Peter Halley | |
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Born | 1953 (age 70–71) |
Nationality | American |
Education | Yale University[1] University of New Orleans[1] |
Known for | Painting, Abstract art, Printmaking |
Movement | Minimalism, Neo Geo |
Awards | Frank Jewett Mather Award (2001)[2] |
Peter Halley (born 1953[3]) is an American artist and a central figure in the Neo-Conceptualist movement of the 1980s. Known for his Day-Glo geometric paintings, Halley is also a writer, the former publisher of index Magazine, and a teacher; he served as director of graduate studies in painting and printmaking at the Yale University School of Art from 2002 to 2011. Halley lives and works in New York City.