Graduate Profile: Peter Colon ‘01
Associate Director, DC Moore Gallery
New York, New York
Colon began his career in the art world early, interning at the magazine ARTFORUM as a sophomore while at HWS. After working in publications, Colon began working with artists, institutions, and collectors through several reputable national galleries, including the Alpha Gallery in Boston, Matthew Marks Gallery in New York City and, in San Francisco, the John Berggruen Gallery, the Hackett-Freedman Gallery, and the Fraenkel Gallery.
Careers
Art history graduates have chosen to work in museums and galleries, fine arts, commercial art, art therapy, media, art sales, fashion, textile and interior design, and education.
Our graduates have gone on to work for the following companies:
- Cathedral of St. John the Divine
- Colgate University
- Conde Nast
- Christie’s
- DFS Galleria
- Freer Gallery of Art
- G3 Fashion
- Hudson Valley Contemporary Art Center
- J. Crew
- Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme
- KSS Architects
- Louis Vuitton
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
- Pratt Institute
- Quandrangle Group, LLC.
- Random House Publishing
- School of the Art Institute of Chicago
- Smith College Museum of Art
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Sotheby’s
- Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute
- Vineyard Vines