Peter Bastaja

Welcome to my portfolio on Saatchi Art.

My diverse career as an artist has allowed me to indulge my creative passion in both painting and photography over many years.

I have had the good fortune to have exhibited my original artworks around the world. I have lived in wonderful countries such as South Africa, Hong Kong, England, Germany and Denmark and worked as an artist, freelance photographer and photography teacher. My first solo exhibition was in South Africa followed by another solo show in Denmark. I have also exhibited in Italy at the 2009 Biennale Internazionale Dell Arte Contemporanea, Florence, also in the USA and numerous times in Australia. There is no doubt my extensive travels have had a profound influence on my eclectic style.

I am currently based at home on the Sunshine Coast in Australia where I have been concentrating on abstract artworks. You can also view my artworks online at PeterBastajaArtStudio on Facebook or on Artslant.

Born 1952, Sydney, Australia.

Awards
4th 2016 Showcase Winner - Painting - Artslant 2016
1st 2016 Showcase Winner - Abstract - Artslant 2016
5th 2015 Showcase Winner - Abstract - Artslant 2015
3rd 2015 Showcase Winner - Abstract -Artslant 2015
6th 2014 Showcase Winner ...

Studied at New South Wales University and Australian Centre of Photography

2012 ART MELBOURNE, 24 – 27 May 2012, Royal Exhibition Building, Nicholson Street, Carlton, Melbourne, Australia
2012 Affordable Art Fair, 18 – 22 April 2012, 7 West 34th Street, New York, New York, USA
2011 Sydney Art Show, October 2011, Convention and Exhibition Centre – Sydney, Australia
2010 Contemporanea – Florence Biennale Group at Aarwun Gallery, Canberra, Australia
2010 Contemporanea – Florence Biennale Group at Smart Artz Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
2009 Biennale Internazionale Dell Arte Contemporanea, Florence, Italy
2009 “Picture This 09″ Brunswick Street Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
2009 “Dimensions NC09″ Art Festival, Brisbane, Australia
2008 “Transition” Percolator Gallery, Brisbane, Australia (solo show)
2000 Group Show PCL Exhibitionists, Sydney, Australia
1999 “Arc” PCL Exhibitionists, Sydney, Australia
1997 “Melange” PCL Exhibitionists, Sydney, Australia
1997 “Art in Action” Sydney Showground, Sydney, Australia
1996 “Another Time – Another Place” Galleri Ibstinans, Copenhagen, Denmark (solo show)
1994 Canberra Times Outdoor Art Show, Canberra, Australia
1986 “A Down Under View of Africa” Natalie Knight Gallery, Johannesburg, South Africa (solo show)