Erik Peterson__________________________ isitatoy.com_______________eriklpeterson@yahoo.com
Bachelor of Fine Arts [BFA] in Sculpture, Washington University in St. Louis, May 2004
Pro-Bono Public Art:
2006 Self-Serve Soft-Serve SR 17-92 and 436, Casselberry FL. One Way or the Other 1300 block of S. Palmetto Ave, Daytona Beach FL.
2005 Sky Blue Welcome Church Rd, Milton FL. Saf-T-Palms Intersection of Beville Rd and US-1, Daytona Beach FL.
2004 Valve 3733 North Halstead St, Chicago IL. Lawn Ornament On-ramp grass, Beltline Highway, Madison WI. Waiting for the Bus Kingshighway Blvd and Arsenal St, St. Louis MO.
2003 St. Louis Fur Pipeline 700 Block of Kingsland Ave, St. Louis MO.
2002 RePrint (stampas) Via Cavour, Via Guelfa, Florence Italy.
Public Screenings & Multi-Media Performances:
2005 Veggnettes, Please Be Kind, How to See, Chinese Pizza Box, Red Carpet, Short films by EMU Productions [myself and Quyen Le], Group 101 Films. Screened at the Downtown Media Arts Center, Orlando FL.
2004 Living Arrhythmias Multi-media installation of suspended polystyrene head watching projected video of a man performing a frenetic ventricular dance, St. Louis MO. Model for a Community Bathroom for Security Purposes Closed-circuit video feed projected onto toilet stall walls, St. Louis MO. Now Everybody Nod Experimental documentary. Screened at Galleria 6 Cinema, St. Louis MO.
2003 Nipples and Belly Button 3 digital video projections of the simultaneous actions of two nipples and one belly button in day-to-day interactions, University City MO.
2002 The King and I 6 hour walk with shopping cart and Burger King crown from the western to eastern boundary of the city of St. Louis, documenting economic conditions along Lindell Blvd. Eating a Watermelon Under Pressure 20 second performance in Forest Park and video, St. Louis MO. Junior, Junior, are you all right? Multi-media installation including digital video, bananas, and CPR dummies, St. Louis MO.
Group Exhibitions:
2006 Cranbrook Science Fair Forum Gallery, Bloomfield Hills MI.
2004 Hanging Chad 1st Thursday, Orlando Museum of Art, Orlando FL. BFA Show Washington University Gallery of Art, St. Louis MO. Art is Everything Radio Cherokee, Fort Gondo, St. Louis MO.* Within/Without Washington University Gallery of Art, St. Louis MO. Showcase Showdown 1233 Gallery, St. Louis MO.*
2003 RightyTighty LeftyLoosey Art Dimensions Kastle Gallery, St. Louis MO. Conception to Completion Washington University, St. Louis MO.* Saint Louis Art Fair Downtown art fair, St. Louis MO. Chartreuse Look OUT Gallery, Chicago IL.* Art is Everything Kastle Night Club, St. Louis MO.*
2002 Take With Food MOSSA Art Gallery, St. Louis MO. Weird for the Sake of Weird Washington University Annex, St. Louis MO.* Trans-Continent Reliquary SamanthaÕs CafŽ , Madison WI.
* indicates shows that I curated or co-curated as a part of SEEN Gallery Group
Grants and Public Art Commissions:
2004 Revision, "In The Loop" Sculpture Series, St. Louis MO. Awarded by Arts in Transit and The Bi-State Development Agency Four plexi-glass columns (two 12'x3'x5', two 6'x3'x5') that mimic the form and attach to the top of four existing concrete columns rise high above the MetroLink light rail line. (Project was not completed due to losses in funding at Arts in Transit.)
2004 Happy Animals, Grace Hill Sculpture Project, St. Louis MO. Awarded by Grace Hill Health Clinic A ceramic monkey climbing the wall, a lion cradling a clock, and a bullfrog sitting on a wastebasket brighten patient rooms in this low-income clinic.
2003 Face Value, University City Sculpture Series, St. Louis MO. Awarded by the University City Arts and Letters Commission A 3Õx4Õ light-box sign installed on top of a lamp-post in the University City Loop displays and illuminates three portraits of randomly selected community members.
2002 Aesthetics Space in Society, SEEN Gallery Group Grant, St. Louis MO. Awarded by the Visual Arts and Design Center, Washington University A series of art and architecture shows exhibiting student work on the Washington University campus and in the St. Louis area.
Honors and Awards:
2005 Governor's Award for Hurricane Katrina relief efforts, State of Mississippi.
2002-04 E. Desmond Lee Scholarship for Community Collaboration, Washington University in St. Louis.
2000-04 Dean's List, Washinton University in St. Louis.
2000 Joe Thomas Distinguished Service Award, Madison Metropolitan School District.
Relevant Employment and Activities:
2004 Public Art Administration Intern, City of Orlando, Orlando FL
2003 Public Art Installation and Construction Intern, Actual Size Artworks (Aris Georgiades and Gail Simpson), Madison WI.
2003 Art Preparator Assistant, Robert Chambers' show In Situ, Laumeire Sculpture Park, St. Louis MO.
2001-03 Art Exhibition Organizer and Curator, SEEN Gallery Group, St. Louis MO.
1999-03 Volunteer Art Teacher, St. Louis City Jail, St. Louis MO.
Reviews and Articles: 2003 Night and Day. The Riverfront Times, Byron Kerman and Paul Friswold, December 3-9; Vol. 27, Number 49.