Peter Wayne Lewis (born 1953) is a Jamaican-American contemporary artist known for his large-scale abstract paintings, many of which are combined to form singular floor-to-ceiling works of art.

Lewis has contributed paintings to exhibitions internationally, and has presented solo shows in Europe, North America, Asia and most frequently the People's Republic of China.

[1][2] From January to March 2016, UCCA Center for Contemporary Art in Beijing presented two parallel exhibitions showcasing the works of Lewis and Frederick J.

Brown (1945-2012), "two artists of the African diaspora whose expressive paintings draw inspiration from their respective cultural backgrounds and shared interest in jazz and spirituality.

The exhibition, the first time the works had been shown publicly, made use of the high walls of UCCA's nave to display the groupings in large grids.

The series was prompted by a trans-Atlantic voyage from Florida to Venice, Italy in 2022, an opposite-direction Middle Passage his ancestors would have made between Africa and Jamaica.

"[9] Lewis met Norman Parish in 1991, the owner of a gallery for Black artists in Georgetown, Washington, DC who subsequently represented him and presented his work.

In addition, the "Black Swan Suite" was included in the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition "Caribbean Visions",[11] curated by Dr. Samella Lewis.

Lewis was a 2005 artist-in-residence in Eschlkam, Germany that culminated in the opening of the Kunst Pyramid project "Licht und Shatten - Light and Shadow", sponsored by the state of Bavaria.

[16] In October 2023, his solo exhibition at the b. sakata garo gallery in Sacramento, California included work on canvas as well as scroll paintings executed on rice paper.

Lewis has a wide range of influences, from his early attraction to Japanese art to his lifelong interest in music, the legacy of his father, a professional musician who played jazz piano and organ.