PETER  was born in Philadelphia and educated at the Philadelphia College of Art. He has taught at Pratt Institute in New York, The National Academy of Design in New York and since 1978 The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia.

His work has been featured in fifty – two one person exhibitions in New York, Houston, Fort Worth, Philadelphia, as well as in London, Vienna and Germany. Since 1960, his work has joined that of other artists in sixty national and international group exhibitions. A selected list of public collections in which paintings, drawings and prints are represented include The Museum of Modern Art, in New York, The Victoria and Albert Museum and The British Museum, in London England, The National Gallery of Art and the Library of Congress, in Washington, DC, The Philadelphia Museum of Art, The Art Institute of Chicago, The National Academy of Design, Yale University Art Gallery, The Jersey City Museum and The Arkansas Art Center.

He has been affiliated with the exhibitions committee of the National Academy of Design, the Visual Arts panel of The Pennsylvania Council for the Arts and is a board member of the Appraisers of Fine Arts Society and a member of The National Academy of Design.

His most recent one person museum exhibitions include, “Poets” in conjunction with his photography collection “ The Artist Revealed” at the National Academy of Design, “ The Italians” at The Jersey City Museum, “Imaginary Watercolors” at the James A. Michener Museum.

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS

MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, New York City

BUTLER INSTITUTE, Youngstown, OH.

YALE UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY, New Haven, CT.

DELAWARE ART MUSEUM, Wilmington, DEL.

VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM, London, England

BRITISH MUSEUM, London, England

NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART, Washington, D.C.

SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY COLLECTION, Syracuse, New York

THE PRINT CLUB,  Philadelphia, PA.

NEW JERSEY STATE MUSEUM, Trenton, NJ.

FREE LIBRARY OF PHILADELPHIA, Philadelphia, PA.

THE SUMNER FOUNDATION, New Jersey

PRINCETON LIBRARY COLLECTION, Princeton, NJ.

UTAH MUSEUM OF ART, Salt Lake City, UT.

CARL SANDBERG MEMORIAL LIBRARY, S.C.

THE GENERAL MILLS COLLECTION, New York

THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS, Washington D.C.

TAMARIND INSTITUTE, Albuquerque, NM.

RIDER COLLEGE COLLECTION, Lawrenceville, NJ.

MUSEUM OF ART, PENN STATE UNIVERSITY, State College, PA.

ATLANTIC RICHFIELD VISUAL ARTS CENTER, Los Angeles CA.

ARKANSAS ARTS CENTER FOUNDATION, Little Rock, AR.

LEHIGH UNIVERSITY ART GALLERIES, Lehigh, Pa.

THE NATIONAL ACADEMY, New York City

ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO, Chicago, IL.

UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, Kansas City, KS.

PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS, Phiadelphia, Pa.

PHILADELPHIA  MUSEUM OF ART, Philadelphia, Pa.

ATLANTA COLLEGE OF ART, Atlanta, GA.

JERSEY CITY MUSEUM, New Jersey

NATIONAL PORTRIAT GALLERY, Washington, D.C.

ONE  PERSON  EXHIBITIONS

2008                    LIST GALLERY, Swarthmore College, Pa.      

2004                       JAMES A MICHENER MUSEUM, Doylestown, Pa.

2004                       JERSEY CITY MUSEUM, New Jersey

2003                       NATIONAL ACADEMY OF DESIGN MUESUM, N.Y.

                               “ The Artist Reveled” / “ Twelve Anonymous Poets”

2002                         PASCAL ROBINSON, Houston TX.

1997                         DRESDEN ART FAIR,Germany

1996                         DRESDEN ART FAIR, Germany

1996                         MERLIN VERLAG, Germany

1991                         RIDER COLLEGE, Lawrenceville, N.J.

1990-’89-’87-’85-     HOOKS-EPSTEIN GALLERY, Houston, TX.

‘83-’80-’79             

1983                         PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY

                                 OF THE FINE ARTS, Philadelphia, PA.

1983-’64-’61-’50      THE PRINT CLUB, Philadelphia, PA.

1982                         GALERIE E. HILGER, Vienna, Austria

1980                         KRAUSE - PAONE,  MANCINI GALLERY

                                 Philadelphia, PA.

1980                         EL PASO MUSEUM OF ART, El Paso, TX.

1979                         WITTE MEMORIAL MUSEUM, San Antonio,Tx.

1978                         McALLEN INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM, TX.

1977                         AMARILLO ARTS CENTER, Amarillo, TX.

1977                         ROSWELL MUSEUM, Roswell, N.M.

1976                         CONTEMPORARY ART MUSEUM, Houston, TX.

1972                         ASSOCIATED AMERICAN ARTISTS, New York

1971-’73-’74-’76      ROBINSON GALLERY, Houston, TX.

1970-’72-’73            KENNEDY GALLERIES, New York City

1969-’68                  DAVID GALLERY, Houston, TX.

1968                         BENSON GALLERY, Long Island, N.Y.

1968-’69                  CLYDIE JESSOP GALLERY, London, England

1965                         FORUM GALLERY, New York City

1964                         FORT WORTH ART MUSEUM, Fort Worth, TX.

1963-’62-’63            GRIPPI GALLERY, New York City

GROUP  EXHIBITIONS

2008       VISIONS OF THE SUSQUEHANNA Traveling

2003         “VALUE AND PRESENCE” LIST Gallery, Swarthmore College

2001        ARTISTS OF THE COMMONWEALTH 1950-2000

                James A. Michener Art Museum, Doylestown Pa.

1999        174 ANNUAL – THE NATIONAL ACADEMY, New York City

1997        PRIZE IMPRESSIONS - PHILADELPHIA  MUSEUM OF ART

1997        172 ANNUAL - THE NATIONAL ACADEMY, New York City

1988        ELLEN & JEROME WESTHEIMER COLLECTION

                ART CENTER, Oklahoma, OK.

1982        RENAISSANCE REVISITED  Tyler School of Art, Pa.

1982        PEACEABLE KINGDOM

                MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS, Houston, Tx.

1978        CONTEMPORARY DRAWING

                PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS, Phila. PA.

1971-’70  SOCIETY OF AMERICAN GRAPHIC ARTIST, New York City

1969         BUTLER INSTITUTE, Youngstown, OH.

1968         MINIATURE PAINTING  MAKLER GALLERY, Phila. PA.

1967         COLLECTORS CHOICE  Rowalpinda, Pakistan                

1966         NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ARTS AND LETTERS, N.Y.C.

1966         MYSTERIES AND DREAMS  DORSKY GALLERY N.Y.C.

1966         THE LANDSCAPE  VISUAL ARTS GALLERY, N.Y.C.

1965         THE BITE OF THE PRINT, GRAPHIC ARTS GALLERY,Detroit MI.

1965         THE SELDEN RODMAN COLLECTION

                 VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY, Nashville, TN.

1965         ESCUELA NACIONAL DE ARTES PLASTICA, Mexico City

1965         THE BIENNALE MUSEE d’ARTE MODERNE, Paris, FR.   

1965         COUP d’OEIL GALERIE des PEINTERS GRAVEUR, Paris, FR.

1964        AMERICAN PRINTMAKERS SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY, N.Y.

1964’65    DRAWING BIENNIAL OTIS ART INSTITUTE,

          Los Angeles, CA.

1964        AMERICAN ART TODAY  WORLDS FAIR, N. Y.C.

1964        AMERICAN STILL LIFE DINTENFASS GALLERY, N.Y.C.

1964        CONTEMPORARY  AMERICAN ART OVERSEAS,

                 Embassy Program

1962-’63  NATIONAL PRINT EXHIBITION                      

  ‘64-’65     BROOKLYN MUSEUM, Brooklyn N.Y.

1960        THE INSIDERS  COBER GALLERY, N. Y.C.

ORIGINAL PRINT PORTFOLIOS/ ARTIST BOOKS

  1998 – Two Pop Up Books- Rutgers Center For Innovative Prints & Paper

  1997 -  BARTLEBY

       9 Etchings -      Publisher -  MERLIN VERLAG, GERMANY

  1972 -  EROTIC ALPHABET

     28 Etchings - In collaboration with FEDERICO CASTELLON

                                Printer - CHARLES HUNSBERGER

  1970 - DREAMS

    11 Lithographs  - Publisher- KENNEDY GALLERIES N.Y.C.

                                Printer -  ATELIER MOURLOT

  1970 - REMARKS

    11 Lithographs -  Publisher - KENNEDY GALLERIES N.Y.C.

                                Printer -  ATELIER  MOURLOT

  1969 - MY FATHER  

    11 Lithographs  - Publisher - KENNEDY GALLERIES N.Y.C. 

                               Printer - ATELIER MOURLOT 

  1964 - THE PEOPLE YES

     6 Woodcuts -      Publisher/Printer - ARTIST

 1962- THE TEN COMMANDMENTS OF AMBROSE BIERCE

    11 Etchings -       Publisher - ARTIST

                                Printer  - CHARLES HUNSBERGER

 1960 - UNKNOWN CITIZENS

   11 Woodcuts -      Publisher/Printer - ARTIST

 1960 - PAONE’S  ZOO

   11 etchings -         Publisher/Printer  -  ARTIST

1959 - SONGS OF CALABRIA

   11 Lithographs    Publisher/Printer   -   ARTIST

Prints made at master workshops

BURR MILLER, New York City

ATELIER d’DESJOBERT, Paris, France

ATELIER MOURLOT, Paris, France

TAMARIND, Albuquerque, N.M.

EDUCATION

1966 - 1969     LONDON  ENGLAND, (Guggenheim Grant)

1954 - 1958     PHILADELPHIA COLLEGE OF ART

                        (Bachelor of Fine Arts in Education)

1953 - 1954     ALBERT  C. BARNES FOUNDATION

TEACHING  POSITIONS

1978- 2009     PENNSYLVANIA  ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS,                     

                     Instructor in Painting and Drawing

                        1993 - Coordinator Printmaking Graduate (MFA) Program

                        1981 - 1992  Chairman of Printmaking  Certificate Program

1981 -              NATIONAL ACADEMY SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS, N.Y.

1970 - 1974     PRATT INSTITUTE, New York

1959 - 1966     PRATT INSTITUTE, New York

                       1963 - 1966 Chairman of Foundation Drawing   

1961 - 1962     POSITANO SCHOOL OF ART,  Positano, Italy                     

1958 - 1959     PHILADELPHIA COLLEGE OF ART

GRANTS

2003               RICHARD  FLORSHEIM FOUNDATION

1998               MID- ATLANTIC  GRANT         

1986               PENNSYLVANIA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS

1965               LOUIS COMFORT TIFFANY FOUNDATION

1965               SIMON GUGGENHEIM FOUNDATION

1964               LOUIS COMFORT TIFFANY FOUNDATION

AWARDS

1997              PAINTING  PRIZE - 172 ANNUAL,

                      THE NATIONAL ACADEMY, New York City

1983              THE PRINT CLUB AWARD OF MERIT, Philadelphia   

LISTED

                      WHO’S WHO IN AMERICA

                      WHO’S WHO  IN AMERICAN ART

                       ACHIVES OF AMERICA ART

AFFILIATIONS

2009         SCHOOL COMMITTEE- PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF THE FINE ARTS      

2006         LIBRARY COMMITTEE – PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART

2004        SCHOOL COMMITTEE –NATIONAL ACADEMY OF  DESIGN, New York City

2002 - 2004    MUSEUM EXHIBITION COMMITTEE - NATIONAL ACADEMY OF DESIGN, New York City

1998 - 2004    ADVISORY BOARD THE CREATIVE ARTIST NETWORK

1994 - 1996    PHILADELPHIA  ART  ALLIANCE EXHIBITION  COMMITTEE

1984 - 1987    PENNSYLVANIA  COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS VISUAL ARTS PANEL

1981 -             MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY,     New York City

1980 - 1986    THE PRINT CLUB, Philadelphia (Vice President)

1977 - 1984    PHILADELPHIA VOLUNTEER LAWYERS  FOR THE ARTS ( Founding Board Member)

1977 - 1980    THE NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR THE  UNITED  NATIONS

EDUCATIONAL,  SCIENTIFIC AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATION (UNESCO), representing the “International Association of American Artists”

1976          CERTIFIED APPRAISER

                       “ APPRAISER OF FINE ARTS SOCIETY”  # FS203 (Board Member)

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CONTACT INFORMATION

PETER   PAONE

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PHILADELPHIA  PA. 19119

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