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Guy Maestri

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Guido Maestri
NationalityAustralian
EducationNational Art School in Darlinghurst
Known forPainting
AwardsArchibald Prize
2009 Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu
Cat Street Gallery, Hong Kong[1]

Guido Maestri (born in Mudgee, New South Wales in 1974) is an Australian contemporary artist who won the 2009 Archibald Prize for a portrait of Australian singer and musician Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu.[2]

He completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts at the National Art School in Darlinghurst in 2003 and was a finalist in the 2007 and 2008 Dobell Drawing Prize.[3] He was also an Archibald Prize finalist in 2016 and 2020.

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

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Barrett, Rosanne (31 May 2009). "Wild At Art". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
  2. ^ "Archibald Prize 2009: Archibald Prize Winner". thearchibaldprize.com. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
  3. ^ "Brunch - Guy Maestri - ABC Sydney". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 29 March 2009. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
Awards
Preceded by Archibald Prize
2009
for Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu
Succeeded by