Peter Welch is a New York City based multidisciplinary artist. Peter was educated in public schools and attended college at SUNY Plattsburgh and New York University where he studied a broad liberal arts curriculum taking classes in Acting, Dramatic Writing, Television and Film Production as well as a litany of History, Art and Literature classes. His fine art photographic work has been exhibited in various venues throughout world. These images often explore the American landscape in an attempt to find a sense of place in an ever changing, commercially oriented environment. Other themes touched upon are the harmonious relationship between life and death, the unpredictable nature of human experience and the random nature of the artist's own life. His work was recognized by the 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 International Photography Awards, as well as the 2006 Palm Springs Photo Festival.
As a filmmaker Peter directed the feature film Three Long Years, which was picked up for worldwide VOD distribution by Zurich based Diva Releasing and is now available on itunes (Netflix in the near future). He also co directed the experimental film The Piles Project, which features Art World superstars Mark Kostabi and Taylor Mead. Recently Peter completed the experimental film Hard Drive, and is producing a feature length documentary titled "The Kids," which is being Executive Produced by Larry Clark and will feature Chloe Sevigny, Rosario Dawson and Jason Lee.
To date Peter has had two full length plays produced Off Broadway in New York- "Two Alone/Too Together" and "Don't Tell Mother," as well as two one act plays- "The Idea" & "That Guy." He recently completed two new full length plays- Autumn Stage & Thelonious, which he hopes to have produced in 2015..
In addition to playwriting, Peter has also acted in dozens of plays, films and television shows. Some of his acting highlights include a leading role on A&E's critically acclaimed Fugitive Chronicles, the role of Nick in the German tour of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf and the role of The Father in Bernard Attals award winning film A Bike Ride (Cannes Film Festival 2010).
