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]

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

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).

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References

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  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. ^ "Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu, 2009". National Portrait Gallery collection. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Brunch - Guy Maestri - ABC Sydney". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 29 March 2009. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
  5. ^ "Archibald Prize Archibald 2016 work: Shattered (Griggs) by Guido (Guy) Maestri". Art Gallery of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Archibald Prize Archibald 2020 work: JB reading by Guido (Guy) Maestri". Art Gallery of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  7. ^ "Archibald Prize Archibald 2024 work: Obscured self-portrait by Guido (Guy) Maestri". Art Gallery of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  8. ^ "Archibald Prize Wynne 2012 work: No man's land no. 7 by Guido (Guy) Maestri". www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  9. ^ "Archibald Prize Wynne 2013 work: Last light over Ball's Pyramid by Guido (Guy) Maestri". Art Gallery of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  10. ^ "Archibald Prize Wynne 2014 work: East west cutting by Guido (Guy) Maestri". Art Gallery of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  11. ^ "Archibald Prize Wynne 2016 work: Grange Burn Bridge by Guido (Guy) Maestri". Art Gallery of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  12. ^ "Archibald Prize Wynne 2017 work: Self-portrait (for posterity) by Guido (Guy) Maestri". Art Gallery of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  13. ^ "Archibald Prize finalists 2018 | Art Gallery of NSW". Art Gallery of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  14. ^ "Archibald Prize Wynne 2021 work: The flood by Guido (Guy) Maestri". Art Gallery of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  15. ^ "Archibald Prize Wynne 2023 work: Wombarra by Guido (Guy) Maestri". Art Gallery of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
  16. ^ "Acquisitions from the Archibald and Wynne Prizes 2020". Art Gallery of New South Wales. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
Awards
Preceded by Archibald Prize
2009
for Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu
Succeeded by