About
Peter Knapp
Lives in Sunderland, MA USA
Exploring Nature, Humanity, and the Soul's Demand for Art
Art has been a steadfast partner my whole life. While my dream of fine art as a career was not initially realized due to financial responsibilities, a series of health challenges in my 60s transformed my path. Art became my salvation, a healing journey that now allows me to devote my life full-time to creating. My work merges painting, drawing, and woodcut printmaking into a distinctive mixed media approach, constantly seeking innovation and deeper meaning.
Artist Statement:
My work is simultaneously concerned with nature, the world humankind has created, and the dilemma of balancing our existence within both. I create art because my soul demands it and craves meaningful purpose for our existence. It is a harsh critic, requiring solutions, new possibilities, competent execution, and progress. My concentration on and fealty to nature in matters of the physical, spiritual, real, and imaginary is a passion I live with. Numerous artists have inspired me, and I hope my work might return this favor in some way to others seeking the same.
Biography Highlights:
Peter Knapp graduated from the University of Massachusetts in 1972 with a degree in art, later exploring photography and computer-aided art (which has become an additional tool for his “by hand” process). Since 2020, he has been juried into and participated in over 40 exhibitions throughout the United States, including his first solo show, 'Healing • Awakening • Resolution,' at Anchor House of Artists in March 2022.
Knapp is a full member of the prestigious Copley Society of Art (Co|So) in Boston, the oldest non-profit arts association in the United States. With his recent acceptance into Co|So's 2025 National Show, 'Expression Now: An Impressionist Approach,' Peter Knapp has earned the distinguished status of Copley Artist (CA), a special designation achieved through consistent juried acceptance into Co|So exhibitions.
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Article appearing in
the Daily Hampshire
Gazette on 3/5/2022
and the Greenfield
Recorder on 3/9/2022
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