Art2Muse

Artworks available to view in Sydney

Peta Morris was born in Sydney Australia in 1972. She lives and works on Sydney’s Northern Beaches.

Since attending the National Art School in the early 90’s, majoring in painting, Peta has exhibited extensively in both group and solo exhibitions in Sydney, The Blue Mountains and throughout Australia. Although Peta’s work has predominately been in painting she now works in an assemblage medium. The transition to a different medium was greatly inspired by becoming a mother for the first time in 2008. These new assemblage works invite the viewer into worlds where humour adventure and beauty combine creating both playful and thought provoking works.

Peta’s inspiration comes from the world around her and her immediate environment, where childhood melds with discoveries of travel across Australia and abroad. She has also lived and worked creatively in the more remote locations of the red center of Alice Springs, Arnhem Land and the Blue Mountains West of Sydney. Peta also had a very successful singing career spanning a decade in early 2000 which saw her touring the country and receiving gold and platinum record accolades from her musical peers. Although Peta has retired from her music career her artistic pursuits continue to grow.

Peta's work is created using a mixture of vintage books and found objects and collectables that she finds on her travels.The work is predominately made from discarded materials that Peta brings to life inside vintage drawers, boxes some of which she also handcrafts herself.

Peta is available to create unique one of a kind commission pieces, due to the nature of the work no two works can be the same. These commissioned pieces can also include personal mementos or objects creating a unique and personal artwork.

Education

1992 – 1993 National Art School, East Sydney
1996 Sculpture Course, Gabriella Hegyes
2010 Woodwork Course, Keith Rae

Art Prizes

2011 finalist Sulman Prize
2010 finalist Warringah Council Recycled Art Prize, Focus Gallery, Brookvale

Related Employment History

1998 – 2001 Gallery assistant and curator P.C.L Galleries Redfern
2009 (continuing) Art Teacher, Manly Warringah Community College
2010 (continuing) Art teacher, private tuition, Manly Vale

Group Exhibitions

2010 From Nature, pop up exhibition, Manly Vale
2009 3x3, pop up exhibition, Manly Vale
2000 The Dog Show, P.C.L Gallery, Redfern
2000 Luggage Not Baggage, P.C.L Gallery, Redfern
1999 Landlines, P.C.L Galleries, Redfern
1998 Journeys, Sweet Foray Gallery, Katoomba
1998 Cut, Sweet Foray Gallery, Katoomba
1998 1996 Imitating Angels, P.C.L Gallery, Redfern
1996 Art Street, Katoomba Street, Katoomba
1996 Inside, Polymorph Gallery, Enmore
1996 Boxes In, Katoomba Community Art College, Katoomba
1994 And An Image Of Myself, Cyberspace Gallery, Glebe
1994 Morphed, travelling exhibition (Sydney, Cairns, Melbourne, Lismore)
1993 And An Image Of Myself, Cyberspace Gallery, Glebe
1993 Writings, Performance Space, Redfern

Solo Exhibitions

2001 As Above So Below P.C.L Gallery, Redfern
1998 A Little Bit Long Way, The Centre Gallery, Katoomba
1997 Swingers Gallery, Alice Springs
1996 Woodstack Gallery, Katoomba
1995 Woodstack Gallery, Katoomba
1994 Woodstack Gallery, Katoomba