Peter Barrett

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Born: Boston, MA
Lives: Brooklyn, NY and Woodstock, NY

Education
1996 School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Master of Fine Arts, Painting
1990 Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, Rhode Island
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Painting
1990 RISD European Honors Program, Rome, Italy


Solo Exhibitions
2007 Morgan/Lehman Gallery, Lakeville, CT
2006 Ingalls & Associates, Miami, FL: “Continuum”
2004 Evos Arts, Lowell, MA: “Long Division”
2003 Ingalls & Associates, Miami, FL: “Permutation”
2002 Artcore Gallery, Toronto, Canada: "Retroflex"
2001 Folin/Riva, New York: "Keys to the Realm"


Group Exhibitions
2007 Supreme Trading, Brooklyn: "Brooklyn Abstract" curated by Larry Walczak
Red Dot Art Fair, NY, Morgan/Lehman Gallery
DeCordova Museum, Lincoln, MA: “Big Bang”
2006 Pool Art Fair, Miami, FL; Ingalls & Associates
The Educational Alliance, NY: “Squared” curated by David Gibson
Philoctetes Center, New York: “Pattern Recognition”
Exit Art, New York: RISD Biennial curated by Robert Storr
Supreme Trading, Brooklyn, NY: “BIG STUFF” curated by Larry Walczak
2005 NADA Art Fair, Miami, FL; Ingalls & Associates
Fe Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA: “Toy”
Endless International Gallery, Shanghai, China: “How Close Are We?”
Boreas, Brooklyn, NY: “Foundation,” curated by David Pierce
MoCADA, Brooklyn, NY: “Project Diversity”
Milano Flash Art Show, Milan, Italy; Ingalls & Associates
DiVA Fair, New York; Ingalls & Associates
Art Miami 2005, Miami, FL; Ingalls & Associates
2004 NIX Gallery, New York: “Circular Convergence”
Claire Oliver Fine Art, NY: RISD Biennial, curated by Shamim Momin
Bank Gallery, Kansas City; MO: “Alias”
2003 -scope Miami; Ingalls & Associates
-scope Los Angeles; Ingalls & Associates
ArteFiera 2003, Bologna, Italy; Artcore Gallery
2002 Art Basel Miami Beach 2002, Artcore Gallery
Galerie Valerie Cueto, Paris, France: "Super Cellular"
Art Chicago 2002; Riva Gallery
Luxe, New York: "Peculiarly Pink"
2002 ArteFiera 2002, Bologna, Italy; Artcore Gallery
Artissima 8, Torino, Italy; Artcore Gallery
2001 Museum of Contemporary Art, Vienna; Kunst Wien, Art Trend Gallery
Toronto International Art Fair, Riva Gallery
A to Z Gallery, Saint Paul, MN: "Artist's Forum #14" (Video Screening)
The Soap Factory, Minneapolis, MN: "Wall to Wall"
Art Chicago 2001, Folin/Riva Gallery
Art Miami 2001, Miami, FL; Folin/Riva Gallery
2000 Bellwether, Brooklyn, NY: "Flat File"
San Francisco International Art Exposition; Nikolai Fine Art
Nikolai Fine Art, New York: "The Toy Show"
Jones Center for Contemporary Art, Austin, TX: "New American Talent"
Dilmos, Miami, FL: "10,000 Reflections"
1999 Galería Sin Título, Monterrey, Mexico: "Tomorrow: Conceptual Nostalgia"
1997 Gary Marks Gallery, Chicago, IL
Spago, Chicago, IL
1996 Rainbo Club, Chicago, IL: "Abstract September"
Gallery 2, Chicago, IL: "1968 Now?"
1995 Flat Gallery, Chicago, IL: "For Rent"
Nippon Steel, Chicago, IL: NSUSA/SAIC Awards Show
Red Trike Gallery, Chicago, IL: Drawing Show



Bibliography
Ken Johnson, "Seeing a pattern" The Boston Globe, February 7, 2007
Greg Cook, "Ah, Painting!" The Boston Phoenix, January 23, 2007
Science & The City, “Pattern Recognition” November 2, 2006
Wagmag, “Big Stuff- Eyewash at Supreme Trading” June 6, 2006
Jen Renzi, “Bright Young Thing,” House & Garden, April 2006
K. Lee Sohn, “Continuum,” Miami New Times, February 2, 2006
Onajídé Shabaka, “Labyrinthine Manifestations,” Miamiartexchange.com, January 29, 2006
Dwayne Butcher, “Art That Catches the Eye,” artbutcher.com, January 20, 2006
Franklin Einspruch, “Peter Barrett at Ingalls,” Artblog.net, January 19, 2006
Mark Kanny, “Island of Misfit Toys,” Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, November 24, 2005
“The Language of the Circle,” The Tribeca Trib, November 2004
Oz McGuire, “Disguises and Doppelgangers,” Review, March 2004
Robin Trafton, “Masked Artists,” The Kansas City Star, February 27, 2004
Theresa Bembnister, “Art Imitates Life,” The Pitch, February 5, 2004
Roni Feinstein, “Report From Miami,” Art in America, December 2003
Damrys Ocaña, “Art Seen,” Miami Street, October 17, 2003
Elisa Turner, “Technology plays a role in eye-catching work,” Miami Herald, September 29, 2003
Alfredo Triff, “All in a Show,” Miami New Times, September 25, 2003
Jeffrey Kalstrom, "Wall to Wall," The New Art Examiner, December 2001
Andrew Knighton, "Two-Dimensional Man: Wall to Wall," Object Magazine #2, July 2001
Doug Hanson, "Soap Factory Show," Minneapolis Star Tribune, July 27, 2001
John Judge, "Peter Barrett at Folin/Riva," Zing Magazine #15, Spring 2001
John Peter Brakewood, "Les Clés du Royaume," Art Actuel #3, June 2001
Erica Snow, "Peter Barrett's Rippling World," NY Arts, March 2001
The Village Voice, August 8, 2000: "The Toy Show"
Sergio Bosi, "10,000 Reflections", The Brazilian Sun, Miami, FL, January 15, 2000
Bertha Wario, "Mueven Su Galería", El Norte, Monterrey, Mexico, Sept. 29, 1999



Grants/Awards
2007 Visiting Artist, Brown University, Providence, RI
2004 Visiting Artist, Ox-Bow, Saugatuck, Michigan
2002 Professional Artist's Residency, Ox-Bow, Saugatuck, Michigan
1996 Professional Artist's Residency, Ox-Bow, Saugatuck, Michigan


Publications
Big Bang! Abstract Painting for the 21st Century; essay by Nick Capasso
RISD Fine Arts Biennial 2006, essay by Robert Storr
“unAmbiguous,” Artworld Digest, March 2006
Peter Barrett: Continuum; essay by David Gibson
Direct Art Vol. 12, Fall/Winter 2005
Milano Flash Art Show 2005
RISD Fine Arts Biennial 2004, essay by Shamim Momin
-scope Miami 2003
Peter Barrett: Permutation; essays by Michael Rooks and Jennifer L. Gray
Art Chicago 2002
Toronto International Art Fair 2001
Art Chicago 2001
Art Miami 2001
San Francisco International Art Exposition 2000
Texas Fine Arts Association: New American Talent: Fifteenth Exhibition; Essay by David Pagel