Local artist wins Du Rietz award

Local artist Greg Liersch accepting the people''s choice award at Du Rietz exhibition 2021.

Local artist Greg Liersch recently accepted the People’s Choice Winner award for the Du Rietz Art Awards.

The Du Rietz Art Awards honour the architect of the beautiful historic School of Arts building where the Gympie Regional Gallery is housed.

Greg’s fabulous award winning painting ‘Wirrimbirrum II’ is on display and available for purchase at Whitebeach Home and Livingon David Low Way in Peregian Beach Village.

After two years of extensive travel around Australia with his partner, he has now relocated to the Noosa hinterland.

Greg, who is a member of Noosa Open Studios, is now semi-retired and has had a great response to his techniques in fine art.

The artist has an extensive resume, having exhibited in many prominent galleries throughout Australia and the USA.

He also spent five years in the South Coast region of New South Wales, helping put Milton on the map as a thriving art destination, where he successfully operated his own gallery.