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Peter Tittenberger
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Photographer, sculptor, ceramic artist.
Born at Winnipeg on 5 April 1952, son of Hungarian immigrants Peter Tittenberger (1920-2010) and Franciska “Frances” Tittenberger (1922-2010), he attended Garden City Collegiate and the University of Manitoba, graduating from the latter with a BA degree in Philosophy. He did additional undergraduate studies at the University of Winnipeg and York University, and postgraduate studies at the University of British Columbia. He worked for the Mincome Project in the 1970s.
After taking a photography course at Red River College, he worked briefly at the Western Canada Pictorial Index before becoming the head photographer in Media Services Department at the University of Winnipeg. He produced audiovisual materials for lectures and participating in various research projects. He later became Director of the University’s Learning Technologies Centre and an Advanced Education Technology Developer at the University of Manitoba. In 1981, he founded the Floating Gallery, an artist-led organization that promoted photography as an artform.
After retirement, he furthered his education with a BFA degree in ceramics from the University of Manitoba. He built a ceramics studio at his home and his work was inspired by his involvement with Neurocraft that paired local artists with neuroscientists. He served on the board for the Manitoba Craft Council (2018-2021).
He died at Winnipeg on 3 June 2024. A collection of his photographs is held by the Winnipeg Architecture Foundation.
Obituary [Franciska Tittenberger], Winnipeg Free Press, 23 March 2010.
Obituary [Peter Tittenberger], Winnipeg Free Press, 9 October 2010.
Peter Tittenberger fonds, Manitoba Archival Information Network.
“Artist founded Floating Gallery,” Winnipeg Free Press, 7 June 2024, page C1.
We thank Daria Tittenberger for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 19 July 2024
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