Winter Storm Clearing, oil/linen, 30x40
ACOPAL: Grand Prize Winner

At First Light, Late January, oil/linen,24x36

January Awakening, oil/linen, 34x48

Opening on September 14, 2012, the Beijing World Art Museum will host the first major exhibit of American Realism in China. This exhibit of 100 paintings by 49 American artists will travel to 6 cities in China. This will be the first tour of Contemporary American Realism in China, and marks an important moment in the resurgent field of realist painting. The China museum tour will open at the Beijing World Art Museum on September 14, 2012, and travel to Dalien, Tianjin, Wuhan, Hangzhou, and Shanghai. The expected total museum attendance for this tour is over one million people, over a period of 16 months.

Included in the exhibition are three of Peter's paintings, Winter Storm Clearing, At First Light and January Awakening (pictured at left). Click here, to see a few photos of the paintings at the exhibition in Beijing,

The Museum tour schedule is as follows:

Beijing World Art Museum
Sep. 15, 2012 - Nov. 04, 2012

Dalian Modern Museum
Nov. 14, 2012 - Jan. 13, 2013.

Tianjin Art Museum
Jan. 23, 2013 - Mar. 20, 2013

Hubei Provincial Museum
Apr.01, 2013 - May 26, 2013

Zhejiang Provincial Museum
Jun. 03, 2013 - Jul 21, 2013

Shanghai Chinese Arts Palace
Jul. 30, 2013 - Oct.30, 2013

Full list of Participating Artists:
Steve Assael, Warren Chang, Jacob Collins, Tony Curanaj, Gabriella Dellosso, Jon DeMartin, Teresa Elliott, Gary T. Erbe, Peter Fiore, Nanette Fluhr, Max Ginsberg, David Gluck, Gary Godbee, Daniel E. Greene, Michael Grimaldi, Benat Inglesias, Michael Klein, Maria Kreyn, Joshua LaRock, Jeffrey T. Larson, David A. Leffel, Kate Lehman, Steven Levin, Robert Liberace, Jeremy Lipking, Paul McCormack, Sherrie McGraw, Edward Minoff, Greg Mortenson, Katie O'Hagan, Paul Oxborough, Graydon Parrish, Charles Pfahl, Tony Pro, Christopher Pugliese, Thomas Reis, Anthony J. Ryder, Cesar Santos, Travis Schlaht, Nelson Shanks, Ronald N. Sherr, Daniel Sprick, Sharon Sprung, Dan Thompson, Joseph Todorovitch, Nicole Michelle Tully, Thomas Valenti, Scott Waddell, Anthony Waichulis, and Patricia Watwood and Will Wilson.

Participating American artists are members of ACOPAL. ACOPAL is a league of artists whose mission is to build a creative and philosophic exchange between realist painters in the United States and China. This non-profit organization was created in 2010 with the purpose of creating dialogue and exhibition opportunities, and to enhance artistic education to meet the growing interest in traditional painting in both countries. Peter was a Grand Prize Winner in ACOPAL's Open Competition in 2011.

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