Peter Siddell
Peter Siddell QSO, of Mt Eden, received the Insignia of a Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to art, on 15 April 2008. He has been a professional artist for some 30 years and he has held more than 20 solo exhibitions, including a national touring exhibition in 2002-4. Mr Siddell, who is pictured after the ceremony with the Governor-General and Mrs Susan Satyanand and friends and family, was the chief judge and chair of the selection and judging panel at the Park Lane Awards in 2006.