About
Peter Jennings has been a photographer for over 30 years, capturing images in varied environments including theater stages, smoke-filled DIY music spaces, chaotic city streets, and defunct factories. Originally from the Hudson River Valley region of New York, Jennings lives and primarily works in Ohio. His work has been exhibited across the United States and belongs to several public and private collections.
His passion for creativity was inspired by his mother, a painter and art history major, and father, also a photographer. Their influence, numerous books, and early exposure to the art world via myriad visits to museums inspired him to start his photographic journey with a cheap plastic rangefinder and a roll of 35mm film. After taking several photography courses in high school, he refined his craft in college, and worked as a theater photographer.
Outside of his photographic pursuits, Jennings is an information literacy educator and an armed forces veteran.
Education
2011 - Master of Library and Information Science with a concentration in digital curation, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio
2009 - Bachelor of Arts, Studio Art with a concentration in photography, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio
Exhibitions
2026
Tri-C Faculty Art Exhibition, Gallery East, group show, Highland Hills, Ohio
2010
The Portrait Project, Brooklyn Art Library, group show, New York City, New York
Cirque Imaginaire, Sachsenheim Hall, group show, Cleveland, Ohio
2009
Small Worlds, Strange Worlds, Moto Gallery, group show, Lakewood, Ohio
Snap To Grid, Los Angeles Center For Digital Art, group show, Los Angeles, California
Lake Erie Building Holiday Open Studio Exhibition, group show, Lakewood, Ohio
A Million Little Pictures, Art House Gallery, group show, Atlanta, Georgia
Staged: The Constructed Photograph, RFD Gallery, juried group show, Swainsboro, Georgia
Moto Gallery Inaugural Exhibition, Moto Gallery, group show, Lakewood, Ohio
Launch!, Rogue Space Gallery, juried group show, New York City, New York
Lake Erie Building Open Studio Exhibition, group show, Lakewood, Ohio
Image and Object, Asterisk Gallery, group show, Cleveland, Ohio
The 38th Annual Student Art Show at Cleveland State University, CSU Art Gallery, juried group show, Cleveland, Ohio
Misc. 1, Phoenix, group show, Lakewood, Ohio
2008
The 18th People’s Art Show, CSU Art Gallery, group show, Cleveland, Ohio
2001
Regional Scholastic Art Awards Exhibition, Cleveland Institute of Art, juried group show, Cleveland, Ohio
Ohio Governor’s Youth Art Exhibition, Rock River City Hall, juried group show, Rocky River, Ohio
Beck Center Student Art Exhibition, Beck Center for the Arts, juried group show, Lakewood, Ohio
Awards
2009
Best of Show, The 38th Annual Student Art Show at Cleveland State University
Finalist, Photographer’s Forum 29th Annual College Photography Contest
2008
Bronze Award for College Student Photography, Creative Quarterly Journal
2001
Silver Key for Excellence in Visual Arts, The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards of 2001
2000
Winner, In-depth- Team Writing/Photography Division Contest, International Quill and Scroll Society
Excellent Rating for Photo Illustration, The Journalism Association of Ohio Schools
Bibliography
2010
Huck Finn: Acting Edition, by Eric Coble, ISBN 9780822224846
The Portrait Project 2010
2009
Photo District News, Fall 2009
Messy Magazine, Summer 2009
Launch! exhibition catalog, Rogue Space Gallery, New York City, New York
American Theatre, April 2009
Creative Quarterly Journal, March 2009
Best Of College Photography Annual, 2009
Collections
Arizona Theatre Company Archives, Phoenix, Arizona
Brooklyn Art Library Collection, New York City, New York
Case Western Reserve University Archives, Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland Play House Archives, Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland State University Art Department Collection, Cleveland, Ohio
Paper Mill Playhouse Archives, Millburn, New Jersey
Commercial Photography Experience
2010 to 2014 - House Photographer, Case Western Reserve University Theater Program, Cleveland, Ohio
2008 to 2012 - House Photographer, Cleveland Play House, Cleveland, Ohio
2012 - Production Photographer, Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio
2009 to 2017 - Staff Photographer, WCSB 89.3 FM, Cleveland, Ohio
2009 - Product Photographer, Forest City Portage, Cleveland, Ohio
2009 - Product Photographer, Cicli Polito Custom Bicycles, Cleveland, Ohio
2006 to 2011 - Wedding Photographer, Cleveland, Ohio and Sedona, Arizona
2000 to 2001 - Black and White Darkroom Manager, Lakewood High School, Lakewood, Ohio