Peter Day has been making art professionally for over 45 years. With over 30 solo exhibitions in his career, his works are held in many public and private collections, nationally and internationally.
A Churchill Fellow, Day has taught, and guest lectured in most Universities in New South Wales, Australia, worked with the three tiers of government in Australia including the Department of Foreign Affairs, many institutions, commercial developers, and the United Nations. He has travelled widely and held residences in Mexico, New York, France, and Australia. He has also lectured on public art in USA, Mexica, England, Scotland, and India.
As the Artistic Director of Peter Day Environmental Art+Design, Day has created over 200 site specific projects in Australia and overseas including murals, sculptures, ceramics, mosaics, playgrounds, and urban design. Most recently, he has created five large sculptures on the North bank of the Parramatta River, Sydney, Australia and exhibited in the 2024 Personal Structures Exhibition in the context of the Venice Biennale. He is currently developing three sculptures for Venice in 2026.
Working from the Gadigal Country, Peter’s personal time in the studio is not only concerned with issue-based images but the meditative act of applying paint and mark making with materials that provide satisfaction.
- Section Sculpture
- Venue Palazzo Mora
- Based in Sydney, Australia
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