Pete Groves was born in Melbourne where he completed a Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design at Swinburne Institute of Technology and began to make a living from painting while living for several years in Mexico.
He continues to exhibit in numerous successful solo and group exhibitions each year. Pete Groves' work is represented in private collections in Australia, USA, Japan and London, including the BHP Billiton London collection.
Selected Group Exhibitions:
2007-14 - Canterbury Art Show
2011-14 - Art Red Hill
2014 - Affordable Art Fair Singapore
2007 - Manyung Gallery February exhibition / feature artist, Manyung Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
2004 - Bridge. Toyota community spirit , Toyota community spirit gallery, Melbourne, Australia
- Carey Arts Council Exhibition, Carey Grammar, Melbourne, Australia
2003 - 120 Degrees of Separation, Selected Contemporary Artists of Australia, Linden Bark Modern Art, Hong Kong
- St Kilda Bowling Club Studios, Metropolis Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
- Selected Contemporary Artists of Australia, Manyung Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
- Canterbury Art Exhibition, Canterbury School, Melbourne, Australia
2002 - Manyung Gallery December Exhibition, Manyung Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
- Artists at Treasury Place, Deputy Premier’s Office, Melbourne, Australia
- Carey Arts Council Exhibition, Carey Grammar, Melbourne, Australia
- Canterbury Art Exhibition, Canterbury School, Melbourne, Australia
- Manyung Gallery March Exhibition, Manyung Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
2001 - Views of the Mornington Peninsula, Manyung Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
- Artists at Treasury Place, Deputy Premier’s Office, Melbourne, Australia
- Artists at Treasury Place, Deputy Premier’s Office, Melbourne, Australia
2000 - Emerging Artists Calendar Launch, South Melbourne Town Hall, Melbourne, Australia
- St Kilda Studios at Alliance Française, Alliance Française, Melbourne, Australia
- Carey Arts Council Exhibition, Carey Grammar, Melbourne, Australia
- Watchtower Studio Gallery, Watchtower Studio Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
1998 - Watchtower Studio Gallery, Watchtower Studio Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
Other Group Exhibitions:
2003 - Art Redhill, Redhill School, Melbourne, Australia
2003 - Linden Postcard Exhibition, Linden Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
2002 - Art Redhill, Redhill School, Melbourne, Australia
2002 - Linden Postcard Exhibition, Linden Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
2001 - Art Redhill, Redhill School, Melbourne, Australia
2001 - Linden Postcard Exhibition, Linden Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
2000 - Linden Postcard Exhibition, Linden Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
1999 - Linden Postcard Exhibition, Linden Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
1998 - St Kevin’s College Annual Art Show, Melbourne, Australia
Works in Print
2002 Upstream, printed and distributed by Geometrics Artworks (2 print-runs)
2002 Riverbanks, printed and distributed by Geometrics Artworks (2 print-runs)
Books:
2010 - Potato Music (picture book) Omnibus Books, Illustrator Pete Groves, Author Christina Booth
2003 - Selected Contemporary Artists of Australia, 2003, Michael Berry, Random.
Feature Articles/Publications:
2004 There’s an art to being cynical Megan Backhouse,The Age, 18.12.04
2004 Weekender Dani valent,Goodweekend, The age 18.12.04
2004 Backyard Beauty Felicity Allen, The Big Picture, Herald Sun 4.8.04
2004 Canterbury Art Exhibition Calendar
2003 Sunday Arts Show, Peter Clarke, ABC 774
2003 Painting Everyday Life, Kate Ubergang, Port Phillip Leader
2003 Inside, Out and About, Melbourne City Weekly
2003 Diary, Susannah McGregor, Domain
2000 Halcyon, Inside Melbourne
2000 The Art of Time, Good Weekend
2000 10 Things to Do, The Age
2000 Cow Mad, The Age
2000 Halcyon, Emerald Hill Times
1999 Symbolism, Colours and Icons, Sara Hickey, Port Phillip Leader
1998 Out There, Port Phillip Leader
1998 The Talk of the Town, Mornington Peninsula Leader
Murals:
Children's Ward Frankston Hospital
Salties Restaurant, Flinders, Australia
Garlic Kiss Restaurant, Mornington, Australia
Restaurant Fandango, San Jose del Cabo, Mexico
Collections and Commissions:
BHP Billiton London and private collections in Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Cagnes Sur Mer and Tokyo
