Peter MacKennal at Main Street Gallery

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PETER MACKENNAL

Peter Mackennal was born in Melbourne, Victoria in 1940, moving to Queensland eighteen years ago, he now resides and works from his studio in Noosa Heads. Coming from a long line of artists who left their mark on the Australian artworld, his great grandfather, John Simpson Mackennal was a sculptor & modeler who worked on the design and constuction of various projects in Melbourne including Parliament House and the GPO.

His grandfather’s brother, Sir Bertram Mackennal, studied and majored in sculpture at the National Gallery of Victoria, School of Art, alongside his colleagues Arthur Streeton, Frederick McCubbin and Tom Roberts. Bertram eventually moved to Paris to further his studies and shared a studio with long time friend Auguste Rodin. He was one of the few Australian artists to be invited to become a member of the Royal Academy of Art, was awarded a Knighthood in 1921
by one of his benifactors King George V. His work can be viewed today in most major galleries around the world.

Both Peter’s parents were also talented artists & an influence on his direction. Peter studied art at College then continued to study with his friends and mentor Leonard French. His work continues using empirical symbols and
acient art forms.

His work characterized by his strong use of colour, bold and defiant in nature, with highly textured surfaces. His preferred medium of choice is acrylic with polyurethane and oil based paints, giving ther surface a high gloss finish often pushing the boundaries with the use of marble dust and plaster sculptured into textured forms on the canvas
and hessian.

Peter first exhibited at the Herald Sun exhibition 1969 where he received an honorable mention. His work forms part of many collections worldwide including the Gavin Anderson collection in New York as well as the Kerry Packer collection in Sydney.
Exhibitions: Joint exhibition, Mayung Gallery, Mornington.
1978 - 1980 Solo exhibition, Scales Gallery, Malvern, Victoria
1992 Solo exhibition, Hastings Street Gallery, Noosa Heads, Queensland
1993 Joint exhibition, Hecker Gallery, Caloundra, Queensland
2001 Solo exhibition, Rumba, Noosa Heads, Queensland
2003 Joint exhibition, Artists Gallery, Noosaville, Queensland

A selection of works for sale from Peter MacKennal Click on image to enlarge
"Landscape with sunset" Mixed media - 140 x 110cm	"Mount Coolum" Mixed media - 100 x 120cm	"Sea, Desert, Mountain of fire" Mixed media - 100 x 120cm
"Rocky Landscape 3" Mixed media - 100 x 120cm	"The Australian" Mixed media - 100 x 120cm



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PETER MACKENNAL

A selection of works for sale from Peter MacKennal