Peter Shelton artist profile - Selected works present

photo: Liz Fischbach

Peter Shelton
1951 Born January 18, Troy, OH
Currently lives and works in Los Angeles, CA

Education

1973 B.A. Pomona College, Claremont, CA
1974 Trade certification: Hobart School of Welding Technology, Troy, OH
1979 M.F.A., University of California, Los Angeles

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Current exhibition

Peter Shelton
eyehand: Selected sculpture from 1975 - 2011
19 November - 14 January 2012

Current commissions

Peter Shelton
sixbeastsandtwomonkeys
Public dedication of "sixbeastsandtwomonkeys"
Saturday, 24 October 2009
10 am - 3 pm
Spring Street, between 1st and 2nd Streets
Los Angeles, CA
Parking is available on the street, and in nearby public
and private lots south of 2nd Street, on Main and Spring
Streets.
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Selected articles
Knight, Christopher. "Public art review: Peter Shelton's 'sixbeastsandtwomonkeys'"
Los Angeles Times. 22 October 2009.
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Cheng, Scarlet. "Whimsy, all in a row"
Los Angeles Times. 26 April 2009.
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Peter Shelton
thinmanlittlebird
Public sculpture commission, dedicated 24 April 2009
Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library
Indianapolis, IN
www.imcpl.org

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Recent exhibitions

Loose Canon
Second floor and Skyroom
13 October 2011 - 12 November 2011

Peter Shelton
19 February - 5 June 2011
Portland Art Museum
portlandartmuseum.org
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Group show
25 February - 3 April 2010
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Peter Shelton
littlethinman
Skyroom
25 February - 3 April 2010
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3 x 3
Sculpture by Richard Deacon,
Peter Shelton and Joel Shapiro
Painting by Imi Knoebel,
Robert Mangold and Jason Martin
14 January - 13 February 2010
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Peter Shelton: dogstar
Skyroom
8 March - 17 May 2008
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Seven Rooms Seven Artists
L.A. Louver Summer 2006
13 July - 2 September 2006
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L.A. Louver at Art 37 Basel
The International Art Show
Messe Basel, Messeplatz
Basel, Switzerland
Hall 2.0 / Stand W5
14 – 18 June 2006
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Group Show
31 March - 6 May 2006
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Peter Shelton: godspipes
6 January – 11 February 2006
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Peter Shelton, gogglelipsandgeogobals for Celebes
21 January - 19 February 2005
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Peter Shelton, ovalglobal
17 October - 15 November 2003
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Publications

sixtyslippers
Published by the University of California at Berkeley Art Museum, in collaboration with L.A. Louver, Venice, CA
4 December 1997 – 31 January 1998

floatinghouseDEADMAN
Republished by Louver Gallery, New York, NY; originally published by Wight Art Gallery, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, 1987
6 January – 3 February, 1990

Artist's official Web site: petershelton.net