Peggy Zephyr

Bio / CV

Based on Gumbaynggir country, Peggy Zephyr is a versatile artist driven by a profound love for color and its limitless possibilities. Her practice, spanning painting, textiles, and sculpture, pulls apart and reconstructs personal narratives, conveying what words cannot say. Transitioning between precise hard-edge techniques and the raw, uninhibited nature of naive styles, Peggy's work embodies a vibrant spirit of creative exploration - she defies categorisation, embracing diverse styles with playful experimentation.

"One of the things I love most about making art is that no one can tell you it's wrong. There is no magic formula, there are no rules, ticks, or crosses. I was only ever interested in creative things. Creativity and uniqueness were highly valued in my artistic family it was the foundation of our unusual upbringing. Ever since I can remember, I have been drawing, painting, sewing, or sticking cardboard boxes together to make something. I didn't become an artist; it was always just what I did and how I looked at the world"

Exhibitions

2024 Feb. Revival Emerging Art Prize. Group Exhibition. Albion.
2023 Dec. Curatorial & Co. Sydney. Group exhibition.
2023 Nov. Bett Gallery. Hobart. Group exhibition.
2023 Sept. Inugural /Opening Solo exhibition.Yarilla Arts Centre YAM.Coffs Harbour.
2022 Twenty Twenty Six Gallery. Sydney. Solo exhibition
2022 Little Things Art Prize. Finalist. Saint Cloche Gallery. Sydney.
2022 Basil Sellers Art Prize. Finalist. Eurobodalla.
2022 Mosman Art Prize. Finalist. Sydney. Group exhibition
2022 Urunga Small Sculpture Award. Urunga.
2022 Weswal Gallery. Tamworth. Solo exhibition
2022 The Incinerator Gallery. Aberfeldie. Finalist. Faith In Pandemic Times.
2021 Paper Pear. Wagga Wagga. Group exhibition.
2021 Arcadia Street Gallery. Noosa. exhibition.
2021 Sub Kulture Vulture. The Nest. Sydney. Group exhibition.
2021 National Still Life Award. Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery. Finalist People choice award winner

Awards

2024 Revival Emerging Art Prize.
2023 National STILL Award. Yarrila (YAM) Coffs Harbour. Finalist.
2022 Mosman Art Prize Finalist
2022 Fenton and Fenton. Rising Talent Finalist.
2022 Basil Sellers Art Prize. Finalist. Eurobodalla. |
2022 Little Things Art Prize. Finalist. Saint Cloche Gallery. Sydney.
2022 Urunga Small Sculpture Award. Urunga.
2021 National Still Life Award. Peoples Choice Award Winner.
2021 Luxembourg Art Prize. Highly commended certificate of merit.

Collections

Coffs Harbour Regional Gallery. Australia.
Private Collections. Sydney. Australia. London. UK. Europe and US. Private Collection. Axa Insurance. Private Collection. Reuters.
Private Collection. Computer Associates. NYC.