Shani Peters

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Shani Peters
Shani Peters in 2019
Born1981 (age 39–40)
Lansing, Michigan, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Education
OccupationArtist
Websitewww.shanipeters.com

Shani Peters (born 1981) is an artist from Lansing, Michigan who is currently based in New York.[1] She received her BA from Michigan State University and her MFA from the City College of New York,[1][2] where she taught as of 2020.[3] Her work often addresses issues related to social justice in a range of media and processes including printmaking, interpretations of record-keeping, collaborative projects, video, and collage.[4] In 2019, she was a Joan Mitchell Foundation artist-in-residence in New Orleans.[5] In 2017, she exhibited at Columbia University's Wallach Gallery.[6][7]

Works[]

  • 2011: "We Promote Love and Knowledge" (performance)[8]
  • 2008: "White Lies, Black Noise" (exhibit) [9]
  • 2010: "Battle for the Hearts and Minds" (film)[10]
  • 2016: "Peace and Restoration" (photo-montage)[11]
  • "The Crown" (traveling exhibit)[12]
  • "The Laundromat Project" (video)[13]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Shani Peters - Bio, retrieved May 18, 2019
  2. ^ "Shani Peters: The Crown". Retrieved March 31, 2017.
  3. ^ Sholette, Gregory (August 3, 2020). "Reimagining Higher Education Through Socially Engaged Art". Hyperallergic. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  4. ^ Jones, Martha. "Artist Talk with Shani Peters". University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
  5. ^ "Joan Mitchell Foundation Names 2019 Artists in Residence". Artforum. January 10, 2019. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  6. ^ Asimakis, Magdalyn (July 14, 2017). "The Uptown Triennial". The Brooklyn Rail. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  7. ^ Farago, Jason (June 1, 2017). "Columbia's New Harlem Museum Opens, with Art from Its Neighbors". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  8. ^ Tancons, Claire (June 27, 2014). "Taking it to the Streets: African Diasporic Public Ceremonial Culture Then and Now". Nka: Journal of Contemporary African Art. 34 (1): 60–65. doi:10.1215/10757163-2415213. ISSN 2152-7792. S2CID 194101754.
  9. ^ Bernard, Audrey J (December 21, 2008). "Lots of beautiful truths revealed at 'white lies, black noise' exhibition". New York Beacon. ProQuest 368007848.
  10. ^ Osterhout, Jacob E. (February 3, 2011). "ActNow: New Voices in Black Cinema festival showcases movies by Brooklyn filmmakers". NY Daily News. Retrieved May 18, 2019.
  11. ^ Asimakis, Magdalyn (July 14, 2017). "The Uptown Triennial". The Brooklyn Rail. Retrieved May 18, 2019.
  12. ^ Garan’anga, Stephen (January 22, 2015). "Multimedia still a foreign art form". The Herald. Retrieved May 18, 2019.
  13. ^ Meyers, Paula Cogan (April 19, 2016). "What It's Like to Make Art". www.bucknell.edu. Bucknell University. Retrieved May 18, 2019.

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