Peter Riesett

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Born: Montclair, New Jersey
Lives: Currently lives and works in Brooklyn, New York

Education
2002
MFA - Photography, PRATT INSTITUTE, Brooklyn NY

1998
BFA - Photography, MARYLAND INSTITUTE COLLEGE OF ART, Baltimore, MD


Solo Exhibitions
2001
Gatherings. STEUBEN EAST GALLERY, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY

Group Exhibitions
2006
Kaunas Photo Days 06. F GALERIJA, Kaunas, LITHUANIA
International Photography Gathering. LE PONT ART GALLERY, Aleppo, SYRIA
Members’ Gallery: Riesett and Verberg. SILVER EYE CENTER FOR PHOTOGRAPHY, Pittsburgh, PA
24th Annual Juried Membership Exhibition. HOUSTON CENTER FOR PHOTOGRAPHY, Houston, TX
Govinda, Texas. SHUTTERS: PHOTOGRAPHY STUDIO AND GALLERY, Houston, TX

2005
We are all Together: Media(ted) Performance. ARTISTS SPACE, New York, NY

2004
Night of 1,000 Drawings. ARTISTS SPACE, New York, NY
Face to Face. STEUBEN GALLERIES, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY

2003
Benefit Exhibition. GALE GATES ET AL, Brooklyn, NY

2002
Bystander. ANDREA ROSEN GALLERY, Gallery 2, New York, NY
Now Serving. ART IN GENERAL, Gallery 6, New York, NY
Deluxe. COMMUNITY GALLERY, Jersey City, NJ
Riesett and Krivitsky. P.S. 122 GALLERY, New York, NY
Combustive Arts. THE VARET STREET COOPERATIVE ARTISTS SPACE, Brooklyn, NY

2001
Mint. BROOKLYN FRONT GALLERY, Brooklyn, NY

2000
Artists Books. BROOKLYN MUSEUM OF ART, Brooklyn, NY

1998
Converge. THE WHOLE GALLERY, Baltimore, MD
Sub/urban: Riesett, Castro, Shipley. AIA GALLERY, Baltimore, MD
Eighth Annual Photography Exhibititon. MARYLAND FEDERATION OF ART, Annapolis, MD

1997
Low 150's, Scenic Views: Riesett and Castro. MARYLAND INSTITUTE COLLEGE OF ART, Baltimore, MD
Out of Order. MARYLAND ART PLACE, Baltimore, MD

Bibliography
2002
Martha Schwendener, 'Bystander': 'New York Critics' Pick', ARTFORUM, Summer, 2002.
Vince Aletti, 'Bystander', THE VILLAGE VOICE, July 23, 2002.
Holland Cotter, 'Bystander', THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 12, 2002.
Allen Frame, ART IN GENERAL: Exhibition brochure of 'Now Serving', May 2002.
Tom McGlynn, Surface Considerations: catalogue essay for 'Deluxe', April 2002.
Wendy Neuman, 'Where are they now?', Alumni Profile for the Jemicy Annual Report, March 2002.

2001
Francesca Romeo, foreword for the catalogue of 'Gatherings', December 2001.

2000
THE PHOTO REVIEW: The Photo Review Competition Winners,
Juror: William Wegman, Volume 24, Number 3, Summer 2000.
John Grant, 'What Does It Mean To Live in the Sprawl Zone?',
THE PHOTO REVIEW, Volume 23, Number 2, Spring 2000.

1997
Lattes & Gabrielli, 'Low 150's: Scenic Views', in FREEHAND: A Journal of Maryland Architects, Summer 1997.
Edward Gunts, 'Picture This: Death of Suburbia', THE BALTIMORE SUN, January 30th, 1997.


Grants/Awards
2006
CAMERA CLUB OF NEW YORK. Darkroom Residency. New York, NY

1998
THE MARYLAND FEDERATION OF ART. Gallery on the Circle, Annapolis, MD

Projects
ARTISTS TALKS:

2001
ART IN GENERAL, Slide Slam. Moderator: Allen Frame.

2000
MASON GROSS SCHOOL OF THE ARTS, RUTGERS UNIVERSITY. Moderator: Allen Frame.

1999
SPE: SOCIETY OF PHOTOGRAPHIC EDUCATORS CONFERANCE

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS:

Photographs:

MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS HOUSTON, Houston, TX
PIEROGI 2000 GALLERY, FLATFILES, Brooklyn, NY

Collaborative Book Project, titled “B”:

BROOKLYN MUSEUM OF ART, Brooklyn, NY
MUSEUM OF MODERN ART, New York, NY
WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART, New York, NY
NATIONAL GALLERY OF CANADA, Ontario, CA