Peter Pearson
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Peter Pearson is an American
icon
painter, author, and teacher of iconography. He has created hundreds of icons for private collectors, churches, and other institutions throughout the world. Through his workshops and seminars, he has worked with more than 2,500 students.
He began painting icons at the age of twelve and has studied under Russian icon painter Dr. Nina Bouroff in Bethesda, Maryland
and Philip Zimmerman
at the St. John of Damascus School of Sacred Arts, an Orthodox school of icon painting in Ligonier
, Pennsylvania
. He also trained with Valentin Streltsov
of Toronto, Ontario, Nicholas Papas in Greensburg, Pennsylvania
, Father Damian Higgins at The Sisters of Saint Basil Monastery, Fox Chase, Pennsylvania, Xenia Pokrovshy at Saint Tikhon's Monastery in South Canaan, Pennsylvania and at the Iconography Institute at Mount Angel Abbey
in Oregon
, where he studied with Charles Rohrbacher of Juneau, Alaska
.
Pearson also studied architectural drafting and color at the International Institute of Design in Washington, D.C.
, and theology, with a specialization in liturgical studies, at Saint John’s Seminary in Boston
, Georgetown University
, and at Saint Vincent Seminary
in Latrobe, Pennsylvania
, where he graduated magna cum laude, completing a Master of Divinity degree in 1995. His course work included specialized studies on the history of church architecture and liturgical vesture, the role of art in worship, as well as a full year on liturgical consultation. He is presently pursuing a doctorate in theology at the Providence School of Theology focusing on the relationship between liturgy and architecture.
A former Benedictine monk, Pearson is a member of the Community of Solitude, an ecumenical monastic community. Ordained in 1996, he serves as the priest/rector at St. Philip's Church in New Hope, Pennsylvania
and the dean of Bucks County in the Diocese
of Pennsylvania (Episcopal Church).
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icon
Icon
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painter, author, and teacher of iconography. He has created hundreds of icons for private collectors, churches, and other institutions throughout the world. Through his workshops and seminars, he has worked with more than 2,500 students.
He began painting icons at the age of twelve and has studied under Russian icon painter Dr. Nina Bouroff in Bethesda, Maryland
Bethesda, Maryland
Bethesda is a census designated place in southern Montgomery County, Maryland, United States, just northwest of Washington, D.C. It takes its name from a local church, the Bethesda Meeting House , which in turn took its name from Jerusalem's Pool of Bethesda...
and Philip Zimmerman
Philip Zimmerman
Philip Zimmerman is a leading American icon painter.An Orthodox Christian, he has created hundreds of religious icons for churches and private collectors throughout the world. Through his workshops and seminars he has worked with more than 1,200 students in six countries.Zimmerman studied under Rev...
at the St. John of Damascus School of Sacred Arts, an Orthodox school of icon painting in Ligonier
Ligonier, Pennsylvania
Ligonier is a borough in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,695 at the 2000 census. Ligonier was settled in the 1760s. The borough is well known for nearby Idlewild Park, one of the oldest amusement parks in the country, and nearby Seven Springs Mountain Resort...
, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
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. He also trained with Valentin Streltsov
Valentin Streltsov
Valentin Streltsov - one of the leading contemporary iconographers, working in the classical Byzantine style.He graduated from the State Art School and Trush’s State College of Decorative and Applied Arts in Lviv, Ukraine. Also studied privately monumental painting with prominent Ukrainian...
of Toronto, Ontario, Nicholas Papas in Greensburg, Pennsylvania
Greensburg, Pennsylvania
Greensburg is a city in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, United States, and a part of the Pittsburgh Metro Area. The city is named after Nathanael Greene, a major general of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War...
, Father Damian Higgins at The Sisters of Saint Basil Monastery, Fox Chase, Pennsylvania, Xenia Pokrovshy at Saint Tikhon's Monastery in South Canaan, Pennsylvania and at the Iconography Institute at Mount Angel Abbey
Mount Angel Abbey
Mount Angel Abbey is a community of Benedictine monks near the city of Mt. Angel, Oregon, United States. It was established in 1882 from the Abbey of Engelberg, Switzerland. The abbey, located on the top of Mount Angel, a 485-foot high butte, has its own post office separate from the city of Mt....
in Oregon
Oregon
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, where he studied with Charles Rohrbacher of Juneau, Alaska
Juneau, Alaska
The City and Borough of Juneau is a unified municipality located on the Gastineau Channel in the panhandle of the U.S. state of Alaska. It has been the capital of Alaska since 1906, when the government of the then-District of Alaska was moved from Sitka as dictated by the U.S. Congress in 1900...
.
Pearson also studied architectural drafting and color at the International Institute of Design in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
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, and theology, with a specialization in liturgical studies, at Saint John’s Seminary in Boston
Boston
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, Georgetown University
Georgetown University
Georgetown University is a private, Jesuit, research university whose main campus is in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic university in the United States...
, and at Saint Vincent Seminary
Saint Vincent Seminary
Saint Vincent Seminary is the fourth oldest Roman Catholic seminary in the United States and is located in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, forty miles southeast of Pittsburgh....
in Latrobe, Pennsylvania
Latrobe, Pennsylvania
Latrobe is a city in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania in the United States, approximately southeast of Pittsburgh.The city population was 7,634 as of the 2000 census . It is located near the Pennsylvania's scenic Chestnut Ridge. Latrobe was incorporated as a borough in 1854, and as a city in 1999...
, where he graduated magna cum laude, completing a Master of Divinity degree in 1995. His course work included specialized studies on the history of church architecture and liturgical vesture, the role of art in worship, as well as a full year on liturgical consultation. He is presently pursuing a doctorate in theology at the Providence School of Theology focusing on the relationship between liturgy and architecture.
A former Benedictine monk, Pearson is a member of the Community of Solitude, an ecumenical monastic community. Ordained in 1996, he serves as the priest/rector at St. Philip's Church in New Hope, Pennsylvania
New Hope, Pennsylvania
New Hope, formerly known as Coryell's Ferry, is a borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA. The population was 2,528 at the 2010 census. The borough lies on the west bank of the Delaware River at its confluence with Aquetong Creek. A two-lane bridge carries automobile and foot traffic across the...
and the dean of Bucks County in the Diocese
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
of Pennsylvania (Episcopal Church).