Erik Peterson
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Education
2001               American University, Washington D.C.
                        Master of Fine Arts, Painting

1995                University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
                        Bachelor of Fine Arts, Painting
                        Bachelor of Arts, General Art
                        (Includes an incomplete degree in American Ethnic Studies)

1994               University of Washington’s Rome Center
                       Rome, Italy

Exhibition Record
8/2015             Linda Hodges Gallery, Seattle, WA
                        Solo Show

5/2015            Joe Bar, Seattle, WA
                        Solo Show

2/2012            Caldera Arts Center, Sisters, OR
                        Artists in Residence Exhibition

2/2011            Collective Visions Gallery, Bremerton WA
                        Juried Group Show

6/2009            SOIL Gallery, Seattle, WA
                        Solo Show, "Watercolors"

1/2009            S.A.M. Rental/Sales Gallery, Seattle, WA
                        Group Show, “Shelter”

8/2008            SOIL Gallery, Seattle, WA
                        Group Show
                        “Escape or Reflect!?”

6/2007            Pratt Fine Art Center, TK Gallery, Seattle, WA
                        Juror: Tracey Fugami
                        Group Show

10/2004         Center On Contemporary Art, Seattle, WA
                        Northwest Annual
                        Juror: Ken Lum

12/2002         Rainshadow Gallery, Bainbridge Island, WA
                        Group Show

8/2001           Conner Contemporary Art Gallery,
                        Washington D.C. Invitational, “Best of M.F.A. Graduates in D.C.”
                        Juror: Jamie L. Smith

6/2001            951 E Street Gallery, Washington D.C.
​                         Invitational, “Regional Best of M.F.A. Graduates”
                        Juror: Annie G awlak

Collections                        
                       Davis-Nearn Collection, London, U.K.

                       Watkins Collection, American University, Washington D.C.

Auction Contributions
11/2008          Pioneer Square Community Association
                        Annual Fundraiser

4/2007             Pratt Fine Arts Center, Seattle, WA
                         25th Annual Art Auction

9/2005             Tashiro Kaplan Artists Lofts
                         2nd Annual Open House/Fund Raising Auction

Teaching Experience
2015-              Bainbridge Island Museum of Art, Bainbridge Island, WA
present            Drawing Instructor

6/2008-           Kirkland Art Center, Kirkland, WA
9/2008             Painting Instructor

1/2008-           Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA
6/2008             Adjunct Professor of Painting

4/2007-           Pratt Fine Art Center, Seattle, WA
2008                Painting/Drawing Instructor

6/2000-           Maryland College of Art and Design, Silver Spring, MD
6/2001             Instructor of Record in Drawing, Painting, and Color Theory      

Artist-In-Residence
2/2012            Caldera Artist In Residence 
                         Sisters, OR

9/2002            Museum of Glass; International Center for Contemporary Art
                        Visiting Artist/Educator Residency

Volunteer Experience
2004-              Tashiro Kaplan Artists Lofts, Seattle, WA
2012                Director of the Artist Portfolio & Community Review Committee

Awards 
2012                The Medium's Annual Artist Grant

2001                JoAnn Crisp-Ellert Graduate Purchase Prize

2001                Graduate Merit Award, American University

2000                Graduate Merit Award, American University

Publications                        
La Norda Especial, “Vol. 5”, October 2009, Seattle, WA “In Defense of Painting”

Symposiums

Seattle Painters Slide Show, November 2009, Henry Art Museum, Seattle, WA

“Contemporary Art”, 2004, Western Washington University

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