laurenmpeterson@outlook.com
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Lauren Peterson is an interdisciplinary artist who creates new systems for devalued objects, focusing on the potential ontological ramifications of a consumption-based society. Peterson received her MFA from Georgia State University in 2015. She was named a 2017/18 Emerging Artist and Project Grant recipient from the City of Atlanta and was a recent resident at the Vermont Studio Center (VT). Past exhibitions include Off the Wall at Spartanburg Art Museum (SC), Manufactured (Boundaries) at Kibbee Gallery (GA), On the Edge at Aqua Art Miami (FL), Message from the Sea at the GAIA Center in Athens, Greece, Forget Me Not at Zuckerman Museum (GA), and A Large But Finite Number at Southside Gallery (MS). Her work is part of the permanent collection of the High Museum of Art, Goya Contemporary, and the International Printing Museum. Peterson is currently the Studio Coordinator of Drawing, Painting, and Printmaking at Anderson Ranch (CO).
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EDUCATION
2015 MFA in Drawing, Painting, Printmaking, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
2007 BA in Printmaking, Towson University, Towson, MD, summa cum laude
2004 Loyola College of Maryland, Baltimore, MD
SELECTED SOLO / TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2018 Mouth Water In Elbow Grease, Plough Gallery, Tifton, GA
2017 Manufactured (Boundaries) with Krista Clark, Kibbee Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2017 Blue Plastic Goat, The Studio Gallery, Clarkston, GA
2016 on Going, MINT Satellite, Flat Iron City, Atlanta, GA
2016 Systems, Swan Coach House Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2016 A Large but Finite Number, Southside Gallery, Oxford, MS
2015 on Remaining, Ernest G. Welch Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2014 Mediated Line: Recent works by Angus Galloway & Lauren Peterson, Kibbee Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2009 Automatic Abstractions, Donna’s of Mt. Vernon, Baltimore, MD
SELECTED RECENT GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2019 imagine climate, Patton Malott Gallery, Snowmass Village, CO; curated by Brian Shure
2018 Off the Wall, Spartanburg Art Museum, Spartanburg, SC
2017 CREATE/CHANGE, Hillyer Art Center, Washington D.C.
2017 Small Works, Trestle Gallery, New York, NY
2017 Hello, I Love You, I'm Sorry, SGCI Terminus; invited by Terri Dilling
2017 Your Welcome, You're Welcome, MINT Satellite, Hambidge Hive @ Colony Square, Atlanta, GA; curated by Sarah Nathaniel Miller
2016 Hot Combos, Hathaway Contemporary, Atlanta, GA; curated by Anne Weems
2016 Scenes of Disproportion, 368 Ponce, Atlanta, GA; curated by Quinn Wolff-Wincyznski
2015 Forget Me Not, Zuckerman Museum of Art, Kennesaw, GA; curated by Teresa Reeves
2015 Pressing Issues: The Political Print, J-Gallery, Atlanta, GA; curated by Stephanie Kolpy
2015 Concrete Acquaintances, Thomas Deane Fine Art, Atlanta, GA; curated by Matthew Sugarman
2015 Sprawl, Drawing Outside the Lines, High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA; curated by Michael Rooks
2015 Transformation, Callanwolde Arts Center, Atlanta, GA; juried by William Downs
2015 South, Kibbee Gallery, Atlanta, GA; curated by Ben Goldman
2015 Message from the Sea, GAIA Center, Goulandris Natural History Museum, Athens, Greece; curated by Pam Longobardi and Dianna Cohen
2015 17th Annual Juried Student Exhibition, Ernest G. Welch Gallery, Atlanta, GA; juried by Daniel Fuller
2015 NKOTB2, MINT Gallery, Atlanta, GA; juried by Mary Stanley
2015 On the Edege Aqua-MINT, MINT Gallery, Atlanta, GA; curated by Meta Gary
2015 Not Found, University of Georgia, Athens, GA; curated by Craig Drennen & Trevor Reese
2014 On The Edge, AQUA Art Miami, Miami, FL; curated by Joe Peragine & Tim Flowers
2014 Little Things Mean a Lot, Swan Coach House Gallery, Atlanta, GA; curated by Marianne Lambert
2014 Existing Conditions, collaboration with Nick Adams, Eyedrum, Atlanta, GA; juried by Eyedrum Board
2014 A Southern Thang, Kibbee Gallery, Atlanta, GA; curated by Ben Goldman
2014 The Sound of Art, in collaboration, Fusion Gallery, Atlanta, GA; curated by Craig Dongoski
2014 Transformation, Georgia State Student Gallery, Atlanta, GA; juried by Cecily Johnson
AWARDS / RESIDENCIES
2018-17 Emerging Artist Grant, Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs, Atlanta, GA
2018 Project Grant, Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs, Atlanta, GA
2017 Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
2017 Hearts Beta-Residency, Riverdale, GA
2016 The Hambidge Center, Run Gap, GA
2015 WonderRoot CSA Artist, Season 07, Atlanta, GA
2015 Leap Year Fellowship, MINT Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2015 The Creatives Project Fellow, Atlanta, GA (DNA)
2014 Eyedrum, Existing Conditions, (honorarium), Atlanta, GA
PUBLIC PROJECTS / PERFORMANCES
2016 24 Hours Sweeping, Little 5 Arts Alive, Atlanta, GA
2016 Imaginary Object No. 31, Site-specific Installation, LiveThrive’s CHaRM, Atlanta, GA
2015 Box Jump, “Make Making Work, Work” MINT Satellite, Atlanta, GA
2015 Exercise in Isolated Cushioning, Stetson University, DeLand, FL
20154 Lines make a Square, Kefalonia, Greece 2015-14
2015 Plastic Free Island, Athens / Kefalonia, Greece
EXHIBITION CATALOGUES
Forget Me Not. Essay by Teresa Reeves. 2015.
Pressing Issues: The Political Print. Essay by Faith McClure, compiled by Stephanie Kolpy. Blurb book, 2015.
On the Edge. Essay by Erin Dziedzic, compiled by Carrie Brown. Georgia State University, 2014.
PUBLICATIONS
Goldman, Ben. Interview, "Burnaway". September 2016, http://burnaway.org/podcast/lauren-michelle-peterson/
Lockner, Logan. “Significant Objects: ‘Scenes of Disproportion’ at 368 Ponce.” Burnaway. March 2016, http://burnaway.org/review/significant-objects- scenes-disproportion-368-ponce/.
Jason Parker, Interview, “Art Relish”, February 26, 2016, http://artrelish.com/2016/02/26/lauren-peterson/.
Interview, CSA Artists, “WonderRoot”, October 6, 2015, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV66lpN_zGw.
Weiskoff, Dan. “Zuckerman Museum’s ‘Forget Me Not’ another thoughtful, visually distinctive exhibit.” Arts ATL. September 2015, http://www.artsatl.com/2015/09/review-forget-not-zuckerman-museum/.
Fox, Catherine. “‘Sprawl, Drawing Outside the Lines’ welcomes ATL artists into High’s permanent collection.” Arts ATL. Aug. 2015, http://www.artsatl.com/2015/08/review-sprawl/.
Cullum, Jerry. “Last chance to see Eyedrum’s ingenious ‘Exi’sting Conditions’.” Arts ATL. Aug 2014, http://www.artsatl.com/2014/08/review-chance-eyedrums-ingenious-existing-conditions/.
EMPLOYMENT
Current - 18 Studio Coordinator of Painting, Drawing, and Printmaking, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, CO
2018-17 Part-time Instructor, Drawing and Painting, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
2017-16 Visiting Lecturer, Drawing, Painting, Printmaking, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
2016-15 Part-time Instructor, Printmaking & Foundations, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
2015-14 Graduate Teaching Assistant (Instructor of record), Printmaking, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
2013-12 Graduate Research Assistant, Printmaking, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
2007 Teaching Assistant, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
2007-05 Teaching Assistant/Printshop Technician, Towson University, Towson, MD
2005 Intern, Printmaking, Papermaking, Book Arts, Pyramid Atlantic Arts, Silver Spring, MD
2004-03 Studio Assistant, Drawing, Painting, Printmaking, Ceramics, Loyola College of Maryland, Baltimore, MD
CONTRACT PRINTMAKING
2015 ‘Master’ printer to Bethany Collins in Paper, Silkscreen: Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
2014 ‘Master’ printer to Craig Drennen in Silkscreen: Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
2014 ‘Master’ printer to Cynthia Farnell in Silkscreen: Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
2013 Assistant printer to Craig Dongoski in Silkscreen: Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
2013 Assistant printer to Paul Rodecker in Intaglio: SCAD, Atlanta, GA
2011 ‘Master’ printer to Tammra Sigler in oil based Monoprint: Towson University, Towson, MD
2010-09 ‘Master’ printer to Diane Kuthy in an Intaglio: Towson University, Towson, MD
2007-06 ‘Master’ printer to Mia Halton in Collograph, Relief, Monoprint, Lithography, Towson University, Towson, MD
2007 ‘Master’ printer to Chickai Booker in Relief printing: Towson University, Towson, MD
2007 Assistant printer to Creighton Michael in Monoprint, Collagraph, Intaglio: Towson University, Towson, MD
2006 Assistant printer to Teresa Scarpula in oil based Monoprint: Towson University, Towson, MD
2005 Assistant printer to Winston Harris in Silkscreen: Towson University, Towson, MD
2005 ‘Master’ printer to Alec Simpson in Monoprint: Pyramid Atlantic Arts Center, Silver Spring, MD
ARTIST ASSISTANT
2015-13 Pam Longobardi, Goulandris Natural History Museum Athens, Greece Ionion Center, Kephalonia,
Greece Hudgens Center for the Arts, Atlanta, GA
2012 Whitney Sherman, Ceramics, Baltimore, MD
2008 Soledad Salamé, Administrative, Baltimore, MD
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
2016-15 Doppler Projects, Program Coordinator, Atlanta, GA
2016-15 Art Committee, Eyedrum Art & Music, Atlanta, GA
2016-15 Faculty Advisor, Student Printmakers Society, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
SPEAKING APPEARANCES
2015 One Hour-Landmarks, Wonderoot, Atlanta, GA
2015 Gallery Talk, Transformation, Callanwolde Arts Center, Atlanta, GA
2014 Gallery Talk, On the Edge, AQUA Art Miami, Miami Beach, FL
2013 Artist Lecture, invited by Stephanie Kolpy & Paul LaJeunesse, Atlanta, GA
2012 Artist Lecture invited by Matthew Sugarman, Stephanie Liles, Atlanta, GA
2010 Artist Lecture, Towson University Printmaking, invited by Tanya Ziniwiecz, Towson, MD
2009 Gallery Talk, Spontaneity, Randomness & Gesture, Sleeth Gallery, Buckhannon, WV
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
2015 High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA
2012 Lauder Hill Arts Center, Lauderhill, FL
2009 The Hexagon, Baltimore, MD
2007 Goya Contemporary, Baltimore, MD
2007 International Printing Museum, Carson, CA
2015 MFA in Drawing, Painting, Printmaking, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
2007 BA in Printmaking, Towson University, Towson, MD, summa cum laude
2004 Loyola College of Maryland, Baltimore, MD
SELECTED SOLO / TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2018 Mouth Water In Elbow Grease, Plough Gallery, Tifton, GA
2017 Manufactured (Boundaries) with Krista Clark, Kibbee Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2017 Blue Plastic Goat, The Studio Gallery, Clarkston, GA
2016 on Going, MINT Satellite, Flat Iron City, Atlanta, GA
2016 Systems, Swan Coach House Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2016 A Large but Finite Number, Southside Gallery, Oxford, MS
2015 on Remaining, Ernest G. Welch Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2014 Mediated Line: Recent works by Angus Galloway & Lauren Peterson, Kibbee Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2009 Automatic Abstractions, Donna’s of Mt. Vernon, Baltimore, MD
SELECTED RECENT GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2019 imagine climate, Patton Malott Gallery, Snowmass Village, CO; curated by Brian Shure
2018 Off the Wall, Spartanburg Art Museum, Spartanburg, SC
2017 CREATE/CHANGE, Hillyer Art Center, Washington D.C.
2017 Small Works, Trestle Gallery, New York, NY
2017 Hello, I Love You, I'm Sorry, SGCI Terminus; invited by Terri Dilling
2017 Your Welcome, You're Welcome, MINT Satellite, Hambidge Hive @ Colony Square, Atlanta, GA; curated by Sarah Nathaniel Miller
2016 Hot Combos, Hathaway Contemporary, Atlanta, GA; curated by Anne Weems
2016 Scenes of Disproportion, 368 Ponce, Atlanta, GA; curated by Quinn Wolff-Wincyznski
2015 Forget Me Not, Zuckerman Museum of Art, Kennesaw, GA; curated by Teresa Reeves
2015 Pressing Issues: The Political Print, J-Gallery, Atlanta, GA; curated by Stephanie Kolpy
2015 Concrete Acquaintances, Thomas Deane Fine Art, Atlanta, GA; curated by Matthew Sugarman
2015 Sprawl, Drawing Outside the Lines, High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA; curated by Michael Rooks
2015 Transformation, Callanwolde Arts Center, Atlanta, GA; juried by William Downs
2015 South, Kibbee Gallery, Atlanta, GA; curated by Ben Goldman
2015 Message from the Sea, GAIA Center, Goulandris Natural History Museum, Athens, Greece; curated by Pam Longobardi and Dianna Cohen
2015 17th Annual Juried Student Exhibition, Ernest G. Welch Gallery, Atlanta, GA; juried by Daniel Fuller
2015 NKOTB2, MINT Gallery, Atlanta, GA; juried by Mary Stanley
2015 On the Edege Aqua-MINT, MINT Gallery, Atlanta, GA; curated by Meta Gary
2015 Not Found, University of Georgia, Athens, GA; curated by Craig Drennen & Trevor Reese
2014 On The Edge, AQUA Art Miami, Miami, FL; curated by Joe Peragine & Tim Flowers
2014 Little Things Mean a Lot, Swan Coach House Gallery, Atlanta, GA; curated by Marianne Lambert
2014 Existing Conditions, collaboration with Nick Adams, Eyedrum, Atlanta, GA; juried by Eyedrum Board
2014 A Southern Thang, Kibbee Gallery, Atlanta, GA; curated by Ben Goldman
2014 The Sound of Art, in collaboration, Fusion Gallery, Atlanta, GA; curated by Craig Dongoski
2014 Transformation, Georgia State Student Gallery, Atlanta, GA; juried by Cecily Johnson
AWARDS / RESIDENCIES
2018-17 Emerging Artist Grant, Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs, Atlanta, GA
2018 Project Grant, Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs, Atlanta, GA
2017 Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
2017 Hearts Beta-Residency, Riverdale, GA
2016 The Hambidge Center, Run Gap, GA
2015 WonderRoot CSA Artist, Season 07, Atlanta, GA
2015 Leap Year Fellowship, MINT Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2015 The Creatives Project Fellow, Atlanta, GA (DNA)
2014 Eyedrum, Existing Conditions, (honorarium), Atlanta, GA
PUBLIC PROJECTS / PERFORMANCES
2016 24 Hours Sweeping, Little 5 Arts Alive, Atlanta, GA
2016 Imaginary Object No. 31, Site-specific Installation, LiveThrive’s CHaRM, Atlanta, GA
2015 Box Jump, “Make Making Work, Work” MINT Satellite, Atlanta, GA
2015 Exercise in Isolated Cushioning, Stetson University, DeLand, FL
20154 Lines make a Square, Kefalonia, Greece 2015-14
2015 Plastic Free Island, Athens / Kefalonia, Greece
EXHIBITION CATALOGUES
Forget Me Not. Essay by Teresa Reeves. 2015.
Pressing Issues: The Political Print. Essay by Faith McClure, compiled by Stephanie Kolpy. Blurb book, 2015.
On the Edge. Essay by Erin Dziedzic, compiled by Carrie Brown. Georgia State University, 2014.
PUBLICATIONS
Goldman, Ben. Interview, "Burnaway". September 2016, http://burnaway.org/podcast/lauren-michelle-peterson/
Lockner, Logan. “Significant Objects: ‘Scenes of Disproportion’ at 368 Ponce.” Burnaway. March 2016, http://burnaway.org/review/significant-objects- scenes-disproportion-368-ponce/.
Jason Parker, Interview, “Art Relish”, February 26, 2016, http://artrelish.com/2016/02/26/lauren-peterson/.
Interview, CSA Artists, “WonderRoot”, October 6, 2015, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NV66lpN_zGw.
Weiskoff, Dan. “Zuckerman Museum’s ‘Forget Me Not’ another thoughtful, visually distinctive exhibit.” Arts ATL. September 2015, http://www.artsatl.com/2015/09/review-forget-not-zuckerman-museum/.
Fox, Catherine. “‘Sprawl, Drawing Outside the Lines’ welcomes ATL artists into High’s permanent collection.” Arts ATL. Aug. 2015, http://www.artsatl.com/2015/08/review-sprawl/.
Cullum, Jerry. “Last chance to see Eyedrum’s ingenious ‘Exi’sting Conditions’.” Arts ATL. Aug 2014, http://www.artsatl.com/2014/08/review-chance-eyedrums-ingenious-existing-conditions/.
EMPLOYMENT
Current - 18 Studio Coordinator of Painting, Drawing, and Printmaking, Anderson Ranch Arts Center, Snowmass Village, CO
2018-17 Part-time Instructor, Drawing and Painting, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
2017-16 Visiting Lecturer, Drawing, Painting, Printmaking, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
2016-15 Part-time Instructor, Printmaking & Foundations, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
2015-14 Graduate Teaching Assistant (Instructor of record), Printmaking, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
2013-12 Graduate Research Assistant, Printmaking, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
2007 Teaching Assistant, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
2007-05 Teaching Assistant/Printshop Technician, Towson University, Towson, MD
2005 Intern, Printmaking, Papermaking, Book Arts, Pyramid Atlantic Arts, Silver Spring, MD
2004-03 Studio Assistant, Drawing, Painting, Printmaking, Ceramics, Loyola College of Maryland, Baltimore, MD
CONTRACT PRINTMAKING
2015 ‘Master’ printer to Bethany Collins in Paper, Silkscreen: Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
2014 ‘Master’ printer to Craig Drennen in Silkscreen: Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
2014 ‘Master’ printer to Cynthia Farnell in Silkscreen: Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
2013 Assistant printer to Craig Dongoski in Silkscreen: Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
2013 Assistant printer to Paul Rodecker in Intaglio: SCAD, Atlanta, GA
2011 ‘Master’ printer to Tammra Sigler in oil based Monoprint: Towson University, Towson, MD
2010-09 ‘Master’ printer to Diane Kuthy in an Intaglio: Towson University, Towson, MD
2007-06 ‘Master’ printer to Mia Halton in Collograph, Relief, Monoprint, Lithography, Towson University, Towson, MD
2007 ‘Master’ printer to Chickai Booker in Relief printing: Towson University, Towson, MD
2007 Assistant printer to Creighton Michael in Monoprint, Collagraph, Intaglio: Towson University, Towson, MD
2006 Assistant printer to Teresa Scarpula in oil based Monoprint: Towson University, Towson, MD
2005 Assistant printer to Winston Harris in Silkscreen: Towson University, Towson, MD
2005 ‘Master’ printer to Alec Simpson in Monoprint: Pyramid Atlantic Arts Center, Silver Spring, MD
ARTIST ASSISTANT
2015-13 Pam Longobardi, Goulandris Natural History Museum Athens, Greece Ionion Center, Kephalonia,
Greece Hudgens Center for the Arts, Atlanta, GA
2012 Whitney Sherman, Ceramics, Baltimore, MD
2008 Soledad Salamé, Administrative, Baltimore, MD
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
2016-15 Doppler Projects, Program Coordinator, Atlanta, GA
2016-15 Art Committee, Eyedrum Art & Music, Atlanta, GA
2016-15 Faculty Advisor, Student Printmakers Society, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
SPEAKING APPEARANCES
2015 One Hour-Landmarks, Wonderoot, Atlanta, GA
2015 Gallery Talk, Transformation, Callanwolde Arts Center, Atlanta, GA
2014 Gallery Talk, On the Edge, AQUA Art Miami, Miami Beach, FL
2013 Artist Lecture, invited by Stephanie Kolpy & Paul LaJeunesse, Atlanta, GA
2012 Artist Lecture invited by Matthew Sugarman, Stephanie Liles, Atlanta, GA
2010 Artist Lecture, Towson University Printmaking, invited by Tanya Ziniwiecz, Towson, MD
2009 Gallery Talk, Spontaneity, Randomness & Gesture, Sleeth Gallery, Buckhannon, WV
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
2015 High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA
2012 Lauder Hill Arts Center, Lauderhill, FL
2009 The Hexagon, Baltimore, MD
2007 Goya Contemporary, Baltimore, MD
2007 International Printing Museum, Carson, CA