Chinese-born American established artist, Peter Xiao´s FIGURATIVE work is dominated by his personal interpretation of figures and images.

Trained at the University of Peking, Coe College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa and Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Peter Xiao has received several AWARDS and HONORABLE MENTIONS. Amongst them are:

2002
- Award in Design, Blackhawk College, Moline, Illinois.

2000
- 3rd Award, Annual Rock Island Fine Art Exhibition, Augustana Art Gallery, Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois.

1999, 97, 95, 92
- Quad City Arts Dollars Award.

1995
- 3rd Prize, 45th Spiva Annual Competition, George A. Spiva Center for the Arts, Joplin, Montana.

1992
- Honorable Mention, Showcase: Bi-State, Davenport Museum of Art, Davenport, Iowa

1984
- Marvin Cone Art Gallery; Phi Beta Kappa, Coe College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

His artworks are also held at the following PUBLIC and PRIVATE COLLECTIONS:

- Davenport Museum of Art, Davenport, Iowa;
- Rock Island Public Library, Rock Island, Illinois;
- Coe College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa;
- Augustana College, Rock Island;
- Blackhawk College, Moline, Illinois
- Modern Woodman of America;
- Knobloch Bank, Philadelphia;
- Shuttleworth and Ingersoll, Attorneys at Law, Cedar Rapids;
- Security Corporation of Iowa, Cedar Rapids;
- Wells Fargo, Cedar Rapids;
- American Nickeloid Company, Peru, Illinois;

A selected list of his past EXHIBITIONS is as follows:

2002
- Rock Island Public Library, Rock Island
- Quad City International Art Gallery, Moline

2001
- Midcoast Fine Arts at the RiverCenter, Davenport, Iowa
- “Women and Mothers”, Quad City Artcenter, Rock Island

2000
- “The Painting Party”, Midcoast Fine Arts Gallery, Le Claire, Iowa

1996
- InsideART, Chicago
- Midcoast Fine Arts Gallery, Le Claire

1995
- “Plane-ly Behind Bars”, Dubuque Museum of Art, Dubuque, Iowa

1994
- “Figures in Circles”, Quad City ArtsCenter; Rock Island
- “Hair Schemes”, The Performing Arts Salon and Gallery, Davenport

1993
- Harry's Hair Salon, or, Line + Plane = Clarity, mixed-media installation, CSPS, Cedar Rapids
- “Haircut Series”, La Mot Hair Studio, Madison

1991
- Quad City ArtsCenter, Rock Island
- Marvin Cone Gallery, Coe College, Cedar Rapids

1987
- Houston Hall Gallery, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

1986
- Tyler Gallery, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia

Since 1989, Peter Xiao has also served as a Professor of Arts at the Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois.