Peter Mackie
Peter Mackie
Role & Qualifications
Peter Mackie is a senior tutor at Sydney Art School.
He is a qualified trainer and assessor and holds a Bachelor of Design and Certificate IV in Training and Assessment.
Peter teaches Printmaking, Life Drawing and Beginners Painting and Drawing
He has over 30 years experience as a designer, commercial artist and art director. Working in both traditional and digital mediums he has created design and illustrations for organisations large and small.
Peter is an accomplished artist whose art practice includes drawing, painting, printmaking and digital-artwork.
He enjoys challenging students to explore the edge of their abilities and discover their hidden potential and their own expression.
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
