PETER DAY
Peter Day has been making art professionally for over 45 years. His personal works have been shown in over thirty solo shows and grace many public and private collections in Australia and overseas, including the Department of Foreign Affairs, Commonwealth Bank, five universities, and a few regional galleries. Peter’s academic qualifications include a Diploma of Industrial Design, a Graduate Diploma in Professional Art Studies and an M.A. in Community and Public Art.
As the Artistic Director of the award winning Peter Day Environmental Art+Design (EA+D), he utilises his design and artistic expertise to create murals, sculptures, ceramics, mosaics, playgrounds and urban design projects. Specialising in site-specific public art, EA+D have created over 200 works in Australia and overseas.
Peter has made a special study of Keim Mineral Silicate (dry fresco) paint technology, which will last many decades in extreme weather conditions. This technology is used in both his public and private art. Peter’s paintings capitalise on the soft velvety matt surface and earthy colour scheme characteristic of the inorganic pigments and the potassium silicate binder.
A Churchill Fellow, he has won many art awards and Australia Council grants and has also been appointed to a wide range of Artist-in-Residencies including Vence in the South of France, New York, Geelong Grammar School and Bundanon. He has taught and guest lectured at most universities in NSW, consulted and/or contracted to all three levels of Government in Australia and has worked with the United Nations.
