Peter Solness - Australian Photographer



 

Recent Exhibitions

2009-2010 'Nocturnal' - (solo show) Images of night landscapes produced on transparency material and mounted onto large format light boxes at Customs House Sydney.
2009 'Illuminated Landscape' - (solo show) Large format inkjet prints shown at the Storm Gallery in Surry Hills.
2009 'Olive Cotton Award' -Finalist in this prestigious national photographic portrait prize, held at the Tweed River Art Gallery.
2008 'Sydney Now' - (Group show) A major photojournalistic survey of contemporary life in Sydney, held at the Museum of Sydney.
2007 'Eureka Science Photography Awards' - Finalist in this annual award exhibited at the Australian Museum.
2007 'Head On Portrait Awards' - Finalist in this national competition held at the Australian Centre for Photography.
   
2007 'Moran Contemporary Photography Awards' - Finalist with two images in this national competition held at the State Library of NSW
   
2006 'Sydney Life' - (group show) Held in Hyde Park using large format murals that depict unique observations of Sydney.
   
2005 'EUREKA SCIENCE AWARDS' - Finalist and exhibitor in the photojournalism division of this premier national event which celebrates the highest achievements in Australian Science, with a photo essay from the Macquarie River in N.S.W.
   
2005 'EUREKA REVISITED: The Contest of Memories' - A 20 image series which forms a part of a touring exhibition from the Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, that explores the significance and meaning of the Eureka legend through art. It includes contributions from such luminaries as Sidney Nolan, Norman Lindsay and Eugene von Guerard.
   
2004 'Shadowplay' - (solo show) Observations of Australian landscape using translucent screens to capture shadows cast by distinctive plants such as the Waratah, Banksia and Gymea Lily. Charles Sydney University Gallery, N.T.
   
2002 'Art in the Park' - (group show) Mural sized images hung in Hyde Park. A feature of the Sydney City Council's Spring Festival program.
   
2000 'Suburbia' - (group exhibition) held at the Museum of Sydney. The show looked at Sydney's Suburbs, and included artists and photographers such as Lloyd Rees and David Moore. Part of the Sydney Olympic Arts Festival.
   
1999 -
2000
'Tree Stories' - (solo show) - An extensive survey in colour, of Australians and their relationship to trees. 17th Nov. 1999 to 19th Feb. 2000. Stills Gallery, Sydney.
   
1997 'Visions' - (6 photographers) - a cultural exchange between 3 Malaysian and 3 Australian photographers viewing multi-cultural aspects. Commissioned by the Malaysia - Australian Society.
   
1996 'Rage to See' - (group show) - Black and white documentary images of Australia. Sydney Opera House.
   
1995 'The Logging Fields' - (solo show) - A Greenpeace sponsored black and white document on the impact of industrial scale logging on the Melanesian cultures of P.N.G. and the Solomon Islands. Wildlight Gallery and N.S.W. State Parliament
   
1995 'Sydney Photographed' - (group show) - Sydney photographers presenting personal views of Sydney. Museum of Contemporary Art.
   
1994 'Vietnam Journey' - Joint show with artist Ken Done - A UNICEF sponsored exhibition based on a journey through Vietnam in 1993. Ken Done Gallery, Sydney

 

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