Résumé

James J. Peterson

  • 1727. S Indiana Ave. #126 Chicago, IL. 60616
  • 323.401.8514
  • James@jamesjpeterson.com 

Teaching Experience

  • 2006 South Suburban College, Subsitute Teacher, Multi-level Drawing Chicago, IL
  • 2006 School of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, Spring Semester, Teaching Assistant
    • Materials and Techniques
    • Instructed students with live demonstrations and critiques,
  • 2006 School of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, Spring Semester, Subsitute Teacher
    • Multi-level student Figure Drawing
  • 2006 School of Art Institute of Chicago Fall Semester, Subsitute Teacher, Multi-level student Painting

Education

  • 2007 MFA, Painting and Drawing, The School of Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
  • 2004 BFA, Illutration, Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA

Selected Exhibitions

  • 2007 Deitch Projects, Art Parade 3, New York, NY
  • 2007 G2 Gallery, Danger Rabies, Chicago, IL
  • 2007 32nd&Urban Gallery, Get Fit, Chicago, IL
  • 2007 G2 Gallery, Agitated History, Chicago, IL
  • 2007 Dogmatic Gallery, Micromentalist, Chicago, IL
  • 2006 Copro Nason Gallery, 15 Year Aniversary Group Art Show, Los Angeles, CA
  • 2006 Fifty50 Gallery Bentnames, Chicago, IL
  • 2006 Deitch Projects, Art Parade 2, New York, NY
  • 2006 Fifty50 Gallery, Outtakes, Chicago, IL
  • 2006 Dogmatic Gallery, Narrative Sequences Characters, Chicago, IL
  • 2005 The Hive Gallery, Five Year Aniversary, Group show/Manuel Ocampo, LA, CA
  • 2005 Copro Nason Gallery, Bergamot Invasion, Los Angeles, CA
  • 2005 Infusion Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, Group show
  • 2005 Cannibal Flower, Los Angeles, CA Group show
  • 2005 Art Annex, Los Angeles, CA, Group show
  • 2005 Hanger 1018, Los Angeles, CA, Group show
  • 2005 Cannibal Flower, Los Angeles, CA, Group show
  • 2004 Otra Mas, Puerto Escondido, Oax., Mexico, Installed painted mural
  • 2004 Pasadena Armory, Pasadena, CA, Group show
  • 2004 Provo Art Center, LP Show, Provo UT

Professional Experience

  • 2006 current, Gallery Director/Owner, Fifty50 Gallery, Chicago, IL
  • 2007 current, Art Star, Selected participant, New York, NY, ARTSTAR is the first-ever unscripted television show set in the art world
  • 2007 Art Institute of Chicago, Contracted to Handle and Install Jeff Walls exibit, Chicago, IL
  • 2007 Juror, South Suburban College, Selected Best of show for local exibit, Chicago, IL
  • 2006 Second Moon the movie, Chicago, IL, Production Crew
  • 2006 Broke City, Poster design to be used in feature film, Provo, UT
  • 2006 Lollapalooza, Grant Park, Chicago, IL, Banner Design
  • 2006 Esquire Magazine, Colaboration with Ethan Coen, Moscow, Russia, Illustrations pg.44-45 March issue
  • 2005 Intellectual Property the movie, Los Angeles, CA, Lead Art Department Designer, Responsibilities including, Set Fabrication, Building key props, Drawings for animatied title sequince
  • 2005 Silver culture pictures, Los Razos (film and music video), Studio City, CA, 2nd Camera Assistant, On set Spanish to English interpreter ( look for me on the extras)
  • 2004 Visual Development, spec script written by Scott Elder commisioned by Disney
  • 2004 Nickle Pete, NXT Dream Los Angles CA, Visual and concept development
  • 2003-2004 CSI Miami, Burbank, CA, Production Assistant, (Continuous Freelance over two seasons)
  • 2004 Mach 3 Razor Spot, Burbank, CA, Image G, Production Assistant, Instalation and break down of persision motion control camera equiptment
  • 2004 Music Video (Maroon 5), Burbank, CA, Image G, Production Assistant, Instalation and break down of persision motion control camera equiptment
  • 2004 Chevrolet Spot, Burbank, CA, Image G, Production Assistant, Instalation and break down of persision motion control camera equiptment
  • 2004 BMW Spot, Los Angeles, CA, Image G, Production Assistant, Instalation and break down of persision motion control camera equiptment
  • 2003 One South Studio, Pasadena, CA, Designer, Movie cover and poster design (Freelance)

Publications

  • 2007 Artforum.com, The Micromentalist, Lori Waxman 04-20
  • 2007 Chicago Journal, Let’s get small, Jake Austen 04-20
  • 2007 Chicago Reader, Giving it all away, Sert Stabler 04-20
  • 2007 Lumpen magazine, Manifesto Show, issue 104
  • 2007 Cannibal flower, Book One, Work and bio featured
  • 2006 Jaime Gross, The New York Times, “Slaughterhouses to Art Houses“ December 6th
  • 2006 Laura Oppenheimer, Chicagoist, “NYT Discovers Chicago Is Sort of Cool“, December 4th
  • 2006 Juxtapoz Magazine, “Gallery spotlight“ December issue #722006
  • 2006 Justin Sondak, Centerstage Chicago, Gallery review