Peter Knapp

My present work involves mixed media. I concentrate using acrylic paint, acrylic and other ink types, acrylic gouache, acrylic mediums (including gels and pastes), acrylic resin fixatives, a variety of brushes and pens, and graphite and colored pencils on acrylic gesso primed hardboard panels. Experiments with collage techniques with select pieces have been recently explored, and I plan to continue. My early work consisted of woodcuts and drawings, and painting in acrylic and oil. I have all but finalized earlier woodcut printmaking work that had been put on hold since the 1990’s and have begun new projects. As work in this medium is still a viable option, I look forward to this expansion in my overall art portfolio. Years ago I became enchanted with what computers could do as a tool to augment and enhance my varying processes, and this also led to photography aided by graphic software. With the explosion of information that became available on the internet, I have increased my knowledge of art history and artists throughout the world. I am greatly attracted to modern art, especially the work coming out of and exhibited in New York City and most recently in the Boston area.

University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, 1968-1972, Bachelor of Arts Degree in Fine Art

Select Group Exhibitions 2022:

Collage Artists of America “Internal Dialogues” | November 1 - 30, 2022 | Online Juried Exhibition
• "And It Seems Like It Was Only Yesterday..." selected for this exhibition, awarded 3rd Place
• Juror: Jim Morphesis, Los Angeles based artist, member of the Southern California expressionist movement

109th Allied Artists of America Annual Exhibition (Online) | September 1, 2022 - September 1, 2023
• "Wonder’s Wanderings" selected for this exhibition

Copley Society of Art | Boston, MA | July 14 - August 20, 2022
• Theme: “National Show: Crossing Borders”
• "Wonder’s Wanderings" selected for this exhibition

111th Annual Exhibition | Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts | Lyme Academy of Fine Arts | July 2 - August 20, 2022
• “Midnight Make-Believe” (color woodcut) selected for this exhibition
• Jurors: Kate Henderson, artist and teacher at Paier College of Art and director of Kehler-Liddell Gallery; Michael Rose, art historian, gallerist and writer, Gallery Manager, Providence Art Club.

First Street Gallery 2022 National Juried Exhibition | New York, NY | June 23 - July 16, 2022
• “Portraits of a Man Much Like Myself, Confronting His Cycle of Ups and Downs" selected for this exhibition
• Juror: Cl...