Peter Chametzky teaches courses in 20th and 21st Century art, theory, and culture. His research focuses on 20th-century German art and culture. He is currently researching contemporary Jewish artists in Germany as part of a book project.
Biographical Profile
College
College of Arts and Sciences
Department
Art
Tenure Status
Tenured
Interest Background
Do you include students in your research?
None
Interest Keywords
Twentieth-Century German Art and Culture
Institutional Focus Areas
Arts and Humanities
Personal Focus Areas
20th and 21st Century art, theory, culture
Professional Preparation(Education & Training)
Dates
Institution
Location
Degree
Field of Study
1991
City University of New York Graduate Center
New York, NY
Ph.D.
Art History
1980
Cornell University
Ithaca, New York
B.A.
Art History
Memberships & Professional Activities
Dates
Type
Description
Institution/Entity
1985 - Present
Membership
Member
College Art Association
Membership
Member
German Studies Association
Membership
Member
HGSCEA (Historians of German, Scandinavian and Central European Art)
Membership
Member
National Council of Arts Administrators
1997 - 2011
Professional Activity
Board of Directors
HGCEA (Historians of German and Central European Art and Architecture, an Affiliated Society of CAA)
2005 - 2011
Professional Activity
President
HGCEA (Historians of German and Central European Art and Architecture, an Affiliated Society of CAA)
2011 - 2014
Professional Activity
Frank Jewett Mather Award for Art Criticism, Selection Committee Member
College Art Association
2013 - 2014
Professional Activity
Frank Jewett Mather Award for Art Criticism, Committee Chair
College Art Association
2016 - 2020
Professional Activity
Board of Directors
National Council of Arts Administrators
Positions & Appointments
Dates
Description
Institution/Entity
1991 - 1998
Assistant Professor of Art History
Adelphi University, Garden City, New York
1998 - 2010
Associate Professor
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale (SIUC)
08/2008 - 07/2009
Interim Director, School of Art and Design
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale (SIUC)
08/2009 - 08/2012
Director, School of Art and Design
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale (SIUC)
2010 - 2012
Professor of Art History
Southern Illinois University, Carbondale (SIUC)
08/2012 - Present
Professor of Art History
University of South Carolina
01/2013 - 04/2014
Chair, Department of Art
University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
04/2014 - 01/2018
Director, School of Visual Art and Design
University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships
Dates
Type
Description
Foundation/Entity
2024
Award
Russell Research Award for Humanities and Social Sciences
University of South Carolina
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