Peta West
Peta West is a practicing contemporary Australian printmaker whose work taps into the sublimity of her surrounding environment on the South Coast of New South Wales. Working primarily with linoleum, Peta West creates immersive large-scale prints that beguile audiences with their intricate detailing and depth. West’s prints are worlds unto their own, each a self-contained universe, where plants and animals appear in abundance. They are odes to the natural beauty and resilience of the Australian bush.
Prior to printmaking, Peta West was a photographer for over two decades, a medium which allowed her to develop an eye for composition, depth and balance. This initial training in darkrooms forever instilled in her a love for monochrome, as well as the tactile process of working an image out of a medium.
In 2020, Peta was a finalist in the Arts in the Valley Art Prize, Kangaroo Valley. In the following year, 2021, she was a finalist in both The Ravenswood Australian Women’s Art Prize and the Burnie Print Prize. And in 2022 Peta was again a finalist in the Arts in the Valley Art Prize, Kangaroo Valley. West was a finalist in the 2022 Waverly Art Prize, where she was awarded the Mayors Prize, Highly Commended, for This is Yuin Country (2021). Peta continues this trend in 2023 again being a finalist for the Ravenswood Women’s Art Prize, The Waverly Art Prize where she was awarded the Peoples Choice Award, The Hazelhurst Art on Paper Award and Fisher’s Ghost Art Award . She was also selected to be part of “Botanica de Materia Medica” an exhibition at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney, NSW.
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By email: frances@franceskeevil.com.au
or by phone: +61 411 821 550
Available Artworks
Barraya Handpainted relief linocut Ed. 6/10 72 x 56cm / framed 85 x 63cm $3,000 (framed)
Rhythm of Summer linoprint ed. 9/15 45 x 62 cm / framed 69 x 85 cm $1,500 (framed)
Halcyon Song Relief linocut Ed. 3/10 120 x 100cm / framed 140 x 118cm $6,500 (framed)
Ode to Preston - Sturt's Desert Pea etc handpainted relief linocut Ed. 1/10 47 x 38cm / framed 64 x 53 cm $2,200 (framed)
Ode to Preston - Waratahs etc handpainted relief linocut Ed. 1/10 47 x 38 cm / framed 64 x 53 cm $2,200 (framed)
Red Tailed Black Cockatoo linoprint ed. 14/50 45 x 45 cm / framed 68 x 68 cm $ 1,100 framed | $ 880 unframed
Gang Gang linoprint ed. 11/50 45 x 45 cm / framed 68 x 68 cm $ 1,100 framed | $ 880 unframed
Lily Pond linoprint ed. 1/10 50 x 40 cm / framed 95 x 84.5 cm $ 1,800 framed | $ 1,320 unframed
The Lyrebird linoprint ed. 16/50 60 x 40 cm / framed 82 x 68 cm $ 1,400 framed | $ 1,040 unframed
Lyrebird, come dance with me Relief linocut Ed. 16/50 framed 56 x 84cm $1,400
Alight linocut ed. 7/30 60 x 60 cm / framed 85 x 82 cm $1,850 framed | $1,465 unframed
Guardians of the Budawangs linoprint ed. 2/15 90 x 60 cm, framed 114 x 82 cm $2,500 framed | $2,050 unframed
Whisper in the Wind linoprint ed. 6/30 60 x 33 cm / framed 85 x 70 cm $ 1,400 framed | $ 1,140 unframed
Flannel Flowers & Gin linoprint ed. 25/30 30 x 45 cm / framed 53 x 65 cm $1,100 (framed)
King Protea Relief linocut Ed. 10/50 framed 70 x 53cm $1,400
Wild Summer Gone linoprint ed. 9/30 80 x 60 cm / framed 106 x 85 cm $ 2,100 framed | $ 1,660 unframed
Banksia Integrifolia Relief linocut Ed. 2/10 40 x 34cm / framed 76 x 64cm $1,700 (framed)
Artist Showcase
A representative selection of artworks no longer available
Kaarak Handpainted relief linocut Ed. A/P 72 x 56cm / framed 85 x 63cm
Along a Coastal Track linocut 60 x 60 cm / framed 85 x 82 cm
Old Coast Road linoprint ed. A/P 80 x 100 cm / framed 95 x 114 cm
This is Jawoyn Country relief linocut Ed. 3/10 80 x 120cm / framed 98 x 138cm