Investigation, Influences and Distractions.

The art of Peter Griffen is influenced as much by the classical painting of the Renaissance as by the serendipity of abstract expressionism.
Indigenous art from different parts of the world (in particular Australia) and its relationship to the natural landscape influence his work also, producing powerful abstract images that speak from the past.


Recent Work.

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News.

Peter Griffen was recently featured on ABCs Landline:
Desert Dawber - Landline - ABC
This year thousands of tourists have flocked to the remote desert country where Queensland New South Wales and South Australia meet to see some of the nations great wild rivers in flow...
...click here to read the article and see the video.


Featured Workshop

Canberra: Colour, Abstraction, Still Life and the Figure....take a line for a walk
11-15 Jan 2010
www.asoc.net.au
info@asoc.net.au
For more details please call 02 6282 1910

Featured Workshop

Italy 31 May-11 June 2010
www.italyartistretreats.com
more participants needed


With Peter's love for painting and teaching, experience joyous, un-inhibited free form expression both in the studio and outside in a classic Italian rural setting.
Acrylic paint and paper suplied, regional cuisine and local wine included in abundance along with very comfortable rustic accomodation.
The delightful hosts, Jakki and Russell, make sure that you are well looked after and that you enjoy much of the surrounding historic region.

Other Workshops.

Art Gallery of SA 20-21 Mar 2010
For more details please call 08 8207 7009

Leichhardt studio in association with Art Gallery of NSW Society
26-28 Feb : Pure Abstraction
26-28 Mar : Landscape Using Photographs
27-29 Aug : Still Life
29-31 Oct : The Figure
For more details please call 02 9225 1878

Articles.

Biographical Notes by Earl de Blonville.
Canberra Times, Monday, Nov 1, 2004 by Sasha Grishin, PhD, Art Historian, Australian National University and art critic for the Canberra Times.

About.

Peter Griffen, born in Adelaide in 1948, and now working as a full time artist in Sydney, first exhibited in 1972 and has since had over fifty solo showings throughout Australia, five in London, four in Paris, two in St.Tropez, one in Lyon and one in New Zealand.

Griffen is represented by a galleries throughout Australia and in Copenhagen and by agents in UK and France. His work has been exhibited in art fairs in Europe, UK, Canada and Asia. He exhibits widely in group exhibitions, has been commissioned several times and his work has been acquired for private, public and corporate collections in Australia and overseas.
portrait of peter griffen
photo by Earl de Blonville

Peter Griffen works and lives in his studio and also enjoys working en plein air in various parts of the world, especially in the outback of Australia.

Supported by:

Matisse Derivan Paints
Charles Sturt University Winery
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