Peter Stichbury

Biography

Peter Stichbury, Omni 2 (detail), 2023, oil on linen, 500 x 400mm

Peter Stichbury, Omni 2, 2023, oil on linen, 500 x 400mm

Peter Stichbury, Sophie Valis 2 (detail), 2023, oil on linen, 500 x 400mm

Peter Stichbury, Sophie Valis 2, 2023, oil on linen, 500 x 400mm

Peter Stichbury, Christopher Kit Green (Anomalous Acute and Subacute Field Effects on Human Biological Tissues) (detail), 2022, oil on linen, 500 x 400mm

Peter Stichbury, Christopher Kit Green (Anomalous Acute and Subacute Field Effects on Human Biological Tissues), 2022, oil on linen, 500 x 400mm

Peter Stichbury, Ecology of Souls, 2021, Installation view, Michael Lett

Peter Stichbury, The reincarnation of Marty Martyn II, 2021, oil on linen 900 x 800mm

Peter Stichbury, The reincarnation of Marty Martyn II (detail), 2021, oil on linen 900 x 800cm

Peter Stichbury, Ecology of Souls, 2021, Installation view, Michael Lett

Peter Stichbury, Elysium (Tasha Malek), 2021, oil on linen 950 x 750mm

Peter Stichbury, Elysium (Tasha Malek) (detail), 2021, oil on linen 950 x 750mm

Peter Stichbury, Ecology of Souls, 2021, Installation view, Michael Lett

Peter Stichbury, Vita Ventura 2, 1978 (OBE) Estelle, 2021, oil on linen 775 x 600mm

Peter Stichbury, Jessie Sawyer, 2013 (NDE), 2021 oil on linen, 775 x 600mm

Peter Stichbury, Mary-Jo Rapini, 2003, (NDE), 2021 oil on linen, 775 x 600mm

Peter Stichbury, Ecology of Souls, 2021, Installation view, Michael Lett

Peter Stichbury, Elysian Field, 2021, oil on linen, 775 x 600mm

Peter Stichbury, Elysian Field (detail), 2021, oil on linen, 775 x 600mm

Peter Stichbury, Ecology of Souls, 2021, Installation view, Michael Lett

Peter Stichbury, Soma, 2021, bronze, patina, marble base 490 x 240 x 150mm Edition 3 of 3, plus 1 AP

Peter Stichbury, Ecology of Souls, 2021, Installation view, Michael Lett

Peter Stichbury, Pam Reynolds, NDE/OBE, 1991, 2018, oil on linen, 1200 x 950mm

Peter Stichbury, Dr. Wellaide Cecim Carvalho, 2014, oil on canvas, 600 x 500 mm

Peter Stichbury, Deke Slayton, 2015, coloured pencil on paper, 1000 x 770mm

Peter Stichbury, Gary McKinnon, 2014, coloured pencil on paper, 420 x 350 mm

Peter Stichbury, Joseph Honeywell, 2011, acrylic on linen, 1000 x 800 mm

Peter Stichbury, Barnaby Pan, 2012, acrylic on linen, 1000 x 800 mm

Peter Stichbury, Ella, 2014, acrylic on canvas, 1000 mm dia,

Peter Stichbury, NDE, 2013, illuminated billboard, Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna O Waiwhetu

Peter Stichbury, Chloe Crowne, 2011, acrylic on linen, 1000 x 800 mm

Peter Stichbury, Daniel Roche, 2011, acrylic on linen, 1000 x 800 mm

Peter Stichbury, Zach Klein, 2008, acrylic on linen, 1000 x 800 mm

Peter Stichbury,Juvenile, 2000, acrylic on linen, 600 x 500 mm

Peter Stichbury, Omni 2, 2023, oil on linen, 500 x 400mm

Peter Stichbury, Sophie Valis 2, 2023, oil on linen, 500 x 400mm

Peter Stichbury, Christopher Kit Green (Anomalous Acute and Subacute Field Effects on Human Biological Tissues), 2022, oil on linen, 500 x 400mm

Peter Stichbury, The reincarnation of Marty Martyn II, 2021, oil on linen 900 x 800mm

Peter Stichbury, Ecology of Souls, 2021, Installation view, Michael Lett

Peter Stichbury, Elysium (Tasha Malek) (detail), 2021, oil on linen 950 x 750mm

Peter Stichbury, Vita Ventura 2, 1978 (OBE) Estelle, 2021, oil on linen 775 x 600mm

Peter Stichbury, Mary-Jo Rapini, 2003, (NDE), 2021 oil on linen, 775 x 600mm

Peter Stichbury, Elysian Field, 2021, oil on linen, 775 x 600mm

Peter Stichbury, Ecology of Souls, 2021, Installation view, Michael Lett

Peter Stichbury, Ecology of Souls, 2021, Installation view, Michael Lett

Peter Stichbury, Dr. Wellaide Cecim Carvalho, 2014, oil on canvas, 600 x 500 mm

Peter Stichbury, Gary McKinnon, 2014, coloured pencil on paper, 420 x 350 mm

Peter Stichbury, Barnaby Pan, 2012, acrylic on linen, 1000 x 800 mm

Peter Stichbury, NDE, 2013, illuminated billboard, Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna O Waiwhetu

Peter Stichbury, Daniel Roche, 2011, acrylic on linen, 1000 x 800 mm

Peter Stichbury,Juvenile, 2000, acrylic on linen, 600 x 500 mm

Peter Stichbury

Born 1969, Auckland (NZ). Lives and works in Auckland.

Peter Stichbury creates painted portraits that explore themes relating to observations of human consciousness and emerging sciences. These real and imagined figures, including UFO witnesses and survivors of near-death experiences, skirt the boundaries of science and the knowable, hinting at something inefffable yet human at their borders.

Stichbury received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Elam School of Fine Arts, Auckland in 1997. Significant solo exhibitions include: Limited Hangout, Fine Arts, Sydney (2022); Ecology of Souls, Michael Lett, Auckland (2021); Animals of God, Fine Arts, Sydney (2019); Peter Stichbury: Anatomy of a Phenomenon, Nevada Museum of Art, Reno (2016) and The Alumni, Te Tuhi, Auckland (2008). His work has also been featured in group presentations including: Among Friends, The FLAG Art Foundation, New York City (2022); The Truth is Out There, The Dowse Art Museum, Lower Hutt (2022); Now, Then, Next: Time and the Contemporary, Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, Christchurch (2019); Human Condition, The Hospital, Los Angeles (2016); Portraiture: the Art of Social Commentary, Te Tuhi, Auckland (2000) and Measure of Strangeness, Artspace, Auckland (2000).

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Peter Stichbury, Omni 2 (detail), 2023, oil on linen, 500 x 400mm

Peter Stichbury, Omni 2, 2023, oil on linen, 500 x 400mm

Peter Stichbury, Sophie Valis 2 (detail), 2023, oil on linen, 500 x 400mm

Peter Stichbury, Sophie Valis 2, 2023, oil on linen, 500 x 400mm

Peter Stichbury, Christopher Kit Green (Anomalous Acute and Subacute Field Effects on Human Biological Tissues) (detail), 2022, oil on linen, 500 x 400mm

Peter Stichbury, Christopher Kit Green (Anomalous Acute and Subacute Field Effects on Human Biological Tissues), 2022, oil on linen, 500 x 400mm

Peter Stichbury, Ecology of Souls, 2021, Installation view, Michael Lett

Peter Stichbury, The reincarnation of Marty Martyn II, 2021, oil on linen 900 x 800mm

Peter Stichbury, The reincarnation of Marty Martyn II (detail), 2021, oil on linen 900 x 800cm

Peter Stichbury, Ecology of Souls, 2021, Installation view, Michael Lett

Peter Stichbury, Elysium (Tasha Malek), 2021, oil on linen 950 x 750mm

Peter Stichbury, Elysium (Tasha Malek) (detail), 2021, oil on linen 950 x 750mm

Peter Stichbury, Ecology of Souls, 2021, Installation view, Michael Lett

Peter Stichbury, Vita Ventura 2, 1978 (OBE) Estelle, 2021, oil on linen 775 x 600mm

Peter Stichbury, Jessie Sawyer, 2013 (NDE), 2021 oil on linen, 775 x 600mm

Peter Stichbury, Mary-Jo Rapini, 2003, (NDE), 2021 oil on linen, 775 x 600mm

Peter Stichbury, Ecology of Souls, 2021, Installation view, Michael Lett

Peter Stichbury, Elysian Field, 2021, oil on linen, 775 x 600mm

Peter Stichbury, Elysian Field (detail), 2021, oil on linen, 775 x 600mm

Peter Stichbury, Ecology of Souls, 2021, Installation view, Michael Lett

Peter Stichbury, Soma, 2021, bronze, patina, marble base 490 x 240 x 150mm Edition 3 of 3, plus 1 AP

Peter Stichbury, Ecology of Souls, 2021, Installation view, Michael Lett

Peter Stichbury, Pam Reynolds, NDE/OBE, 1991, 2018, oil on linen, 1200 x 950mm

Peter Stichbury, Dr. Wellaide Cecim Carvalho, 2014, oil on canvas, 600 x 500 mm

Peter Stichbury, Deke Slayton, 2015, coloured pencil on paper, 1000 x 770mm

Peter Stichbury, Gary McKinnon, 2014, coloured pencil on paper, 420 x 350 mm

Peter Stichbury, Joseph Honeywell, 2011, acrylic on linen, 1000 x 800 mm

Peter Stichbury, Barnaby Pan, 2012, acrylic on linen, 1000 x 800 mm

Peter Stichbury, Ella, 2014, acrylic on canvas, 1000 mm dia,

Peter Stichbury, NDE, 2013, illuminated billboard, Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna O Waiwhetu

Peter Stichbury, Chloe Crowne, 2011, acrylic on linen, 1000 x 800 mm

Peter Stichbury, Daniel Roche, 2011, acrylic on linen, 1000 x 800 mm

Peter Stichbury, Zach Klein, 2008, acrylic on linen, 1000 x 800 mm

Peter Stichbury,Juvenile, 2000, acrylic on linen, 600 x 500 mm