Peter Drake

Peter Drake’s work is subtly surrealistic in content. The viewer knows something is amiss and yet is unsure of what that something is.

Drake emerged in the 80’s art world with large drawings made by scratching thru blackened ink surfaces, then became known for his haunting reduced palette dream imagery and now he is exploring the enigmatic aspects of popular culture.

Peter Drake’s work has been exhibited in solo and group exhibitions throughout the US and Europe and his works are included in the collections of The Whitney Museum, The Phoenix Museum of Art, The Museum of Contemporary Art, L.A., The Achenbach Collection and the L.A. County Art Museum among others. He has received a National Endowment for the Arts Award and was chosen to be the year long Artist in Residence at the “Kunst Station Sankt Peter” in Cologne, Germany. Articles and reviews of his work have appeared in Art in America, Flash Art, Interview Magazine and The New York Times.

2006

- "Blanco & Negro", Artes, Republica Dominicana, No. 18, March
- Corniel, Zaida, "District & Co. En blanco y negro" Mirada al Arte, Numero 5, February
- Genocchio, Benjamin, “The Place We Call Home”, The New York Times, February 16
- Gaynor, Elizabeth, "Memorable Vincent Wolf's Palette", Veranda, April
- "I Love the Burbs", Catalog, Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah, NY
- Kuspit, Donald, “Getting Real: The Fall Season in New York”, Art New England, January
- Ord Manroe, Candace, "The Artful Life", Traditional Home, March
- Plemmons, Chesley, ”Burbs or Bust”, News-Times, Danbury, CT, February 3
- RE:D Design, "Subversive Design Issue", Volume 23, Number 5

2005

- Brem, Alisa, “Gallery of the Week: Claire Oliver”, The Columbia Spectator, April 26
- Chapin, Katherine, "Visitors from the East", Catalog, Billy Shire Fine Art, Los Angeles, CA
- Gehring, Kristin, “On the Scene”, Chicago Journal, December 7
- Hinkel, Joanne, "All an Art Lover Wants for Christmas", Centerstage, Chicago, December 15
- “The Other Main Stream”, Catalog, Arizona State University Art Museum, Phoenix, AZ