Artist Profile

PETER POWDITCH

It feels like the right time; it’s good seeing the links, the crossovers, the clear sense of intent and the distinct themes.

PETER POWDITCH’S DEALER, CAMPBELL ROBERTSONSwann at Defiance Gallery, replies with a vehement “No” when asked whether he could see rhyme or reason in describing the artist as falling into an “Australian Pop” context. “That was a tag put upon him at some point, as it was Martin Sharp and Brett Whiteley.”

Standing in the midst of Powditch’s major survey at the S.H. Ervin Gallery, , which closed on May 21, he

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