Peter Krebs
1022 Tufton Avenue Charlottesville, VA 22902
cell: 1434-465-9869
email: peter--at--culturecurrent--dot--com
  
       

Selected exhibitions
(s) = solo/dual show, (g) = group show, (p) = permanence/long-term

 
2015 (g) Brews with a View Second Street Gallery, Charlottesville, VA
(g) Yard Dreams Streets of Charlottesville, VA		  
     
2014 (g) Let there be Light Piedmont Virginia Community College, Charlottesville, VA
(g) Local Color, McGuffey Art Center, Charlottesville, VA		  
     
2013 (s) Succession II Milli Joe, Charlottesville, VA
(g) Let there be Light Piedmont Virginia Community College, Charlottesville, VA
(g) StoryLine V, Various Venues, Charlottesville, VA		  
     
2012 (s) Monticello Road, The Bridge Progressive Arts Initiative, Charlottesville, VA
(g) Artists of Belmont, Firefish Gallery, Charlottesville, VA		  
 
2011

(s) Sources and Inspirations, WriterHouse, Charlottesville, VA
(s) Succession, Champion Tutoring, Charlottesville, VA
(g) The Gleason, Charlottesville, VA
(g) Wet Paint, (Virginia Center for the Creative Arts), Charlottesville, VA
(g) Spring Preview, McGuffey Art Center, Charlottesville, VA

  
     
2010

(s) Scratch. McGuffey Art Center, Charlottesville, VA
(s) New Members Show, McGuffey Art Center, Charlottesville, VA
(g) Virginia Artists 2010, Charles H. Taylor Arts Center, Hampton, VA
(g) Wet Paint, Benefit for Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Charlottesville, VA
(g) StoryLine Charlottesville Community Design Center, VA

 
     
2009 (g) Summer Group Show. McGuffey Art Center, Charlottesville, VA
(g) Holiday Show. McGuffey Art Center, Charlottesville, VA		  
     
2008 (g) LaGrange Biennial, LaGrange Art Museum, LaGrange, GA
(g) The Quest to Define Ourselves, St Joseph’s College, Brooklyn, NY (Best in Show)
(g) 11th Annual Platte Clove Artist in Residence Exhibition, Erpf Gallery, Arkville, NY
(g) Hot Summer Art Battle, Sana Quoi Gallery, Okayama, Japan 		 
     
2007 (s) Interactions, Migration Gallery, Charlottesville, VA
(g) Artivism, McGuffy Art Center, Charlottesville, VA
(p) Aaron Gallery, Washington, DC (drawings)
(p) Figure Works, Brooklyn
  
     
2006 (g) Postcards from the Edge, Sikkema Jenkins & Co, New York
(g) Why we gather, The Times Square Lobby Gallery, New York
(g) Icons of the 21st Century, The Lab Gallery (Rogersmitharts), New York
(g) WAGMAG Benefit Art Show, Frontroom Gallery, Brooklyn
(p) Migration Gallery, Charlottesville
(p) Figure Works, Brooklyn
  
     
2005 (s) Figures and Portraits, Casa Frela Gallery, New York
(p) Figure Works, Brooklyn
(g) 4th Annual BARC Shelter Art Show & Auction, 31 Grand Gallery, Brooklyn, NY		  
     
2004 (g) Exposed! Helen Day Art Center, Stowe, VT (sculpture)
(p) Figure Works, Brooklyn (sculpture, prints)
(p) Aaron Gallery, Washington, DC (prints)
 
     
2003 (s) Relief. Figure Works, Brooklyn (sculpture)
(p) Aaron Gallery, Washington, DC (sculpture, prints)		  
     
2002 (p) Figure Works, Brooklyn (sculpture)
(s, p) Aaron Gallery, Washington, DC (sculpture, paintings)		  
     
2001

(s, p) Figure Works, Brooklyn (sculpture)
(s, p) Aaron Gallery, Washington, DC (sculpture, paintings)

  
       
2000

(g) Pier Show 8, Brooklyn (Brooklyn Working Artists Coalition)
(p) Aaron Gallery, Washington, DC (paintings, monotypes, sculpture)

  
       
1999

(g) Four Artists under 30. Martin Luther King Memorial Library,
     Washington, DC (painting)
(p) Aaron Gallery, Washington, DC (sculpture)
(g) Washington Art-o-matic (paintings)
(s) Utopia, Washington, DC (paintings, monotypes)
(g) Gallery@57N, Washington, DC (painting)

  
       
1998

(s) Galerie Etienne de Causans, Paris (monotypes)
(p) Aaron Gallery, Washington, DC (sculpture, monotypes)
(g) 5th Annual Small Works Exhibition. Touchstone Gallery,
    Washington, DC (sculpture)

  
       
1997

(p) Aaron Gallery, Washington, DC (sculpture)
(g) Artswalk II, Washington, DC (paintings)
(g) Visual Groove, Washington, DC (mixed Media)

 
       
1995

(s) Utopia, Washington, DC (sculpture)
(s) Soho, Washington, DC (paintings, drawings)

  
       
1993

(g) Senior Art Show, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA
    (Paintings, sculpture)
(g) All Student Art Show, College of William and Mary.
    Winner, Best of Show (paintings)

  
       
Paintings, sculpture, prints, and photographs in numerous private collections in America and Europe.  
       
Education  
   
  Look3 Festival of the Photograph
Education Week, 2013 (partial fellowship)

Virginia Center for Creative Arts
August 2008 Residency

Catskills Center for Conservation and Development
May 2007 Residency

Vermont Studio Center
August 2003 Residency (full fellowship)
May 2000 Residency (partial fellowship)

College of William and Mary in Virginia
Bachelor's Degree, Spring, 1993 with High Honors
Major Fields of Study: Fine Arts, Art History

Université Paul Valérie. Montpellier, France
One year studying History of Art and Drawing

Maryland College of Art and Design
Courses in Painting, Drawing, Sculpture and Photography since age 13

  
   
Press  
   
"'Let There Be Light' illuminating PVCC with annual outdoor art experience for all ages" Charlottesville Daily Progress (December 12, 2014) [online]
"'Let There Be Light' illuminates pre-solstice darkness with art installations, interactive cheer" Charlottesville Daily Progress (Decemver 13, 2013) [online]
"Piedmont Council for the Arts Displays 2013 ‘Storyline Project’" NBC29 (Aug 2, 2013) [watch]
"Storyline Project explores local transit" Charlottesville Tomorrow (July 12, 2013) [online]
"SLIDESHOW: StoryLine" Charlottesville Daily Progress (July 12, 2013) [online]
"Kids Use Free Speech Wall to Draw What They Learned" Charlottesville Newsplex (July 11, 2113) [watch]
“Charlottesville Campers Create Mural on Free Speech Wall” NBC 29 (July 11, 2013) [watch]
"This year's StoryLine Project students will explore creativity on canoes, bikes and buses" Charlottesville Daily Progress (July 5, 2013) [online]
"Witness the 2013 Storyline Project" Piedmont Council for the Arts Blog (June 24, 2013) [online]
"Succession Show" Radio-IQ (Jan 14, 2013) [listen]
"Crowdfunding site Kickstarter is popular here, but does the model hold up?" C-Ville Weekly (Aug. 12, 2012) [online]
"The Storyline Project fosters creative connections" C-Ville Weekly (Jul. 17, 2012) [online]
"Storyline Project Draws on Freedom of Speech Wall" NBC29 (Jul. 12, 2012) [online]
"iCreate: Peter Krebs" Earless Rabbit (Apr. 2012) [watch]
"Monticello Road Project Draws to a Close…" Piedmont Council for the Arts (Apr. 27, 2012) [online]
"The Role of the Artist" Radio-IQ (Apr. 26, 2012) [listen]
"Monticello Road Exhibit Hosts Community History Lesson" Charlottesville Newsplex (Local TV--Apr. 22, 2012) [online]
"Monticello Road Neighbors Look At Community Planning" NBC29 (Apr. 17, 2012) [online]
"'Monticello Road' exhibit explores neighborhood" Charlottesville Daily Progress (Apr. 6, 2012) [online]
"Monticello Road's Peter Krebs" The Spark WMRA (Radio Apr. 5, 2012) [listen]
"Photographer Documents Day to Day Charlottesville Life" Charlottesville Newsplex (Local TV--Jan.3 ,2012) [online]
"Monticello Road Community Art Project is Underway" NBC29 (Nov. 11, 2011) [online]
"Everyone Loves a Photo Booth" Piedmont Council for the Arts (Nov. 10, 2011) [online]
“Best Place to See Art” Annual Best of C-ville (Summer, 2010)
Featured Artist, Piedmont Council of the Arts Blog (Aug. 10, 2010) [online]
“New school: McGuffey suprises with latest members” The Hook (Jan. 4, 2010) [online]
“McGuffey’s Rising Class” C-ville Weekly (Jan. 12, 2010) [online]
“New Member’s Show” The Arts in Your Inbox, Piedmont Council of the Arts (Dec. 23, 2009)
“Distant yet Intimate: Peter Krebs’ Split Personality” The Hook (Nov. 27, 2007) [online]
“Art and the Naturual World” William & Mary (Fall, 2007) [online]
“Hands on Experience” Career World November, 2006
“Exposed: Outdoor Art Takes Over Town” The Stowe Reporter July 8, 2004
“A First Time for Exposed Curator” The Stowe Reporter July 8, 2004
“Exposed” The World (Central Vermont weekly) July 7, 2004
“Bas Relief in Brooklyn” NY Arts January/February, 2004 [online]
“Close up on Bushwick” The Village Voice January 1-7, 2003
"The Trendy Frontier? Eastward Ho in Brooklyn" New York Times, July 30, 2000
“Peter Krebs” Paris Free Voice Dec 98 - Jan 99
“Artistic Inspiration” Washington Post February 13, 1997
“DC’s Co-ops in Close-Up: Reappraising a gallery format” (interview) Washington Post July 17, 1997
  
       
Other accomplishments and honoraria    
       
• Staff Photographer for The Brooklyn Rail. Numerous photographs routinely published  
• Merit Scholar (full funding) at Vermont Studio Center (August 2003)  
• Founder and editor of Conversations on Collecting, a moderated listserv for art collectors  
• Carved ornamental details (stone) for façade of Hotel Sofitel in Washington DC  
• Selected for inclusion in forthcoming documentary on young artists who move to New York  
• Merit Scholar (partial funding) at Vermont Studio Center (May 2000)  
• Invited by artist certification board to join First Street Studio, an artist-only live/work studio project being sponsored by Jersey City and the state of New Jersey  
• Founded The 5th Stop, an East Williamsburg artist coalition  
• Profiled in February 13, 1998 Washington Post article on open studios and hands-on art demonstrations for children  
• Routinely invited to donate work for charity auctions (I generally accept)  
• Cited in July 17, 1997 Washington Post article on artist co-ops  
• Sculpture featured at DC Trial Lawyers banquet held at Corcoran Gallery of Art  
• Featured in Artswalk II, a documentary about Washington, DC artists that aired on local television  
• Represented DC's young artists at Redefining Cooperatives for the Twenty-first Century conference held on July 13, 1997. Quoted in July 17, Washington Post  
• Founded cooperative artist group, studios@57N  
• President, Fine Arts Society , College of William and Mary  
       
Professional Affiliations    
       
  Brooklyn Working Artists Coalition
Sculpture Center, New York
International Sculpture Center
Washington Sculptors' Group
Artists Talk on Arts
The Fifth Stop