About the artist
Peter Cosgrave ANCAD
Peter Cosgrave ANCAD, Fulbright Scholarship awarded international artist and graduate of the National College of Art & Design Dublin Ireland (1980-1986). Visiting arts scholar at Academy of Art College San Francisco US (1986).
I was born in Dublin, Ireland and moved to Australia in 1986, immersing myself in indigenous culture together with my passion for Irish mythology.
Exhibitions
- 1982The House of PaintPaintings · Vale View Hotel, Avoca, Co Wicklow, IEPaintingsVale View Hotel, Avoca, Co Wicklow, IE
- 1983DuckInstallation · NCAD, Dublin, IEInstallationNCAD, Dublin, IE
- 1984WaspInstallation · NCAD, Dublin, IEInstallationNCAD, Dublin, IE
- 1985SpiderPerformance · NCAD, Dublin, IEPerformanceNCAD, Dublin, IE
- 1986Red GatePerformance · Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, USPerformanceGolden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, US
- 1987Black and WhitePerformance · Everly St, Redfern & The Performance Space, Sydney, AUPerformanceEverly St, Redfern & The Performance Space, Sydney, AU
- 1988WormSculpture · Tigroney, Avoca, Co Wicklow, IESculptureTigroney, Avoca, Co Wicklow, IE
- 1990Red TapePerformance · Maleny Festival, QLD, AUPerformanceMaleny Festival, QLD, AU
- 1990Noosa Art ShowPaintings · Noosa Art Gallery, QLD, AUPaintingsNoosa Art Gallery, QLD, AU
- 1991Old Customs HouseSculpture · Fremantle, WA, AUSculptureFremantle, WA, AU
- 1990–94The Boat ExhibitionFurniture / Paintings · Broome Cabinets, Broome, WA, AUFurniture / PaintingsBroome Cabinets, Broome, WA, AU
- 1992Mango MadnessPaintings · Durack Gallery, Broome, WA, AUPaintingsDurack Gallery, Broome, WA, AU
- 1993Stairway to HeavenSculpture · Cable Beach Resort, Broome, WA, AUSculptureCable Beach Resort, Broome, WA, AU
- 1996NeverPerformance · Beggars Lane, Avoca, Co Wicklow, IEPerformanceBeggars Lane, Avoca, Co Wicklow, IE
- 1997Cool ArtPaintings · Coolum, QLD, AUPaintingsCoolum, QLD, AU
- 2000Performance 2000Performance · Vientiane, LAPerformanceVientiane, LA
- 2000Stairway to HeavenSculpture · Thursday Plantation, Ballina, NSW, AUSculptureThursday Plantation, Ballina, NSW, AU
- 2001Festival ArtistPaintings / Sculpture · Woodford Festival, QLD, AUPaintings / SculptureWoodford Festival, QLD, AU
- 2002Art of Trash — Art MauiSculpture · Kahului, Maui, Hawaii, USSculptureKahului, Maui, Hawaii, US
- 2009Back on the Green SodPerformance · Dublin, IEPerformanceDublin, IE
- 2012Exmouth Art ShowPaintings · Exmouth, WA, AUPaintingsExmouth, WA, AU
- 2014–16Artist in ResidencePainting / Sculpture · Gallery 126, Avoca, VIC, AUPainting / SculptureGallery 126, Avoca, VIC, AU
- 20161770 Art ShowSculpture · Seventeen Seventy, QLD, AUSculptureSeventeen Seventy, QLD, AU
- 2017Alice Springs Art ShowSculpture · NT, AUSculptureNT, AU
- 2018–19Textile Arts ExhibitionPaintings · Darwin, NT, AUPaintingsDarwin, NT, AU
- 2018–19NCCA Art ShowPainting / Sculpture · Darwin, NT, AUPainting / SculptureDarwin, NT, AU
- 2021–24Shinju Awards ShowPainting / Sculpture · Broome, WA, AUPainting / SculptureBroome, WA, AU