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Richard Pietruska

Adjunct Professor
Transportation Design
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Biography

He received both a Bachelor of Science degree in Transportation Design and a Master of Fine Arts Degree in Art from ArtCenter. He is a highly respected professor at ArtCenter and has been teaching for over 50 years. Many of his former students are among the leading automotive designers in the United States, Europe, South America, and Asia.

He has been a member of the Automotive Fine Arts Society (AFAS) since 1996.  He has won numerous awards for his automotive sculptures, including the prestigious Peter Helck Award for three years in a row and numerous Athena Awards of Excellence at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance.

Pietruska has also designed trophies and awards for various automotive events. His work can be seen in many automotive magazines, private collections, and automotive museums around the world.

Classes

  • TRAN-112-01: Design 1

Clients


  • Automobile Magazine
  • Matsuda Ferrari Museum of Art
  • Otis Chandler&, #039, s Vintage Museum
  • Pebble Beach Concours d&, #039, Elegance
  • Newport Beach Concours d&, #039, Elegance
  • Donnington Collection
  • Imperial Palace Auto Collection
  • Dana Point Concours d&, #039, Elegance
  • Cranbrook Concours d&, #039, Elegance
  • Petersen Museum

Publications

  • Road &, amp, Track

  • Automobile Magazine

  • The Robb Report

  • AUTOAficionado

  • Rosso Ferrari

  • The Star (Mercedes Benz Magazine

  • Showcase Magazine

  • Pilota

  • Octane Magazine

  • Garage Magazine

Memberships

  • Automotive Fine Arts Society

Awards

  • Peter Helck Award
  • Athena Awards of Excellence
  • Fisher Body Craftsman Guild
  • Mazda Art of Motion

Exhibitions

  • VELOC-I-TY, ,
  • The Art of Motion at the Hopkins Center for the Arts, ,
  • ART, AUTOMOBILES, PASSION at the Krasl Art Center, ,
  • The KEMP AUTOMOTIVE MUSEUM, ,
  • The GRACE MUSEUM, ,
  • Amelia Island Concours d&, #039, Elegance, ,
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