Peter Krausz

Born in 1946 in Brașov, Romania, Peter Krausz immigrated to Canada in 1970, fleeing the communist regime in Eastern Europe. He settled in Montreal and developed a distinguished visual arts career exploring themes of exile, memory, and historical trauma.

A graduate of the Fine Arts Institute of Bucharest, Krausz taught at Université de Montréal before becoming a professor in the Department of Visual Arts at Concordia University. His work blends figuration and abstraction, often referencing Mediterranean landscapes and Europe’s twentieth-century conflicts.

He has exhibited extensively in Canada and abroad, including shows at the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec and the Galerie de l’UQAM. His work is represented in major public and private collections.