Concordia College

Speaker and Presenter Bios

Dr. Peter Schultz

Department of Art, Concordia College

Peter Schultz received his BA in Art History, Philosophy and Latin from Concordia College in 1994 (summa cum laude), his MA in Art History from Vanderbilt University in 1997 and his Ph.D. in Classical Art and Archaeology from the University of Athens in 2003. Peter's dissertation -- the first written by an American in the Department of Art History and Archaeology for the University of Athens -- treated the sculptural program of the temple of Athena Nike on the Athenian Acropolis. He lived and worked in Greece from 1996-2004 as a research fellow of the American School of Classical Studies where he continues to pursue his academic interests.  Peter joined Concordia's Department of Art in 2004. He is Chair of the Department and Director of the Cyrus Running Gallery. Peter is currently engaged in a number of research projects. These include the publication of his book on the Nike temple, a collaborative project with Athenian architect Chrys Kanellopoulos and Gustavus Adolphus classicist Bronwen Wickkiser treating fourth century B.C. performance spaces, a book length manuscript treating the iconography of the Parthenon's west pediment as well as several articles on Athenian art and topography.

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