Pete Ross
Born: Glasgow, Scotland 1961.
B.A. Art & Design
Western Australian Institute of Technology
(Curtin University).
With a career in Art & Design spanning four decades Pete stepped back from full time commercial work in 2016 to pursue personal creative projects and was rewarded when his third portrait 'Yvonne and a Cup of Tea' was nominated as a finalist, Black Swan Portrait Prize 2016, hosted at the Art Gallery of Western Australia. His fourth work 'Maria from Next Door' was nominated as a Semi-Finalist in the Doug Moran National Portrait Prize 2016.
He continues to explore the medium.
Exhibitions + Awards
2016:
Doug Moran National Portrait Prize
(Semi Finals). Paddington House,
Sydney, Australia.
Black Swan Portrait Prize.
Art Gallery of Western Australia.
2018:
89 Days. The Fenians Exhibition
Kidogo Art Gallery, Fremantle, Western Australia.
'Skin Deep'
West Australian Portrait Artists. Exhibition. Moores Building, Fremantle, Western Australia.
2020:
WAPA Exhibition 2020
West Australian Portrait Artists Exhibition. PSAS
Fremantle, Western Australia.
2021:
Leithbridge Landscape Prize
Salon Des Refusés
Paddington, Queensland, Australia.
2022:
Leithbridge 20000 Art Awards
Finalist.
Paddington, Queensland, Australia.