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ORCHARD EARTH TOTEM

February 2007 - Commissioned by the Manningham City Council for the Sovereign Point Apartments, Doncaster.

SOLO EXHIBITION JAPAN 2006
Nov 3-Dec 3: Hakone Open-Air Museum, Hakone Japan.This was the first solo sculpture exhibition by an Australian at this world-renowned Museum. It has one of the most comprehensive collections of modern sculpture in the world, including works by Rodin, Henry Moore, Picasso, Giacometti, Miro, Noguchi, Brancusi. The Museum has over 2 million visitors each year.

Peter’s exhibition, ‘Sacred Land’ was opened by the Australian Ambassador to Japan, Mr. Murray McLean OAM. 47 of Peter’s sculptures and paintings were exhibited.

OAM
Peter was awarded an Order of Australia Medal - for services to the Arts as a sculptor and educator - on Australia Day 2006. Peter is very pleased and honoured to receive the award.

	NEWS RETROSPECTIVE EXHIBITION Now showing at the Ballarat Fine Art Gallery, 40 Lydiard Street North, Ballart, Victoria. Open until 26th January 2010. SOLO EXHIBITION Peter held a successful solo exhibition in August 2007, at Axia Modern Art Gallery, 1010 High St. Armadale. Sydney Myer opened the exhibition, which included 31 sculptures – some works which had been in the Hakone exhibition in Japan, and new sculptures from the ‘Whalesong’ series. LORNE EXHIBITION 26/10/10 – 11/11/07: Peter exhibited 4 large sculptures in the Inaugural Annual Lorne Sculpture Exhibition…the littoral edge. PRIZE Peter was awarded the ‘Environmental Award’ at the 2007 Lorne Sculpture Exhibition JAPAN EXHIBITIONS 2008 Travelling Exhibition: small works by sculptors Osamu Kido, Tsuyoshi Tanaka, Takashi Yukawa, Isao Sugiyama, Minako Yoshino and Peter Blizzard 25/1/08 – 15/2/08: yozGallery 2-16-21 Omiyacho Shinwabuild 1F Mishima. 1/5/08 – 10/5/08: Hakone Open Air Museum, Art on Music Gallery. Curated by Yoko Tamura, director of yozGallery.

	ORCHARD EARTH TOTEM February 2007 - Commissioned by the Manningham City Council for the Sovereign Point Apartments, Doncaster. SOLO EXHIBITION JAPAN 2006 Nov 3-Dec 3: Hakone Open-Air Museum, Hakone Japan.This was the first solo sculpture exhibition by an Australian at this world-renowned Museum. It has one of the most comprehensive collections of modern sculpture in the world, including works by Rodin, Henry Moore, Picasso, Giacometti, Miro, Noguchi, Brancusi. The Museum has over 2 million visitors each year. Peter’s exhibition, ‘Sacred Land’ was opened by the Australian Ambassador to Japan, Mr. Murray McLean OAM. 47 of Peter’s sculptures and paintings were exhibited. OAM Peter was awarded an Order of Australia Medal - for services to the Arts as a sculptor and educator - on Australia Day 2006. Peter is very pleased and honoured to receive the award.