Peta Minnici (b. 1990, Sydney) is an Australian artist working primarily in drawing and oil painting. Her practice explores themes of memory, longing, presence and absence, and the transience of life. Drawing from personal experiences, Minnici constructs atmospheric interiors, intimate figurative portraits, and still lifes that resonate with emotional depth. Through intuitive mark-making and tonal brushwork, her works unfold slowly—capturing the ghostly imprint of time on the body, space, and psyche.

Minnici’s work has been exhibited widely across Australia in both solo and group exhibitions at institutions including Manly Art Gallery & Museum, Brett Whiteley Studio, the National Art School, Kedumba Gallery, and Clayton Utz. She is currently represented by Edwina Corlette Gallery (Brisbane). Her practice has been recognised with numerous accolades, including the John Olsen Prize for Drawing, the Parkers Fine Art Award for Painting, and the Kedumba Drawing Award. She has been a finalist in the Dobell Drawing Prize (2015, 2020), and the Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship (2017), among others. She has undertaken artist residencies at Bundanon Trust and Presbyterian Ladies’ College.

Minnici’s work is held in both private and public collections across Australia. Her practice has been profiled in Art Collector magazine, and featured in critical writing by Amber Creswell Bell (Still Life) and Dr. Judith Pugh (The First Five Years, Max Germano).

Minnici holds a Bachelor and Master of Fine Art in Painting and Drawing from the National Art School, Sydney.