Name: Chris Peterson
Place and date of birth: Bilthoven, 3rd of May 1976
Country of origin: The Netherlands
Nationality: Dutch and British


Organization

Founder and president of the Zwolle International Sculpture Space (ZWISS), The Netherlands: www.zwiss.nl


Exhibitions / Symposia

2012
"Beelden aan de Scheldeboulevard"
Outdoor exhibition of large scale sculptures
Terneuzen (The Netherlands)

20th Anniversary of Open Air Museum Pedvale (Latvia)
Artist in Residence
Sabile (Latvia)

Group exhibition 'Of Untamed Spiritt' at the Land en Beeld Sculpture Park
Asperen (The Netherlands)

Exhibition at the 15a Gallery and Sculpture Park
Lochem (The Netherlands)

Unveiling of the sculpture / info beacon for De Wereldtijdpad Foundation
Holten (The Netherlands)

Project TWO LANDSCAPES / TWEE LANDSCHAPPEN
In collaboration with Stichting Heino - Sabile
Heino (The Netherlands)

2011
2011 International Flag Art Festival
Dangjin Arts Center (South Korea)

International Art Exhibition Nord Art 2011
ACO Carslhutte, Budelsdorf (Germany)

Project TWO LANDSCAPES / TWEE LANDSCHAPPEN (postponed till March 2012)
In collaboration with Stichting Heino - Sabile
Heino (The Netherlands)

Nasunogahara International Sculpture Symposium
Otawara (Japan)

Simposio Internazionale di scultura su pietre
Commune del Reana del Rojale (Italy)

Exhibition of the Hualien Stone Sculpture Compeition finalists at the Hualien County Museum
Hualien (Taiwan)

Exhibition at the Land en Beeld Sculpture Park
Asperen (The Netherlands)

Exhibition at the 15a Gallery and Sculpture Park
Lochem (The Netherlands)

IN ABSTRACTO, anniversary group exhibition at Galerie Artipoli
Noorden (Z.H.) (The Netherlands)

2010
ISSI (International Sculpture Symposium in Icheon)
Invited by Prof. Choi Tae Man, Ph.D., Dept. of Fine Art, Kookmin University
Artistic Director, The International Sculpture Symposium in Icheon 2010
Icheon (South Korea)

Artist in Residence at the Open-Air Art Museum at Pedvale (Latvia)

International Art Exhibition Nord Art 2010
ACO Carslhutte, Budelsdorf (Germany)

Exhibition at the Land en Beeld Sculpture Park
Asperen (The Netherlands)

Outdoor group exhibition 'Beelden aan de rivieren'
Organized by Symposion
Gorinchem (The Netherlands)

15a Gallery and Sculpture Park
Lochem (The Netherlands)

Exihibtion at Art Gallery and Sculpture Park Oudenhove
Epe, (The Netherlands)

2009
FORMA VIVA, the most prestegious and oldest sculpture symposium in the world
Portoroz (Slovenia)

Exhibition at the Land en Beeld Sculpture Park
Asperen (The Netherlands)

International Art Exhibition Nord Art 2009
ACO Carslhutte, Budelsdorf (Germany)

Sculpture made as part of the Uchinuki Project
Saijo-City (Japan)

2008
Group exhibition at ARTOWER AGORA
Athens (Greece)

International Sculpture Symposium Seoul
Seoul (South Korea)

12th edition of 'Scultura Viva' International Sculpture Symposium, 2008 (cancelled)
City of San Benedetto del Tronto (Italy)

International Sculpture Symposium in Ventspils
Ventspills (Latvia)

GISS 2008 symposium at the Mosan Museum
Boryeong (South Korea)

Emaar International Art Symposium
Dubai (United Arab Emirates)

2007
Centro Cultural Mariano Mesonada: Sculpture Symposium of Utebo, 2007
Utebo (Spain)

Morges Symposium International de Sculpture, Castle of Morges, Morges (Switzerland)

International Art Exhibition Nord Art 2007
ACO Carslhutte, Budelsdorf (Germany)

International Symposium of bronze sculpture 'Melodies of bronze' , 2007
Organization: Penza State University of Architecture and Construction, Institute of regional Politics Penza
and Gallery Samara. Invited by the organizer: sculptor Yury Tkachenko - professor of the Penza State University of Architecture and Construction.
Penza (Russia)

2006
8th Bridges & Connection International Symposium
Andres Institute of Art, New Hampshire (USA)

Valobran International Sculpture Symposium, Izola (Slovenia)
Organization: Tapiwa Chapo, Zimbawan sculptor residing in Slovenia

2nd International Sculpture Symposium Sedliste
Sedliste (Czech Republic)

International Stone Sculpture Symposium “Messages of the body”
La tannerie de Pezenas (France)

Project “Monte di Verzegnis 1914 slm.”
Monte Verzegnis (Italy)

KIC/ Nord Art 2006 International Sculpture Symposium
Stadt Budelsdorf (Germany)

Huntenkunst 2006, International Podium for Contemporary Visual Art, Houtkamphallen, Doetinchem (The Netherlands)
Invited by the selectioncommittee (Harrie Schenning, Jan Jenniskens, Axel Vater, Paul Damste, Evangelos Koukouwitakis en Dr. bea Dobberstein) to participate. (cancelled)

Artist in residency at the Estonian Artist Association,Tallinn Art Hall, Talinn (Estonia)(postponed)

Small Monuments, travelling group-exhibition of 65 international sculptors
Gallery Petra Jäger, Hamburg (Germany)

2005
The International Sculpture Symposium "An Giang Hallmark II"
Chau Doc township, An Giang province (Socialist Republic of Vietnam)

Small Monuments, travelling group-exhibition of 65 international sculptors
Gallery Donkersvoort, Beek & Donk (The Netherlands)
Gallery Exelmans, Neeroeteren (Belgium)

Centrum voor Jonge Kunst / Centre for Young Art, Castle Claes-Bouuaret, Gent (Belgium)

La Bienal Internacional de Arte SIART 05, Museo Nacional de Arte, La Paz (Bolivia)

Woman's Desire and Passion, Room With A View Gallery, Shanghai (China)

Field of Vision: Extremes, Institute of new media, Frankfurt a.M. (Germany)

News From Nowhere: visions of utopia, Changing Room Gallery
A number of public sites in North East London (UK)

>No.1<, Gallery Goncourt, The Hague (The Netherlands)

Morges Symposium International de Sculpture, Castle of Morges, Morges (Switzerland)

Huntenkunst, International Podium for Contemporary Visual Art, Houtkamphallen, Doetinchem (The Netherlands)

Art Miami with Gallery Gora from Montreal (Canada)


Symposia

Nasunogahara International Sculpture Symposium, Otawara (Japan), 2011

Simposio Internazionale di scultura su pietre , Commune del Reana del Rojale (Italy), 2011

ISSI (International Sculpture Symposium in Icheon), Invited by Prof. Choi Tae Man, Ph.D., Dept. of Fine Art, Kookmin University, Artistic Director, The International Sculpture Symposium in Icheon 2010, Icheon (South Korea), 2010

FORMA VIVA 2009, the most prestegious and oldest sculpture symposium in the world
Portoroz (Slovenia)

1st International Stone Sculpture Symposium Seoul, 2008
Seoul (South Korea)

12th edition of 'Scultura Viva' International Sculpture Symposium, 2008 (cancelled)
City of San Benedetto del Tronto (Italy)

International Sculpture Symposium in Ventspils, 2008
Ventspills (Latvia)

GISS 2008 symposium at the Mosan Museum
Boryeong (South Korea)

Emaar International Art Symposium 2008
Dubai (United Arab Emirates)

Centro Cultural Mariano Mesonada: Sculpture Symposium of Utebo, 2007
Utebo (Spain)

Morges Symposium International de Sculpture, Castle of Morges, Morges (Switzerland) 2007

International Symposium of bronze sculpture 'Melodies of bronze' , 2007
Organization: Penza State University of Architecture and Construction, Institute of regional Politics Penza
and Gallery Samara. Invited by the organizer: sculptor Yury Tkachenko - professor of the Penza State University of Architecture and Construction.
Penza (Russia)

8th Bridges & Connection International Symposium, 2006
Andres Institute of Art, New Hampshire (USA)

Valobran International Sculpture Symposium, 2006
Izola (Slovenia)

2nd International Sculpture Symposium Sedliste, 2006
Sedliste (Czech Republic)

International Stone Sculpture Symposium “Messages of the body”, 2006
La tannerie de Pezenas (France)

KIC/ Nord Art 2006 International Sculpture Symposium
Stadt Budelsdorf (Germany)

The International Sculpture Symposium "An Giang Hallmark II", 2005
Chau Doc township, An Giang province (Socialist Republic of Vietnam)

Morges Symposium International de Sculpture, Castle of Morges, Morges (Switzerland) 2005


Collections

Artworks remain in private, corporate and museum collections around the world.


Commissioned public works

3 large marble sculptures titled 'The laughter that comes with progressive decline', are on permanent display in the Chau Doc Open Air Museum and Sculpture park (Vietnam).

1 large limestone sculpture titled 'Redefining structure (1914 slm) is on permanent display at Monte Verzegnis, Friulli (Italy).

2 large marble sculpture titled 'Contemplation structure', are on permanent display at the HEART Sculpture Park in Sedliste (Czech Republic).

1 large limestone sculpture titled 'Its level from here on', is on permanent display at the Port of Izola, Izola (Slovenia).

2 large granite sculptures titled 'Indespensable' are on permanent display at the Andres Institute of Art Sculpture Park. The Institute is located in Brookline, New Hampshire (USA).

1 large limestone sculpture titled 'Everlasting youth no.1'. Permanently on display at the city of Utebo (Spain)

War memorial at Millfield School. Two large granite sculptures (finished and installed in October 2007) Street, Somerset (UK).

1 large limestone sculpture titled ' Gesture 1'. Permanently at display in Dubai at one of the EMAAR properties. Dubai (UAE)

Granite sculpture titled 'Toilets and churches: a search for silence no.1' made for the Mosan Museum in Boryeong and placed in the City of Gwacheon (South Korea), 2008.

Granite sculpture titled 'Toilets and churches: a search for silence no.2' made for the City of Ventspills (Latvia), 2008.

Granite sculpture to be installed in Seoul (South Korea) at the end of the year 2008.

Sculpture made as part of the Uchinuki Project and permanently on display in the City of
Saijo (Japan), 2009.

Sculpture created for the FORMA VIVA Collection. Permanently sited in the town of Strunjan.
Portoroz (Slovenia), 2009.

A two piece sculpture existing of two large granite glacier boulders for the Open Air Art Museum Pedvale in the town of Sabile (Latvia), 2010.

- Marble sculpture existing out of two piece, placed at Villa Manin, Udine (Italy), 2011

- Black granite sculpture existing out of two pieces, placed in public space in the city of Otawara (Japan), 2011

- Sculpture placed in the village of Heino (Netherlands), part of the TWO LANDSCAPES Project.

Additional: Chris Peterson was amongst the last 15 artists shortlisted for the ' Oostindie' commission of the City of Leek (Netherlands).

Prizes

2nd prize at the International Sculpture Symposium in Ventspils (Latvia) awarded by a jury of architects.

Winning design for the Millfield School / Atkinson Gallery War Memorial Competition 2007, Somerset (United Kingdom)


Memberships

A member of the artist association 'Konstnärernas Kollektivverkstad - Bohuslän' (KKV-B) in Sweden since 2006.

A member of Axisweb (UK) since 2008.

A member of Sculpture Network (Germany) since 2008.


Partnerships

Chris Peterson is the ‘in-house’ artist of the tool manufacturer Milwaukee Electric Tools Netherlands.

Chris Peterson became one of the artists with whom Rots Maatwerk (NL), a company that facilitates in making a diverse range of products from furniture, monuments to public art pieces, collaborates with on art related projects.


Publications

2010
Mediacoverage in national and regional media in Latvia.

2009
Several publications in the Dutch newspaper De Stentor and De Swollenaer. Also an interview was broadcasted on Brugmedia TV.

2008
During the EMAAR International Art Symposium, Chris Peterson was interviewed by Gulf News. His photo was published in this newspaper together with an article about the sculptors and painters who participated in the event.

2007
Chris Peterson was interviewed for regional Spanish newspapers and television of Utebo and surrounding area.

Chris Peterson was interviewd for both Russian national and regional television and newspapers during the 'Bronze melodies' International Sculpture Symposium.

2006
Chris Peterson was interviewed for regional New Hampshire newspapers in the USA during the 8th Bridges and Connection Sculpture Symposium.

Catalogue published for the Valobran International Sculpture Symposium in Izola, Slovenia.
Chris Peterson was interviewed for both national and regonal newspapers and television of Czech Republic.

Chris Peterson was selected by Basak Malone, artist representative of the World Art Media Group in New York for the 'Tips & Picks' selection of the magazine.

One of the B&W photographs of the' Exaggerated respons' series had been chosen by Ph.D. Markus Kruse, to be part of the Featured Artwork rotation on the homepages at World Wide Arts Resources and absolutearts.com.

2005
Article published in in the regonal newspaper of the city of Penza, Russia.

Catalogue published for the 'HALLMARK II' International Sculpture Symposium, Chau Doc, Vietnam

TV and newspaper coverage: on Vietnamese national television, in The Saigon Times and local An Giang newspapers

'News from nowhere' newspaper plus show catalogue and artists' profiles

CD-Rom Catalogue of the 13th edition of Huntenkunst (2005)

2003
Interview by Joe Homewood, San Antonio College, Texas, USA.

2002
Interview by Gert Meijerink for ‘De pijpkrant’, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.