Petrie studied BA (Hons) Illustration at the University of Westminster (1993) and MA Ceramics and Glass (1995) at the Royal College of Art.
Kevin Petrie has been invited to teach and lecture in Australia, Hong Kong, China, Thailand, Denmark, USA, Germany and Canada.
Petrie is currently curating (with NGC Head of Arts Julia Stephenson) a major retrospective of the German artist Erwin Eisch, who is known for his pioneering work in creative glass.
Petrie is an exhibiting artist working in ceramics, glass, drawing and, more recently, painting.
His work, often focused on landscape, has featured in a number of books including Contemporary Kiln Formed Glass - A World Survey by Keith Cummings and Drawing and Making by Kyra Cane.