Peter Koval

I went to the San Francisco Art Institute. I'm a fine artist and professional photographer in NYC and LA.

I try to execute a compelling visual element that contains qualities of mystery, beauty, and narrative within abstraction.

In my architectural paintings, it's my intention to capture and preserve the essence and unique qualities of places that are quickly disappearing by the forces of gentrification or natural progress. The beauty of old architecture, often juxtaposed with graffiti, grime, and historical European sensibilities, creates the duality and the implied narrative.

Some places still exist, while others are on the verge of disappearing, and many others are just memories now and have taken on new existences.

I like to work in analog mediums such as oil, watercolor, ink, graphite, and charcoal. Most of my works are done on rag paper, board, porcelain, canvas, and other substrates.

Bachelor of Fine Arts
San Francisco Art Institute

Degree in Photography
Emphasis in Fine Arts
Minor in Painting and Performance

'In A Flash'
San Francisco

3rd Ward Gallery
'Broken Hearted'
[Group show of portraits of people that survived Open Heart Surgery]
Brooklyn, NY

International Film Festivals and Museums
'Fish Tank Fantasy' - Stop-motion Animation
[A whimsical children's short film. Scored the soundtrack and effects]

Diego Rivera Gallery
‘The Gun Show’
[Solo show of mixed media photography, sculpture, and sound addressing the fetishism of guns and the psychology of culture surrounding gun shows]
San Francisco, CA

San Francisco Camerawork Art Auction
Donation Exhibition
[Group show of artists on the gallery roster for charitable auction]
San Francisco, CA

San Francisco Camerawork
‘Murder as Phenomena’
[Group show. Mixed media installation of an entire room on the subject of capital punishment and cultural fascination with sensationalism]
San Francisco, CA

SF Camerawork / Art Commission Gallery
‘Artist Talk and Panel Discussion’
[Panel discussion in alliance with 'Murder as Phenomena' show at the gallery]
San Francisco, CA

Capp Street Project
‘Panel Discussion with Richard Bolton’
[Panel discussion in alliance with the 'Murder As Phenomena' show and Richard Bolton]
San Francisco, CA

SF State University Gallery
‘Childhood Memories’
[Group show of...