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From the New York Times:
"Peter J. Ketchum knows how to get the viewer's
attention. Shown widely around the country, his
pictures commingle colors, people, situations,
commentary and mediums in a manner that is
provocative, funny and to the point. Attempts to
pigeonhole the work as Pop, folk, cartoon, mixed
media, collage, anthropomorphic, or merely strange
tend to fall short of the mark!"
Peter J. Ketchum received a degree in fine arts from Colby
College, did additional study at the School for Visual
Arts in NYC, and studied filmaking at NYU. He also studied
privately with George Baer.
The New York City based artist’s work is in the
permanent collections of the Smithsonian Institute, The
Norfolk History Museum and Colby. It has been shown at the Guggenheim Downtown,
Brooklyn Museum, The Bushnell, The Springfield Museum of
Fine Art, The Discovery Museum (2 person show), The Morris
Museum and the Connecticut Sports Museum.
Five works were included in “35 Artists of North
America,” curated by Thomas Krens, the head of the
Guggenheim. The artist has shown in solo and group shows in
Boston and NYC, including Exit Art, Lumina, SOHO 20, HERE,
the Williamsburg (Brooklyn) Art Center, ArtWell, and the
Charter Oak Cultural Center.
Curators and/or gallery owners who have shown his work
include Ethan and Ivan Karp (OK Harris, NYC), Susan Dunne
(Pace NYC), John Klein (The Aldrich Museum) and Matthew
Druitt (The Guggenheim, NYC) and Thomas Krens (The
Guggenheim).
Ketchum´s short films have won first prize at the Chicago,
Columbus and Atlanta International Film Festivals. Artists
To Watch publish his greeting card series worldwide. He did
a commissioned cow for PaineWebber in NYC’s Cow Parade. (It
sold at a charity auction in NYC for $15,736.)
The artist has a studio in New York
"Flora Lichtenstein Predicts" 36x36
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