Peter Van Dyck

Professor, Painting and Drawing
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Peter Van Dyck was born in Philadelphia in 1978. He studied painting and drawing at the Florence Academy of Art in Florence, Italy from 1998–2002. He returned to Philadelphia in 2002 and began exhibiting his work in group shows in Philadelphia, New York, and San Francisco. He has had solo shows at John Pence Gallery, San Francisco in 2004; Eleanor Ettinger Gallery, New York, 2006; John Pence Gallery, 2008; The Grenning Gallery, Sag Harbor, 2010; Sugarlift Gallery, New York, 2022; and Blue Spiral Gallery, 2023. 

In 2003 he began teaching at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, where he currently teaches drawing and painting in the Certificate program. In addition to his academic teaching, he also teaches workshops around the country. His work has been reproduced in periodicals including American Artist Magazine, American Arts Quarterly, Art News, American Art Collector, International Artist Magazine, Art and Antiques, Pratique des Arts, and Trebuchet Magazine.

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Artwork by Peter Van Dyck

BP Station, oil on linen, 40 x 40 in, 2014
BP Station, oil on linen, 40 x 40 in, 2014
Couple, Manayunk, oil on linen, 40 x 48 in, 2014
Couple, Manayunk, oil on linen, 40 x 48 in, 2014
Cotton Street at Night, oil on linen, 20 x 32 in, 2013
Cotton Street at Night, oil on linen, 20 x 32 in, 2013
St. Jerome with an Orchid, oil on linen, 36 x 48 in, 2013
St. Jerome with an Orchid, oil on linen, 36 x 48 in, 2013
St. Jerome by Day, oil on linen, 36 x 38 in, 2012
St. Jerome by Day, oil on linen, 36 x 38 in, 2012
Rooftops Looking North, oil on linen, 26 x 32 in, 2010
Rooftops Looking North, oil on linen, 26 x 32 in, 2010
4 Ripka Street Porches, oil on linen, 24 x 23 in, 2010
4 Ripka Street Porches, oil on linen, 24 x 23 in, 2010
Night Hallway, oil on linen, 24 x 32 in, 2011
Night Hallway, oil on linen, 24 x 32 in, 2011
Philip's Table, oil on linen, 18 x 30 in, 2011
Philip's Table, oil on linen, 18 x 30 in, 2011
Male Figure Study, oil on museum board, 30 x 20 in, 2011
Male Figure Study, oil on museum board, 30 x 20 in, 2011
An oil painting captures a narrow bathroom interior, showcasing a tiled hallway floor, a space heater, and a bathtub beneath a pale green shower wall where soft light creates an atmospheric, realistic scene.
Bathroom, 2023
An oil painting depicting a museum gallery filled with classical sculptures, dominated by the rear view of a prominent, standing statue on a pedestal in the foreground.
Cast Hall, 2024
An oil painting of a breakfast tabletop setting, featuring a plate with buttered bread and a knife, a glass of orange juice, a bowl, and butter on an orange surface.
Sam’s Breakfast, 2024
An oil painting depicts a rural mobile home with a wooden porch, partially obscured by a large tree trunk in the foreground under bright sunlight.
1193 CR 241, 2020
An oil painting depicts a sunlit grassy yard with a porch swing and plastic chairs in the foreground, leading back to a large barn and an open garage nestled against a dense forest line.
Alabama Yard, 2018
An oil painting depicts the cluttered interior of an artist's studio or workshop, looking past a large window toward an inner room with a motorcycle and tools under industrial lighting.
Studio Interior, 2019
An oil painting of a sunlit artist's studio with skylights, large windows showcasing city buildings, and scattered art supplies surrounding a central rolling stool.
Studio Interior, 2019
An oil painting depicts a motorcycle on a red lift inside a cluttered garage workshop, contrasted against a large human skeleton standing in the foreground.
Skeleton and Ducati, 2024
An oil painting depicts a cluttered windowsill with a plaster cast, potted plant, and fruit, looking out through large windows into a softly lit workshop interior.
St. Jerome, 2017

 

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