Peter Adams

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Gender Male
Industry Arts
Occupation Artist
Location Pasadena, California, United States
Introduction Contemporary American artist Peter Adams was born in Los Angeles on August 27, 1950. He received his training at Art Center College of Design, Otis Art Institute, and Instituto de Bellas Artes, San Miguel de Allende. However, it was at the Lukits Academy of Fine Arts in Los Angeles where he finally found the traditional artistic philosophies he so admired. At the Lukits Academy, Adams spent seven years in diligent formal training, eventually becoming the personal apprentice to the renowned mural, landscape and portrait painter Theodore N. Lukits (1897-1992).
Interests Adams is a Signature Member of the California Art Club, Pastel Society of America and Plein Air Painters of America, as well as a Master Signature Member of the Oil Painters of America. His commitment to community includes serving on the Board of Directors of the Pasadena Museum of California Art in Pasadena, California, and on the Advisory Board of Directors of the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. In addition, he was elected as an Associate Guild Member, Honorary Emeritus of the American Society of Classical Realism in Minneapolis, Minnesota.