Piers Bateman was born in Perth and spent his formative years as an artist in Eltham, Victoria. He began painting professionally when in London in the 1960s. He made numerous study tours in Europe and Northern/Central Australia.
bateman has exhibited widely and regularly since the late 1960s, and his works are represented in many private and corporate collections here and overseas, including the Reserve Bank, Qantas, Caterpillar USA, Shell Australia, Rothmans, The Royal Children’s Hospital, and the Levine Collection Melbourne.
References:
Germaine, Max. Artists and Galleries of Australia, Volumes 1 & 2, Third Edition. Craftsman Press, Sydney, 1990. Alan Marshall.Pioneers And Painters. Levine Broken Hill And The West Darling. McCulloch, Alan and Susan The Encyclopedia Of Australian Art.