2019: Peter Drake

Peter Drake described ‘L.A.’ as a “possible but implausible moment in the skies above Los Angeles.” He was named Dean of Academic Affairs in 2010 and Provost of the New York Academy of Art in 2018. His art has been featured in 27 solo exhibitions at Linda Warren Gallery, Chicago; District & Co., Santo Domingo; Lisa Sette Gallery, Scottsdale; Curt Marcus Gallery, New York, and Kunst-Station Sankt Peter in Koln among others. He has participated in more than 200 group exhibitions in the USA, Germany, China, and Italy. His work is in many museum collections including Whitney Museum of American Art, Arizona State University, Oakland County Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, LA County Museum, Weatherspoon Art Museum, Zimmerli Art Museum, Greenville County Museum, Carnegie Art Museum and many corporate and private collections. He received a BFA from Pratt Institute and many awards. In 2015, he completed a permanent public art commission for the MTA. He actively lectures and curates including the Figurative Diaspora, The Big Picture and Beautiful Beast. He has taught at Parsons, SVA and MICA. His website is peterdrakeartist.com