Solo Exhibitions

2011

Visitor, 21^st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa, Japan

2010

Peter McDonald, Gallery Side 2, Tokyo

2009

Peter McDonald, Kate MacGarry

Art on the Underground, public commission for Southwark Station, London Underground

2008

Peter McDonald, Gallery Side 2, Tokyo

2007

Peter McDonald, Kate MacGarry, London

2006

Peter McDonald, Gallery Side 2, Tokyo

Peter McDonald, Galleri Charlotte Lund Project Space, Stockholm, Sweden

2005

Peter McDonald, Kate MacGarry, London

2003

Peter McDonald, Keith Talent Gallery, London

Group Exhibitions

2010

Bart Wells Boutique, 235 Brompton Road, London

The John Moores Contemporary Painting Prize Shanghai, Shanghai Gallery of Art (Three on the Bund)

2009

Kaleidoscopic Revolver, Total Museum of Contemporary Art, Seoul, South Korea

Kaleidoscopic Revolver, Hanjiyun Contemporary Space, Beijing, China

2008

John Moores Contemporary Painting Prize, Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool

Imaginary Realities: Constructed Worlds in Abstract and Figurative Painting, Max Wigram Gallery, London

2007

Like Color in Pictures, Aspen Art Museum, Colorado

Mutineer, Kunsthalle M8, Berlin

2006

The Wonderful Fund, Pallant House Gallery, Chichester

Portrait Session, Hiroshima Museum of Contemporary Art, Japan

2005

Makeover, Paintings by Seven Pacific Rim Artists, Govett Brewster Art Gallery, New Plymouth, New Zealand

Rough Diamond, Program, London

2004

Painting, Kate MacGarry, London

2003

East International, Norwich Gallery, UK

Bad Touch, Keith Talent Gallery, London

Moving Collection, Govett Brewster Gallery, New Zealand

Good Bad Taste, Keith Talent Gallery, London

2002

Peter McDonald, Gallery Side 2, Tokyo, Japan

2001

Table Manners, Mizuma Gallery, Tokyo

2000

Crossed Purposes, Mafuji Gallery, London

Selected Press

New Work - Peter McDonald, Art World, James Hobbs, August/September 2009, pp.72-77

In the Studio: Peter McDonald, Helen Sumpter, Time Out London, June 4-10 2009, p.44

Fresh Set of Eyes, Time Out London, Ossian Ward and Helen Sumpter, October 23-29, 2008, pp. 21-22

Peter McDonald wins John Moores Prize, Guardian.co.uk, 19 September 2008, Natalie Hanman

Slasher Painting Wins Art Prize, BBC News.co.uk, 19 September 2008

Slashed Canvas by Peter McDonald Wins John Moores Prize, Bloomberg.com, 19 September 2008, Farah Nayeri

Peter McDonald’s Slasher Painting wins John Moores Prize, 24 Hour Museum.org.uk, 19 September 2008, Richard Moss and Dany Louise

Winner of John Moores Prize announced, Liverpool Echo.co.uk, 19 September 2008, Catharine Jones

Peter McDonald, Alasdair Hopwood, ArtRewiew, December 2007

Peter McDonald, Sarah Andress, Time Out London, September 26 – October 2 2007, p.50

Blue Rinse, Grafik Magazine, October 2007, p.10

Peter McDonald: The Paranoia We Feel When Flying, Edwin Aitkin, total: spec, issue 25, October 2007, p.127

Pick of the week, The Guardian, Monday 24 January 2005, p.18

Good Bad Taste- Jeffrey Charles Gallery, Martin Coomer, Time Out, May 7-14 2003, p.68

East International- Norwich School of Art and Design, Sotiris Kyriacou, Contemporary, Summer 2003

Publications

John Moores 25 Contemporary Painting Prize, exhibition catalogue, published by National Museums Liverpool, 2008

Teaching, Airport, Hair Salon, Bakery, Snooker, Peter McDonald, published by Kate MacGarry and Veenman Publishers, Rotterdam, 2007

Awards

2008 First Prizewinner, John Moores 25 Contemporary Painting Prize

2000 Andre Dunoyer de Segonzac Award

2000 David Murray Scholarship

Education

1997-2000 Royal Academy Schools, PG Dip

1992-1995 Central St. Martins, Sculpture, BA Hons

1991-1992 Newcastle College, BTEC Foundation