Peer Christensen
About the artist:
For over 35 years, Peer Christensen has been working in the medium of oil paint. The classical technique of building up successive opaque and transparent paint layers yields the luminosity that has come to define his style. Christensen applies this technique effectively to his subject matter that ranges from commonplace objects to urban and industrial landscapes.Â
Peer Christensen was born in Copenhagen, Denmark and moved to Canada in 1959 as a child. He has lived in Peterborough since 1985 where he maintains an active studio practice. Christensen studied classical oil painting with artist Anthony Thorn and completed a course in paper conservation, both through the University of Victoria, BC. He has been involved in the gallery and picture framing business for over 35 years, working in galleries in Victoria BC, and establishing his own business in Peterborough in 1986.Â
An active member of the community, Peer has served as a member of the City of Peterborough’s Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee (PACAC), Arts, Culture and Heritage Advisory Committee (ACHAC), and the Peterborough Regional Health Centre’s Art Committee. Peer Christensen has been invited to speak and participate in lectures and seminars at Trent University, Women’s Art Association of Canada, Art Gallery of Peterborough and the Greater Peterborough Economic Development Corporation. He has been involved as a jurist for the Prince Edward County Arts Council and the East Central Ontario Arts Association and is a jurist for the Peterborough Regional Health Centre Art Collection. He was elected to membership of the Ontario Society of Artists in 2018.Â
Exhibitions
Jenny Kastner, Haze, acrylic on canvas
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Oct 8, 2022 to Nov 6, 2022
Miguel Hernandez Autorino, Why I Left, 2022, oil on canvas KAST 2022 Selections Exhibition
Kawartha Autumn Studio Tour: Selections
Jul 9, 2022 to Oct 2, 2022
Peer Christensen, Algoma Harvester, Welland Canal, Lock 7, 2021, oil on canvas (9 panels)
Landscapes of Conveyance
Jul 2, 2022 to Oct 16, 2022
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Oct 21, 2021 to Nov 21, 2021
Installation view of KAST Selections exhibition. From Left: Paul Nabuurs, Bronson Smith, David Hickey
Selections: 37th Annual Kawartha Autumn Studio Tour Exhibition
Jul 22, 2021 to Oct 3, 2021
Jane LowBeer, String Theory, 2015, monotype on paper, 22" x 28"
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Oct 8, 2020 to Nov 8, 2020
Left: Leanne Baird, Forest Light, 2020, acrylic on canvas; Right: Victoria Wallace, Silhouette Series: #10, 12, 20, 21, 2019, encaustic, ink and oil pastel
Selections: 36th Annual Kawartha Autumn Studio Tour Exhibition
Aug 20, 2020 to Nov 8, 2020
Peer Christensen, Park & Lansdowne St., Peterborough, oil on canvas, 2019
Selections: 35th Annual Kawartha Autumn Studio Tour
Jun 29, 2019 to Sep 22, 2019
Rowena Dykins, Lynn River, 2012
33rd Annual Kawartha Autumn Studio Tour: Selections
Jul 1, 2017 to Sep 24, 2017
Leanne Baird, Kawartha Autumn Studio Tour, 2016
32nd Kawartha Autumn Studio Tour – Selections
Sep 17, 2016 to Oct 30, 2016
Jenny Kastner, Kawartha Autumn Studio Tour, 2015
31st Kawartha Autumn Studio Tour: Selections
Sep 12, 2015 to Nov 1, 2015