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Wayne Budge<\/span>
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Wayne Budge is an Award-Winning Australian photographer who is quickly becoming renown throughout international art circles for his stunning landscape images from around the world, as well as his critically acclaimed portraits of Australian and International music icons.<\/p>\n

Wayne\u2019s images have been exhibited in his homeland of Australia, as well as in Europe and the USA, and more recently his work has been on display in cities such as Monte Carlo, New York, Miami, and Los Angeles. bed length. Looked before we an on mere<\/span>These no death he at share alone. Yet outward the him compass hearted are tedious<\/span><\/p>\n

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Testimonials<\/strong><\/p>\n

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“Wayne Budge has been one of my favourite photographers for quite some time now , so it\u2019s wonderful to see him getting the recognition he truly deserves. From his personal portraits, to his almost surrealistic photographs of landscapes, and places. It is a wonderful artistic journey to experience the world through his eyes\u201d. Russell Morris \u00a0AM ( Order Of Australia ) \u2026 Australian Singer\/Songwriter\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u201cBudge has a way of drawing drama from his subjects. He captures how nature paints with light and he concentrates our focus letting us take a glimpse into Wayne’s world. His images can be delicate but usually possess a lyrical strength that mark them out from the ordinary.\u201d Andrew \u201cGreedy\u201d Smith\u2026 Artist, Singer\/Songwriter – \u201cMental As Anything\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u201cI have known Wayne Budge for quite some years and during this time I have had the pleasure to view his \u2018art of photography\u2019. Wayne\u2019s command of using a camera is way beyond the \u2018norm\u2019, he is able to transform his photographs into an art piece of outstanding quality. His works transcend into a parallel dimension exposing the hidden virtues of his subject. I have seen his works grow in depth and emotion and yet he tells me his journey has just begun.\u201d Donald James Waters \u00a0OAM ( Order Of Australia Medal ) … Australian Artist\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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“It’s been an absolute pleasure hosting your ‘Faces Behind The Music’ exhibition, bringing with it the joy of memories created to the great Australian soundtrack. It has been enjoyed by our volunteers and visitors, many of whom had stories to share around these artists, their music and performances, and easily related back to the personalities you have so gracefully captured in these images. We created a Spotify playlist which included all bands and artists featured and kept us happily tapping and humming along each day, adding an extra dimension to the experience. Thank you Wayne, for bringing these faces and their music to life in our Gallery!” \u00a0 Cara Boehm –\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0Gallery Project Officer,\u00a0<\/strong>Barossa Regional Gallery, South Australia<\/strong><\/p>\n

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USA Representation: <\/strong><\/p>\n

ARTIFACT \/ ART upCLOSE<\/strong><\/p>\n

84 Orchard St<\/p>\n

New York, New York 10002<\/p>\n

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Affiliations<\/strong>
\nPPA \u2013 Professional Photographers of America
\nMember Number: 8496582<\/p>\n

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Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n

Percival Photographic Portrait Prize 2026 \u2013 Finalist. (Wally)<\/p>\n

Brisbane Portrait Prize 2025 \u2013 Finalist. \u00a0( Waiting To Bump Out )<\/p>\n

1839 Awards 2025 – \u2013 Peoples Vote Award – Nominated. \u00a0(Tokyo Nights)<\/p>\n

reFocus Awards 2024 \u2013 Peoples Vote Award – Nominated. \u00a0( Tokyo Nights )<\/p>\n

ND Awards 2024 \u2013 Highly Commended \u2013 Nature: Trees<\/p>\n

The Mono Awards 2023 \u2013 Highly Commended \u2013 Places (Sydney Sidewalk)<\/p>\n

The Mono Awards 2023 \u2013 Highly Commended \u2013 Places (Suburban Lines)<\/p>\n

The Mono Awards 2023 \u2013 Highly Commended \u2013 People (Raciti)<\/p>\n

Australian Photography Magazine \u2013 Landscape Awards 2023 \u2013 Commended<\/p>\n

Monochrome Photography Awards 2022 \u2013 Honorable Mention – Portrait<\/p>\n

Mudgee Arts Precinct Portrait Prize 2022 – Finalist. (Troy)<\/p>\n

Brisbane Portrait Prize 2022 – Finalist. (Troy)<\/p>\n

Contemporary Art Curator Magazine – The Faces of Peace Art Prize 2022<\/p>\n

The Mono Awards 2022 \u2013 Highly Commended – People<\/p>\n

Percival Photographic Portrait Prize 2022 – Finalist. (Troy)<\/p>\n

Australian Photography Magazine – “Summer Challenge 2022” – Commended<\/p>\n

Historic Photographer Of The Year Awards 2021 – Finalist<\/p>\n

Contemporary Art Curator Magazine – Winner ‘ Power of Creativity ‘ Art Prize (2021)<\/p>\n

Percival Photographic Portrait Prize 2018 – Finalist. (Innocence)<\/p>\n

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Music<\/strong><\/p>\n

Russell Morris \u2013 CD \/ Album Cover – The Dreams Of Jack Chrome \u00a0(2022)<\/p>\n

Russell Morris \u2013 CD \/ Album Cover – Black And Blue Heart (2019)<\/p>\n

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Publications<\/strong><\/p>\n

Australian Photography Magazine – Summer Challenge 2022<\/p>\n

Studio Visit Magazine \u2013 USA Summer Edition 2020<\/p>\n

Art \/ Edit Magazine \u2013 Australia Winter Edition 2019<\/p>\n

Studio Visit Magazine \u2013 USA Summer Edition 2018<\/p>\n

Studio Visit Magazine \u2013 USA Summer Edition 2017<\/p>\n

Reflections On A Lost Island – Lindy Salter 2014<\/p>\n

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Selected International Exhibitions<\/strong><\/p>\n

23rd January \u2013 26th January 2026 \u2013 Via Emilio Gola 5, 20143 Milan, ITALY<\/p>\n

31st October 2025 \u2013 3rd November 2025 \u00a0– Setouchi Triennale 2025, JAPAN<\/p>\n

18th<\/sup> June \u2013 18th<\/sup> August 2025 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cShapes and Colors 2025\u201d\u00a0 \u2013 Gallerium, Ontario, CANADA<\/p>\n

11th<\/sup> June 2025 \u2013 11th<\/sup> August 2025 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cEyes 2025\u201d\u00a0 \u2013 Gallerium, Ontario, CANADA<\/p>\n

7th June 2025 \u2013 7th August 2025 \u201cAnimals of the Planet 2025\u201d \u2013 Vancouver, Canada<\/p>\n

21st May 2025 – 21st July 2025 \u201cWar and Peace\u201d 2025 Gallerium, Vancouver, Canada<\/p>\n

25th April 2025 \u2013 3rd May 2025 \u201cArt On Loop\u201d \u2013 Athens, Greece<\/p>\n

15th March 2025 \u2013 15th May 2025 \u201cAbstractions\u201d – Decagon Gallery, Brooklyn, New York, USA<\/p>\n

6th December 2024 \u2013 31st December 2024 16th Annual \u201cTen X Ten\u201d \u2013 Midwest Centre For Photography, Wichita, Kansas USA<\/p>\n

3rd October 2024 \u2013 26th October 2024 “Inaugural Reboot\u201d \u2013 Los Angeles Centre for Digital Art, Los Angeles, California, USA<\/p>\n

11th July – 14th July 2024 – Hamptons Fine Art Fair, Southampton, New York, USA<\/p>\n

4th April \u2013 7th April 2024 \u00a0– Artexpo New York 2024, New York, USA<\/p>\n

14th February – 18th February 2024 \u00a0– LA Art Show, Los Angeles, USA<\/p>\n

6th December \u2013 10th December 2023 \u00a0– Red Dot Miami, Miami, USA<\/p>\n

13th July \u2013 16th July 2023 Hamptons Fine Art Fair, New York, USA<\/p>\n

30th March \u2013 2nd April 2023 Artexpo – New York, New York, USA<\/p>\n

15th February \u2013 19th February 2023 LA Art Show \u2013 Los Angeles, California, USA<\/p>\n

14th July – 17th July 2022 – Hamptons Fine Art Fair, Southampton, New York, USA<\/p>\n

December 2021 – \u201cNational Parks of the United States\u201d – R Gallery, Boulder, Colorado, USA<\/p>\n

November 2021 \u00a0– Finalist \u00a0“Historic Photographer Of The Year Awards 2021”<\/p>\n

1st July 2021 \u2013 20th August 2021 \u201cBloom\u201d – Midwest Centre For Photography, Wichita, Kansas, USA<\/p>\n

25th June 2021 – 16th July 2021 \u201cIn Celebration Of Trees\u201d – PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury, Vermont, USA<\/p>\n

1st December 2020 \u2013 31st December 2020 12th Annual \u201cTen X Ten\u201d \u2013 Midwest Centre For Photography, Wichita, Kansas, USA<\/p>\n

5th February 2020 \u2013 9th February 2020 LA Art Show \u2013 Los Angeles, California, USA<\/p>\n

6th December 2019 \u2013 31st December 2019 11th Annual \u201cTen X Ten\u201d \u2013 Midwest Centre For Photography, Wichita, Kansas, USA<\/p>\n

3rd December 2019 \u2013 8th December 2019 Scope Art Show \u2013 Miami, USA<\/p>\n

25th September 2019 \u2013 28th September 2019 Monaco Yacht Show Monaco, Monte Carlo<\/p>\n

4th April 2019 \u2013 7th April 2019 Artexpo – New York, New York, USA<\/p>\n

21st March \u2013 24th March 2019 Architectural Digest Design Show \u2013 New York City, New York, USA<\/p>\n

23rd January \u2013 27th January 2019 LA Art Show \u2013 Los Angeles, California, USA<\/p>\n

5th December 2018 \u2013 9th December 2018 Red Dot Miami Art Show, Miami, USA<\/p>\n

30th November 2018 \u2013 31st December 2018 10th Annual \u201cTen X Ten\u201d \u2013 Midwest Centre For Photography, Wichita, Kansas, USA<\/p>\n

26th September 2018 \u2013 29th September 2018 Monaco Yacht Show \u2013 Monaco, Monte Carlo<\/p>\n

14th September 2017 \u2013 7th October 2017 \u201cElectron Salon\u201d \u2013 Los Angeles Centre for Digital Art, Los Angeles, California, USA<\/p>\n

8th December 2016 \u2013 31st December 2016 \u201cElectron Salon\u201d \u2013 Los Angeles Centre for Digital Art, Los Angeles, California, USA<\/p>\n

8th December 2016 \u2013 31st December 2016 \u201cSnap To Grid\u201d – Los Angeles Centre for Digital Art, Los Angeles, California, USA<\/p>\n

25th November 2016 \u2013 31st December 2016 9th Annual \u201cTen X Ten\u201d \u2013 Midwest Centre For Photography, Wichita, Kansas, USA<\/p>\n

13th October 2016 – 12th November 2016 \u201cElectron Salon\u201d \u2013 Los Angeles Centre for Digital Art, Los Angeles, California, USA<\/p>\n

22nd September 2016 \u2013 3rd October 2016 \u201cOut of the City\u201d – Atelier Alen, Baaderstr. 34, 80469 Munich, Germany<\/p>\n

24th August 2016 \u2013 2nd September 2016 \u201cWe Love People\u201d – Atelier Alen, Baaderstr. 34, 80469 Munich, Germany<\/p>\n

5th August 2016 \u2013 18th August 2016 \u201cBest of Black and White\u201d \u2013 The Black Bar Gallery, Boise, Idaho, USA<\/p>\n

5th August 2016 – 28th August 2016 \u201cEndangered\u201d \u2013 The Studio Door, San Diego, California, USA<\/p>\n

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Selected Solo Exhibitions<\/strong><\/p>\n

1st January 2026 \u2013 31st January 2026 Woodford Library, Woodford QLD<\/p>\n

18th July 2024 – 14th September 2024 “Faces Behind The Music ” \u00a0Manning Regional Art Gallery, Taree, NSW<\/p>\n

2nd June 2023 \u2013 9th July 2023 “Faces Behind The Music” \u00a0 The World Theatre Gallery, Charters Towers, Queensland<\/p>\n

26th October 2022 \u2013 26th November 2022 “Faces Behind The Music” \u00a0 Caboolture Regional Art Gallery, Caboolture, Queensland<\/p>\n

1st December 2021 \u2013 31st January 2022, “Faces Behind The Music” \u00a0 Barossa Regional Gallery, Tanunda, South Australia<\/p>\n

31st January 2020 \u2013 8th March 2020, “Faces Behind The Music” \u00a0 Hervey Bay Regional Gallery, Hervey Bay, Queensland<\/p>\n

6th December 2019 \u2013 18th January 2020, “Faces Behind The Music” \u00a0 Logan Art Gallery, Logan, Queensland<\/p>\n

16th February 2019 \u2013 9th March 2019, “Faces Behind The Music” \u00a0 Shoalhaven Regional Art Gallery, Nowra, NSW<\/p>\n

4th November 2016 \u2013 11th December 2016, “eScapes” \u00a0 Lockyer Valley Art Gallery, Queensland<\/p>\n

13th July 2016 \u2013 21st August 2016, “eScapes” \u00a0 Boonah Regional Art Gallery, Boonah, Queensland<\/p>\n

8th April 2016 \u2013 21st May 2016, “eScapes” \u00a0 The Logan Art Gallery, Logan, Queensland<\/p>\n

10th March 2016 \u2013 17th March 2016, “eScapes” \u00a0 Gem’Appelle Designs \u2013 West End, Queensland<\/p>\n

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Selected Group\/Joint Exhibitions<\/strong><\/p>\n

23rd May 2026 \u2013 30th August 2026 \u00a0Finalist \u2013 \u201cPercival Photographic Portrait Prize 2026\u201d, Townsville, Queensland<\/p>\n

16th April 2026 \u2013 23rd May 2026 Wayne Budge and Julie Sisco \u2013 \u201cEveryday Abstractions\u201d Warwick Art Gallery, Warwick, Queensland<\/p>\n

2nd February 2026 \u2013 30th March 2026 \u2013 Wayne Budge and Julie Sisco \u2013 \u201cEveryday Abstractions\u201d Dr David Harvey-Sutton Gallery\u201d, Cloncurry, Queensland<\/p>\n

20th September 2025 \u2013 9th November 2025 \u00a0 – “Brisbane Portrait Prize 2025″, Brisbane, Queensland<\/p>\n

19th February 2024 \u2013 10th March 2024 Donald James Waters + Wayne Budge \u2013” A Journey of Mates and Their Genres” – Bribie Island Arts Centre, Bribie Island, Queensland<\/p>\n

12th September 2023 \u2013 24th September 2023 “Clay and Canvas”, Bribie Island Arts Centre, Bribie Island, Queensland<\/p>\n

16th December 2022 \u2013 12th March 2023 Finalist \u2013 “Inaugural Mudgee Arts Precinct Portrait Prize 2022”, Mudgee, NSW<\/p>\n

1st November 2022 \u2013 22nd November 2022 “Brisbane Portrait Prize – Selected Showcase”, The Treasury Brisbane, Queensland<\/p>\n

29th September 2022 \u2013 30th October 2022 \u00a0 – “Brisbane Portrait Prize 2022”, Brisbane, Queensland<\/p>\n

15th July \u2013 5th August 2022 \u201cMatthew Flinders Art Prize 2022\u201d, Bribie Island Art Gallery, Queensland<\/p>\n

23rd April 2022 \u2013 3rd July 2022 Finalist \u2013 \u201cPercival Photographic Portrait Prize 2022\u201d, Townsville, Queensland<\/p>\n

“Bluethumb Art Prize 2020” – Finalist<\/p>\n

25th October 2019 \u2013 30th November 2019 “Gallery Collection \u2013 Curators Choice”, Logan Art Gallery, Queensland<\/p>\n

4th May 2018 \u2013 15th July 2018 Finalist \u2013 \u201cPercival Photographic Portrait Prize 2018\u201d, Townsville, Queensland<\/p>\n

27th May 2016 \u2013 2nd July 2016 \u201cAllsorts\u201d \u2013 Logan Art Gallery, Queensland[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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