Wednesday 25 June 2014

Peter Schouten Wins Manning Visual Arts Award 2015


Outstanding wildlife artist and artist in residence at the Manning Regional Art Gallery,  Peter Schouten, has been awarded the Visual Arts award in the 2015 Manning Visual and Performing Arts Awards announced at Manning Regional Gallery on Friday night. The Awards were hosted by the Manning Winter Festival.

Peter is a Wildlife artist, author, natural history illustrator and paleontological illustrator who has been living and working in Bobin, Manning Valley for 12 years. He has an international reputation for his specialised area as a paleontological reconstruction which is the rebuilding of fossil species. He has recently released  his new book called Antipodean Ark which takes a look at the prehistory of Australasia. He is quite famous for his paleo recreation of the Red Deer Cave Hominid from China and also the Hobbit from Flores.

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