Born Melbourne 1944
Qualifications and Experience
Studied Fine Art – Sculpture at Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology for 3 ½ years (early 1960’s) before choosing to discontinue study to work independently, focusing mainly on public and private commissions.
Lectured part-time in Sculpture at Phillip Institute of Technology, Caulfield Institute of Technology, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne College of Advanced Education, Victorian College of the Arts. Guest lectures, tutorials, etc. at Exeter University, Lancaster University, Melbourne University, National Gallery of Victoria, Australian Ballet School, Darwin Community College, Toowoomba College of Advanced Education, Victoria College Prahran, Bendigo College of Art, Australian War Memorial.
Former member of Chisholm Institute, Fine Art Course and Accreditation Committees, and the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology Visual Arts Course Advisory Committee. Former Visual Arts Representative on Steering Committee of the Victorian Arts and Industry Training Board. Former member M.A. Degree Review Panels, Melbourne College of Advanced Education and Graduate Diploma, Caulfield Institute of Technology. Served on various judging panels for sculpture projects and landscape architecture awards.
Over 45 years experience as a professional, working sculptor.
Major Awards Include
| 1970 | Sydney Airport Sculpture Competition |
| 1977 | Artist-in Residence, Darwin Community College, Visual Arts Board, Australia Council |
| 1979-80 | Artist-in-Residence, Exeter University and Exeter College of Art, Visual Arts Board, Australia Council |
| 1986-88 | Australian War Memorial, Sculpture Competition, Simpson and his Donkey |
| 1993 | Sculpture in Brunswick Street Competition |
| 1994-95 | 'Weary' Dunlop Statue Competition |
| 1997 | Fromelles Memorial Sculpture Competition | 2010 | Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for services to the visual arts as a sculptor. |
Selected Individual Exhibitions
| 1972 | ‘Gallery A’, Melbourne |
| 1977 | Art Gallery of Northern Territory, Darwin and Alice Springs |
| 1980 | Exe Gallery, Exeter, U.K. |
| 1984 | Realities Gallery, Melbourne |
| Anima Gallery, Adelaide | Robin Gibson Gallery, Sydney |
| 1992 | Meridian, Australian Galleries, Melbourne |
| 1998 | Victorian Arts Centre – ‘Cobbers’ sculpture, Melbourne |
| 2003 | McClelland Gallery, Langwarrin, Victoria - Survey of Works |
Selected Group Exhibitions
| From 1968 | ‘Gallery A’, Melbourne |
| ‘Alcorso Sekers’ and ‘Artists’ Artists’, National Gallery of Victoria | |
| Sculpture Triennials, Mildura and Melbourne | |
| Theme Shows, Treadwell Galleries, London, U.K. | |
| European Art Fairs. Treadwell Galleries | |
| Melbourne Art Fairs, Australian Galleries | |
| ‘Art in Action’. Australian War memorial, Canberra | |
| ‘McClelland Survey and Award, 2003’, McClelland Gallery and Sculpture Park, Langwarrin. Victoria |
Collections
| National Gallery of Victoria | McClelland Gallery, Langwarrin, Victoria |
| Australian War Memorial, Canberra | Ballarat Fine Art Gallery |
| Geelong Regional Art Gallery | Art Gallery of the Northern Territory |
| Bendigo Regional Art Gallery | University of Melbourne |
| Northern Territory University | University of Exeter, U.K. |
| St. Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne | City of Launceston, Tasmania |
| The Museum of Victoria | City of Queanbeyan, N.S.W. |
| State Government of Victoria | Parliament House, Canberra |
| Victoria Racing Club, Flemington | Trinity College, Parkville |
| Cities of Yarra and Knox, Victoria | Shrine of Remembrance, Melbourne |
| Victorian Arts Centre Trust | State Library of Victoria |
| Australian War Graves, France and Papua New Guinea | Public and private collections in Australia, U.K., Europe, U.S.A and Israel |
| Victoria University, Victoria |
Reference
| Peter Corlett: Sculptures, monograph by Patrick Hutchings, Deakin University Press, 1992 ISBN. 0 949823 23 6, v11 and 117pp., illustrated |