Peter Shelton

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Peter Shelton

Selected work by exhibition

1980 - 1989

floatinghouseDEADMAN
Louver New York, 1990

Peter Shelton /
deadman, 1985 - 86 /
cast concrete /
14 x 72 x 70 in (35.6 x 182.9 x 177.8 cm)

Castings
L.A. Louver, 1989

Peter Shelton /
tweedledum, 1988 - 89 /
cast copper /
51 1/4 x 31 x 31 in (130.2 x 78.7 x 78.7 cm) /
Private collection

Peter Shelton /
blackmouthheader, 1989 /
steel /
283 x 8 x 4 1/2 in (718.8 x 20.3 x 11.4 cm) /
Private collection

floatinghouseDEADMAN
Herron School of Art, Indianapolis, IN 1989

Peter Shelton /
floatinghouseDEADMAN installation photography

floatinghouseDEADMAN
Wight Art Gallery, U.C.L.A., Los Angeles, CA 1987

Peter Shelton /
floatinghouseDEADMAN
installation photography, 1987

BLACKVAULT falloffstone: Sculpture Inside Outside
The Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN 1988

Peter Shelton /
BLACKVAULT falloffstone: Sculpture Inside Outside /
installation photography, 1988

Elements: Five Installations
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY 1987

Installation photography, Elements: Five Installations /
tubes and pipes, 1987 /
Cast concrete; cast, patinated bronze /
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY

Installation photography, Elements: Five Installations /
HARDSTRETCH and droop, 1987 /
Nickel-plated aluminum; patinated bronze /
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY

Installation photography, Elements: Five Installations /
TUB, 1987 /
Cast concrete /
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY

Installation photography, Elements: Five Installations /
Big Legs, 1983 / cement, steel and mixed media /
(two elements) Element 1: Height 112 /
Diameter 9 1/2 in (284.5 x 24.1 cm) /
Element 2: Height 109 /
Diameter 7 1/2 in. (276.9 x 19.1 cm) /
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY

Recent Sculptures
L.A. Louver, 1986

Peter Shelton /
Ump, 1984 - 86 /
mixed media /
43 x 26 x 13 in.(109.2 x 66 x 33 cm) /
Private collection

Peter Shelton /
Facein, 1986 /
mixed media /
30 x 19 1/2 x 12 in (76.2 x 49.5 x 30.5 cm) /
Private collection

Majorjoints, Hangers and Squat
L.A. Louver, 1984
In conjunction with Melinda Wyatt Gallery

Peter Shelton /
Installation photography /
majorjoints, hangers, and squat

pipegut, waterseat and STANDSTILL
Portland Center for the Visual Arts, Portland, OR 1984

Installation photography /
Peter Shelton: pipegut, waterseat and STANDSTILL /
Portland Center for the Visual Arts, Portland, OR

sweathouse and littleprincipals, 1977 - 82
Santa Barbara Contemporary Art Forum, 1982

Installation photography /
sweathouse and littleprincipals, 1977 - 82 /
Santa Barbara Contemporary Art Forum, installation, 1982

Brownrooms, 1977 - 78
Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions (LACE) 1980

Peter Shelton /
brownrooms, 1977 - 78 /
installation 1980 /
Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions (LACE)

BIRDHOUSE, holecan
Chapman College, Orange, CA 1980

Peter Shelton /
BIRDHOUSE, holecan, 1980 /
Chapman College, Orange, CA, in conjunction with L.A. /
Institute of Contemporary Art

1990 - 1999

dmeananlean
L.A. Louver, 1999

Peter Shelton /
shakeyjake, 1999 /
mixed media /
140 x 68 x 45 in (355.6 x 172.7 x 114.3 cm) /
Private collection

blackelephanthouse
Dean Clough, Henry Moore Sculpture Trust, Halifax, England 1998

installation photography /
Peter Shelton: BLACKELEPHANTHOUSE

godspipes
Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin, Ireland 1998

Installation photography /
godspipes /
Irish Museum

sixtyslippers
L.A. Louver, 1998

Installation photography /
sixtyslippers

mèreubu
L.A. Louver, 1996

Peter Shelton /
mèreubu, 1996 /
bronze /
93 1/2 x 33 x 55 in (237.5 x 83.8 x 139.7 cm) /
Private collection

handbones and thingsicanthrow
L.A. Louver, 1995

Peter Shelton /
lipbone, 1995 /
bronze /
5 x 2 1/2 x 3 in (12.7 x 6.4 x 7.6 cm)

thingsgetwet
L.A. Louver, 1993

Peter Shelton /
churchsnakebedbone, 1993 /
cast bronze and water /
87 x 77 x 38 in (221 x 195.6 x 96.5 cm) /
Private collection

Peter Shelton /
pagodawindowskull, 1993 /
cast bronze and water /
68 x 16 x 16 in (172.7 x 40.6 x 40.6 cm) /
Private collection

shirts and monstermawbaggutheaderhead
L.A. Louver, 1992

Installation photography /
Peter Shelton: shirts and monstermawbaggutheaderhead

Peter Shelton /
knifehead, 1991 /
mixed media with fiberglass /
70 x 11 x 35 in (177.8 x 27.9 x 88.9 cm)

Peter Shelton /
doublepoodleloopheader, 1992 /
mixed media with fiberglass /
95 x 27 x 20 in (241.3 x 68.6 x 50.8 cm) /
Private collection

Peter Shelton
L.A. Louver, 1991

Peter Shelton /
blackdress, 1990 - 91 /
bronze /
62 x 77 x 55 in. (157.5 x 195.6 x 139.7 cm)

Drawings
L.A. Louver, 1990

Peter Shelton /
whiteleg header, 1990 /
graphite on mylar /
30 x 42 in (76.2 x 106.7 cm) /
32 1/4 x 44 1/4 in (81.9 x 112.4 cm)(fr)

2000 - 2009

3 x 3
L.A. Louver, 2010

Peter Shelton /
blackslot, 2009 /
fiberglass /
95 x 29 x 102 in. (241.3 x 73.7 x 259.1 cm)

Peter Shelton /
redpocket, 2009 /
fiberglass /
72 1/2 x 65 1/2 x 85 1/2 in. (184.2 x 166.4 x 217.2 cm)

dogstar
L.A. Louver, 2008

Peter Shelton /
dogstar, 2007 /
bronze /
88 x 76 x 89 in. (223.5 x 193 x 226.1 cm) /
Private collection

godspipes
L.A. Louver, 2006

Peter Shelton /
godspipes, 1997 - 98 /
West wall (detail) /
mixed media /
dimensions variable (189 elements) /
/
all photography: Tom Vinetz

cloudsandclunkers
commission for the SeaTac Airport, Seattle, WA 2003

cloudsandclunkers
Public sculpture commission, 2003

caterpillar
L.A Louver, 2005

Peter Shelton /
caterpillar, 2004 - 05 /
cast bronze /
88 x 40 x 34 in. (223.5 x 101.6 x 86.4 cm)

gogglelipsandgeogobals for Celebes
L.A Louver, 2005

Installation photography gogglelipsandgeogobals for Celebes

Peter Shelton /
gogglelips, 2004 /
cast bronze /
70 x 50 x 42 in (177.8 x 127 x 106.7 cm) /
Private collection

Peter Shelton /
redouroboros, 2004 - 05 /
mixed media /
70 x 50 x 42 in (177.8 x 127 x 106.7 cm)

Peter Shelton /
littlemoonbird, 2004 /
cast bronze /
17 x 9 1/2 x 13 in (43.2 x 24.1 x 33 cm)

Peter Shelton /
frenchvent, 2004 /
cast bronze /
23 x 16 x 10 1/2 in (58.4 x 40.6 x 26.7 cm

ovalglobal
L.A Louver, 2003

Peter Shelton /
doubleduck, 2003 /
mixed media /
30 x 42 x 42 in (142.2 x 185.4 x 114.3 cm)

Peter Shelton /
purplegulch, 2002 /
mixed media /
60 x 42x 42 in (152.4 x 106.7 x 106.7 cm)

Peter Shelton /
whitebuttons, 2003 /
mixed media /
60 x 40 x 30 in (142.2 x 185.4 x 114.3 cm)

gandhiG
Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, CA 2002

Peter Shelton /
ghandiG, 2002 /
bronze /
30 x 10 x 8 feet (914.4 x 304.8 x 243.84 cm) /
Installation view at San Diego Museum of Ceontemporary Art, San Diego, CA

ROCKshadow
Public Commission Seattle, WA 2002

ROCKshadow, 2002 /
Public Commission, Seattle, WA

Peter Shelton, Domenico Bianchi
L.A Louver, 2002

Peter Shelton /
blackhole, 2002 /
mixed media /
98 x 98 x 46 in (248.9 x 248.9 x 116.8 cm) /
Private collection

Peter Shelton /
bluebullet, 2002 /
mixed media /
63 x 26 x 24 in (160 x 66 x 61 cm) /
Private collection

Peter Shelton /
redtop, 1992 - 2002 /
mixed media /
38 x 46 x 44 in (96.5 x 116.8 x 111.8 cm)

2010 - present

eyehand: Selected sculpture from 1975 - 2011
L.A Louver, 2012

Peter Shelton /
boots, 1989 /
bronze, water, copper and pump /
15 x 22 x 22 in (38.1 x 55.9 x 55.9 cm)

Peter Shelton /
pinkloaf, 1999 - 2000 /
mixed media /
28 x 49 x 23 in (71.12 x 124.46 x 58.42 cm)

Peter Shelton /
frogleg, 1999 - 2000 /
lead and mixed media /
131 x 55 x 30 in (332.7 x 139.7 x 76.2 cm)

Peter Shelton /
treblelobe, 2004 - 2011 /
mixed media /
55 x 30 x 33 in (139.7 x 76.2 x 83.8 cm)

Installation photography /
Peter Shelton: eyehand

Peter Shelton
Portland Art Museum, OR 2011

Installation photography, Peter Shelton, Portland Art Museum

Peter Shelton /
U-header, 1995 - 2009 /
mixed media /
78 x 28 1/2 x 28 in (198.1 x 72.4 x 71.1 cm)

Peter Shelton /
twopockets, 2011 /
graphite on vellum /
18 x 24 in. (45.7 x 61 cm)

Bio

1951 Born, Troy, OH
Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA

Education:
1973 BA Pomona College, Claremont, CA
1979 MFA University of California, Los Angeles

biography

Photo: Liz Fischbach

This is not a chair.

Claremont Lewis Museum of Art
Claremont, CA
2 Feb - 21 Apr 2024

Museum exhibition

ELEMENTAL
Group show

24 Jan - 3 Mar 2018

Gallery exhibition

Peter Shelton <BR>eyehand, Selected sculpture from 1975 - 2011

Peter Shelton
eyehand, Selected sculpture from 1975 - 2011

19 Nov 2011 - 14 Jan 2012

Gallery exhibition

Peter Shelton
dogstar

8 Mar - 17 May 2008

Gallery exhibition

Peter Shelton
godspipes

6 Jan - 11 Feb 2006

Gallery exhibition

Peter Shelton
littleBIG

Josè Drudis-Biada Art Gallery
Mount St. Mary’s College
Los Angeles, CA
14 Sep - 25 Oct 2014

Museum exhibition

Peter Shelton

Portland Art Museum
Portland, OR
19 Feb - 5 Jun 2011

Museum exhibition

Peter Shelton
sixtyslippers

University of California Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
11 Nov 1998 - 28 Feb 1999

Museum exhibition

Peter Shelton
blackelephanthouse

Dean Clough, Henry Moore Sculpture Trust
Halifax, England
23 May - 16 Aug 1998

Museum exhibition

Peter Shelton
sixbeaststwomonkeys

Public commission
Spring Street, between 1st and 2nd Streets
Los Angeles, CA
24 Oct 2009

Public commission/installation

Peter Shelton
thinmanlittlebird

Public sculpture commission
Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library
Indianapolis, IN
24 Apr 2009

Public commission/installation

Peter Shelton
cloudsandclunkers

Public sculpture commission
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
Seattle, WA
1 Jan 2003

Public commission/installation

Peter Shelton
ROCKshadow

Public Commission
Seattle, WA
1 Jan 2002

Public commission/installation

sixtyslippers
Berkeley Art Museum & L.A. Louver

1998
60 pages
Softback

godspipes blackelephanthouse
Irish Museum of Modern Art, Henry Moore Sculpture Trust

1998
30 pages
Softback

bottlesbonesandthingsgetwet
LACMA

1994
72 pages
Softcover

floatinghouseDEADMAN
Louver Gallery, New York

1990
Foreword by Dr. Edith A. Tonelli, notes by Peter Shelton, 32 pages, 47 illustrations
Softback

Goodman, Neil. “EYEHAND: The sculpture of Peter Shelton.” New Art Examiner. Summer 2022.
full article, PDF