Tony Ameneiro

Australian

Gundungurra Country, Bowral, NSW

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Tony studied art at Alexander Mackie College of Advanced Education Sydney 1978-81. He began exhibiting professionally in 1981 and has shown his work regularly in group and solo shows since.

 

He works primarily as an artist-printmaker incorporating his drawing practice across the areas of etching monotype and lithography. 

 

Tony is an award-winning artists, with notable achievements including:

 

2022 Swan Hill Print Acquisitive Award

2009 Geelong Acquisitive Print Award (acquired)

2007 Fremantle Print Award

 

He has been selected twice as a Print Council of Australia commissioned print artist. A three time finalist in the Dobell Drawing Prize Art Gallery of NSW (2003 06 & 2012) he was represented in 2005 at the Biennale Jogja VIII in Yogyakarta, Indonesia and in 2014 in the International Print Biennale (UK).

 

Tony has printed professionally for several prominent Australian artists including Tracey Moffatt & Ben Quilty.

 

His work is held by several major institutions including; British Museum London UK, National Gallery of Australia, Art Gallery of NSW Queensland Art Gallery, Art Gallery of South Australia & State Library of Victoria