Peter Mackie

Senior Art Tutor
Trainer & Assessor

Peter Mackie

Senior Art Tutor
Trainer & Assessor

Qualifications

Bachelor of Design
Certificate IV in Training and Assessment.

Skills & Specialisations

Printmaking – Life Drawing

Peter teaches Printmaking, Life Drawing and Beginners Painting and Drawing.

Students will benefit from his wealth of knowledge acquired over 30 years of industry experience as a designer, commercial artist and art director. Peter works in both traditional and digital mediums and has created design and illustrations for organisations large and small.

Contact Us

1300 ART CLASS
1300 278

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Artist Statement

Working across a diverse range of printmaking mediums, my practice is largely focused on studio-based explorations of the figure and ground – this starts with a model or source material and is slowly adapted through a process of addition, subtraction and reworking.

I’ve always held a long fascination with psychology and the intersection of culture, unconscious drives, and physiological symbolism that is expressed through the human form. As such, many of my works see individuals represented in a narrative context that can incorporate the intersection of history, philosophy, literature and contemporary culture.

Selected Exhibitions

2024 – Urbanus shown at NERAM

2023 – Urbanus with Open Bite Printmakers

2023 –  Awagami International Mini Print Exhibition

2023 – Sydney Art School Tutors Group Show

2023 – Orchard Street Gallery Open Bite Group Show

2022 – HAS Black and White Exhibition

2021 – Finalist Australian Bookplate Award

2021 – Finalist Australian Monoprint Prize

2020 – Illustrated Presentation at Impact 11 Hong Kong (Covid.suspended)

2019 – Finalist Hornsby Art Prize (printmaking)

2019 – Mirror Mirror (Group Show)

2019 – Finalist Mini Print International of Cadaqués Spain/France/UK

2018 – Finalist Australian Print Triennial

2017 – Finalist Re-imagine

2017 – Finalist Hornsby Art Prize (painting)

2017 – Finalist International Drawing Biennale

2016 – Winner HAS Members Show (painting)

2016 – Finalist Hornsby Art Prize ( 2 works)

2016 – Group show at Ku-Ring-Gai Art Centre (painting)

2015 – Winner Mumedi International Poster Contest (printmaking/digital media)

2015 – Finalist Manning Art Prize (painting)

2015 – Highly commended HAS Human Form Exhibition (drawing)

2014 – Special Mention HAS Members Exhibition (printmaking)

2014 – Group show at Ku-Ring-Gai Art centre (drawing)

2012 – Finalist in Silk Cut Awards Melbourne (printmaking)

2011 – Solo Exhibition at Gaffa Gallery Sydney (printmaking)

2010 – Finalist Gallery 4A Group Show (printmaking)

Professional Positions

2001 – 2012 – Art Director Eyelight Design/Sydney Branding Services

1990 – 2001 – Art Director at Administry Communications

Publications

2001 – 2003 – featured in OZ Graphics Magazine

Teaching

2022– The Blue Mountains Creative Arts Centre – Figure Drawing Workshop

2015 – Present – Painting/Drawing, Printmaking tutor at Sydney Art School

2015 – HAS Drawing Group

Associations

Open Bite Printmakers

Print Council of Australia