2024
Making An Impression: The Many Forms of Printmaking
July 13th – Sept 8th, 2024
Featuring Dave DiMarchi, with Howard Michaels, Luis Colan, Val Sivilli, Leokadia Stanik, Jonathan Ricci, Josephine Guscott and Leslie Ovechka. Plus, original signed prints by Patti Smith, Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Wolf Kahn, Robert Indiana and Andy Warhol.
A Celebration of Contemporary Women Artists
March 16th – June 16th, 2024
50 pieces of art, from traditional materials and techniques to unexpected combinations, styles, and use of subject matter. Featuring Donna Payton, with Eileen Kennedy, Jude Harzer, Katie Truk, Kathleen Preziozi, Libby Ramage, and Kathleen Larkin.
2023
A Peto Retrospective: Exploring Provenance and the Stories Behind the Paintings
October, 28 – December 17th, 2023
This exhibit is one of the largest gatherings of Peto paintings since the 1983 exhibition at the National Gallery in Washington, D.C., when 64 paintings were on display.
Water, Water Everywhere
July, 15 – October 8th, 2023
Featuring Jim Inzero, Water, Water, Everywhere explores how 20th-century and contemporary artists portray water through ceramic, textile, and painting.
The Many Faces At Peto
April, 22 – June 25, 2023
An exhibition of storied and historic portraiture featuring contemporary artists and the legacy of John F. Peto.
2022
Craft as Art
Oct, 8 – December 18, 2022
An exploration of traditional and multicultural craft techniques which transcend to unconventional art forms.
Gary T. Erbe Paintings & Constructions
July, 2 – September 18, 2022
Gary T. Erbe explores the idiom of abstraction and cubism and how these modern principles can be integrated into Trompe l’oeil.
Preserving Creative Spaces: Photographs of Historic Artists’ Homes and Studios
April, 2 – June 15, 2022
An exhibition organized by Historic Artists’ Homes and Studios, A Program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
2021
Thomas Eakins in New Jersey
May 1 through June 27
While mostly known as a Philadelphia painter, Thomas Eakins spent important time in New Jersey using his brush and camera to present activities he enjoyed in the marshlands, as well as the work of the shad fishermen in Gloucester County in southern New Jersey. This exhibition for the first time presents the New Jersey aspect of Eakins’ work.
Selections From the Collections
Saturday, July 24 – Sunday, September 12, 2021
The 10th anniversary of exhibitions at the John F. Peto Studio Museum will be commemorated this summer with a special exhibit entitled “Selections from the Collections.”
2020
The Women of Peto
February 29 -September 6, 2020
In honor of the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, the Peto Museum of Island Heights highlighted the contributions…
Rediscovering the Hidden Meanings in Peto’s Art and Photography
February 9 – May 12, 2019
The John F. Peto Studio Museum is pleased to present Rediscovering the Hidden Meanings in Peto’s…
2019
Landscapes of New Jersey: Past, Present and Future
May 18 -September 1, 2019
Last fall, Roy Pedersen of Pedersen Gallery, Lambertville, New Jersey, approached the John F. Peto…
Trompe l’oeil Meets Photo Realism
September 21 – December 15, 2019
The John F. Peto Studio Museum is pleased to present Trompe l’oeil Meets Photorealism from September 21…
2018
Joseph A. Eichinger, Retrospect: Teacher, Artist, Mentor, Craftsman and Friend
March – April, 2018
Island Heights resident, Joseph August Eichinger, was integral to the growth of the John F. Peto Studio Museum…
Unpacking the Future: Important Works by Franz Jozef Ponstingl
May 12 – September 9, 2018
This show encompasses paintings and assorted sketches by artist, Franz Jozef Ponstingl, a surrealist…
Gary Erbe: 50th Anniversary Retrospective
September 22-December 16, 2018
The John F. Peto Studio Museum is proud to present, 24 paintings from Tromp l’oeil artist, Gary Erbe…
2017
John R. Grabach and Henry M. Gasser: Masters of the Newark School
(May 13-August 27, 2017)
Tri-State Invitational Exhibition of Trompe L’oeil
(September 16-December 20, 2017)
2016
2016 Peto Biennial: International Juried Art Exhibition of Contemporary Still Life and Trompe L’Oeil
(May 14-September 4, 2016)
Through the Lens: John Frederick Peto and the Art of Photography
(October 8-December 11, 2016)
2015
Is it Real? Contemporary Sculpture that Tricks the Eye
(May 9-September 6, 2015)
John Frederick Peto: Discovering Hidden Meanings
(September 25-December 13, 2015)
2014
Carl Buergerniss (1877-1956): A Leading South Jersey Impressionist
(May 31-September 7, 2014)
National Juried Trompe L’oeil Exhibition
(September 27-December 31, 2014)
2013
Island Heights & Beyond: The Artists’ Colony
(May 18-August 25, 2013)
National Juried Tromp L’oeil Exhibition
(September 28-December 31, 2013)
2012
Art of the Sail: Marine Paintings & Artifacts from the Bay & Beyond
(May 19-July 8, 2012)
John Frederick Peto: The Man, the Artist, the Legacy
(September 8-November 18, 2012)
2011
Peto & His Friends: A Legacy of Friendship Reunited – James Moore Bryant, Fred Wagner, F. Hutton Shill
(October 21-November 26, 2011)