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Miriam Vale Merlo Coffee Shop, 2023

Peter Hughes

Darling Portrait Prize 2024 Finalist

synthetic polymer paint on canvas (support: 76.8cm x 51.0cm depth 3.8cm)
Miriam Vale Merlo Coffee Shop, 2023

Peter Hughes
born Australia 1982

Miriam Vale Merlo Coffee Shop 2023
synthetic polymer paint on canvas

‘This is a portrait of me, Peter Hughes, having my medium, lactose-free cappuccino in a takeaway cup, at a café during my holiday in Miriam Vale. Having lived in Australia my whole life, I have enjoyed many road trips to various places around the country and these become inspirational subject matter for my paintings.’

Peter Hughes is a Meanjin/Brisbane-based artist and member of Brisbane Outsider Artists whose practice is inspired by day-to-day life experiences and current events. Hughes uses painting to communicate and process his experiences, thoughts and feelings.


© The artist

Darling Portrait Prize 2024
(More information, View all 24 paintings)

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The Darling Portrait Prize is a biennial national prize for Australian portrait painting honouring the legacy of Mr L Gordon Darling AC CMG.
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