David Allan Peters (American, born )

Timeline

1994
A.A., DeAnza College, Cupertino, CA
1997
B.F.A., San Francisco Art Institute
2000
M.F.A., Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA
Inspired by the saturated sunsets and flora of his native California, David Allan Peters produces abstract paintings whose surfaces explode with color. Working on wooden panels at small- to mid-scale, he first builds up thick, monochromatic layers of pigment; a single panel may hold 100 different layers. Once these layers have dried, he cuts, scrapes, and carves into them, revealing the many colors beneath the surface, which reappear as radiating lines, rings, and whorls. He describes his process by saying, “I paint these beautiful colors and keep stacking them on top of each other. It’s like hiding secrets. I have to find them again. I rediscover.” Not one to waste material, Peters collects the rainbow assortment of pigment scraps created from his work and transforms them into vibrant sculptures of geometric shapes and crystalline forms.

Exhibitions

2011
Paintings, Marc Arranga Contemporary, New York, NY (solo)
2011
Spectrum, Kellogg Gallery, Cal Poly, Pomona, CA
2010
Karl Benjamin: Under The Influence, Royale Projects, Indian Wells, CA
2010
Le Petit Objcet, Royale Projects, Indian Wells, CA
2010
Stratigraphic, Curated by Chandra Cerrito, Hay Barn Gallery, Oakland, CA
2009
Fresh, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA
2009
Surface Tenstion, Chandra Cerrito Contemporary, Oakland, CA
2009
White, Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2009
Integrity Spiral, Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Santa Monica, CA (solo)
2008
Four Abstract Painters, Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2008
Bridge Art Fair, Chandra Cerrito Contemporary, Oakland, CA
2007
Dextrous Aura, Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Santa Monica, CA (solo)
2006
Surface, Riverside Community College, Riverside, CA
2005
Art Auction XI, Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, CA
2005
May The Road Rise With You, Ruth Bachofner Gallery, CA (solo)
2004
Luster, Gensler and Associates, San Francisco, CA
2004
10th Annual Holiday Group Show, Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2004
Ruth Bachofner Gallery 20th Anniversary Exhibition, Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2004
Abstract Los Angeles, SoHO Myriad, Atlanta, GA
2004
Process, Curator: Chandra Cerritos, Dorsky Gallery Curatorial Programs, Long Island City, NY
2004
The Line Up, Walter McBean Gallery, San Francisco Art Institute, CA
2003
9th Annual Holiday Group Show, Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2003
Art Auction X, Long Beach Museum of Art, Long Beach, CA
2003
Sex in Deep Space, Curators: Marc Arranga and Chip Tom, City Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2003
SOULdiers, SCA Gallery, Pomona, CA
2003
Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Santa Monica, CA (solo)
2002
California Dream, Museum Forno Fusoria, Tavernole, Brescia, Italy
2002
Marking Change in an Inconstant World, Curators: Marc Arranaga and Kim Tom, The Advocate Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2002
Marking Change in an Inconstant Glamor Trip So Soon To Slip, Curator: Suzanne Bybee, Sheehan Gallery, Whitman College, Walla Walla, WA
2002
8th Annual Holiday Group Show, Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
2001
Paintings, Ruth Bachofner Gallery, Santa Monica, CA (solo)
2000
M.F.A. Exhibition, Peggy Phelps Gallery, Claremont, CA (solo)
1999
A Summers Work, Dillingham/Caples Gallery, Claremont, CA (solo)
1999
Storefront Show, Installation Gallery, Claremont, CA (solo)
English (US)

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