I am very honoured to be representing Canadian art and photography at the Louisville Photo Biennial in Louisville, Kentucky, USA, this fall, with Shibumi, a two artist exhibition. It will be a great pleasure to show my work with Louisville artist Matt Gatton’s iconic photographic sculptures at the West Street Art Center in Madison, Indiana, halfway between Louisville and… Continue reading Art Exhibition in Louisville Photo Biennial in Kentucky, USA
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“Serenity” Art Exhibition – Abbozzo Gallery – Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival
My exhibition, “Serenity”, at Abbozzo Gallery has ended. I would like to thank everyone who attended for an amazing month. It was a pleasure to meet so many great people, some from as far away as Oregon, California, and New Mexico. I hope that everyone enjoyed the art and was inspired. A special thanks to Scotiabank CONTACT… Continue reading “Serenity” Art Exhibition – Abbozzo Gallery – Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival
Serenity – Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival
Peter’s upcoming exhibition, “Serenity”, part of the Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival opens next week, on April 29, with an opening reception from 1 to 4pm. The exhibition information is now online on the CONTACT Festival website.
Upcoming Solo Exhibition: Serenity
International award-winning Canadian artist Peter Dusek (www.peterdusek.com) presents Serenity: Inspired by the philosophies of Japanese Zen and Chinese Tao, Serenity is an exhibition of contemplative minimalist photographs distilling the elements of Ontario’s Muskoka and Georgian Bay region into their purest form. Like slowly sinking into a warm bath, the exhibition will remove the viewer from the… Continue reading Upcoming Solo Exhibition: Serenity
McMichael Gallery People’s Choice Award Winner
Thanks to everyone who voted — my photograph, Island Lake Dusk, has won the People’s Choice Award at the Ontario Greenbelt / McMichael Canadian Art Collection gallery / Professional Photographers of Canada photo contest showcasing the waterways of Ontario’s Greenbelt. The photograph will be part of a travelling exhibition that will start at the McMichael gallery in March.
Finding Zen, The Movie
We just published a artistically beautiful documentary, called Finding Zen, which describes my work process and gives insight as to what drives me to create my art. I hope you enjoy it as much as we enjoyed filming it. Click the full-screen icon in the bottom right of the YouTube window to see it in all its beauty.… Continue reading Finding Zen, The Movie
Society of Canadian Artists
I am excited and honoured to say the I have been accepted as an Elected Member into the Society of Canadian Artists, Canada’s national art organization dedicated to expanding the visibility and stature of the visual arts. I had two pieces as a guest in an SCA open exhibition earlier this year and look forward… Continue reading Society of Canadian Artists
Tranquility Exhibition Newspaper Article
An exciting newspaper feature about Peter’s art exhibition, “Tranquility”, at the Headwaters Arts Gallery at the Alton Mill in Alton, Caledon: Photographer has Zen-inspired work in gallery at Alton Mill
Juror’s Comments for OSA Honourable Mention Award
The following descriptive text about Reaching was written for the Ontario Society of Artists Members’ Exhibition of Selected Works by juror Anja Karisik from the Loch Gallery in Toronto: “The third prize goes to the photographer who captured a lone tree standing stoically in a snowy white foreground. It is a tranquil, elegant, and sophisticated… Continue reading Juror’s Comments for OSA Honourable Mention Award
Tranquility Art Exhibition in Caledon
Peter’s award-winning, Zen-inspired art exhibition, “Tranquility”, is now installed and open at the Headwaters Arts Gallery at the Alton Mill Arts Centre in Alton, Caledon, Ontario. Everyone is invited to attend the opening reception, which will take place on Saturday, October 15, from 1 to 4pm. The works were first exhibited at Abbozzo Gallery, where Peter is represented, in Toronto in… Continue reading Tranquility Art Exhibition in Caledon