In New York, Peller studied with Ronald Sherr at the National Academy of Design and Thomas Fogarty Jr., Roberto De Lamonicam and Hilary Holmes at the Art Students League, where  in 1985 he received a Revson Foundation Grant.
Peller pursued his artistic education in New York, learning from prominent instructors such as Ronald Sherr at the National Academy of Design and Thomas Fogarty Jr., Roberto De Lamonicam, and Hilary Holmes at the Art Students League. He was awarded a grant from the Revson Foundation in 1985.