prize, Bendigo Art Gallery, Victoria (2007). Collections include the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra; Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney; Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide; Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth; Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney; National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne; Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane. Peter currently lives and works in Melbourne, Australia.
Read MorePeter Atkins was born in Murrurundi, New South Wales in 1963. He studied at the Newcastle Art School, NSW (1983/84) and National Art School, Sydney (1985). Peter has had an extensive solo and group exhibition career with exhibitions including Quirky: From the Collection, Newcastle Regional Gallery, NSW (2010); Clemenger Contemporary Art Award, The Ian Potter Centre, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne (2009); Contemporaneous: Australian Contemporary Painting, Wangaratta Exhibitions Gallery, VIC (2008); Arthur Guy Memorial Painting Prize, Bendigo Art Gallery, Victoria (2007). Collections include the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra; Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney; Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide; Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth; Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney; National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne; Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane. Peter currently lives and works in Melbourne, Australia.
