GEORGE PETERS
EDUCATION
Fullerton College, Fullerton, California 1967-1969
Art Center College of Design, Los Angeles, California 1969-1971
Aegina Art Center, Aegina Greece 1972
OCCUPATIONAL EXPERIENCE
Public Art, Visual Artist, Sculptor, Craftsman, Fiber Artist, Aerial Sculpture,
Installation Sculpture, Environmental Sculpture, Graphic Arts, Illustration,
Photography, Film Animation, Digital Imaging, Architectural 3D Modeling,
Interior Space Design, Kite making, Theater Set and Costume Design
PUBLIC ART - INSTITUTIONAL & CORPORATE COMMISSIONS & COLLECTIONS (selected)
2011:
Jacksonville International Airport – Jacksonville, FL
Chilson/Hatfield Recreation Center, Loveland, CO (in progress)
2010:
Broomfield Municipal Building – Broomfield, CO
Hubert H. Humphrey Health Center – Los Angeles, CA
2008:
Kearney Hall School of Civil Engineering , Oregon State University – Corvallis, OR
2007:
Denali Elementary School – Fairbanks, AK
Daughter of the King Children’s Hospital, Norfolk, VA
Helmrick Materials Research Laboratory, OSU Engineering, Tulsa, OK
Labyrinth, Boulder Park & Recreation & Grillo Center, Boulder, CO
Engineering Entryway, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
2006:
Rhode Island Community College, Newport, Rhode Island
Pyramid Building, San Antonio, Texas
Kaiser Permanente Service Center, Denver, Colorado
2005:
Highlands Ranch Medical Plaza, Littleton, Colorado
Boulder Transportation Department, City of Boulder, Colorado
2004:
Ardmore Convention Center, Ardmore, Oklahoma
Washington Metro Area Transit Authority, Suitland Station, Washington, D.C.
San Diego Port Authority, Chula Vista, Bayside Park
Iowa City Library, Iowa City, Iowa
California Teachers Association, Burlingame, California
2003:
McGraw/Hill Companies, Canary Wharf, London, England
Denali Elementary School, Anchorage, Alaska
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, Wilmington, Delaware
Denver Family Crisis Center, Denver, Colorado
28th Street & College Ave Pedestrian Underpass, City of Boulder, Colorado
2002:
University of Arizona, Library and Special Collections, Tucson, Arizona
Longmont Recreation Center, Longmont, Colorado
Leach Sports & Recreation Center, Florida State University
Westminster Public Safety Center, Westminster, Colorado
2001:
Superior Pointe, Superior, Colorado , 2 projects
Community College of Aurora, Aurora, Colorado
University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida
2000:
University of Colorado Health Sciences Cancer Center, Denver, Colorado
Arapahoe Community College, Littleton, Colorado
City of Grand Junction, Colorado – City Hall
1999:
Tokyo Bay Hilton, Tokyo, Japan
Front Range Community College, Harmony Library, Fort Collins, Colorado
1998:
College Hill Library, Westminster, CO
University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
1997:
Occupational Health and Safety Laboratories, Portland, Oregon
Desert Sage Branch Library, Phoenix, Arizona
1996:
Shriners Hospital for Crippled Children, Boston, Massachusetts
1994:
Downtown Boulder Mall Commission, Boulder, Colorado
Collage Children’s Museum, Boulder, Colorado
1990:
Presbyterian/St. Lukes Hospital, Denver, Colorado
Fiddler’s Green Amphitheater, Englewood, Colorado
1988:
Colorado College - Department of Science, Colorado Springs, Colorado 8
Prentice Point, Denver Technological Center, Denver, Colorado
Metropoint, Denver Technological Center, Denver, Colorado
Equitable Life Properties, Seventeenth Street Plaza, Denver, Colorado
Fort Lewis College, Durango, Colorado
1987:
City of Silverthorne Town Hall, Silverthorne, Colorado
State of Colorado Department of Education Offices, Denver, Colorado
Kaiser Permanente Medical Offices, Broomfield, Colorado
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
AIR AND LIGHT - Arts Benicia Center, Benicia, California, 1997
CROSS WIND TUNNEL - Lake George Arts Project, Lake George, New York 1991
AIR SHOW – Contemporary Arts Center, Honolulu, Hawaii 1981
SKY SCULPTURE – Hand and Spirit Crafts Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona 1981
KITES, CLOUDS & CURTAINS – The Foundry, Honolulu, Hawaii 1977
SELECTED REGIONAL & NATIONAL JURIED SHOWS
COLORADO 1990 – Denver Art Museum
’84 BIENNIAL EXHIBITION – Colorado Springs Art Center
SCULPTURE IN THE PARK 1983, 1984 – Boulder Center for the Visual Arts
MEN LOOK AT WOMEN – 1983 – Contemporary Arts Center, Honolulu, Hawaii
MARIETTA CRAFTS NATIONAL – 1980 – Marietta College, Ohio
RUTGERS NATIONAL DRAWING – 1979 - Rutgers University, New Jersey
ART HAWAII SHOWCASE – 1976 – Honolulu Academy of the Arts, Hawaii
SELECTED INVITATIONAL EXHIBITIONS
1999 COLORADO ABSTRACTIONISTS – 1999 – Arvada Center for the arts & Humanities, Arvada, CO
ELEMENTAL ENERGY – 1999 – Museum of Outdoor Arts, Englewood, CO
CAMERAEYE VOYURAGE – 1998 – Houston Center for Photography, Houston,TX – 1998 Foto Fest Collaboration with Melanie Walker
TWO INSTALLATION SCULPTORS – 1987 - Gallery of Contemporary Art,
University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, CO
COLORADO ARTIST-CRAFTSMAN – 1987 - Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian
Institution, Washington, DC
OBJECTS AND PLACE – 1988 – Sibell-Wolle Gallery, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
FLYING OBJECTS – 1985 – Boulder Center for the Visual Arts, Boulder, CO
THREE COLORADO ARTISTS – 1984 – Arvada Center for the Arts & Humanities,Arvada, CO
ENVIRONMENTAL INSTALLATION – 1984 – University of Hawaii Art Gallery,Honolulu, Hawaii
ICE AND AIR SHOW – 1982 – Lake George Project, Lake George, NY
COLLABORATION ARTISTS AND WRITERS – 1981 – Contemporary Art Center,Honolulu, Hawaii
AWARDS
Colorado Council on the Arts and Humanities Creative Fellowship Award 1986
Art Hawaii Showcase Purchase Award 1976
Hawaii Craftsmen’s Annual Show Juror’s Award
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MELANIE WALKER
EDUCATION:
M.F.A. Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, 1975
B.A. San Francisco State University, San Francisco, Calif., 1972
SELECTED AWARDS
Judith Rothschild Foundation Grant, 2003
Colorado Council for the Arts Visual Arts Fellowship, 1996
National Endowment for the Arts – Photography Fellowship, 1995
Aaron Siskind Foundation Fellowship, 1992
Al Smith Fellowship in New Genres, 1992
Southern Arts Federation Sculpture Fellowship, 1991
NEA Inter-Arts Grant, Administered by New Langton Arts, San Francisco, Calif., 1989
Polaroid Materials Grant, 1987 and 1988
SELECTED PERMANENT COLLECTIONS
SMITHSONIAN MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART, Washington, DC
PRINCETON ART MUSEUM, Aaron Siskind Archive, Princeton, NJ
LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART, Los Angeles, Calif.
FRIENDS OF PHOTOGRAPHY, San Francisco, Calif.
CENTER FOR CREATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY, Tucson, Arizona.
POLAROID CORPORATION, Cambridge, Massachusetts
CHRYSLER MUSEUM OF ART, Norfolk, Virginia
SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF ART, San Francisco, Calif.
ST. PETERSBURG MUSEUM OF ART, St. Petersburg, Florida
GRAHAM NASH COLLECTION. Los Angeles, Calif.
SELECTED COMMISSIONS:
2011:
Jacksonville International Airport – Jacksonville, FL
Chilson Hatfield Recreation Center, Loveleand, CO (in progress)
2010:
Broomfield Municipal Building – Broomfield, CO
Hubert H. Humphrey Health Center – Los Angeles, CA
2008:
Kearney Hall School of Civil Engineering , Oregon State University – Corvallis, OR
2007:
Denali Elementary School – Fairbanks, AK
Daughter of the King Children’s Hospital, Norfolk, VA
Helmrick Materials Research Laboratory, OSU Engineering, Tulsa, OK
Labyrinth, Boulder Park & Recreation & Grillo Health Information Center, Boulder, CO
Engineering Entryway, University of
Colorado, Boulder, CO
2006:
Rhode Island Community College, Newport, Rhode Island
Kaiser Permanente Service Center, Denver, Colorado
2005:
Highlands Ranch Medical Plaza, Littleton, Colorado
Boulder Transportation Department, City of Boulder, Colorado
2004:
Ardmore Convention Center, Ardmore, Oklahoma
Iowa City Public Library, Iowa City, Iowa
San Diego Port Authority, City of Chula Vista, CA – Bayside Park, Chula Vista, CA
Washington Metro Transit Authority, Suitland Station, Washington, D.C.
California Teacher’s Association, Burlingame, CA
2003:
McGraw/Hill Companies, Canary Wharf, London, England
Denver Family Crisis Center, Denver, CO
City of Boulder Gateway, College & 28th St, Underpass, Boulder, CO
Denali Elementary School, Alaska Art in Public Places Program – Anchorage, AK
2002:
University of Arizona, Special Collections Library, Tucson, AZ
Florida State University, Leach Sports Center, Tallahassee, Florida
North Boulder Recreation Center, Boulder Dept of Parks and Recreation, Boulder, Colorado
Westminster Public Safety Center, Westminster, CO
City of Longmont Recreation Center, Longmont, CO
2001:
Superior Point Offices, Superior, CO
Aurora Community College, Aurora, CO
University of Central Florida, Classroom Building, Orlando, FL
2000:
University of Colorado Health Sciences Cancer Center, Fitzsimmons Medical Center, Denver
Arapahoe Community College, Littleton, CO
City of Grand Junction, City Hall, Grand Junction, CO
1998: Front Range Community College, Westminster, CO, Campus Center Entryway
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, Columbine Hall
1996:
Osha Laboratory, Portland, OR
SELECTED ONE PERSON EXHIBITIONS
1998:
Camerye Voyeurage, Houston Center for Photography, Houston, TX
1997:
Paths Home, O’Sullivan Art Center, Regis University, Denver, CO
1996:
Home on the Range, Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art, Boulder, CO
Personifications, Museum of Art, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
1995:
Myopic Mythologies, Griffin Fine Arts, Costa Mesa, Calif.
1992:
Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, Rhode Island
1991:
Intersection for the Arts, San Francisco, Calif.
1988:
Aaron Arts Center, Mills College, Oakland, Calif.
1981:
Lightsong Gallery, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
1978:
Lightwork Gallery, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2006:
Khalil Sakikini Center, Ramallah, Palestine
International Center of Bethlehem, Bethlehem, Palestine
Central Arizona College Gallery, Coolidge, AZ
Soho Photo - Alternative Photography Exhibition, New York, NY
Transformations – Space 301, Mobile. Alabama
El Mirador Gallery, Tucson, AZ
Wilde Meyer Gallery, Tucson, AZ
University of North Florida Galllery, Jacksonville, FL
Purdue University, Lafayette, IN
Memorial Hall Gallery – Chadron State College , Chadron, NE
2005:
The Corcoran College of Art & Design, Washington, DC
Orfali Gallery, Amman, Jordan
Sisson Gallery, Henry Ford Community College, Dearborn, MI
Broken Telephone, Galerma de Arte Fotografico Melitsn Rodriguez. , Instituto de Artes, Medellin, Colombia
Telefono Roto, Santa Fe de Antioquia, Colombia
Viva Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
ART IN A TIME OF WAR, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia
2004:
Regis Center for Art, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Zayed University , United Arab Emirates