Guy Maestri Explained

Guy Maestri
Birthname:Guido Maestri
Died:-
Nationality:Australian
Field:Painting
Training:National Art School in Darlinghurst

Guido Maestri (born in Mudgee, New South Wales in 1974) is an Australian contemporary artist. He won the 2009 Archibald Prize for a portrait of Australian singer and musician Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu[1] which he later donated to the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra.[2]

Maestri completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts at the National Art School in Darlinghurst in 2003. He was a finalist in the 2007 and 2008 Dobell Drawing Prize.[3] He was also an Archibald Prize finalist in 2016,[4] 2020[5] and 2024[6] and a Wynne Prize finalist in 2012,[7] 2013,[8] 2014,[9] 2016,[10] 2017,[11] 2018,[12] 2021[13] and 2023.[14] His 2020 Wynne Prize entry, The rain song, was acquired by the Art Gallery of New South Wales.[15]

He is represented by Jan Murphy Gallery (Brisbane) and Yavuz Gallery (Sydney and Singapore).

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archibald Prize 2009: Archibald Prize Winner . thearchibaldprize.com . 25 April 2011.
  2. Web site: Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu, 2009 . 2024-06-08 . National Portrait Gallery collection.
  3. Web site: Brunch - Guy Maestri - ABC Sydney . 2009-03-29 . . 25 April 2011.
  4. Web site: Archibald Prize Archibald 2016 work: Shattered (Griggs) by Guido (Guy) Maestri . 2024-06-08 . Art Gallery of New South Wales . en.
  5. Web site: Archibald Prize Archibald 2020 work: JB reading by Guido (Guy) Maestri . 2024-06-08 . Art Gallery of New South Wales . en.
  6. Web site: Archibald Prize Archibald 2024 work: Obscured self-portrait by Guido (Guy) Maestri . 2024-06-08 . Art Gallery of New South Wales . en.
  7. Web site: Archibald Prize Wynne 2012 work: No man’s land no. 7 by Guido (Guy) Maestri . 2024-06-08 . www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au . en.
  8. Web site: Archibald Prize Wynne 2013 work: Last light over Ball’s Pyramid by Guido (Guy) Maestri . 2024-06-08 . Art Gallery of New South Wales . en.
  9. Web site: Archibald Prize Wynne 2014 work: East west cutting by Guido (Guy) Maestri . 2024-06-08 . Art Gallery of New South Wales . en.
  10. Web site: Archibald Prize Wynne 2016 work: Grange Burn Bridge by Guido (Guy) Maestri . 2024-06-08 . Art Gallery of New South Wales . en.
  11. Web site: Archibald Prize Wynne 2017 work: Self-portrait (for posterity) by Guido (Guy) Maestri . 2024-06-08 . Art Gallery of New South Wales . en.
  12. Web site: Archibald Prize finalists 2018 Art Gallery of NSW . 2024-06-08 . Art Gallery of New South Wales.
  13. Web site: Archibald Prize Wynne 2021 work: The flood by Guido (Guy) Maestri . 2024-06-08 . Art Gallery of New South Wales . en.
  14. Web site: Archibald Prize Wynne 2023 work: Wombarra by Guido (Guy) Maestri . 2024-06-08 . Art Gallery of New South Wales . en.
  15. Web site: Acquisitions from the Archibald and Wynne Prizes 2020 . 2024-06-08 . Art Gallery of New South Wales . en.

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