About Peter William Wink

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I was born in Pretoria 1949, moved to Durban at the age of two.

At a very early age in junior school, I was inspired by a teacher  Mr Dobbs, who encouraged me to pursue my talent as an artist. I attended Queensburgh Boys High School where I received the usual Art tuition.

My inspiration and ability to paint increased throughout my youth. While traveling the country during my National service, I saw many works of sculpture in different City Centres around the country, realising that sculpture was for me, that was in 1968. I obtained tools and began teaching myself, in those days partime  Sculpture courses were not available to me.

I studied Fine Arts and Commercial Art partime at Durban Technicon, apart from the training I received there, I am self- taught.

I have exhibited at the following venues around the country:

1973 – Paintings at Barclays Square Pretoria

1982- Sculpture – Republic Festival of Art Ocean Terminal

Exhibited and sold works – Niel Sack Gallery Durban

Errol Boyley Gallery Ramsgate Natal

Gallery 709 Cape Town

Scottborough Festival of Arts

Queensburgh Festival of Arts

Hans Merensky Wood Sculpture, Pretoria University

Gallery 33 Pine town Durban

French Cultural Centre Berea Durban

Sold sculpture to P Brink (author)

NSA Gallery Durban

Longmans Gallery Hillcrest Durban

Artizans Gallery Durban 

I have  sold quite extensively to private collectors , commissions which I have done as well. (Master Builders Association in Westville Durban, and a kist lid which I carved for the housing of a scroll to the freedom of Verwordburg to the ex state President PW Botha (housed in George Museum )

I ran my own Gallery for awhile where I sold a number of my pieces (sculpture and paintings)

I am now preparing for a one man exhibition. 

Peter Wink