Peter Peryer was one of New Zealand's most important photographers, who dedicated his life to making works of art out of the everyday.
He died in late 2018 leaving a huge catalogue of photographic work which includes many iconic New Zealand images.
The Sarjeant Gallery holds the largest collection of Peryer works in this country, a collection that was initiated in the 1980s by former director, Bill Milbank.
Peryer had many friends at the Sarjeant and in Whanganui and was a frequent visitor.
Tomorrow the Sarjeant will host the Whanganui premier of Peter Peryer: The Art of Seeing, a documentary about him made by NZ documentary maker Shirley Horrocks. She has made more than 20 documentaries since the mid-1980s which document Kiwi art and society with The Art of Seeing being her tenth straight film to win an invitation to the New Zealand International Film Festival.
