Peter Kalill's acceptance to Copley Society of Art in Boston is the most recent honor bestowed upon this gifted young painter. Little did he (or his parents) know when he spent his classroom days drawing instead of taking notes, that painting would become his passion and his career.

Peter was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1973. He began his formal studies in art at Providence College in Rhode Island. In his third year of college, he studied painting, drawing and art history in Florence, Italy. After traveling to major museums throughout western Europe, Peter returned to Providence and earned a B.A. in drawing in 1995.

After his graduation, Peter moved to Cape Cod and continued to learn all he could about painting. The following winter he traveled to the Yucatan Peninsula, Honduras, and Guatemala to study Mayan art and culture. The next winter, Peter went to San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, where he befriended landscape painter Frank Gardner, who introduced him to plein air painting. It was in Frank’s gallery that Peter sold his first paintings.

Upon returning home from his second winter in San Miguel, Peter was accepted into AddisonArtGallery where his first show in the U.S. was a great success. Peter’s work has attracted the attention of many collectors throughout the U.S. and Canada, and has been featured in several fine publications including Cape Cod Art Review and American Art Collector. Cape Cod Museum of Art will be exhibiting his work in early 2008.

Peter Kalill and his fiancée Kathleen will be married in June of 2007. They live on Cape Cod and continue to travel to San Miguel and places throughout the U.S., Mexico, and Canada in search of more great places to paint.

Museum Show:
Cape Cod Museum of Fine Art, January 12 - March 2, 2008