Peter Wallis

As a founding member of a Progressive High School, I design  courses that shape all aspects of students visual art studies.  I lead Drawing, Painting, Animation, Film, Printmaking, Graphic Design, Design Thinking, Digital Arts and Critical Theory classes.  At the K-8 campus I support the teaching and learning in classroom projects with design-thinking pedagogies and practices.  

I led courses in Animation, Film, Digital Photography and Design Thinking at a 7-12 Visual Art Program at an Independent School.  I assisted the admissions office directing films for prospective local and international students.  I curated and ran a student film festival and the Raleigh Studios in Hollywood.  I led a ninth grade advisory period and assisted teachers with the use of 3D printers and emerging trends in technology.

I work to implement emerging trends in New Media and technology into all my Lesson Plans.  I balance digital and traditional mediums and techniques as a K-12 Art Teacher.  I lead a 7th grade tutorial period and I lead a graphic design class that oversees the production of the school yearbook.  I work closely with primary classroom teachers to create lessons that have context and application into student’s classroom learning.  I serve as a mentor to Upper School students leading classes in illustration, animation, photography, film, graphic design, 2D, Art History & Drawing.

Residential Arts Faculty at the Putney School Summer Programs. I teach course work in Illustration, Animation, Printmaking and Self Publication at a summer arts program for students ages 13-17. I organize and facilitate the faculty gallery exhibition. I Lead community events and presentations and serve as an educator and mentor in a summer arts program in Putney Vermont.

Led Visual Art workshops for K-8 students supporting the creative development of students throughout their Academic Program. I manage the Innovation Lab working with emerging trends in New Media and Design. I lead after school Art and Design Programs. I worked as the Web Designer and support communications and development projects.

I was a full time teaching Artist in Residence at a Kindergarten through Sixth grade primary school in Vermont during the month of September in 2013.  I lead workshops in Animation, Printmaking, Drawing and Illustration.

Full-time Arts Faculty at the Vail Mountain School teaching K-12 Visual Art courses.I am also a 6th grade home-base teacher and work with web design and social media projects in the communications office.I teach various digital art, animation, and AP art classes integrating emerging trends in new media with traditional mediums and practices.

During my time at this position I have worn many hats, as a liaison of all the education programming.Serving as the graphic and web designer. I had the opportunity to meet and work with a diverse group of artists on a curatorial, administrative and educational capacity.

I worked with younger students on animation and graphic novel workshops. Helped students work together in group projects and individually to explore trends in new media, stop motion animation, and illustrating a visual narrative.

Assisted in all aspects of fine home building.  Experience with construction tools, technology and application.

I was the Apprentice Printmaking Instructor under Doug Lynch.I also lead a stop motion animation afternoon program as well as a self-publishing workshop.I provided a strong leadership role with the staff as well as the students.I led camping trips, hiking afternoon activities and got a chance to mentor students ages 13-18 as well as international students.

The Center for Cartoon Studies is a small MFA program in White River Junction Vermont. During this summer I was a teaching assistant to very interesting panel of cartoonists and artists. I gained valuable teaching experience, learned about the history of narrative practices and supported this summer program as a teaching assistant.

2010 • Master of Fine Art • Goddard College, Plainfield Vermont

Focus on Graphic Novels, Printmaking and Peace Studies

2006 • Bachelor of Fine Art • Maine College of Art, Portland ME.

Illustration Major with a double Minor in

Art History & Drawing 

Can     Serrat
INTERNATIONAL ART CENTRE
08294 El Bruc, Spain tel. (34) 937 710 037
[email protected]
www.canserrat.org

To whom it may concern, 

On behalf of Can Serrat International Art Centre, I am pleased to confirm that Peter Wallis has been working as an artist in residence during the period of April 1st to May 20t h at the Can Serrat International Art Centre.

Peter Wallis has been selected by our jury to receive a Support Stipend.

He has been working hard on his project with the Graphic Novel” Becket’s Nexus”.

It has been both challenging and inspiring to take part in Peters working process. Peter is a very talented illustrator and his work also deals with difficult questions such as, war, peace, illness and spirituality. An important inspiration soars for Peter has been to walk in the footsteps of the main character in the novel all the way to Spain and also to research the Spanish Civil war and Picasso’s Guernica which constitute the background of the graphic novel. 

Peter Wallis is intelligent, serious and possesses a great working moral.

This working moral has been proven in the shape of a well-structured plan of how he wanted to use his time at Can Serrat. He has been following this plan in detail and at the same time been interested in the other resident artists and their work.

During the course of his residency Peter has made two presentations of his own art and practice to a varied audience. He has also been participating in and collaborating with other resident artists in the organization of several art symposiums and internal exhibitions.

We believe residents of this kind offer rare and wonderful opportunities for an artist to engage in dialogue with other artists from all over the world, and to further develop their art in relation to new locations. 

Yours Sincerely,

Carlota Perla
Coordinator
Can Serrat International Art Centre       

[email protected]

December 3, 2011

To Whom It May Concern:

Peter Wallis worked at the Chaffee Art Center as the Education Coordinator in 2010. As Peter’s co-worker, I experienced his enthusiasm for teaching first hand. Peter is fun, responsible, and imaginative when dealing with children, and as a result, children always loved taking classes with Peter. He even developed his own following of elementary aged students while teaching at the Chaffee. Peter has a great personality for teaching as he makes everyone feel comfortable, even first time art students.

At his time at the Chaffee Peter created and facilitated many new programs including a weekly open studio drawing class, a series of Saturday children’s classes, school break camps, a home school art program, and an all aged drawing club. Peter also managed the Chaffee Studio School classes for adults, and taught Introductory Printmaking. Aside from teaching, Peter created marketing materials for the studio school, and took over web design for the Chaffee’s main website.

Here at the Chaffee we are confident about Peter’s teaching abilities and invited him back this past October to facilitate the children’s activities at our Fall Foliage Art in the Park Festival.

Sincerely,

 Jessica Kaminski
Gallery Coordinator

Chaffee Art Center

1-802-775-0356

November 30, 2011

To Whom It May Concern:

I am writing this letter on behalf of Peter Wallis based on his work experience at the

Chaffee Art Center in Rutland, VT. I am a current member of the Board of Directors, and

also as a long-time art teacher for the City of Rutland Public Schools.

Peter proved himself to be an incredibly talented and personable young man while

working for the Chaffee. He has strong inter-personal skills, both with adults and with

young students. Several of my students in the public school system took classes that

Peter taught and gave him the most positive reviews. He conveys a sense of enthusiasm

and enjoyment for the classes he is teaches as well as strong technical skills and

knowledge. He provided quality instruction in many areas of art, including technology,

making him a valued staff member for a small organization such as the Chaffee. A

significant contribution that Peter made was in improving and updating the Chaffee’s

webpage, which was badly needed.

Peter has strong organizational skills that were evident in his ability to design and

schedule classes, prepare for classes and events at the Chaffee, communicate effectively,

work with the Executive Director and the Board of Directors, and plan and carry out

events within the community. He helped to make the Chaffee a presence at the

Downtown Farmer’s Market, offering art activities to children. He was directly involved

in the two annual Art in the Part events, coordinating entertainment and children’s

activities. Peter also contributed to the success of the Chaffee’s first annual Art Auction

and Fundraiser in 2010.

Chaffee members, artists and other community members have shared with me

numerous positive comments about Peter. They were impressed with his energy, skills

and talent. I have every confidence that Peter will be an asset to any organization he

becomes part of in the future.

Sincerely,

Debra Dauphinais

To whom it may concern,

It is with pleasure that I write this letter on behalf of Peter Wallis. In one of those

oddities of fate, I met Peter in Barcelona, Spain where we were both working in

printmaking residencies. We discovered we lived in adjacent towns in Vermont! I

have known Peter for over five years now, and have admired his art and seen him in

action as a teacher of great inspiration and ingenuity.

The programs in printmaking he developed at the Chaffee Center for the Arts in

Rutland were extraordinary examples of arts education. Through Peter’s vision,

skill and great energy, these programs enabled people of all levels and abilities

to participate joyfully in printmaking. Peter worked tirelessly to demystify the

technical process and to facilitate creativity.

Peter is someone brimming with ideas and the fiery energy to implement them. He

is a tireless worker led by his own enthusiasm for art along with an affinity for the

academic setting. I’d go so far as to assert he is a natural teacher, albeit one who is

well educated and literate.

I am happy to answer any other questions you may have regarding Peter Wallis, his

work and character.

Sincerely,

Fran Bull, Director

Gallery in-the-Field

Brandon, Vermont 05733