Chris Peters (b. Los Angeles) received BFA and MFA degrees in both Film/Video and Studio Art from California Institute of the Arts. He works in both the gallery and cinema. Exhibits include Sundance Film Festival (2009 & 2012), LA Freewaves, L.A.C.E, Torrance Art Museum, the Scott Donovan Gallery Am Nuden Da (London), CineVegas Film Festival, New Port Beach Film Festival, Madeira Film Festival, Cohen Leslie & Brown (N.Y.) and Rosamund Felsen, Mario's Furniture Gallery (Los Angles), and Sundown Salon (Los Angles).
Chris Peters
chrisp@calarts.edu
EDUCATION
| 2000 | MFA, majors in Studio Art and Film/Video, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA |
| 1998 | BFA, majors in Studio Art and Film/Video, California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA |
SOLO GALLERY EXHIBITIONS
| 2012 | WWI Return (drones), The End Gallery, Los Angeles |
| 2011 | Consoles/Nomads, The End Gallery, Los Angeles |
| 2003 | Synaptic Loops, Mario's Furniture Gallery, Los Angeles |
| Tired Eyes, Office Space Gallery, Los Angeles | |
| 2001 | Collected Video Works of Chris Peters, Sundown Salon, Los Angeles |
| 2000 | The Winners, Monteverde Gallery, Monteverde, Costa Rica |
FILM FESTIVALS / SCREENINGS / GROUP SHOWS
| 2012 | Sundance Film Festival (Official Selection) |
| Madeira Film Festival, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal | |
| Newport Beach Film Festival, Newport Beach, CA | |
| Imagine Science Film Festival, Dublin, Ireland | |
| Facing the Sublime in Water, Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena, CA | |
| 2011 | Telephone, Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA |
| L.A. Napoli, Cercle Blanc Gallery, Berlin, Germany | |
| 2009 Words, Am Nuden Da, London, England | |
| 2008 | ARTBANG, Berlin, Germany |
| The Grain of the Voice, Material Press, Highland Park, CA | |
| Resolution 3, Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions, Los Angeles, CA | |
| CHB Kollektiv, Berlin, Germany | |
| New York Underground Film Festival, New York, NY | |
| CinemaNova, Brussels, Belgium | |
| Antimatter, Victoria, BC, Canada | |
| Festival Cinema Nouveau, Montreal, Canada | |
| PDX Fest, Portland, OR | |
| Stuttgart FilmWinter, Stuttgart, Germany | |
| Pacific Film Archive, Berkeley, CA | |
| 2007 | Hollywould, LA Freewaves, Hollywood, CA |
| Art Office Index Video Show, Art Office, Los Angeles, CA | |
| Sundance Film Festival, Park City, UT | |
| Wooster Collective Street Art Show, (photo multiple/installation), 11 Spring Street, NY, NY | |
| 2006 | Cinema Texas Film Festival, Austin, TX |
| 2005 | Still Life is not Still, Glendale College Gallery, Glendale, CA |
| 2004 | Pleasure Gardens Festival, Barnsdall Art Gallery, Los Angeles, CA |
| 2002 | The Lifestyle Channel, Scott Donovan Gallery, Sydney, Australia |
| Cinevegas, Las Vegas, NVWonderland, Mario's Furniture Gallery, Los Angeles, CA | |
| 2001 | Song Poems, Cohan, Leslie & Brown, NY, NY |
| Song Poems, Rosamund Felsen Gallery, Los Angeles, CA | |
| 2000 | The Ply Show, Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA |
PROJECTS: FILM AND SINGLE CHANNEL VIDEO
| 2015 | An Account of The Most Horrible Raid, to Befall the Island, with a Narrative on the Actions of the Traitor M.G. and his Deceits and Lies (4K Video, color, sound, feature length) in pre-production |
| 2014 | In Depth… (HD video, color, sound, 10-12 min segments) in production |
| On the Nature of the Sextant (HD video, color, sound, 18 min) in production | |
| 2012 | The Diatom (HD video, color, sound, 18 min) (Official Selection, Sundance Film Festival, 2012) |
| 2009 | The Agent Witness (HD video, color, sound, 16 min) |
| 2007 | Applause Pharmaceutical Commercial (video, color, sound, 1 min. x 3 sound track versions) |
| The Last Variety Show (video, color, sound, 26 min) | |
| 2006 | Stick Out (video, color, sound, 1.5 min) (Sundance Film Festival 2007, New Frontier Lunch Film) |
| 2001 | Fierce Black Hound (video, color, sound, 14 min) |
| 2000 | Goodbye Giant Eagle (16mm film, color, sound, 3 min) |
| Romance (16mm film, B/W, sound, 12 min.) | |
| The Winners 3 pt series (video, color, sound, 14 min) | |
| 1999 | Captain Scurvy (16mm film, B/W, sound, 5 min) |
| Home was Good (8mm film, color, sound, 3 min) | |
| Down with the CalArts Dean of Admin (Egyptian Lover music video) (video, color, sound, 14min.) | |
| 1997 | Drift (video, color, sound, 12 min.) |
| 1996 | Chris Peters: ex-Rampart LAPD Officer, Homeless and Shamed (video, color, sound, 3min.) |
| Disaster Immemorial (video, color, sound, 3 min loop.) | |
| Untitled (16mm film, B/W, 2 min) |
PUBLICATIONS / PRESS
| 2014 | Untitled, Material Limited Edition Project Space, text and limited edition lithograph (forthcoming) |
| 2012 | Radio Interview on short film making, NPR, Salt Lake City, UT |
| 2011 | Telephone, Exhibition Catalogue, Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA |
| 2000 | The Winners, Trepan literary arts journal, School of Critical Studies, CalArts |
| 1999 | Pre-Post-erous: an essay on La Jetee-Cine-roman by Bruce Mau, co-authored with Jon Wagner |
CURATORIAL PROJECTS
| 2012 | Hard Launch, Material Press Issue 2, The End Gallery (Los Angeles) |
| Stochastic Resonance, Tony Banuelos, The End Gallery (Los Angeles) | |
| 2011 | were the hour of the the the the, Dashiell Manley, The End Gallery (Los Angeles) |
| 2010 | Dispensaries, Michael Underwood, The End Gallery (Los Angeles) |
VISITING EDUCATOR / ARTIST LECTURES
| 2014 | Visiting Lecturer, 3 week digital video class, Madeira, Portugal |
| 2009 | Visiting Artist, Weber State University, Ogden, UT |
| 2005 | Visiting Artist, screening and talk, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA |
AWARDS AND GRANTS
| 2013 | Academic Council Grant, California Institute of the Arts |
| 2011 | Academic Council Grant, California Institute of the Arts |
| 2009 | Academic Council Grant, California Institute of the Arts |
| 2004 | Dean's Council Grant, California Institute of the Arts |
| 2003 | Dean's Council Grant, California Institute of the Arts |
| 1997 | Cal-Grant, California Student Aid Commission |
TEACHING EXPERIENCE/CLASSES OFFERED
| 2000-present | Faculty, Professor in time-based media; Technical Director of the School of Art's Video Lab California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, CA Responsibilities include graduate and undergraduate level instruction, committee work, mentoring for theatrical, single and multi-channel video installation, and complete administrative oversight of the School of Art video lab. |
| Classes | |
| - The End (After)- on eschatology and narrative cinema, video art and theory | |
| - Cover Versions, Remakes, Translations . . . - to abandon ontological notions of originality and ownership, art-theoretical consideration of current IP law | |
| - Narrative Withdrawal - on post modern narratology, the recuperation of narrative in film structuralism, documentary and video art | |
| - Time Based Studio: Reenactment and the Event - praxis course, intro/comparative analysis of durational and non-durational time-based media including film, video, sculpture, and installation within the gallery context, includes extensive technical instruction. | |
| - Time Based Studio: Endings and Loops - praxis course, broad survey on time in art, narrative, POV representation; Includes extensive technical instruction. | |
| - a.k.a - on identity in post-modernism | |
| - Nervous Characters - on identity in post-modernism in a variety of media | |
| 2014 | Film Instructor Graduate level video art/cinema 3 week praxis, Madeira, Portugal, collaboration with Madeira Film Festival, Estação de Biologia Marinha do Funchal, and American Embassy |
| 2003-12 | Lead Instructor and administrator, digital and 3D animation, middle school grade level, Community Arts Partnership, Sony Pictures Entertainment Animation Program, Eagle Rock, CA |
| 2005-12 | Lead instructor and Curricular Director, digital cinema/video art Community Arts Partnership Summer (High) School of the Arts, Los Angeles, CA |
COMMERCIAL EXPERIENCE / SOFTWARE KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS
Video Editor - Denise Spampinato, Naples: CineCity (2013)
Video Editor - Martin Kersels, Pink Constellation (2009)
Video Editor - Kaucyila Brooke, The Boy Mechanic (2000)
Software knowledge: Final Cut Pro 7, Premiere Pro, ProTools. Steadicam operator certified, Canon DSLR, RED Scarlet RED Epic, Panasonic P2, Black Magic (all models)
Production crew experience: director, cinematographer, producer, grip, 1st A.C., 2nd A.C.