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Dykhuis, Peter
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[1957?] -
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Peter Dykhuis is an artist, art curator, arts administrator and writer. Born in London, Ontario, he graduated in 1978 with a BFA from Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan, before moving to Toronto, Ontario, where he established an active studio practice and worked in several galleries. In 1991 he moved to Halifax and became affiliated with the Anna Leonowens Gallery at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design, where he was appointed director in 1996. Between 2007 and 2021 he was the director/curator of Dalhousie Art Gallery. Dykhuis has exhibited his own work, published reviews in art journals, presented papers, and curated exhibitions across Canada and internationally.
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Dalhousie University. Dalhousie Art Gallery (1953 -)
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Dates of relationship
2007 - 2021
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Peter Dkyhuis was director and curator of the Dalhousie Art Gallery.