Peteris Ciemitis

b. 1959

Peteris Ciemitis was born in Western Australia in 1959, the son of Latvian refugees. He studied art at Perth's Claremont School and has been exhibiting in group and solo shows since 1993. His work, which he has described as being influenced by Latvian styles and Baltic cultural traditions, focuses on portraiture and figurative representation. Ciemitis has won various awards including the City of South Perth Art Award (2006) and the Black Swan Portraiture Prize (2010). His portrait of Paul Grabowsky was a finalist in the 2008 Archibald Prize.

Updated 2018

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Portraits

Making Sense of Place #4 (Portrait of Professor George Seddon)
2007

Peteris Ciemitis
Peteris Ciemitis age 48

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Magazine article by Dr Sarah Engledow, 2012

Peter Ciemitis breached regulations when creating the portrait of the polymath environmental scientist George Seddon.

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