Peter Burke is an artist and teacher situated in Naarm, Melbourne. His work uses socially engaged strategies combined with current concerns and conventions of art, especially those involving social interaction in public spaces. By these means he examines topical issues and questions the general condition of contemporary society. His projects intersect with painting, drawing, performance, video and the mass media.
Peter’s work has been presented around Australia and in India, Portugal, Japan and Singapore, often within surprising public contexts. He holds an MFA from the Victorian College of the Arts, and a PhD from RMIT University, Melbourne. He currently lectures at the Victorian College of the Arts at the University of Melbourne.
Peter acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land where he resides, the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung peoples of the Eastern Kulin Nation. He pays his respects to Elders past and present, and celebrates the stories, culture and traditions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders of all communities who also work and live on this land.