Peter Knapp, Artist
Mixed Media / Painter, Printmaker and Photographer
Exhibitions
Geometries of Promise and Conflict
Mixed Media: Acrylic paint, acrylic ink (regular and iridescent), acrylic gouache, acrylic resin fixative, a variety of brushes and pens, and graphite pencil accents on acrylic gesso primed hardboard panel.
27"h x 31"w
2020
Recent Exhibitions in Chronological Oder:
Contemporary Art Room Gallery
Online Competition and Exhibition “Portrait”
Online Show Dates: April 23–May 8 2021
Website link: https://www.artroomgalleryonline.com/current_exhibition.html
YouTube video presentation: pending…
"A Covidian Introspection" selected for this exhibition
January 30-March 14, 2021
Marblehead Arts Association “Variations 2021” Exhibition
8 Hooper Street, Marblehead, MA 01945 USA
Juried by Cara Wolahan, art historian and museum professional specializing in European painting from the early modern period, Coordinator for the Art of Europe department at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston MA USA.
“Anxiety’s Playground” selected for this exhibition
Fall 2020 – Inova
Art of Innovation – Art Show and Exhibit
Inova, 14001 Summit Sierra Blvd, Reno, NV 89511 USA
Website Link: https://liveatinova.com/art-contest/
A total of 2 accepted artworks for this multi-faceted exhibition are represented:
“Pandemic’s Paradise” and “Geometries of Promise and Conflict”
Contemporary Art Room Gallery Online Competition and Exhibition “Artist’s Choice”
Online Show Dates: October 2020
Website link: https://www.artroomgalleryonline.com/exhibitions/2020/september_20.html
YouTube video presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=htoi0dG2svc
Honorable Mention Award for “Pandemic’s Paradise”
October 2 – November 20 2020
Berkshire Art Association Biennial 2020 “NEXT”
Lichtenstein Center for the Arts, 28 Renne Avenue, Pittsfield, MA 01201 USA
Juried by:
Tatana Kellner, Founder, Women’s Studio Workshop, Roslindale NY
Printmaker, Photographer, Maker of Artist’s Books
Leo Quiles, Animator, Illustrator, Adjunct Professor MCLA, Artist-in-Residence, Darrow School
Nancy Gaucher Thomas, Art Director, Founder, Rhode Island Art League, Current President Providence Art Club
A total of 3 works accepted for exhibit - “Serenity’s Stronghold”, “The Patient’s Garden”, and “Pandemic’s Paradise”
October 1 - October 31
National Art League Online Show - 90th Annual Juried Open Exhibition
44-21 Douglaston Parkway, Douglaston, NY USA 11363
Juried and Selections by James LaMantia - Owner and Gallery Director at the LaMantia Gallery in Northport, New York 11768 USA
“Geometries of Promise and Conflict” on exhibit
September 26 – November 8 2020 - 40th FABER BIRREN COLOR AWARD EXHIBITION
The Stamford Art Association, Townhouse Gallery, 39 Franklin Street, Stamford CT USA
This year due to COVID-19 the exhibition is held online. See http://www.stamfordartassociation.org/show.html
Juried and Selections by Sean O’Hanlan, Research Assistant in the Department of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City
“Geometries of Promise and Conflict” on exhibit
Recipient of the Stone Studio Award in honor of Diane Etienne Faxon:
August 29 2020 – August 1 2021 – Allied American Artists 107th Annual Exhibition
The National Arts Club, 15 Gramercy Park South, New York, New York USA
This year due to COVID-19 the exhibition is held online.
See https://www.alliedartistsofamerica.org/ for details.
“Geometries of Promise and Conflict” on exhibit
Danco Modern, 10 West Street, West Hatfield, MA USA 01088
On-going, selected paintings on exhibit
Rocart ( https://rocart.net/artist/peter-knapp/ )
On-going, selected limited edition woodcut prints on exhibit and for sale
Saatchi Art ( https://www.saatchiart.com/peterknapp )
On-going, selected digital limited edition prints and limited edition photographic “paintings”
on exhibit and for sale
August 9 – September 26 – Juried Exhibit 2020
Front Porch Gallery, 2903 Carlsbad Blvd., Carlsbad, California 92008 USA
Juried and Selections by Maria Mingalone, Executive Director, Oceanside Museum of Art (OMA), Oceanside, California USA; formerly of the Berkshire Museum in Pittsfield, Massachusetts USA as Director of Curatorial Affairs
Geometries of Promise and Conflict selected for exhibit
WIDE OPEN 11
At the Gallery August 15 – September 13 2020
National Online Juried Exhibition May 30 -July 26, 2020
https://bwac.org/online-exhibitions/wide-open-11/
Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition, 481 Van Brunt St., Door 7, Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY USA
Juried and Selections by Paulina Pobocha, Assistant Curator, Department of Painting and Sculpture at The Museum of Modern Art in NYC, USA
“Anxiety’s Playground” selected for this exhibition
Grey Cube Gallery Online Competition and Exhibition “Colors”
https://greycubegallery.com/shows/2020/july.html
Online Show Dates: July 2020
Honorable Mention Award for “Anxiety’s Playground”
Contemporary Art Room Gallery Online Competition and Exhibition “Colors”
https://artroomgalleryonline.com/exhibitions/2020/april_2020.html
Online Show Dates: April 22 – May 30 2020
Honorable Mention Award for “Anxiety’s Playground”
Jan – Mar 2020 - 41st Annual Juried Art Exhibition
Monmouth Museum, in the Main Gallery, 765 Newman Springs Rd., Lincroft, NJ 07738 USA
Juried by Grace Graupe-Pillard, artist from New York City, USA
“Anxiety’s Playground” selected for this exhibition
Previous Exhibitions: (Archives)
Sept - Oct 1995 - Juried Membership Exhibition 1995
Los Angeles Printmaking Society, Brand Library Art Galleries, Glendale, California USA
Selections by Roxanne Sexauer, Discipline Chair of Printmaking and Associate Professor of Art at California State University at Long Beach
July 1995 - National Juried Show
Gallery 57, 204 N. Harbor Blvd., Fullerton, California USA. Selections by Elizabeth Smith,
Curator, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, California USA
June 1995 - "Printwork '95", National Juried Printmaking Exhibition
Dutchess County Art Association/Barrett House Galleries, Poughkeepsie, New York USA. Selections by Andrea Feldman, Assistant Curator of Prints and Illustrated Books, Museum of Modern Art, New York, New York USA
May 1995 - Springfield Art League 76th National Exhibition
Museum of Fine Arts, Springfield, Massachusetts USA. Juried by Mr. Trevor Fairbrother, Beal Curator of Contemporary Art, Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Springfield Art League Merchandise Certificate Award
March 1995 - 18th Annual "Art on Paper 1995" Exhibition
The Maryland Federation of Art, Gallery On the Circle, Annapolis, Maryland USA.
Selections by Frank Gettings, Curator of Prints and Drawings at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington D.C. USA
March 1995 - Springfield Art League Invitational Exhibition
Old First Church, Court Square, Springfield Massachusetts USA
Selections by Walter Kamys, Professor Emeritus, University of Massachusetts
December 1994 - Gallery 84 (in association with Martin Sumers Graphics Gallery),
50 West 57th Street, New York, New York USA
National Juried Painting/Print Exhibition, Juried by Theodore F. Wolff,
art critic for The Christian Science Monitor
December 1994 - Allied Artists of America 81st Annual Exhibition
The National Arts Club, 15 Gramercy Park South, New York, New York USA
November 1994 - "Works on Paper '94"
Midge Karr Fine Art Center / New York Institute of Technology, Old Westbury, New
York, New York USA. Juried by Lisa Phillips, Curator of Contemporary Art, The Whitney
Museum of American Art
November 1994 - First Annual Art Competition
The Alvan G. and Carol J. Lampke Art Competition - "Integration Disintegration
Reintegration?" The Parents Foundation for Transitional Living, 100 Broadway, New
Haven, Connecticut USA. Juried by Janet Saleh Dickson, Curator of Education, Yale University Art Gallery
Oct - Nov 1994 - "Small Extravagances"
Gallery 57, 204 N. Harbor Blvd., Fullerton, California USA. Juried by Dorrit Rawlins,
Curator, Irvine Fine Arts Center
October 1994 - Springfield Art League Members' Open Exhibition
21st Annual at Baystate West, Springfield Massachusetts USA
October 1994 - "PRINTS -1994"
Erector Square Gallery, 315 Peck St., New Haven Connecticut USA. Juried by Ms. Jane Miller, Artist, Teacher
Sept - Oct 1994 - 9th Annual Klamath Juried Open 1994
Klamath Falls, Oregon USA. Juried by Peter Stone, Professor of Art at Western State
College in Monmouth, Oregon; advisory board member for the Sitka School for Art
and Ecology. Awarded 2nd in Show
April 1994 - Springfield Art League 75th National Exhibition
Museum of Fine Arts, Springfield MA USA. Juried by Lisa Messinger, Assistant
Curator, Department of 20th Century Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, New York USA. Received the Springfield Art League Patrons' Award
March 1976 - Leverett Craftsmen and Artists, Leverett Massachusetts USA
Two Man Show "Wood", with John Michael Garber
Fall 1975 - 24th Annual Berkshire Art Association Exhibition
Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield, Massachusetts USA. Juried by Adelyn Dohme Breeskin, Consultant of the National College of Fine Arts (20th Century Painting and Sculpture), Smithsonian Institute, Washington DC USA
Fall 1975 - Leverett Craftsmen and Artists Invitational Fall Show
Leverett, Massachusetts USA
July 1975 - Scituate Arts Association 18th Annual Arts Festival
Scituate Common, Scituate Massachusetts USA. Jury: Nina Nielsen (established the Nielsen Gallery in Boston); John Bageris, artist/teacher at the Boston Art Institute and
the Decordava Museum; Julia Phelps - curator, museum director and lecturer from Radcliff
May 1975 - Springfield Art League 56th National Exhibition
George Walker Vincent Smith Museum, Springfield, Massachusetts USA. Juried by Mr. Carlus Dyer, Director of the Aldrich Museum of Contemporary Art in Ridgefield, CT
February 1975 - Boston Printmakers 27th Annual Exhibition
Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Massachusetts USA. Jury: Clifford Ackley, Assistant Curator of Prints & Drawings, Boston Museum of Fine Arts; John Arthur, Director of the
Boston University Art Gallery; Vivian Berman, President of the Boston Printmakers
Fall 1973 - 22nd Annual Berkshire Art Association Exhibition
Berkshire Art Museum, Pittsfield, Massachusetts USA. Juried by Andrew Cardnuff Ritchee, Director
(retired) of the Yale University Art Gallery
Anxiety's Playground
Acrylic (paint and ink) on panel
27"h x 31"w
2019
Recent and Notable Exhibition Highlights::
January 30-March 14, 2021
Marblehead Arts Association “Variations 2021” Exhibition
8 Hooper Street, Marblehead, MA 01945 USA
Juried by Cara Wolahan, art historian and museum professional specializing in European painting from the early modern period, Coordinator for the Art of Europe department at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston MA USA.
“Anxiety’s Playground” selected for this exhibition
September 26 – November 8 2020 - 40th FABER BIRREN COLOR AWARD EXHIBITION The Stamford Art Association, Townhouse Gallery, 39 Franklin Street, Stamford CT USA
This year due to COVID-19 the exhibition is held online.
See
Juried and Selections by Sean O’Hanlan, Research Assistant in the Department of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City
"Geometries of Promise and Conflict" exhibited
Recipient of the Stone Studio Award in honor of Diane Etienne Faxon:
August 9 – September 26 – Juried Exhibit 2020
Front Porch Gallery, 2903 Carlsbad Blvd., Carlsbad, California 92008 USA
Juried and Selections by Maria Mingalone, Executive Director, Oceanside Museum of Art (OMA), Oceanside, California USA; formerly of the Berkshire Museum in Pittsfield, Massachusetts USA as Director of Curatorial Affairs
Geometries of Promise and Conflict selected for exhibit
WIDE OPEN 11
At the Gallery August 15 – September 13 2020
A National Online Juried Exhibition May 30 - July 26, 2020
Brooklyn Waterfront Artists Coalition, 481 Van Brunt St., Door 7, Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY USA
Juried by Paulina Pobocha, Assistant Curator, Department of Painting and Sculpture at The Museum of Modern Art in NYC, USA
“Anxiety’s Playground” selected for this exhibition