Giselle Peters

Giselle Peters was born in Saskatchewan, Canada. She completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Ceramics at the Alberta College of Art and Design and a Bachelor of Psychology with Distinction at Concordia University in Montreal. She worked for several years in the field of brain injury and developmental disabilities, including research for the use of creative arts in human development, before deciding to focus once again on visual arts. Giselle has participated in artist residency programs in both Canada and the United States and has received two individual project grants from the Alberta Foundation for the Arts. She has exhibited her work internationally and currently lives in Zaragoza, Spain. She works primarily in clay but also explores mixed media such as paint, fabric and photographs, enhancing her sculpture with vivid surface decoration and giving depth to her paintings through sculpted elements.
Her painted work speaks of self-perception, memory, nostalgia, the passage of time, femininity, childhood. She often uses family photos to contrast ethereal perceptions of reality with the physical presence of the sculpted materials. In her sculpture, she creates characters that explore the human condition through the lens of childho...

2012 Bachelor of Arts with Distinction, Psychology
Concordia University - Montréal, QC
2006 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Ceramics
Alberta College of Art and Design - Calgary, AB

2020 Cerco, Festival Internacional de Cerámica Contemporánea: Centro de Artesanía de Aragón
Zaragoza, Spain
2019 Milk & Oil: Calgary Gallery, Alberta Craft Council
Calgary, AB (three-person)
2018 Milk & Oil: Discovery Gallery, Alberta Craft Council
Edmonton, AB (two-person)
2018 Bodies of Work: Leighton Art Centre
Foothills, AB (group)
2017 Propagasm: Crowsnest Pass Public Art Gallery
Crowsnest Pass, AB (solo)
2017 Milk & Oil: Yuill Family Gallery, Medalta
Medicine Hat, AB (solo)
2017 Dish: Yuill Family Gallery, Medalta
Medicine Hat, AB (group)
2017 Cabinet of Queeriosities IV: CASA Gallery
Lethbridge, AB (group)
2017 Filthy Hands Festival: Medalta (Brick and Tile Factory)
Medicine Hat, AB
2016 Medalta Holiday Exhibition: Yuill Family Gallery, Medalta
Medicine Hat, AB (group)
2016 Ceramic Residency Exhibition: Truro Center for the Arts at Castle Hill
Truro, MA (Two Person)
2016 X3: Alberta Craft Council
Edmonton, AB
2015 Transmissions: CASA Gallery
Lethbridge, AB (three-person)
2015 Queeriosities: CASA Gallery
Lethbridge, AB
2015 All Possible Combinations: CASA Concourse Showcase
Lethbridge, AB (solo)
2015 Loose Leaves: CASA Gallery
Lethbridge, AB
2014 3 Dimensions Sculpture Exhibit 2014: Galt M...