Paul Peterson
Paul Peterson
Sturgis, SD, United States
About Paul Peterson
Paul was born in Viborg SD in June of 1967. Growing up on a farm in Southeastern SD has given Paul an intimate understanding of rural life and a unique perspective as an artist. Viewers of his work will not only perceive a sense of place but will also experience the complicated and sometimes contradictory feelings many rural residents experience over their lifetimes. The paintings are colorful, emotionally autobiographical and mirror the artist's feeling of connection to the land. Paul lives in the Black Hills of South Dakota with his wife and daughter. He is adjunct faculty at BHSU and when he is not teaching or painting he can be found playing guitar(sometimes singing) at local restaurants, bars, churches, coffee shops, festivals etc....
Education:
None of any note......
BS Art Education BHSU, Spearfish SD
Additional study painting USD, Vermillion SD
Hung out around the Art Dept at USD 1987-2006. For whatever reason even when I was not enrolled I was allowed to sit in and take part in various seminars, critiques and visiting artist presentations.
I like to read......
Events:
2012/2013-Recieved Artist Fellowship Grant for the amount of $5000.00
2012-Artwork used in the production of “South Dakotans For The Arts” membership brochure
2009-Artwork used in the production of “South Dakotans For The Arts” membership brochure
2008-Received Prairie Wave Artist Development Grant for the amount of $150.00
Paul Peterson
2006-2012-Serve on the Dahl Arts Center's, Exhibition Committee, Rapid City SD
2006/2007-Received a South Dakota Artist Grant for the amount of $3000.00
March 2006-Visiting Artist, Worthington Community College, Worthington MN
May 2005–Acted as juror for Best of the West, the Dahl Art Center, Rapid City SD
April 2005–Schmeckfest Featured Artist, Freeman SD
August 2004-On site artist, at the request of the National Park Services for Spirit Mound/ Lewis and Clark 200th anniversary celebration, Rural Vermillion SD
May 2004-Visiting Artist, University of South Dakota, Vermillion SD
April 2004-Chosen to design the cancellation stamp for Vermillion Post Office to be used during the Spirit Mound/Lewis and Clark 200th anniversary celebration
May 2001–Acted as juror for West River High School Art Show, Rapid City SD
June 2000-Acted as juror for Cavalry Days Art Show, Sturgis SD
March 1998-Taught painting workshop in conjunction with the, Rural Art Project Sponsored by US West, The South Dakota Arts Council, and the Oscar Howe Art Center, Mitchell SD
Collections:
South Dakota Art Museum, Brookings SD
State of South Dakota
Dahl Art Center, Rapid City SD
Sturgis Public Library, Sturgis SD
University of South Dakota, Vermillion SD
Mount Marty College, Yankton SD
Nobles County Art Center, Worthington MN
Larson Manufacturing, Brookings SD
Numerous Private Collections
Bibliography:
Higbee, Paul."Painting Ole's Earth" South Dakota Magazine(January/February 2008)
Day, John A. “Abstraction In Practice” Art Of The Hills(Spring 2011)
Media:(Partial)
Dakota Midday with Karl Gehrke, South Dakota Public Broadcasting, January 27th 2014, Broadcast Radio
Interview with Victoria Wicks, South Dakota Public Broadcasting, Week of January 26th 2014, Broadcast Radio
Exhibitions:
Solo Exhibitions:(partial)
January-April 2014- Adelstein Gallery, Dahl Art Center, Rapid City SD
April-June 2013- Lamont Art Gallery, Dacotah Prairie Museum, Aberdeen SD
September 2013- Bede Art Gallery, Mount Marty College, Yankton SD
November 2010- Mundt Gallery, Dakota State University, Madison SD
October 2009- Brooking Cultural Center, Brookings SD
November 2007- April 2008-Gallery for the Office of the Department of Tourism, Pierre SD
November-December 2007- President's Gallery, Northern State University, Aberdeen SD
May-June 2007- Sturgis Public Library, In support of the grand opening, Sturgis SD
October-November 2006- Nuance Gallery, Beresford SD
March 2006- Worthington Community College, Worthington MN
May 2003-October 2010- Gayville Hall, Gayville SD
November 2002- Bede Art Gallery, Mount Marty College, Yankton SD
February 2000- Oscar Howe Art Center, Mitchell SD
November 1999- Ruddell Gallery, Black Hills State University, Spearfish SD
October 1998- Mundt Gallery, Dakota State University, Madison SD
August 1998- Gallery 110, University of South Dakota, Vermillion SD
October 1996- Bede Art Gallery, Mount Marty College Yankton SD
Juried Exhibitions(partial):
September 2014-January 2016 South Dakota Governor’s 6th Biennial Art Exhibition
Work Accepted: “A New Theology Of The Land”, and “Advocate Valence/ Levitating Above A Stock Pond”, which received: Best of Show
Juror: Christopher Atkins; Coordinator, Minnesota Artists Exhibition Program, Minneapolis Institute of Arts
May 2012-June 2013-The South Dakota Governor's 5th Biennial Art Exhibition, Travels Throughout SD
Work Accepted:”For A Time I Was Home(Series)”
Jurors: Jodi Lundgren, Curator, Visual Arts Center, Washington Pavilion-Mary Maxon, Curator, Dahl Arts Center-John Rychtarik, Curator of Exhibits, South Dakota Art Museum
October-November 2011-People and the Land, Silverwood Park Gallery, Saint Anthony MN
Work Accepted: “Dakota Landscape/ A New Theology Of The Land”
Juror: Bernice Ficek-Swenson, Professor of Art, University of Wisconsin River Falls
July-October 2011-Horizontal Grandeur, Stevens County Museum, Morris MN
Work Accepted:”Recalling Munin”
Juried by Committee
July 2010-October 2010-Horizontal Grandeur, Stevens County Museum, Morris MN
Works Accepted:”Looking West(Series)” and “A Barn's Portrait(Series)”
Juried by Committee
February 2010-August 2011-Endless Visions, The South Dakota Governor's 4th Biennial Art Exhibition,
Travels Throughout SD
Work Accepted:”For A Time I Was Home(Series)”
Jurors: David Merhib, Director, Visual Art Center at the Washington Pavilion-Lora Schauneman, Curator, Dacotah Prairie Museum-Mary Maxon, Curator, Dahl Arts Center
February 2008-March 2009-Endless Imagination, The South Dakota Governor’s 3rd Biennial Art Exhibition, Travels throughout SD
Work Accepted: “On The Berm”
Jurors: John Day, Director University Art Galleries University of South Dakota-John Rychtarik, Curator of Exhibits South Dakota Art Museum-Mary Maxon, Curator of Exhibits The Dahl Arts Center
October 2006-Art On the Plains, Plains Art Museum, Fargo ND
Work Accepted: “For A Time I Was Home” Received Best of Show
Juror: Christopher P. Monkhouse, The James Ford Bell Curator of Decorative Arts, The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
December 2005-January 2006-Endless Possibilities, The South Dakota Governor’s 2nd Biennial Art Exhibition, Travels throughout SD
Work Accepted: “Maybe In The Morning” Received Merit Award
Juror: Stewart Turnquist, Program Coordinator for the Minneapolis Institute of the Arts
April 2002-Carnegie Art Center Annual Show, Alliance NE
Work Accepted: "Bluff" and "Straw Walker" Received Honorable Mention and Second Place in Painting
Juror: Don Rouleux, Artist
July 1995-Summer Arts XVIII, College of Fine Arts, University of South Dakota, Vermillion SD
Work accepted:“Caryatid Leaning,” oil on canvas. Cash award winner.
Juror: John R. McKirahan, Director/Curator, Museum of Art Kearney NE