ARTIST BIO Boston painter Christopher Peter was raised in Phoenix and received his formal art education at Arizona State University. After becoming established in the art and design communities in the Southwest, he joined galleries across the US and presented his first international exhibition in 2017 at Miami’s Art Basel. Well known for using unconventional materials, Christopher’s work focuses on painting figures and landscapes. Combining and blurring the boundaries between these disciplines, a personal narrative is created between the viewer and the work that hints at the artists’ ultimate goal of using painting to explore the relationship between ourselves and how we experience our surroundings. As an extension of this, Christopher’s work often includes handmade papers, vintage roadmaps, and repurposed book pages in addition to acrylic and oil paints. Today, the artist lives in Boston’s historic South End and his studio is located in the Boston Design Center. ARTIST STATEMENT The Silhouette paintings are constructed in many additive layers, and the entire surface is treated in each consecutive layer. So in a painting that features collage elements (like the Born to Bloom pieces), the entire surface will be layered with those elements, and then layers of paint are added on top and allowed to dry, until the figure is finally resolved and all the layers harmonize with each other. In a piece like the Splash Silhouette, the entire canvas is painted using chemical pouring techniques, then the silhouette is painted with white on top of that colorful surface, so the resulting image is both abstract and figurative, like two paintings done on top of each another As a whole, my practice is focused on painting figures and landscapes. I like to combine and blur the boundaries between these disciplines in order to establish a more personal narrative between the viewer and the work, and my ultimate goal is to use painting to relate more closely to how we experience our surroundings. As an extension of this, I often find myself using unconventional materials like handmade papers, marbled textiles, vintage roadmaps, and repurposed book pages in addition to acrylic and oil paints. EXHIBITIONS Convergence (solo exhibition), Slate Grey Gallery, 2019. Telluride, COFall Market (solo exhibition), Boston Design Center, 2019. Boston, MAConfiguration, Glave Kocen Gallery, 2019. Richmond, VATogether We Shine Promise Ball Gala, JDRF, 2018. Scottsdale, AZSummer in the City, Glave Kocen Gallery, 2018. Richmond, VAA Life Creative, Slate Grey Gallery, 2018. Austin, TXChristopher Peter/Rob Browning, Glave Kocen Gallery, 2018. Richmond, VAArt Basel, AQUA, 2017. Miami Beach, FLColorado Colorways, Slate Grey Gallery, 2017. Telluride, CO EDUCATION Arizona State University, BFA, Painting, Cum Laude HonorsArizona State University, BFA, Drawing, Cum Laude HonorsArizona State University, Minor, Business, Cum Laude Honors PUBLICATIONSModern Luxury Interiors, Boston, MAID Boston Magazine, Boston, MALuxury Lifestyle Magazine, Phoenix, AZStudio Visit Magazine, Boston, MAASID Desert Design, Phoenix, AZABC News KNXV-TV, Phoenix, AZPhoenix Home and Garden, Phoenix, AZ