Leta Peer

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Leta Peer (17 April 1964 – 13 February 2012[1]) was a Swiss painter and fine art photographer.

Life[]

From 1984 to 1987, Peer studied painting at the School of Design in Basel under Franz Fedier. From 1996 to 1997 she lectured as a visiting lecturer at the HISK - Higher Institute for Fine Arts, Antwerp, Belgium.[2]

Exhibitions (selection)[]

2010: Gratwanderung! (balancing act!), Group exhibition at Neuer Kunstverein in Aachen

Awards[]

  • 1986: Press award, annual exhibition of the Bündner Kunstmuseum Chur, Switzerland
  • 1992: Artist scholarship from Kunstkredit Basel-Stadt, Switzerland
  • 1993: Scholarship Cité internationale des arts in Paris
  • 1994: Sponsorship prize from the Canton Graubünden, Switzerland
  • 1998: Atelier in Brooklyn, New York, through the Foundation Giovannina Bazzi-Mengiardi,
  • 1999: Artist scholarship from Kunstkredit Basel-Stadt, Switzerland
  • 1999: Atelier in Montréal, Kanada, through the IAAB Christoph Merian Foundation,
  • 2000: International Studio Program New York City, USA, catalogue
  • 2002: Pollock-Krasner Scholarship, New York City, USA

References[]

  • This article was initially translated from German wikipedia
  1. ^ "Die Künstlerin Leta Peer ist tot" (in German). Die Südostschweiz. February 2012. Retrieved 26 March 2012.
  2. ^ "Leta Peer - Biography" (in English and German). Gallery Weigand. Retrieved 30 December 2010.

External links[]

Official Leta Peer website

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