Maxmillian Peralta is a painter from Cleveland, Ohio. His interest in fashion and dress was developed when he inherited all of his late grandfather’s tailor-made suits as a young man. Since then, Maxmillian’s work has drawn inspiration from the exclusionary history of portraiture to examine the relationship between class and subcultures such as fashion. His most recent work exudes the feelings surrounding the stressful experience of knowing the promises of the American Dream won’t apply to the younger generations. It is about expressing a specific atmosphere over a specific image

He received his BFA in Painting from the Cleveland Institute of Art in 2021. His work has been exhibited at Pratt Institute in New York (NY), The Rhodes Tower in Columbus (OH), and CAN Triennial ‘22 in Cleveland (OH). His highest honors include a National American Visions’ Medal in 2017 with a painting of his accompanying the national “Art.Write.Now” Tour from 2017-2019. Most recently he was awarded the Anne Gund President’s Traveling Scholarship in 2021.