Patrick Petein

Patrick Petein

  • Artist’s Statement

    Presently, my studio is my apple iMac. It’s where I play with Adobe Illustrator to create images that get printed at a later stage.
    While the images are forming, I play with formal abstraction of shapes and a considered colour palette whist also taking cues from the visible world to inform the compositions. Sometimes the most subtle shift in the position of a form/shape/colour can change the whole mood and relationship of all its parts.

    When a visual rightness emerges I press SAVE.

  • Biography

    Presently lives and works in Melbourne.
    Studied Art and Design at Prahran CAE in 70's and USQ in 80's & 90's.
    Masters Visual Art / Grad Dip FET.
    Lectured in printmaking / drawing / graphic design / multimedia at USQ and TAFE (1993-2009) and has taught many regional art workshops throughout SE Qld.
    Now works freelance in graphic design and illustration.

  • Influences

    Nature / Surrealism / Bauhaus / Modernism / Pop / Belgian comics / Music

  • Awards

    Awards: Jacaranda Drawing Award / Logan Art Award / Martin Hanson Memorial Art Award / DPI Regional Art Award / Warwick Art Gallery Prize.

  • Exhibitions

    Collections: Artbank / Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery / Fremantle Arts Centre / Grafton Regional Art Gallery /



    Qld State Library / USQ Art Collection / Wollongong University / Stanthorpe Art Gallery / Warwick Art gallery / Downlands College.

  • Website

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Interior 01

Patrick Petein

Interior 01
61 x 83 cm Giclee print on cotton rag paper (300gsm) $600.00
Open Shelter

Patrick Petein

Open Shelter
61 x 83 cm Giclee print on cotton rag paper (300gsm) $600.00
Interior 03

Patrick Petein

Interior 03
60 x 42 cm Giclee print on cotton rag paper (300gsm) Sold