Artist: Peter Barnitz | Location: Kenner, LA
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Artist: Peter Barnitz | Location: Kenner, LA
Kenner, LA
Peter Barnitz received his MFA from the University of New Orleans in 2011, and his BFA from Loyola University of New Orleans in 2004. In 2012 he established the Barnitz Academy of Fine Arts, where he instructs art workshops for children and adults. He is currently a member of the TEN Gallery in New Orleans and works as the artist-in-residence at Kenner Discovery Health and Sciences Academy. In 2014, Mr. Barnitz was appointed to the Kenner Rivertown Arts Council, where he serves as the Chairman. He was born and raised in Metairie, LA and currently lives and works out of his home studio.
Mr. Barnitz has exhibited his work in selected group and solo exhibitions around the United States, including the 2016 ArtFields competition in South Carolina, the 2015 Louisiana Contemporary Exhibition, curated by Brooke Davis Anderson at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art. He was also a Finalist in the 2015 Bombay Sapphire Artisan Series Finale - National Juried Exhibition at the SCOPE International Contemporary Art Show in Miami Beach, Florida. 2017 will bring two solo exhibitions-one at USC Upstate in Spartanburg, SC and the second at the TEN Gallery in New Orleans, LA.