Guy Maestri
Australian contemporary artist
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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[2] which he later donated to the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra.[3]
2009 Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu
Guy Maestri | |
|---|---|
| Born | Guido Maestri |
| Education | National Art School in Darlinghurst |
| Known for | Painting |
| Awards | Archibald Prize 2009 Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu |
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.[4] He was also an Archibald Prize finalist in 2016,[5] 2020[6] and 2024[7] and a Wynne Prize finalist in 2012,[8] 2013,[9] 2014,[10] 2016,[11] 2017,[12] 2018,[13] 2021[14] and 2023.[15] His 2020 Wynne Prize entry, The rain song, was acquired by the Art Gallery of New South Wales.[16]
He is represented by Jan Murphy Gallery (Brisbane) and Yavuz Gallery (Sydney and Singapore).
