About
Peter Brooke was born and raised in the harbor town of Scarborough in North Yorkshire, England in 1965. After earning a BFA degree in television and film design from Manchester Polytechnic he moved south to London and began his professional career as a sculptor and designer for Jim Henson’s Creature Shop. After moving to the United States in 1991 he began to exhibit bronze sculptures of animals. The skilled quality and convincing character portrayals of these sculptures were quickly recognized. His work has been shown in many museum and gallery exhibitions throughout the country. Brooke’s powerful interpretations of the human figure have also gained him notoriety.
Besides his success in fine art, Brooke has a booming industry career. He is the Creative Supervisor for the Academy Award-winning Jim Henson’s Creature Shop where he has completed work for films such as “Where The Wild Things Are”, “Cats and Dogs”, George Of The Jungle”, “Dr. Doolittle” as well as TV projects including “Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance” for Netflix.
Peter Brooke resides in Los Angeles with his wife Charlotte and their son George.
Member of the National Sculpture Society
Selected Awards
2004
Gold Medal Award of Best Sculpture
California Art Club’s 94th Annual Gold Medal Juried Exhibition
1998
Award of Excellence
Society of Animal Artists Annual Exhibition
Selected Exhibitions
2023
20th Anniversary Exhibition
American Legacy Fine Arts
Pasadena, CA
2022
Artists Choice
American Legacy Fine Arts
Pasadena, CA
2010/2011
Menagerie: The Art of Animals
Forest Lawn Museum
Glendale, CA
2004
California Art Club 94th Gold Medal Exhibition
Pasadena, CA
2003
California Art Club 93rd Exhibition
2002
J.N.Bartfield Galleries
N.Y.C.
Albuquerque Museum
New Mexico
Millard Sheets Gallery
Pomona, CA
California Art Club Gold Medal Exhibition
Pasadena, CA
2001
Colorado History Museum
Denver, CO
California Art Club Gold Medal Exhibition
Pasadena, CA
2000
California Art Club Gold Medal Exhibition
Pasadena, CA
Society Of Animal Artists Annual Exhibition
Sturgeon Bay. WI
1999
Two Person Show with Tal Walton
Shriver Gallery
Taos, NM
Society Of Animal Artists Annual Exhibition
Cleveland, OH
2nd Animals of The World: The Artists View
Smithsonian Institutions Conservation and Research Center
Front Royal, VA
16th Annual Sculpture In The Park
Loveland, CO
4th Annual Invitational
Merrill-Johnson Gallery
Denver, CO
1998
38th Annual Exhibition of the Society Of Animal Artists
Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Orlando, FL
15th Annual Sculpture In The Park
Loveland, CO
89th Annual Gold Medal Exhibition CAC,
Los Angeles, CA
Animals of The World: The Artists View
Smithsonian Institutions Conservation and Research Center
Front Royal, VA
1997
Wild and Wonderful
Society Of Animal Artists Exhibition and Benefit
Hiram Blauvelt Museum
Oradell, NJ
37th Annual Exhibition of the Society Of Animal Artists
Fort Hayes Metropolitan Center
Columbus, OH
14th Annual Sculpture In The Park
Loveland, CO
Wildlife: Exhibition of New Works
Meyer Gallery
Park City, UT
1996
Wildlife: The Artists View
Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum
Wasau, WI
Primates in Art and Illustration
Wisconsin Union
University of Wisconsin, WI