Melanie Peter

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Born in Orlando, Florida, 1949

Recent Awards
Pastel Society of America 32nd Annual Open Exhibition, 2004
Southeastern Pastel Society 2004 International Show, Savoir Faire Merit Award, 2004
Silver Medal Award for Excellence, Pastel Journal’s Pastel 100 National Competition 2003
Mount Dora Center for the Arts, Grins to Growls, Best of Show 2002
Festival of the Masters, Disney World, Purchase Award (Disney Corporate Collection) 2000
Pastels 2000, 6th Biennial National Exhibition, Dahler-Rowney Award 2000
2nd Place, Portraits, Pastel Journal’s Pastel 100 National Competition 2000

Exhibitions
Appleton Biennial 2006, Appleton Museum of Art, Ocala, FL
Pastel Society of America 32nd Annual Open Exhibition, New York, NY 2004
Southeastern Pastel Society 2004 International Show 2004
Pastels 2000, 6th Biennial National Exhibition, Ft. Walton Beach Museum of Art 2000
Burgin Gallery, Featured Artist, August 2000
Ohio Art League Gallery, Columbus,Ohio (The Figure, Draped and Otherwise) 1998
Wile-Kovach Gallery, Columbus,Ohio (Solo Exhibition; Landscapes and Lifescapes) 1995
Wile-Kovach Gallery, Columbus,Ohio (Without the Fig Leaf) 1994
Artspace/Lima, Lima, Ohio (The Play of Light) 1993
Mendocino Art Center, Mendocino, California (Work from Lifelines) 1989
Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento, California (64th Annual Open Exhibition) 1989
Highland Gallery, Atlanta, Georgia (Solo Exhibition: The Garden of Eden) 1981
Walt Disney World Festival of the Masters, Orlando, Florida 1980
Creative Art Gallery, Orlando, Florida (Four New Members) 1980
Central Florida Civic Theater (Solo Exhibition) 1979
Loch Haven Museum, Orlando, Florida (Museum Choice) 1979
Creative Art Gallery, Orlando, Florida (Hot Stuff) 1979
Walt Disney World Art in the Village, Orlando, Florida 1979

Residencies at Atlantic Center For the Arts, New Smyrna Beach Florida
Pat Steir/Eve Aschheim 1998
Jack Beal 1990
William Stafford 1985
Lawrence Ferlinghetti 1984
Audre Lorde 1983

Publications:
Pastel Journal, Award Winners, Pastel 100 National Competition, March-April issue 2003
Pastel Journal, Studio Tips, January-February issue 2001
Pastel Journal, Award Winners, Pastel 100 National Competition, March-April issue 2000
Feature Story Writer, The Sunbury News, Sunbury, Ohio 1994
Environmental Columnist, The Valley Times, Pleasanton,California 1989
The Florida Review, Postcard from Before the Freeze, and I’m Saying Goodbye 1985
A Fine Madness, The Light in Minefields of Memory 1985

Artist’s Statement

I am currently painting portraits, figure, and landscape with equal interest, as much as possible from life.
-Melanie Peter
Contact: Melanie Peter
MelPeter@Pineywoodsstudio.com