Peter Drake

Peter Drake’s art has been featured in 28 Solo exhibitions and his work is held in private, corporate and public collections throughout the US, China and Europe including the Whitney Museum of Art, Phoenix Museum of Art, MOCA LA, Weatherspoon Art Museum and the L.A. County Museum of Art, among others. Drake actively lectures and curates, was a curator for The Drawing Center in New York City and wrote for Flash Art Magazine. He is the recipient of numerous grants and awards, including a fellowship from the New York Foundation for the Arts, a National Endowment for the Arts Award, a Two Trees Cultural Space Subsidy Program Grant and a MTA Arts & Design permanent public art commission for the Long Island Railroad (LIRR) Massapequa Station that opened to the public in 2015. His work has been written about in Art in America, Artpulse, (t)here Magazine, Newsday, BmoreArt, Flash Art, Interview, The New York Times, Art & Antiques, Artists Magazine, Huffington Post, Time Out, Living and Sustaining a Creative Life: Essays by 40 Working Artists, Art at Eaton Center, The Figure, New York’s Underground Art Museum: MTA Arts & Design and Launching Your Art Career: A Practical Guide for Artists. Drake maintains an active studio practice and is represented by Craighead Green Gallery, Dallas and Linda Warren Projects, Chicago / Los Angeles. Drake is presently the Provost at the New York Academy of Art, a progressive figurative and representational graduate program in lower Manhattan. He continues to be a Thesis Advisor and taught previously at Parsons the New School for Design, SVA, and MICA. Drake received his BFA from Pratt Institute. Peter Drake was born and raised in Garden City, Long Island and lives in Manhattan. Contact: [email protected]

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The New York Academy of Art is pleased to present its 19th annual Summer Exhibition, a showcase of new work by the Academy’s students, alumni, and faculty. The exhibition is curated by David Fierman (Fierman Gallery), Jackie Klempay (Situations), and Isaac Lyles (Lyles & King).

June 12 - July 13, 2025 New York Academy of Art, 111 Franklin St. NYC

Image: Peter Drake, Lunar, 2025, acrylic on canvas, 30 x 40 inches, 32.25 x 42.25 inches framed, courtesy of the artist and Craighead Green Gallery.

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Craighead Green Gallery is excited to kick off the 2025 exhibition season with SCAPES, a captivating group show that invites viewers to reflect on landscape, both natural and man-made, that shape our experiences, perceptions, and memories. This exhibition is composed of works by nine distinguished artists from across the globe. 

SCAPES January 11 - February 15, 2025 Craighead Green Gallery 167 Parkhouse Street Dallas, TX 75207

Artists: Rich Bowman, Connie Connally, Peter Drake, Ed Hall, Jay Maggio, Anders Moseholm, Patrick Pietropoli, Rebecca Shewmaker, Carolin Wehrmann

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Dumbo Open Studios returns and I’ll be opening my space on April 13 & 14, 2024.

Meet me and tour 150+ art studios, gallery exhibitions, and more throughout DUMBO, Brooklyn. 

Peter Drake Studio, 55 Washington St., Brooklyn, NY 11201

On April 13 + 14, 1–6pm artists in DUMBO will open their doors to the public as a part of DUMBO Open Studios, giving visitors a look into studios and work spaces across the Brooklyn waterfront. DUMBO has been the epicenter of Brooklyn’s art community since the 1970’s.

DUMBO Open Studios is a project presented by Art in DUMBO, a resource for art events, happenings, galleries and residency programs.

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AMONG FRIENDS is back for #4. Organized by Alexandra Rutsch Brock, Beth Dary & Patricia Fabricant. Inspired by the Robert Rauschenberg artwork “Hiccups,” AMONG FRIENDS reflects and responds to the strength and illumination we find through art, friendship and community. Over 200 pieces of 9 x 7” paper, each worked on by a different artist, zipped together into one continuous, exuberant piece.

Metaphor Projects 382 Atlantic Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11217

April 5 through 14, 2024 Gallery hours: April 5-7 (12-6pm) & April 10-14 (12-6pm)

All pieces priced at $300 apiece, with 10% going to Planned Parenthood.

Image: Peter Drake, Boviness, 2024, acrylic on paper, 9 x 7 inches

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ESCAPE Craighead Green Gallery 1011 Dragon Street, Dallas, TX 75207

Opening Reception Saturday February 18 (4-7) February 18 - March 25, 2023

“Escape” is Peter Drake’s first solo show with Craighead Green Gallery.

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IN THE STUDIO New York Academy of Art Faculty

Wilkinson Gallery 111 Franklin Street, New York, NY 10013 Opens Wednesday February 1 (6-8pm) February 1 - March 5, 2023

“In the Studio” features the talented faculty of the MFA & CFA programs at the New York Academy of Art. The Academy’s mission of traditional skills and contemporary discourse will be on full display as over 40 members of the faculty exhibit their work together for the first time.

Peter Drake, Three Nurses, 2012, acrylic on canvas, 26 x 36 inches

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Waiting for Toydot, 2015 Massapequa LIRR Station, Babylon Branch MTA Arts & Design Permanent Public Art Commission Ceramic and glass mosaic, laminated glass

Artist Peter Drake's father was a model train enthusiast who built villages for his HO and Lionel trains. He also maintained a collection of painted lead toy figures for his train sets, from the 1930's era in which the Massapequa Station was originally constructed. Using the toys as inspiration, Drake created paintings of them in various poses waiting for their trains.

The paintings were interpreted into a series of 17 laminated hand painted glass windows by Glasmalerei Peters Studios for the station's new waiting room windows and the glass above some of the stairways. These windows depict travelers engaged in private moments. The luminous colors are made through multiple layers of transparent pigment that give the artwork a glowing appearance.

Two mosaic panels show the conductor and his trusty dog, overlooking the stairways. The largest artworks are reserved for two exterior brick walls on the platform, with detailed, hand glazed mosaics in relief for dimension. At 6 X 10 feet each, these works face north and south and also show scenes at Drake's mythic station.

The mosaics, created by Mosaika Art & Design are expressive and the innovative method of fabrication contributed a magical three-dimensionality. The south-facing mosaic can be seen from nearby Sunrise Highway. The warmly colored and richly detailed works evoke the adventure of travel and family, which refers to the artist's childhood LIRR memories of waiting for his father to return from the city each workday. A Bremen aircraft is shown flying above and refers to the former Fitzmaurice Flying Field at Massapequa Park, one town over. With all of its combined elements "Waiting for Toydot", provides a visual identity and deeply felt sense of place to the station.

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PETER DRAKE   SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2023                        Craighead Green Gallery, Dallas, TX 2017                        Linda Warren Projects, Chicago, IL 2012                        Linda Warren Projects, Chicago, IL 2009                        Linda Warren Gallery, Chicago, IL 2007                        District & Co., Santo Domingo, DR 2005                        Linda Warren Gallery, Chicago, IL                                 Claire Oliver Gallery, New York, NY 2003                        Linda Warren Gallery, Chicago, IL 2002                        Lisa Sette Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ 2001                        Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, OR            1997                        Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, OR            1996                        Curt Marcus Gallery, New York, NY 1993                        Patricia Shea Gallery, Los Angeles, CA                                 Lisa Sette Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ 1992                        Curt Marcus Gallery, New York, NY 1991                        Shea & Bornstein Gallery, Los Angeles, CA                                 Kunst-Station Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany              1989                        Kunst-Station Sankt Peter, Koln, Germany              1987                        Lisa Sette Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ                                 Curt Marcus Gallery, New York, NY 1986                        Michael Kohn Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2024 Among Friends 4, Metaphor Gallery, Brooklyn, NY Gallery Artists, Craighead Green Gallery, Dallas, TX 2023                 A Changing Landscape, MM Fine Art, Southampton, NY In the Studio: New York Academy of Art Faculty, Wilkinson Hall, New York, NY Group Show, Healy Contemporaneo, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico 2022                 Gallery Artists, Craighead Green Gallery, Dallas, TX Summer X, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY Pet Peeves, 5-50 Gallery, New York, NY Tooth & Nail, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY Among Friends, Equity Gallery, New York, NY 2021                 I’m Not Done Playing With That, Equity Gallery, New York, NY Summer Paper, Dieu Donne, Hesse Flatow East, Amagansett, NY 2021 Summer Exhibition, Wilkinson Gallery, New York, NY Esprit de Corps, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY 6 x 9, Equity Gallery, New York, NY 2020                 2020 Vision, Southampton Arts Center, Southampton, NY Still, Sugarlift, High Line Nine, New York, NY Looks Good On Paper, Garvey Simon, Art on Paper, New York, NY 2019                                    Movie Night, Ille Arts, Amagansett, NY Inside Interiors, R.E. Steele, East Hampton, NY curated by Romanov Grave Backbone, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY Drawn Together, The FLAG Art Foundation, New York, NY Among Friends, The Clemente, New York, NY Lowbrow Dirty Funksters, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY Representing I, Artisan Lofts, New York, NY 2018 In Your Honor, Linda Warren Projects, Chicago, IL                   New York State of MInd - Art America Dalian, X Gallery, Dalian, China Xinjiang Urumqi Art Museum, Urumqi, China Objects of Desire I & II, Bernarducci Gallery, New York, NY China National Academy of Painting, Beijing, China New Precisionism Part 2, Bernarducci Gallery, New York, NY Beyond Figuration - Art America Beijing, Chengi Xi Center, Beijing,China 2017                         Through the Eyes of an Artist, Panepinto Galleries, Jersey City, NJ            About Face, Southampton Arts Center, Southampton, NY Summer Exhibition, Flowers Gallery, New York, NY curated by Matthew Flowers, Andrew Russeth & Joyce Varvatos                        Regard: Reciprocal Portraits, Weems Gallery, Meredith College, Raleigh, NC                        Right Left Brain, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY Decensortized: A Safe Space, Westbeth Gallery, New York, NY curated by David C. Terry 2016 My Blood Runs Yellow: A Tribute to Giallos, Project Gallery, Los Angeles, CA curated by Drew Fitzpatrick & Alix Sloan Summer Exhibition, Flowers Gallery, New York, NY curated by Matthew Flowers, Ken Johnson and Helen Toomer From the Academy, The Vendue, Charleston, SC In Living Pink: The Art of Survival, Young Cancer Survivor Coalition, New York, NY Mementos, 70 Columbus & Panepinto Galleries, curated by Michelle Doll & Lisa Lebofsky 2015 Between Us, The Lodge Gallery, New York, NY, curated by Benjamin Martins & Melanie Vote My Favorite Things, W Hotel Hoboken & Panepinto Galleries, curated by Michelle Doll Small is Beautiful, Flowers Gallery, New York, NY Ephemeral, The Spirits Among Us, Adelphi University, Garden City, NY curated by Carson Fox Tell Them Stories II, Mark Miller Gallery, New York, NY curated by Tun Myaing & Marshall Jones Summer Exhibition, Flowers Gallery, New York, NY curated by Lesley Dill, Matthew Flowers and Martha Schwendener 2014 Disturbing Innocence, Flag Foundation, New York, NY curated by Eric Fischl                        Tell Them Stories, Art Foundry, New York, NY Expo Chicago 2014, Linda Warren Projects, Chicago, IL Creative Life, Aberson Exhibits, Tulsa, OK Group Exhibition, John P. Weatherhead Gallery, University of Saint Francis, Ft. Wayne, IN A Human Extension, The Lodge Gallery, New York, NY 2013 Summer Group Show, Allegra LaViola Gallery, New York, NY A Family Affair: Selections from the Progressive Art Collection, FAC, Colorado Springs, CO Undertow 3, Sloan Fine Art, New York, NY curated by Alix Sloan Nocturnes, NAC Gallery, New York, NY curated by Michael Gormley 2012                       New York Academy of Art Shanghai Show, World Financial Center, Shanghai, China In Our Back Yards, Filmnacht, Spinnerei, Leipzig, Germany Paper!, Phoenix Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ Awakened, AFA Gallery, New York, NY curated by Alix Sloan Toylanders, Noyes Museum of Art, Stockton College, NJ curated by Margaret McCann B 19, Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY curated by Laurence Hegarty & Matt Freedman Toy Stories, WAC Gallery, Westport, CT 2011                        Salvaged, Island Weiss Gallery, New York, NY curated by Dina Brodsky & Tun Myaing B-Side, York College Art Gallery, Jamaica, NY curated by Linnea Paskow & Melanie Vote Space Invaders, Rose Contemporary, Portland, Maine Cinematic Bodies, Zolla Lieberman Gallery, Chicago, IL curated by Jamie Adams Monkey Spoon, Kim Foster Gallery, New York, NY curated by Dominick Lombardi fәˈsäd, Kleio Projects, New York, NY curated by Michael Meadors Negro y Blanco, District & Co., Santo Domingo, DR 2010                                    Bandits, Pirates & Outlaws, Lost Coast Culture Machine, Fort Bragg, CA Tethered to My World, TAC, Chicago, IL curated by Phyllis Bramson Water Bodies, Eden Rock Gallery, St. Barths 2009                        Right to Print: Segura Publishing, NAU Art Museum, Flagstaff, AZ Gone to the Dogs, Denise Bibro Fine Art, New York, NY Memoirs from Suburbia, Evan Lurie Gallery, Carmel, IN My Long Island, Islip Museum of Art, Islip, NY Parsons Pink Slips, George Adams Gallery, New York, NY + 2, Sloan Fine Art, New York, NY SPCTCLR VWS, One Brooklyn Bridge Park, NY, Curated by Mary Mihelic Partisan, Artropolis, Art Chicago, Chicago, IL, Curated by Mary Jane Jacob, SAIC 2008                        Chroma, Adelphi University Gallery, Garden City, NY Dangerous Women, DFN Gallery, New York, NY HEADSetera, Jack the Pelican Presents, Brooklyn, NY Indifference and Apocrypha, FUEL Collection, Philadelphia, PA 2007                        Other, Peter Drake & Riyas Komu, Aicon Gallery, London, England Normal, Linda Warren Gallery, Chicago, IL 2006                        Contemporary Imaginings: The Tullman Collection, Mobile Museum, Mobile, AL Conversations, Ambrosino Gallery, Miami, FL curated by Sharon Louden I Love the Burbs, Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah, NY 2005                        Visitors From the East, Billy Shire Fine Arts, Los Angeles, CA Fur, Feathers & Friends, ASU Art Museum, Tempe, AZ The Other Mainstream, The Weithorn Collection, ASU Art Museum, Tempe, AZ 2004                        Innocence & Insight, Claire Oliver Gallery, New York, NY Bullfight, Lisa Sette Gallery, Scottsdale AZ 2003                        From the Collection, Greenville County Museum, Greenville, SC the burbs, DFN Gallery, New York, NY

BIBLIOGRAPHY 2019 Teitler, Nicole, "Artists Show Work Inspired By Film", The Independent, October 1 Belsito, Rochelle, "Cinematic Experiences" American Art Collector, October, Issue 168 "Inside the New York Academy of Art's Drawing Party", Town and Country, February 14 2018 Gagosian Quarterly, “Figurative Diaspora”, February 26 Gormley, Michael, "Surreal Suburbia" Artists Magazine, June, p. 82-85 ArtGrind, "Peter Drake - The Man Who Wears Many Hats", Art Grind Podcast EP. 04, March 1 2017                        Martinez, Nicole, "15 Questions with Figurative Artist Peter Drake", Artrepeneur, December 20 Miller, Chris, "Is our Present Pessimism Permanent?", New City Art, December 1 Maidman, Daniel, "Memory Visible", Huffington Post, November 13 Cascone, Sarah, "One Model, 10 Nudes", Artnet, Online October 11 Pini, Gary, "11 Must See-Art Shows", Paper Magazine, Online, May 10 Gregory, Mary, "Commuting Art", Long Island Pulse, Online, March 27 Nunes, Andrew, "Generations of Artist-Provocateurs Join Forces in Piss and Vinegar, Vice, Creators Online, February 6 2016                        Moore, Less Lee, "Sinister Seven", Rue Morgue, Online, July 22 Graver, David, "Art Inspired by Classic Italian Horror Films", Cool Hunting, Online, July 11 Eddy, Cheryl, "Confront Your Darkest Fears", io9, Online, July 6 Maidman, Daniel, “Fertile Battelfield”, Huffington Post Arts & Culture, January 23 2015 Klos, Matt, "The Power of Authorship", BmoreArt online, November 18 Power, Kim, "Tell Them Stories", The Brooklyn Rail, November 5 (t)here Magazine, 1 Day of Art, New York City, October Painters on Paintings, Peter Drake on Maso di Banco, Online article, June 18 Launching Your Art Career:Practical Advice for Artists, Alix Sloan Crosby, Gregory, “Written in Stone”, Metropolitan Magazine, Issue #2 p.81-84 Castillo, Alfonso, "Adding Culture to Commutes", Newsday, April 19 Plagens, Peter, "An Enlightenment Through Darkness and the Grotesque", Wall Street Journal, February 27 Moscovitch, Keren, "Beautiful Beast", ARTPULSE, NO. 22, Vol 1, 2015 Corcoran, Heather, "Beautiful, Stranger", TimeOut, Issue 990 Maidman, Daniel, "Metaphysical Unease", Huffington Post Arts & Culture, February 24 Rothfeld, Becca, "Searching for Ourselves Amid the Monstrous", Hyperallergic, February 18 2014 Johnson, Ken, “Disturbing Innocence”, The New York Times, December 25 New York’s Underground Art Museum: MTA Arts & Design p. 255 Disturbing Innocence, Catalog, The FLAG Art Foundation, New York, NY The Figure: Painting, Drawing and Sculpture - Contemporary Perspectives, Skira Rizzoli Knudsen, Stephen, "A Conversation with Peter Drake", ARTPULSE, NO. 20, Vol 5, 2014 Celebration, Poets & Artists, June, Issue #56, p. 58-59 Small, Rachel, "Bigger is Better", Interview Magazine

LECTURES / PANEL DISSCUSSIONS / INTERVIEWS / JURIST Artist Talk, Ringling College of Art + Design Subtractive Drawing Lecture, Lyme Academy of Art, Lyme, CT Artist Talk, MICA, Baltimore, MD Juror Velázquez Painting & Sculpture Competition The Unvarnished Podcast: Episode 10 Peter Drake Panelist/Curator, We are Family, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY Juror AXA Art Prize Public Art on Public Transit, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY Juror AXA Art Prize In Conversation with Artist Rona Pondick and Robert Feintuch, New York Academy of Art In Conversation with Artist Eric Fischl, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY Studio Secrets, Peter Drake and Alexi Worth, Dumbo Open Studios How to Break Into the Biz, Southampton Arts Center Juror AXA Art Prize In Conversation with Donald Kuspit, Art Critic, New York Academy of Art May China 2018 International Art, Xinjiang Urumqi Art Museum, Urumqi May China 2018 International Art, China National Academy of Painting, Beijing Juror XL Catlin Art Prize Figurative Diaspora, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY Panelist/Juror Port Jefferson Station Public Art, Metropolitan Transit Authority Art Grind Podcast: Ep 04 Peter Drake, The Man Who Wears Many Hats Open Books: A New Dialogue, Charles Chu Asian Art Reading Room, Charles E. Shain Library,  Connecticut College, New London, CT                        Base, Galata Rum Okulu, Istanbul, Turkey                        Art and New Urban Culture, China - America Initiative, NYSID, New York, NY                          Piss & Vinegar, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY Degraded: Decay as Metaphor Throughout Art History, Dahesh Museum of Art, New York, NY Now and Then: Drawings Panel New York Academy of Art, New York, NY Carrara Stone Carving Artist Panel, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY In Conversation with Sarah Thornton, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY Arts Fest 2015, Baton Rouge CC Liberal Arts, Baton Rouge, LA Diving into the Beast, New York Academy of Art, New York, NY Art of The Figure, NYPL, New York, NY CAFA, Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing, China Today’s Portraits, Salmagundi Club, New York, NY                         Tell Them Stories, Art Foundry, New York, NY Living and Sustaining a Creative Life, Boston Public Library, Boston, MA Romanov Grave Studio Visit, New York, NY                          Mosaika Art & Design, Montreal, CA Roundtable, Living and Sustaining a Creative Life, BookSlut

AWARDS / COMMISSIONS / GRANTS / RECOGNITION Weil Art Exchange Advisory Committee, Mallorca, Spain, 2022 Print Club of Albany, Featured Artist Print, 2019 Appointed Member of the Board, Artists Equity Fall 2018 May China 2018 Artist Residency & Cultural Exchange, 2018         Two Trees Cultural Space Subsidy Program: DUMBO Studio, 2019-2022 Two Trees Cultural Space Subsidy Program: DUMBO Studio, 2016-2019 Appointed Member of the Board, Artist's Fellowship, Inc., Spring 2015 MTA LIRR Massapequa Station, New York , Permanent Public Art, 2014-15 New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship - Painting, 2006 Confluence, Arts India, Artist Residency, New York, NY, 2006  Haystack Program, PSU, 1997 Artist In Residence, Kunst-Station Sankt Peter, Koln, Germany, 1989-90 National Endowment For The Arts, 1987   SELECTED COLLECTIONS                       Achenbach Collection                        Arthur Anderson                                    Carnegie Art Museum                        Centro Cultural Arte Comtemporaneo                        Coopers & Lybrand Collection                        Dennos Museum Center                        Eaton Corporation                                     Fredrick R. Weisman Collection                                    Greenville County Museum                        Isla Center for the Arts Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum                       Kirkland & Ellis                                    Lannan Foundation LA County Museum Land O’Frost McCrory Collection Microsoft Corporation Museum of Contemporary Art LA New School Collection Oakland County Museum Phoenix Museum of Art Post-Newsweek Cable Progressive Collection Prudential Collection Readers Digest Collection RxArt Collection Stafford Trading Inc Twin Farms, Vt University Art Museum, Arizona State University University of Northern Iowa Weatherspoon Art Gallery Whitney Museum of American Art

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INSIDE INTERIORS Curated by Romanov Grave R.E. Steele 74 Montauk Highway, East Hampton, New York Opens Saturday August 31 (4-6 pm) August 31 - September 30, 2019 http://www.romanovgrave.com/exhibitions/inside-interiors

"Inside Interiors" curated by Romanov Grave for Russell Steele Antiques "Inside Interiors" is a nimble juxtaposition of design, furniture, painting, sculpture and photography in the tradition of the Arts and Crafts movement of the nineteenth century. This exhibition is hosted by Russell Steele, a much-admired dealer for collectors in the decorative and fine arts, and curated by Romanov Grave, an artist collective that has been producing online publications and curating exhibitions since 2010. Artists include: Matt Blackwell, Fintan Boyle, Liz Collins, Quentin Curry, Peter Drake, Greg Drasler, Janet Goleas, Kathy Grove, Shirley Irons, Noah Loesberg, Curtis Mitchell, Jennie Nichols, Joanne Ross, Bonnie Rychlak, Jeanne Silverthorne, Judy Simonian, Claire Watson, Michelle Weinberg, Daniel Wiener Opening Reception: Saturday August 31, 4 to 6 PM August 31 to September 30, 2019 R.E. Steele Red Horse Plaza, 74 Montauk Highway, East Hampton, New York

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BACKBONE New York Academy of Art 105-111 Franklin St., NYC July 8 - August 23, 2019 https://nyaa.edu/backbone-works-by-academy-staff

Viewable VR Tour on Eazel https://eazel.net/art_events/26

Peter Drake, Steamer, 2014, acrylic on canvas, 52 x 42 inches

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AMONG FRIENDS is back and bigger and better than ever! Organized by Alexandra Rutsch Brock, Beth Dary & Patricia Fabricant Inspired by the Robert Rauschenberg artwork “Hiccups,” AMONG FRIENDS reflects and responds to the strength and illumination we find through art, friendship and community. Over 200 pieces of 9 x 7” paper, each worked on by a different artist, zipped together into one continuous, exuberant piece. Individual works will be for sale for $250 apiece, with 10% going to The Lower Eastside Girls Club. May 3–5, 8–12, 12 to 7pm Clemente Soto Velez Cultural and Educational Center LES GALLERY 107 Suffolk Street, NYC #amongfriendsshow

Image: Peter Drake, Lucky Dog 88, 2019, acrylic on paper, 9 x 7 inches

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Visit Peter Drake Studio at 55 Washington St. during Dumbo Open Studios.

https://dumboopenstudios.com/artists/peter-drake

On April 27 + 28, 2019, artists in DUMBO will open their doors to the public as a part of DUMBO Open Studios, giving visitors a look into studios and workspaces across the Brooklyn waterfront.

DUMBO Open Studios will take place Saturday, April 27 – Sunday, April 28 from 1-6pm. This event is free and open to the public.

#dumboopenstudios #dos19 #peterdrake #dumbo

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Drawn Together Again The FLAG Art Foundation 545 West 25th Street February 23 - May 18, 2019

Peter Drake Pull, 2017 Acrylic on paper on panel, sanded subtractively 19 x 24 inches (48.2 x 60.9 cm)

Courtesy of the artist and Bernarducci Gallery

The FLAG Art Foundation is pleased to present Drawn Together Again, a survey of contemporary drawing, on view February 23-May 18, 2019, on its 10th floor. The exhibition features over 100 artists, an intentionally broad list to show the strength and dynamic range of contemporary practice.

The exhibition times with the release of FLAG’s 10th Anniversary Catalogue and is inspired by one of the foundation’s first exhibitions in 2008, Drawn Together.

Installation view of Drawn Together Again at The FLAG Art Foundation, 2019. Photo: Steven Probert.

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Representing I Selected Works from of the New York Academy of Art Artisan Lofts Tribeca February 8 – March 14, 2019 By appointment only - [email protected]  

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Peter Drake Lasso, 2018 Acrylic on canvas 53 x 57 inches Courtesy of the artist and Bernarducci Gallery

The New York Academy of Art is a unicorn among art schools. Located at 111 Franklin Street, the Academy was founded in the 1980s by a devoted group of artists and patrons, including Andy Warhol, to promote and preserve skills training in drawing, painting, and sculpture. Taking the best of both worlds, it combines this rigorous teaching of foundational and professional skills in figurative art with critical thinking for the development of a strong concept-focused framework.

A pressure cooker of creativity, the Academy produces a level of artistic excellence that can't be beat. The Academy’s teachers, and even the Provost, Peter Drake, are professional, practicing artists that bring a real-world view to the curriculum. Rick Davidman, who long-time TriBeCa residents remember as the owner of DFN Gallery, and Kim Power, art writer, painter and graduate of NYAA (2014), have combined curatorial forces with the assistance of art dealer and advisor Elizabeth Garvey, to provide a sample of just some of the amazing artists that are connected to this prestigious institution.

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DONALD KUSPIT & PETER DRAKE in CONVERSATION New York Academy of Art 111 Franklin St., NYC February 6, 2019 https://nyaa.edu/lectures

Video of conversation will be available on Vimeo https://vimeo.com/nyaa

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New York State of Mind - Art America Dalian 2018 X Gallery Dalian China Art America China Project Curated by Jiannan Wu, Kun Xu, Xiaonan Yu August 10 - September 30, 2018 https://www.instagram.com/artamericachinaproject https://www.instagram.com/x__gallery

Artists: Caleb Booth, Peter Drake, Alonsa Guevara, John Jacobsmeyer, Adam Lupton, Esteban Ocampo-Giraldo, Ciara Rafferty, James Razko, Jean-Pierre Roy, Simón Ramírez, Shu Taguchi, Jingyi Wang, Jiannan Wu, Nan Xu

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OBJECTS OF DESIRE - GROUP EXHIBITION Bernarducci Gallery 525 W. 25 Street June 14 - July 17, 2018 Opening Reception June 14, 6-8pm http://www.bernarduccigallery.com

People Stroking Their House I 2017 Acrylic on canvas 32 x 40 in.