About Peter

Peter Joseph Woytuk

Peter Joseph Woytuk was born in 1958 in St. Paul, Minnesota. He  was raised in Massachusetts and graduated from Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio in 1980 with a degree in Art.

After college he had an old-school style apprenticeship with sculptor Philip Grausman in Connecticut, where he learned the techniques of modeling clay, mold making and bronze casting -thus beginning  his own career as a sculptor.

By 1995  he was well established and exhibiting throughout the United States and parts of Asia. Especially in the past ten years, Woytuk has strengthened his relationship with several foundries in Thailand and China that are by tradition, expertly able to cast large scale bronze sculptures.

Recent exhibitions in Thailand and China have rewarded him with much work yet to be done and exhibited in Asia, as he simultaneously continues to nourish a strong presence in the American sculpture world.

 

One-Person Exhibitions:

2010

• Morrison Gallery, Kent, CT  “Uniques”

2008

• Ardel Gallery of Modern Art. Bangkok, Thailand

2006

• Morrison Gallery, Kent, CT
• I Wolk Gallery, St. Helena, CA

2005

• Morrison Gallery. Kent, CT
• Denise Roberge Gallery, Palm Desert, CA

2004

• Denise Roberge Gallery, Palm Desert, CA
• Owings Dewey Fine Art Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
• Ghost Ranch – Plaza Resolana, Santa Fe, NM

2003

• Denise Doberge Gallery, Palm Desert, CA
• Anne Reed Gallery, Ketchum, ID
• Sun Valley Resort, Sun Valley, ID
• Sun Valley Writer’s Conference, Sun Valley, ID

2002

• Anne Reed Gallery, Ketchum, ID
• Denise Roberge Gallery, Palm Desert, Ca
• Owings-Dewey Fine Art Gallery, SF, NM
• Paris-New York-Kent Gallery, Kent, CT
• Republican Convention, Sun Valley, ID

2001

• Anne Reed Gallery, Ketchum, ID
• Owings-Dewey Fine Art Gallery, SF, NM
• Sun Valley Writers Conference, Sun Valley, ID

2000

• Anne Reed Gallery, Ketchum, ID
• Owings-Dewey Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM
• Paris-New York-Kent Gallery, Kent, CT
• Sun Valley Writers Convention, Sun Valley, ID

1999

• Kenyon College, Gambier, OH

1998

• Owings-Dewey Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM
• Paris-New York-Kent Gallery, Kent, CT

1997

• Hotchkiss School, Lakeville, CT

1996

• Hotchkiss School, Lakeville, CT
• Owings-Dewey Fine Art Gallery, SF,
• Paris-New York-Kent Gallery, Kent, CT

1995

•  Owings-Dewey Fine Art Gallery, SF, NM

1994

• Paris-New York-Kent Gallery, Kent, CT

1993

• Paris-New York-Kent Gallery, Kent, CT

1992

• Paris-New York-Kent Gallery, Kent, CT

1989

•  Olivet College, Olivet, Ml

1987

• Paris-New York-Kent Gallery, Kent, CT

1986

• Art Association, Washington, CT

1980

• Kenyon College, Gambier, OH

 

Selected Group Exhibitions:

• Shanghai Art Fair, Purple Roof Gallery, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
• Jing`An Sculpture Park, permanent collection , Shanghai, People’s Republic of China

2009

• Shanghai Art Fair, Purple Roof Gallery, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China

2007

• Morrison Gallery, Kent, CT

2006

•  Owings Dewey Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM

2005

• Anne Reed Gallery, Ketchum, ID

2004

• Owings Dewey Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM
• City of Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM
• Grounds For Sculpture, Hamilton, NJ
• La Posada Resort, Santa Fe, NM
• Clarke Galleries, Stowe, VT
• I. Wolk Gallery, St. Helena, CA.
• City of Palm Desert, Palm Desert, CA

2003

• Owings Dewey Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM
• City of Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM
• Grounds For Sculpture, Hamilton, NJ
• La Posada Resort, Santa Fe, NM
• Paris New York Kent Gallery, Kent, CT
• I. Wolk Gallery, St. Helena, CA
• Anne Reed Gallery, Ketchum, ID
• City of Palm Desert, Palm Desert, CA
• City of West Palm Beach, West Palm Beach, FL

2002

• 50th Anniversary Show, Washington Art Association, Washington, CT
• College of Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM
• The Albuquerque Museum, Albuquerque, NM
• City of West Palm Beach, West Palm, FL

2001

• Earth, Owings-Dewey Fine Art, Santa Fe, NM

2001

• Los Alamos Historical Museum, Los Alamos, Pleasure, Culture, Sculpture,
• PNYK, Kent, CT
• Winter Gathering s, Owings-Dewey Fine Art Gallery Santa Fe, NM

2000

• Miniatures 2000, The Albuquerque Museum, Albuquerque, NM
• Sculpture at Nobel Horizons, Salisbury, CT
• Washington, Pride of Place, Gunn Memorial Library & Museum, Washington, CT

1999/2000

• Animals of the Heart, Sangre de Christo
• Art Conference Center, Pueblo, CO

1999

• Animals of the Heart, Santa Fe, NM
• Edibles, Freundorfer Gallery, New York, NY

1998

•  Anne Reed Gallery, Ketchum, ID

1997

• Anne Reed Gallery, Ketchum, ID
• Owings-Dewey Fine Art Gallery,Santa Fe, NM
• Paris-New York-Kent, Kent, CT
• Silo Gallery, New Milford, CT

1995

•  Paris-New York-Kent Gallery, Kent, CT

1994

• Owings- Dewey Fine Art Gallery, Santa Fe, NM

1992

• Bachlier-Cardonsky Gallery, Kent, CT

• Philippe Staib Gallery, New York, NY

1991

• Paris-New York-Kent Gallery, Kent, CT

1990

• Bachelier-Cardonsky Gallery, Kent, CT
• Mattatuck Museum, Waterbury, CT

1989

• Bachelier-Cardonsky Gallery, Kent, CT
• Paris-New York-Kent Gallery, Kent, CT
• Silo Gallery, New Milford, CT

1987

• Silo Gallery, New Milford, CT
• Washington Art Association, Washington,CT

1986

• Paris-New York-Kent Gallry, Kent, CT
• Washington Art Association,Washington,CT
• Silo Gallery, New Milford, CT

1985

• Connecticut Artist Showcase, Bradley Airport, CT
• Windsor Locks, Washington, CT

1984

• Silo Gallery, New Milford, CT
• Washington Art Association, Washington, CT

1983

• Washington Art Association, Washington, CT

 

Commissions:

2011

• China Venke  Company, Real Estate Development, People’s Republic of China

2007

• “The Blackbirds Basketball”, Long Island University, NY, NY

2006

• “Long Island University Blackbirds” Long Island University, NY, NY
• “5 GEESE” City of Annapolis, Annapolis, MD

2003

• “Bearcats” Hotchkiss School, Lakeville, CT

2000

• “Rooftop Mounted Crows”, Ranson Hall, Kenyon College, Gambler, OH
• “Double Bench with Ravens and Apple”, Bing Nursery School, Stanford University, Berkley, CA
• Special Commission of 6 Small Pieces,Sun Valley Wine Auction, Sun Valley,ID

1998

•  ”The Elephant Group”, North Carolina, Zoological Park, Ashboro, NC

1996

• “Singular Raven”, Weantinoge Land Trust, Litchfield, CT

• ” Peace Globe”, A 16′ Fabricated Globe. Commissioned by the World Peace Prayer Society, Tokyo, Japan. Installed in Amenia, NY

Public Collections:

• Jing ‘An Sculpture Park, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
• The University of Kentucky , Lexington, KT
• Museum of the Southwest, Midlands, TX
• Long Island University, NYC, NY.
• Jacksonville Zoo. Jacksonville, FL
• Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX
• Weisman Museum, University of Minnesota, MN
• Kenyon College, Gambier, OH
• Dean Witter Reynolds, New York, NY
• Children’s Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand
• Houston’s Restaurants, Atlanta, GA
• American Red Cross, Bangkok,Thailand
• Hotchkiss School, Lakeville, CT
• North Carolina Zoo Park, Asheboro, NC
• Audubon Society Randall Davey Center, Santa Fe, NM
• Ballantyne Corporate Park, Charlotte, NC
• City of Palm Beach, Palm Beach ,FL (loan)
• City of Santa Fe, Santa Fe, NM (loan)
• City of Spartanburg,NC
• Ghost Ranch, Santa Fe campus, Santa Fe, NN (loan)
• Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton, NJ
• Huntington’s Children’s Garden, Huntington Botanical Gardens,San Marina, CA
• La Posada de Santa Fe Resort and Spa, Santa Fe, NM (loan)
• San Francisco Plaza, Santa Fe, NM
• Telefora Plaza, Los Angeles,CA

Lectures:

2006

• Peter Woytuk’s Sculpture. Mckenzie Family Foundation, Greenwich, CT

2000

• Elephants, Asia, and 6-Ton Pours, 18th Annual International Sculpture Conference, Houston, Texas

1999

• “The Art Work of Peter Woytuk” AIA Conference Duluth, MN

 

Selected Articles:

• New York Times, “Birds and Beasts Inhabit Mattatuck Show”, by Vivian Raynor, January 1990
• International Herald Tribune, “Contemporary Culture in Leafy New England”, by Souren Melikian, September 4-5,1993
• Bangkok Post, “Bronze of Bestial Grace”, by Apinan Poshyanada, March 20,1995
• New York Times, “A Gallery Season Closing Down in Kent”, By William Zimmer, December 15,1996
• Southwest Art, “Animation and Repose”, by Norman Kolpas, July, 1999
• Santa Fean, “The Sculptor’s View”, July, 1999
• U.S. Art, “25 Artists You Should Know More About”, by J. N., August, 2000
• Minneapolis Star Tribune, “New Art Presents The Percent”, by Mary Abbe, September 23, 2001
• Desert Post Weekly, “Birds of a Feather” by Eric Olson, December 20, 2001
• South Florida Sun-Sentinal, “Elephants Enter Downtown” by Jennifer Peltz, April 8,2002
• The Palm Beach Post, “Gentle Giants Lift Spirits of Passerby”, April 8, 2002
• Art-Talk, Animal Magnetism by John Jarvis, January, 2003
• Sun Valley Guide. An Exploration in Natural Forms by Pat Murphy, Summer 2003
• The Litchfield County Times, Woytuk at Play in Kent, June 11, 2010