Mars Landing In Chelsea / September 5, 2015 by Taylor Wade

You may have heard that after a successful 10-year run in Soho, Peter Mars was signed by the very prestigious Taglialatella Galleries based in Chelsea NYC, Paris, and Palm Beach.

Olympic Gold: The Muhammad Ali Project / July 26, 2012 by Taylor Wade

My Father is a boxing fan. So I grew up as a little boy going to fights, watching them on closed circuit TV and, (yes I’m old enough to remember) listening to them on the radio. Cassius Clay was one of my Dad’s biggest heroes, and as I came of age during the Vietnam years, I quickly understood why this made sense, and what a profound American hero Ali truly is.

Peter Mars Featured at Clinton Presidential Library / June 10, 2011 by Taylor Wade

On Friday, June 3, an anthology of original new Elvis artwork by Peter Mars was launched to the American public for the first time via ELVIS, an exhibit that will run throughout the summer of 2011 at the William J. Clinton Presidential Library in Little Rock, Arkansas. Coming on the heels of a successful show this spring at the Pop International Gallery in New York’s Soho neighborhood, 2011 is shaping up to be an incredible year for Peter Mars! “I like to think I’m a big dreamer, but to go straight from Soho to a presidential library is just way more than even I ever dreamed,” he said.

Peter Mars Soho Show / March 21, 2011 by Taylor Wade

Peter Mars in Soho NYC this Thursday, March 24, 2011, 7-9pm.

Pop International Gallery
473 West Broadway
New York, NY 10012
T. 212.533.4262

Just Like Heaven / October 29, 2009 by Taylor Wade

100 years at Ox-Bow School of Art

I’m driving back from Saugatuck now, leaving the forested dunes of the Michigan coastline, rounding the southern shore of the Great Lake. At I-90 the traffic builds and the pace thickens. 70mph turns to 80-sometimes-90 and the familiar industrial landscape returns. Steel mills, chemical plants, and refineries belch like giant robots mired on an oily beach. The pavement begins to beat with an anxious pulse, past Bethlehem Steel and the Cal Sag Channel. In the distance, the thumping Metropolis of Chicago emerges from its hazy horizon.

Artist In Residence At Ox-Bow / August 11, 2009 by Peter Mars

In 2009, Mars was awarded an Artist Residency at the prestigious Ox-Bow School of Art. With close ties to the Art Institute of Chicago, Ox-Bow provides an inspiring haven for visual artists, writers, and thinkers. A residency at Ox-Bow gives the professional Artist time to re-charge, re-think and re-invent, all within what can be an explosively creative setting.

Collecting Art... The Flaws That Make It Perfect / May 19, 2009 by Taylor Wade

Peter Mars Interviews Philadelphia Pop Artist Jeff Schaller

Peter Mars: People are always asking me, “What other artists do you like?” or, ” Whose work do you collect?” so let me just say here, My collection is real eclectic and diverse. I buy what I like, and then once I know it, i want more of of that same artist. Sometimes repeatedly and obsessively and right up and until my wife takes away my credit card. But i think alot of collectors will relate to me here, some work is so powerful, you just feel like “too much” could never be enough.

Let Them Eat Cake / March 27, 2009 by Taylor Wade

When Studio Manager Kim Shay and I went looking for advice on developing a new inventory system, we immediately thought of calling Rebecca Williams. Rebecca worked for us at The Gallery for several years and now works for the The Art Institute of Chicago, one of the most incredible museums on earth.