关于
PETE和他的妻子兼合作者梅勒妮·格蒙德以及他们的两个儿子住在俄勒冈州尤金市。

自2001年获得芝加哥艺术学院的艺术硕士学位以来，Pete已经广泛展出，包括在芝加哥和洛杉矶的个展，以及国际曝光。他的作品曾出现在《美国艺术》和《信不信由你》等刊物上。从《Elle比利时》到《抚养亚利桑那的孩子》。

PETE最近的艺术活动集中在公共艺术上。他被授予25个以上的公共作品委托，包括雕塑、浮雕和壁画作品。其中包括广泛的媒介作品:混凝土，水射流/激光切割钢，水磨石，彩绘壁画，窗户玻璃处理，墙壁图形，以及使用回收塑料，纺织品和其他材料的雕塑作品。

PETE积极参与为青少年提供教育和艺术机会。在搬到西北之前，PETE担任中央学校项目的执行董事，这是一个位于亚利桑那州东南部服务不足的边境地区的区域艺术非营利组织。他是该地区第一家蒙台梭利学前班的联合创始人和董事会主席。梅兰妮和皮特目前一起在尤金的里奇琳蒙特梭利公立特许学校志愿教授艺术。

ABOUT
Pete and his wife and collaborator， Melanie Germond, and their two sons live in Eugene, Oregon.

Since receiving his MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2001, Pete has exhibited widely, including solo shows in Chicago and Los Angeles, as well as international exposure. His work has been featured in publications ranging from Art in America to Ripley’s Believe It Or Not!, and from Elle Belgium to Raising Arizona Kids.

Pete’s recent artistic activities have centered on public art. He has been awarded 25+ public commissions, including sculpture, relief, and mural work. These have included work in a broad range of media: concrete, waterjet/laser-cut steel, terrazzo, painted murals, window glass treatments, wall graphics, and sculptural work with recycled plastics, textiles, and other materials.

Pete is actively involved in building educational and arts opportunities for youth. Prior to relocating to the northwest, Pete served as Executive Director of Central School Project, a regional arts nonprofit in the underserved border region of southeastern Arizona. He was a cofounder and Board President of the first licensed Montessori preschool in the area. Melanie and Pete currently work together to volunteer-teach art at Ridgeline Montessori Public Charter School in Eugene.