Exhibitions

Current

Kunstprojekt 2005-55: Licht und Schatten, Kunstpavilion - Begegnungen in der Neuen Mitte Europas, Eschlkam-Stachesried, Germany. October 2005 - 2055

Licht Und Schatten Pyramid installation, Eschlkam-Stachesried, Germany

Upcoming

B. SAKATA GARO, “Peter Wayne Lewis Paintings” Sacramento, CA. July 2 - August 2, 2025

  • Reception with the Artist: Saturday, July 12, 2025, 5 - 7 p.m.

B. SAKATA GARO, “Works from Jeanne Aurel Schneider.” Curated by Peter Wayne Lewis, Sacramento, CA. August 6 - August 30, 2025

  • Reception with the Curator & Family: Saturday, August 9, 2025, 5 - 7 p.m.

DRAW PROJECT - 2014+ Curators: Tomas Vu & Rirkrit Tiravanija

Past

447 SPACE, “MONK,” 447 West 17th Street, New York, NY. September 13 - October 25, 2024.

Peter Wayne Lewis takes us through his exhibition, MONK, at 447 Space on September 12, 2024

Bending Time Suite # 5 Yin #,s 1, 7, 5, 9, 3 of9 (2018) and Monk Time Suite (2013) detail from the side

Monk Time Suite detail of module # 2 (2013)

Panel discussion on the MONK exhibition with Janice Gardner Cecil, Richard Vine and Peter Wayne Lewis.

DRAW PROJECT - 2014+ Curators: Tomas Vu & Rirkrit Tiravanija

  • UMASS/LOWELL Galleries, "Draw Lowell: Confluence", UMASS Lowell University Gallery, on the first floor of Mahoney Hall at 870 Broadway Street, Lowell, Mass.

    • The dates for the exhibition will be from September 12th - November 3rd 2024. 

      There will be ongoing Openings for that weekend from September 12th-14th, since there will be 5 other venues for the public to attend in Lowell:

      • Arts League of Lowell (ALL)

      • Whistler House Museum (WHMA)

      • Brush Art Gallery and Studios

      • Arts Research Collaborative

      • University Gallery and Mahoney Gallery @UML

BehindTheBlackHoleLamothe#1(single),2024,AcrylicPencilOnWineFilterPaper,40x40cm,15.8x15.8in

Behind the Black Hole Lamothe #1(single), 2024, Acrylic Pencil on Wine Filter Paper, 15.8 x 15.8 in

Upper Left: Behind the Black Hole Lamothe #1(single), 2024, Acrylic Pencil on Wine Filter Paper, 15.8 x 15.8 in

Upper Left Second Row: Behind the Black Hole Lamothe #2(single), 2024, Acrylic Pencil on Wine Filter Paper, 15.8 x 15.8 in

GALLERY PUZIC, "Lost in Transition," Johannisstrasse 3A, Saarbrucken, Germany, 66111. June 21 - August 30, 2024. Curator: Bodo Korsig

B. SAKATA GARO, “Kingston to Sacramento: A Painter’s Journey,” Sacramento, CA. October 3 - 28, 2023

  • Reception with Artist: Saturday, October 14, 2023, 5 - 7 p.m.

  • Review! “Peter Wayne Lewis @ b. sakata garo,” Squarecylinder.com, OCTOBER 10, 2023 by David M. Roth

  • Kingsley Art Club Speaker is to be Peter Wayne Lewis on October 18, 2023, 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. in the Crocker Art Museum Auditorium; “FROM KINGSTON TO SACRAMENTO AND BEYOND; A PERSONAL JOURNEY OF A PAINTER”

Peter Wayne Lewis gave a 1 hour & 8 minute lecture titled, “From Kingston to Sacramento and Beyond,” at the Crocker Art Museum on 10/18/23, as part of the Kingsley Art Club lecture series.

Suite in Grey #36, 2011, 107x91cm, Acrylic on linen (c)Peter Wayne Lewis

DRAW PROJECT - 2014+ Curators: Tomas Vu & Rirkrit Tiravanija

AOA;87 Gallery, Between Light and Shadow, Bamberg, Germany. March 3 - April 22, 2023. Curator: Bodo Korsig

  • Opening Reception | Eröffnung 3. März, 19:00 Uhr

  • Katalog

SKOTO GALLERY, “The Buoyancy Paintings,” 529 West 20th St., 5th Floor, New York, NY. January 19 - March 4, 2023; hours Tues to Sat - 11am to 6pm

Buoyancy # 14, 2022, 40 x 64 in, Oil On Canvas, (c)Peter Wayne Lewis

SUNSHINE INTERNATIONAL ART MUSEUM, The First China New National Tide Art Exhibition, Songzhuang, China. January - July, 2023

RED GATE GALLERY

SHANGHAI HONGQIAO CONTEMPORARY ART MUSEUM (SHCAM), “Mirror Reflection International Printmaking Exhibition,” Shanghai, China. September 2 - 20, 2021.

DRAW PROJECT - 2014+ Curators: Tomas Vu & Rirkrit Tiravanija

  • THE MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART, DRAWN (OVER), Vojvodina, Serbia. June 15 - July 15, 2018

Selected Press

“Peter Wayne Lewis @ b. sakata garo,” Squarecylinder.com, OCTOBER 10, 2023 by David M. Roth

"Peter Wayne Lewis: Monk,” Brooklyn Rail, November 2024 by William Corbin

“From Music & Physics,” People’s Daily Overseas Edition Japan Monthly, Eyes of Asia Vol. 82, Feb. 2025, page 58 by Shun Hong

The prestigious Art Bund Magazine digital issue January 8, 2022 features Peter Wayne Lewis with an article by the Director and CEO of UCCA (Ullens Center for Contemporary Art), Philip Tinari, PhD, PETER WAYNE LEWIS - Meditations in an Emergency (English) (Chinese) (Japanese) (Deutsch) Art Bund Magazine, January 8, 2022

Essays

Projects, Commissions, Lectures, Collections

Crocker Art Museum

Sacramento, California

BMF, 2015, Diptych, 49 x73in, Acrylic on Linen, on display @Crocker Art Museum

BMF, 2015, Diptych, 49 x73in, Acrylic on Linen, on display @Crocker Art Museum

Ripples In Time, 2010, 85x72in, Acrylic on Linen on display @Crocker Art Museum

Ripples In Time, 2010, 85x72in, Acrylic on Linen on display @Crocker Art Museum

Ripples In Time, 2010, 85x72in, Acrylic on Linen on display @Crocker Art Museum with Peter

Ripples In Time, 2010, 85x72in, Acrylic on Linen on display @Crocker Art Museum with Peter

"CSL," 1982, Oil On Linen, 60 x 96 in (c) Peter Wayne Lewis

CSL, 1982, Oil On Linen, 60 x 96 in (c) Peter Wayne Lewis

Beijing Booster #’s 505, 508, 516, 531, 532, 2009, 30 x 22 in, Acrylic on Paper mounted on Linen, (c)Peter Wayne Lewis

Collection of NBA Sacramento Kings Team, California, USA

On December 3rd, 2021 the AfriKin Art Fair held an artist panel discussion on the James Baldwin talk on his book, "The Fire Next Time." Peter was the last to speak and provided a wonderful summary of the points made by all of the artists on the panel.

In the Fall of 2020, the President of Montserrat College of Art, Kurt Steinberg, had a conversation of the Process and Practice of art with Peter Wayne Lewis.

Peter discusses his work and its relationship to American jazz in this exhibition of his Booster paintings at the UCCA in Beijing.

In this video, you will have a tour of Peter Wayne Lewis' studio in Beijing. Peter discusses his work at his studio, Oasis, in Beijing, China, while overseei...

Mr. Lewis' works fall into the broad class of abstract expressionism having an organic look and improvisational qualities. Reactions to such art will be based on an observer's peculiar background. This is visual jazz.

Jinr Zhang playing the guchin with Buddha Plays Monk paintings by Peter Wayne Lewis at Matthias Kuper Gallery in Beijing, China in 2012.

The Tyrone Adderley Lectures at Massachussetts College of Art & Design, Committee Chair

  • Adderley Lecture Videos page: The Cornel West Lecture has been made public. For the other lectures, please contact us

20 Years of Adderley Lecture Series @ MassArt, over 20 years Committee Chair

20 Years of Adderley Lecture Series @ MassArt, over 20 years Committee Chair

Cornel West's Tyrone Maurice Adderley Lecturer for 2019 click to see Cornel's impactful lecture

Cornel West's Tyrone Maurice Adderley Lecturer for 2019 >> click to see Cornel's impactful lecture

Adderley Lecture Videos page Contact us to view the videos other than Cornel West's, which has been made public

Adderley Lecture Videos page >> Contact us to view the videos other than Cornel West's, which has been made public

Adderley Lecture Videos page Contact us to view the videos other than Cornel West's, which has been made public

Adderley Lecture Videos page >> Contact us to view the videos other than Cornel West's, which has been made public

Announcing the Parish Gallery records, 1940-2013, in the Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian Online Virtual Archives of American Art Photo: Gwen & Norm Parish, beloved couple devoted to art and the Parish Gallery in Georgetown, DC

Announcing the Parish Gallery records, 1940-2013, in the Smithsonian Institution, Smithsonian Online Virtual Archives of American Art Photo: Gwen & Norm Parish, beloved couple devoted to art and the Parish Gallery in Georgetown, DC

Dreads, book and photos by Francesco Mastalia

Dreads, book and photos by Francesco Mastalia

Donna Jackson completed her Master of Arts thesis, "Peter Wayne Lewis: The Evolution of an Abstract Artist," in December of 2002 at Howard University

Donna Jackson completed her Master of Arts thesis, "Peter Wayne Lewis: The Evolution of an Abstract Artist," in December of 2002 at Howard University

Black Renaissance/Renaissance Noire magazine, Vol. 15, Issue 2, Fall pp 116-127 article on Peter Wayne Lewis, "Multilogues For The Human" by Babacar MBow

Black Renaissance/Renaissance Noire magazine, Vol. 15, Issue 2, Fall pp 116-127 article on Peter Wayne Lewis, "Multilogues For The Human" by Babacar MBow

Fall 2012 The Visual Arts In China magazine from The American Embassy, Beijing. Interview by Stacey Duff with Peter Wayne Lewis is on pgs 23-25

Fall 2012 The Visual Arts In China magazine from The American Embassy, Beijing. Interview by Stacey Duff with Peter Wayne Lewis is on pgs 23-25

The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, CD Cover: Blue Swan Suite #21, 1995, 60x48in, Oil on Linen

The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, CD Cover: Blue Swan Suite #21, 1995, 60x48in, Oil on Linen

Seton Hall magazine cover, Douglass Purviance, The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra Producer, with his Blue Swan Suite #21, 1995, 60x48in, Oil on Linen painting by Peter Wayne Lewis

Seton Hall magazine cover, Douglass Purviance, The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra Producer, with his Blue Swan Suite #21, 1995, 60x48in, Oil on Linen painting by Peter Wayne Lewis

Mackie: It's Great to be Alive, CD Cover: Portrait of Mackie pen on paper napkin

Mackie: It's Great to be Alive, CD Cover: Portrait of Mackie pen on paper napkin