He’s used art and technology to make the Tri-Cities a cleaner and more beautiful place. He’s worked to highlight and elevate women artists in the region.
He’s the catalyst behind a local art collaborative that’s published a magazine and tackled fake news through a social media campaign, among other projects and pursuits. He’s mentored students. Challenged them. Inspired them. And it hasn’t gone unnoticed.
Peter Christenson, assistant professor of fine arts at Washington State University Tri-Cities, recently won the Governor’s Arts & Heritage Young Arts Leader award from the Washington State Arts Commission.