ABOUT
Peter Riesett currently lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. His interest in photography began at a young age, and grew when he recognized the deeper meaning behind a static image and the mediums ability to provide a unique voice. A graduate of Maryland Institute College of Art (BFA) and the Pratt Institute (MFA), Peter’s work has been exhibited and published both nationally and internationally, and resides in the permanent collection at The Museum of Fine Arts in Houston, as well as various private collections. His self-published book, titled Testament, received several honorable mentions and resides in the Indie Photobook Library (iPL).
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EDUCATION:
2002 MFA - Photography, PRATT INSTITUTE, Brooklyn NY
1998 BFA - Photography, MARYLAND INSTITUTE COLLEGE OF ART, Baltimore, MD
SOLO EXHIBITIONS:
2009
Solo Show. HUMBLE ARTS FOUNDATION. New York, NY (online exhibition)
2001
Gatherings. STEUBEN EAST GALLERY, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY (MFA Thesis Exhibition)
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS:
2023
The Magic is in the Seeing: Philip Perkis and His Creative Legacy. Damyang International Photography Festival. Damyang, South Korea.
2021
The Magic is in the Seeing: Philip Perkis and His Creative Legacy. UNDERCROFT GALLERY/Church of the Heavenly Rest. New York, NY
2014
War/Photography: Images of Armed Conflict and Its Aftermath. BROOKLYN MUSEUM OF ART. Brooklyn, NY
2012
War/Photography: Images of Armed Conflict and Its Aftermath. MFAH – The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. Houston, TX
When Iʼm Sixty-Four. WIGNALL MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART. Rancho Cucamonga, CA
2010
Family. LENSCRATCH. Los Angeles, CA (online exhibition)
Spectra: Photography Triennial 2010. SILVERMINE ARTS CENTER, New Canaan, CT
The Work Office (TWO). DUMBO ARTS FESTIVAL. Brooklyn, NY
Interior Life. COLBY-SAWYER COLLEGE. New London, NH
2009
SCOPE Art Fair. AMANI OLU PROJECTS, New York, NY
2008
Paralux: Range of Light. HP GALLERY AT CALUMET PHOTOGRAPHIC, New York, NY
A Line in the Sand. GALLERY IMPERATO, Baltimore, MD
15x15 Alumni Exhibition. MARYLAND INSTITUTE COLLEGE OF ART, Baltimore, MD
Escapes. POCHRON STUDIOS GALLERY, Brooklyn, NY
Thereʼs No Place Like Home. PHOTOGRAPHS DO NOT BEND GALLERY, Dallas, TX
Journeys Through Cancer: Art of Healing and Hope. St. JOE MEDICAL CENTER GALLERY, Baltimore, MD
2007
25th Annual Juried Membership Exhibition. HOUSTON CENTER FOR PHOTOGRAPHY, Houston, TX
Selections from the Camera Club of New Yorkʼs Darkroom Residency Program. CCNY, New York, NY
2006
Group Show No. 10. HUMBLE ARTS FOUNDATION. New York, NY (online exhibition)
Kaunas Photo Days 06. F GALERIJA, Kaunas, LITHUANIA
International Photography Gathering. LE PONT ART GALLERY, Aleppo, SYRIA
Membersʼ 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
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
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS:
MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS HOUSTON, Houston, TX
PIEROGI 2000 GALLERY, FLATFILES, Brooklyn, NY
INDIE PHOTOBOOK LIBRARY, Washington, DC
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, CANADA
AWARDS:
2010
PRIX DE LA PHOTOGRAPHIE (Px3). ʻHonorable Mentionʼ for Testament series. Paris, FRANCE
2009
PHOTOGRAPHY BOOK NOW. ʻHonorable Mentionʼ for self-published book Testament. San Francisco, CA
RESOURCE MAGAZINE & WIN-INTIATIVE. Winner of ʻ10 Best 10ʼ Competition. New York, NY.
PHOTOGRAPHIC RESOURCE CENTER at Boston University. ʻPRC Juried Publicationʼ, Boston, MA
2007
THE MAGENTA FOUNDATION. Flash Forward - Emerging Photographers 2007. Toronto, CANADA
THE CAMERA CLUB OF NEW YORK DARKROOM RESIDENCY PROGRAM. New York, NY
2006
KAUNAS PHOTO DAYS 06. The best of exhibition - elected by the audience. Kaunas, LITHUANIA
HOUSTON CENTER FOR PHOTOGRAPHY. Curatorʼs Choice Distinction. Houston, TX
1998
THE MARYLAND FEDERATION OF ART. Gallery on the Circle, Annapolis, MD
ARTISTS TALKS / PANEL DISCUSSIONS:
2009
YOUNG PHOTOGRAPHERS ALLIANCE. Moderator: Shannon Fagan. PHOTOGRAPHIC RESOURCE CENTER at Boston University, PRC PhotoSLAM!.
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 CONFERENCE, Living in the Sprawl Zone.
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY:
2012
MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS HOUSTON. WAR/PHOTOGRAPHY: Images of Armed Conflict and Its Aftermath, November, 2012.
DAYLIGHT. Photographs Not Taken: A Collection of Photographersʼ Essays, March, 2012.
2010
SMBHmag. (online magazine) Death and the Ritual, Issue No. 6, 2010.
2009
RESOURCE MAGAZINE. ʼ10 Best 10ʼ, Fall, 2009.
WINk-MAG. (online magazine) ʼ10 Best 10ʼ, Issue No. 2, Fall, 2009.
RESOURCE MAGAZINE & WIN-INTIATIVE. ʼ10 Best 10ʼ book. October, 2009.
PHOTOGRAPHIC RESOURCE CENTER. The First Annual PRC Juried Publication, Fall, 2009.
HUMBLE ARTS FOUNDATION. The Collectorʼs Guide to Emerging Art Photography, Spring, 2009.
2008
David Sedaris, “Memento Mori: When gifts come back to haunt you", ESQUIRE (Russia), Nov., 2008.
2007
THE MAGENT A FOUNDA TION. Flash Forward 2007, Fall, 2007.
Essay featured on blog, THE PHOTOGRAPHS NOT TAKEN: Collected by Will Steacy. Winter, 2007.
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'. FREEHAND: A Journal of Maryland Architects, Summer, 1997.
Edward Gunts, 'Picture This: Death of Suburbia', THE BALTIMORE SUN, January 30th, 1997.