Peter Baczek received his BA in Art with a concentration in Printmaking from San Jose State University in 1970. Over the years he has been included in national and international print competitions, receiving numerous awards. He has participated in many group shows in galleries and museums, including the Berkeley Art Center, Triton Museum, Tokyo Art Museum, Cooper-Hewitt Museum, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Tucson Museum of Art, the California Palace of the Legion of Honor, and the deYoung Museum. He is in several permanent collections, including the Brooklyn and Tucson Museum of Art, California Palace of the Legion of Honor, The Turner Print Museum, and the Library of Congress. He is a member of the California Society of Printmakers, and The Boston Printmakers, the Los Angeles Printmaking Society, and the Society of American Graphic Artists.