Practicing Visual Artist
CurrentPeteris (Peter) Ciemitis is an Australian artist acclaimed for contemporary portraiture. His work has been described as contemporary expressionism, but as remarked by one of Australia’s pre-eminent Festival Directors Robyn Archer; “Peteris’ paintings become a landscape of humanity rather than an objective portrait or individual study”.In 2010 he was winner of the prestigious Black Swan Prize for Portraiture, and has been a finalist twice in the Archibald Prize. His works are held in many major collections, from the National Portrait Gallery in Australia, the National Museum of Art in Latvia, Hangzhou Qianjiang International Art Museum, China and major collections in Australia.Most recently, he has represented Australia in major international art exhibitions, including the Latviešu Māksla Trimdā, Arsenale, Latvia in 2013; the Qingdao Biennale, China in 2014; the “Silk Journey to Art” International Exhibition and World Tour in 2015, and the G20 Summit International Exhibition in China in 2016. In Western Australia, he is represented by Linton + Kay Galleries.
