News – Guido Maestri

Art of Music 2018

Art of Music is a fundraiser event presented by musician Jenny Morris with proceeds going to the charity organisation, Nordoff-Robbins Music Therapy. Held every two years, a group of Australia’s top artists come together to create an original exhibition where each artist chooses an iconic Australian/NZ song to inspire a…
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Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes 2018 Finalists

Congratulations to all finalists in the Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes 2018. Archibald Prize 2018 finalists include Jason Benjamin, William Mackinnon, Robert Malherbe and Guy Maestri. Wynne Prize 2018 finalists include Sylvia Ken, Fiona Lowry, William Mackinnon, Robert Malherbe and Yaritji Young. Archibald, Wynne…
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‘A painter’s house’ – The Margaret Olley Art Centre

An exhibition celebrating the home studio of Margaret Olley features work by Guido Maestri and Monica Rohan. A painter’s house at the Tweed Regional Gallery’s Margaret Olley Art Centre showcases work by Olley alongside responses to her re-created studio by contemporary painters including Maestri, Rohan, John Honeywill and Lewis Miller.
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Guido Maestri in Art Guide Australia

Guido Maestri’s upcoming solo exhibition, On Painting, has been featured in Art Guide Australia’s March/April issue in an article by Tracey Clement. The exhibition will commence from 27 March 2018. To read the article, please click here. Image credit: Guido Maestri, Pointillist self-portrait, 2018, oil on linen, 61.0…
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Collection Exhibition at Tweed Regional Gallery

Go Figure: Works from the collection presents a selection of works at the Tweed Regional Gallery that showcase dynamic representations of the human figure and features work by Natasha Bieniek, Guido Maestri, Ben Quilty, Monica Rohan and others. Go Figure: Works from the collection Tweed Regional Gallery…
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Image credit: Guido Maestri, photography by Daniel Shipp

Guido Maestri in the 2017 Hadley’s Art Prize

Guido Maestri is a finalist in the inaugural Hadley’s Art Prize in Hobart, Tasmania. The 2017 theme for the acquisitive landscape prize is ‘History and Place’ for the best portrayal of the Australian landscape which acknowledges the past. Maestri was selected for his work, ‘Governor’s ravages’ 2017 which references the…
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Guy Maestri at Tweed Regional Art Gallery

Guy Maestri will have a solo exhibition at the Tweed Regional Art Gallery commencing in March 2017. The works in this exhibition are the direct result of Guy’s time spent at a unique residency run by the Tweed Regional Gallery and Margaret Olley Art Centre, where Guy was given access…
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Guy Maestri at Art Gallery of South Australia

Guy Maestri will feature as one of 60 modern and contemporary artists to be exhibited as part of the Art Gallery of South Australia’s major exhibition Versus Rodin: Bodies across space and time. Through a series of duets and duels, works by Auguste Rodin will be brought into vivid conversation…
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Artist Videos

We are excited to announce that our website now has a video page. To view in-depth interviews and studio visits with our artists, please click here. Follow us on our Youtube channel here.
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Gold Award 2016 Finalists

Fiona Lowry, Guy Maestri and Monica Rohan are finalists in The Gold Award 2016 at Rockhampton Art Gallery. Established in 2012, The Gold Award honours the memory of Moya Gold, philanthropist and educator, who inspired and provided for this prize directly through a substantial bequest for the acquisition…
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2016 Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prize finalists

We are excited to share that the following artists have been announced as finalists in the 2016 Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes. Please click the artist name below to view their entry: Jason Benjamin Natasha Bieniek…
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Road Trip – Group Exhibition

Road Trip is a group exhibition featuring the work of significant Australian artists Juz Kitson, Fiona Lowry, William Mackinnon and Guy Maestri. The show considers the long held presence of the ‘road trip’ in the Australian psyche and how it shapes our experience of the landscape. The utterance…
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Guy Maestri in Art Month Sydney 2016

Guy Maestri will have works from his personal art collection on display throughout March as part of Art Month Sydney 2016. Held at S.H. Ervin Gallery, Private Lives, the artist as collector will feature works from the collections of some of Australia’s leading contemporary artists including Maestri, Nicholas Harding and Idris…
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Archibald, Wynne & Sulman Prizes 2015 Finalists

Congratulations to the following artists who have been announced as finalists in the 2015 Archibald, Wynne and Sulman prizes. Jason Benjamin (Archibald Prize) Natasha Bieniek (Wynne Prize) Guy Maestri (Wynne Prize) Robert Malherbe (Wynne Prize) Michael Muir (Wynne Prize) Leslie Rice (Archibald Prize) The winners of the Archibald, Wynne and…
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Guy Maestri in Commemorative ANZAC Exhibition

Guy Maestri is one of 16 Australian and New Zealand artists involved in an exhibition commemorating the ANZAC legend and the centenary of the Gallipoli campaign. Your Friend the Enemy, concurrently exhibited at S.H. Ervin Gallery in Sydney and the ANU Drill Hall in Canberra during April and May will later…
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