Exhibitions / CV

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CURRENT ONGOING GALLERY EXHIBITIONS

MUZILLION ARTS GALLERYGuangzhou, China ERNESTO MAYANS GALLERYSanta Fe, New Mexico, USA CARMEL ART ASSOCIATION GALLERYCarmel, California, USA

Solo and 2 Person

2021-2022 GUANGZHOUChina. “Unexpected Meeting - American Contemporary Art Show” 不期而遇-美国当代艺术展), selected by Muzillion Gallery Curator Nimin Chen. 2019 NATIONAL ART CENTERTokyo, Japan. “19th International Art Exchange Exhibition” curated invitational, selected by Katsu Shimmin, Xin Min Art Gallery Director 2018 GALLERY MCManhattan, New York, NY. “Food Chain”, one of 13 international artists selected. 2017 NATIONAL ART MUSEUM OF CHNABeijing, China. “7th Beijing International Art Biennale” One of 5 Artists invited from the United States, curated from over 10,000 entries. 2016 CHATEAU DU BOST Bellerive France. "Polar Self Portraits" selected by London Curator, Zsuzsanna Ardó. 2015 NATIONAL ART MUSEUM OF CHINA YIANNA GRAMMATOPOLOUS GALLERY 2014 SOLO EXHIBITION, CROSSING ART GALLERYNew York, NY. “Collision Course.”

INTERNATIONAL and SELECTED AMERICAN EXHIBITIONS

2021 ORANGE COUNTY CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTSanta Ana, CA. “Car Culture” selected by Bryan Barcena, Assistant Curator, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles BEVERLY HILLS ART SHOWBeverly Hills, CA. Sponsored by Gallery 825, invited by Director, Peter Mays 2020 GEORGE BILLIS GALLERYLos Angeles. “Cityscape 10” selected by Director, Tressa Williams. GALLERY 825Los Angeles, CA. LAAA 2020 Open Show, selected by Shana Nys Dambrot, Arts Editor, LA Weekly, Artillery, Flaunt, Art & Cake. GALLERY 825Los Angeles, CA. “Non Sequitur” online exhibition, selected by Director, Peter Mays GALLERY 825Los Angeles, CA. “Festoon” online exhibition, selected by Director Peter Mays 2019 MONTEREY MUSEUM OF ARTSOLO EXHIBITION, “Road Much Travelled”, Currents Gallery, Monterey, CA. Invited by Stuart Chase, Executive Director. LANCASTER MUSEUM OF ART AND HISTORYLancaster California. “Woven Stories” invited by Curator Andi Campognone GEORGE BILLIS GALLERYLos Angeles, CA. “Cityscape 9” selected by Director, Tressa Williams. GALLERY 825Los Angeles, CA. “Applied Science” selected by Marisa Caichiolo, Founder of Building Bridges Art Exchange, Curator of DiverseArtLA BROOKLYN WAC GALLERY“Recycle 2019” Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY. Selected by John Cloud Kaiser, Education Director, Materials for the Arts, New York City CARMEL ART ASSOCIATIONCarmel, CA. “Exploring Space” 2018 GEORGE BILLIS GALLERY Los Angeles Los Angeles, California. “Cityscapes 8,” selected by Director, Tressa Williams. GALLERY 825Los Angeles, California. “2018 Open” selected by Cynthia Corbett, owner Cynthia Corbett Gallery, London NATIONAL ART LEAGUE New York, NYNew York, New York. 88th Juried National Exhibition, selected by Lauren Argentina Zelaya - Assistant Curator at the Brooklyn Museum, NY. stARTup ART FAIR SAN FRANCISCOSan Francisco, California. The Hotel Del Sol, San Francisco, California. Installation invited by director, Ray Beldner. stARTup ART FAIRThe Kinney, Venice Beach, California. professionals. FROGTOWN ART WALK, Los Angeles, California.Los Angeles, California.Invited by founder Tracy Stone. CARMEL ART ASSOCIATION GALLERYCarmel, California “Miniature and Small Artworks Show” 2017 SOLO EXHIBITION, MONTEREY PENINSULA COLLEGE GALLERY“Down the Road,” Melissa Pickford, Curator. Monterey CA BROOKLYN WAC GALLERY“Recycle III” Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY selected by Elissa Goldstone, Curator of Exhibitions, Socrates Sculpture Park, New York RADIUS GALLERY“New Work” 4-person show, Ann Hazels Curator, Radius Gallery, Tannery Art Center, Santa Cruz, CA CAMPBELL GALLERY“Awakening” Carmel, CA. Invited by Curator Gail Enns, Anton Gallery HOUSTON MEMORIAL SCULPTURE GARDENCarmel, California, Carl Cherry Center for the Arts 2016 RADIUS GALLERY“Intersection” Two Person Show with Terese Garcia, Curated by Ann Hazels, Radius Gallery, Tannery Art Center, Santa Cruz CA BROOKLYN WAC GALLERY “Recycle II” Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY selected by Harriet Taub, Executive Director of NYC’s Materials for the Arts FRONT ART SPACE“OPEN16”, New York, NY. Finalist selected by Art Historian Marina Gluckman, David Zwirner Gallery, New York THE INDEPENDENTSand City Art Competition, Sand City, CA. Invited by Curator Gail Enns, Anton Gallery. Awarded “Best of Show” CARMEL ART ASSOCIATION10 Perspectives, Carmel, CA. HOUSTON MEMORIAL SCULPTURE GARDENCarmel, California, Carl Cherry Center for the Arts 2015 NATIONAL ART MUSEUM OF CHINA“6th Beijing International Art Biennale” One of 8 out of 300 international artists invited to exhibit multiple works. Interviewed and artwork shown on Chinese National Television. YIANNA GRAMMATOPOLOU GALLERYAthens, Greece Magic Carpet Ride Selected by Peter Selz, Founder and former Director of the University of California Berkeley Art Museum, and former Curator of Painting and Sculpture at the Museum of Modern Art, New York. BROOKLYN WAC GALLERY“Black and White” Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY selected by Christine Paul, Adjunct Curator of New Media, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York BROOKLYN WAC GALLERY“Recycle” Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY selected by Elissa Goldstone, Curator of Exhibitions, Socrates Sculpture Park, New York SAN JOSE INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART“Connect & Collect” San Jose, California HOUSTON MEMORIAL SCULPTURE GARDENCarmel, California, Carl Cherry Center for the Arts CENTER ON CONTEMPORARY ARTSeattle, Washington “Who Are You?” selected by CoCA Curator Joe Roberts 2014 SOLO EXHIBITION, CROSSING ART GALLERY, SOLO EXHIBITION“Collision Course” New York, NY MUSEUM OF MONTEREY Monterey, California “Footsteps of Legacy” ART ARK GALLERYSan Jose, California “In 3-D” selected by San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art Curator Donna Napper CARNEGIE ARTS CENTERTurlock, California “In Your Dreams” CARMEL ART ASSOCIATION Gallery“Dimensions3” Carmel, California HOUSTON MEMORIAL SCULPTURE GARDENCarmel, California, Carl Cherry Center for the Arts 2013 TORPEDO FACTORY ART CENTER, TARGET GALLERYAlexandria, Virginia “Disconnect” BROOKLYN WAC GALLERY“Unhinged” Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY selected by Marshall N. Price, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, National Academy Museum in New York CARL CHERRY CENTER,Carmel, California “Joseph Campbell: The Artist’s Way” Curated by Gail Enns, Anton Gallery WORKS GALLERYSan Jose, California “Beyond Gaga” juried by Art Writer DeWitt Cheng and Lauren Baines, Montalvo Arts HOUSTON MEMORIAL SCULPTURE GARDEN Carmel, California, Carl Cherry Center for the Arts SYLVIA WHITE GALLERYVentura, California “6th National Juried Exhibition” selected by Sylvia White HOUSTON MEMORIAL SCULPTURE GARDENCarmel, California, Carl Cherry Center for the Arts MONTEREY REGIONAL AIRPORT Monterey, California Joseph Campbell: Nature, Myth & Art 2012 NATIONAL ART MUSEUM OF CHINABeijing, China. “5th Beijing International Art Biennale” CROSSING ART GALLERYNew York, NY “Going Green II” International Exhibition, First Prize Winner COURTYARD GALLERY, WORLD FINANCIAL CENTERNew York, NY “Crossing the Lines” selected by Rebecca A. K. Stevens, Curator National Textile Museum, Washington, D.C. JACOB GALLERY, WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITYDetroit, MI Critic’s Choice Award, by New York Art Critic and writer, Lily Wei HOUSTON MEMORIAL SCULPTURE GARDENCarmel, California, Carl Cherry Center for the Arts VIRIDIAN GALLERYNew York, NY “22nd International Juried Exhibition” Second Prize - Award of Distinction
Selected by Elisabeth Sussman, Curator Whitney Museum, New York City GLADSTONE HOTELToronto, Canada "Hard Twist - International Juried Exhibition" 2011 CARL CHERRY CENTER FOR THE ARTSCarmel, California, “Treading” Two Person Show with New York City photographer AXIS GALLERY 6th Juried National, Sacramento, CA (chosen for catalog cover photograph), selected by Curator Dena Beard, UC Berkeley Art Museum MARIN MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART,Novato, CA “Artfully Reclaimed V” Juried National Juried by Jack Fischer, Jack Fischer Gallery, San Francisco PETALUMA ARTS CENTER Petaluma, CA, “Fire / Ice” Juried by Brigitte Micmacker, New Leaf Gallery LIBERTY ARTS YREKA,Yreka, California, Curated by Michael Crane, Curator Schneider Art Museum, Ashland, OR CARMEL ART ASSOCIATION GALLERY Carmel, California, “Added Dimension” HOUSTON MEMORIAL SCULPTURE GARDENCarmel California, Carl Cherry Center for the Arts 2010 NATIONAL ART MUSEUM OF CHINABeijing, China. "4th Beijing International Art Biennale" 2009 TEHAMACarmel, California. Private Art Show for Members of Clint Eastwood’s Private Club 2008 STAGLIN FAMILY VINEYARD,Napa Valley, California. Sculpture in the Winery CARMEL ART ASSOCIATION GALLERYCarmel, California. "Connections" Sculpture Exhibition 2007 RICHMOND ART CENTERRichmond, California. “Snooze Button: Awakening to American Culture in Decline" Juried by Steven Wolf, Steven Wolf Fine Arts Gallery, San Francisco 2006 CONTRACT DESIGN CENTER San Francisco, California. "Objects of Engagement" Juried by Michelle Rowe-Shields, Curator for Villa Montalvo Art Center, Saratoga, CA 2005 SAN JOSE INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART San Jose, California. "In the Round" Curated by Cathy Kimball, Executive Director and Curator FALKIRK CULTURAL CENTERSan Rafael, CA. "Wit and Wisdom" Juried by Beth Goldberg, Falkirk Curator INTERIOR DESIGN SHOWHOUSEJoseph Hittinger Designs, Atherton, CA SIERRA MARRestaurant at Post Ranch Inn, Big Sur, CA 2004 GROUNDS FOR SCULPTUREHamilton, New Jersey. "Off the Rim" Curated by Executive Director and Curator, Grounds for Sculpture, Brooke Barrie CALIFORNIA STATE FAIR FINE ART EXHIBITIONJuried Statewide sculpture competition, Sacramento, California, Special and Excellence Awards, 2004. Phil Linhares, Chief Curator, Oakland Museum of California. SAN JOSE INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ARTSan Jose, California. "24th Annual Fall Auction" CARMEL ART ASSOCIATION GALLERY Carmel, CA. "5 Contemporary Sculptors" CONTRACT DESIGN CENTERSan Francisco, California. "California Dreamin'" Juried Sculpture Exhibition SIERRA MARRestaurant at Post Ranch Inn, Big Sur, CA 2003 SIERRA COLLEGE Grass Valley, California. "Gillian Hodge Outdoor Sculpture Exhibit Juried by Scott Shields, Curator of Art, Crocker Art Museum, Sacramento BEDFORD GALLERYWalnut Creek, California. "The Artist in the Studio" Resident Artist CONTRACT DESIGN CENTERSan Francisco, California. Pacific Rim Sculptors Group Members Exhibition" Juried by Cheryl Haines, proprietor of Haines Gallery, San Francisco RUTH BANCROFT GARDENS SCULPTURE SHOWWalnut Creek, CA THE MARSHALL GALLERYScottsdale, Arizona. "Objects and Abstractions" 2002 CARMEL ART ASSOCIATION,Carmel, California. "New Artists Show" PACIFIC GROVE ART CENTER, Pacific Grove, California. Reflections in Metal" 2001 MONTEREY PENINSULA COLLEGE ART GALLERYMonterey, California. "Specific Gravity" 2000 10 VIEWS/22 DIMENSIONS Hollis Street Project, Emeryville, CA 1997 OPEN STUDIONew School Studios, Santa Fe, NM 1987 SPACE – NEW FORMNEW FUNCTION, Juried National, Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts, Gatlinburg, TN 1986 SOLO EXHIBITArtist’s Gallery, Santa Fe, NM WICHITA NATIONAL,Juried National Exhibit, Wichita Art Association, Wichita, Kansas, USA CONTAINERSJuried National Exhibit, Hickory Street Gallery, St. Louis, MO VISIONS OF FAMILYMerit Award, Juried National, Centre for the Arts, Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA

AWARDS

CHINA

BEIJING INTERNATIONAL ART BIENNALE SYMPOSIUMBeijing, China 2015. The only American and one of 12 artists chosen from among over 200 participating artists worldwide to speak and present artwork at the Symposium “Memory and Dream.” BEIJING INTERNATIONAL ART BIENNALE SYMPOSIUMBeijing, China 2010. Chosen as the only American, the only sculptor, and one of 5 international artists invited to speak on the topic of "Human Existence and the Environmental Concern" from among over 200 participating artists worldwide.

NEW YORK

CROSSING ART GALLERY New York City “Going Green II” International Exhibition. First Prize Winner VIRIDIAN GALLERYNew York City “22nd International Juried Exhibition.” Second Prize - Award of Distinction. Selected by Elisabeth Sussman, Curator, Whitney Museum, New York City

CALIFORNIA

AXIS GALLERYSacramento “6th Juried National” Curated by Dena Beard, UC Berkeley Art Museum

MICHIGAN

JACOB GALLERY at Wayne State University, Detroit “Juried Exhibition.” Critic’s Choice Award, chosen by NYC art critic Lily Wei

PENNSYLVANIA

CENTRE FOR THE ARTS at Muhlenberg College, Allentown “Visions of Family” Juried National, Merit Award

PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS AND LECTURES

ORANGE COUNTY CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTArtist Discussion Panel regarding “Car Culture” exhibition, with Bryan Barcena, Assistant Curator, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles 2021 GALLERY 825Los Angeles. Art Collector Group Studio Tour (digitally covid-safe) 2020 MONTEREY PENINSULA COLLEGE ART GALLERYMonterey, CA “Artist Talk” and classroom presentations 2017 RADIUS GALLERYSanta Cruz, CA “Artist Talk” regarding “New Work” show 2017. Santa Cruz Sentinel: ”The exhibition’s most striking work is easily that of Pacific Grove sculptor Peter Hiers. He has reconstructed blown tires into poignant scars that eerily reflect the death of the American dream.” RADIUS GALLERYSanta Cruz, CA “Artist Talk” regarding “Intersection” show 2016 THE INDEPENDENTSand City, CA “Artist Talk and Panel Discussion – From There to Here” 2016 BEIJING INTERNATIONAL ART BIENNALE - SYMPOSIUMBeijing, China. The only American, and one of 12 artists chosen from among over 200 participating artists worldwide to speak and present artwork at the Symposium “Memory and Dream.” 2015 CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY AT MONTEREY BAYPhysics Sustainability Systems Class Lecture 2014 CARL CHERRY CENTER FOR THE ARTS Carmel, CA “Artist Conversation” 2011 CARMEL ART ASSOCIATION GALLERY“Added Dimension” 2011 MONTEREY PENINSULA COLLEGESculpture Class Lecture 2011 CARL CHERRY CENTER FOR THE ARTSCarmel, CA 2011: "Sculpture Lecture Series" 2011 BEIJING INTERNATIONAL ART BIENNALE - SYMPOSIUMBeijing, China. The only American, and one of 5 artists chosen from among over 200 participating artists worldwide to speak on the topic of "Human Existence and the Environmental Concern" 2010 SAN JOSE INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ARTSan Jose, California. "Artist in the Spotlight" Artist Public Lecture 2005 CALIFORNIA STATE FAIR FINE ART EXHIBITIONSacramento, California. Artist Awards Presentation Address 2004 BEDFORD GALLERYWalnut Creek, California. Resident Artist Presentation and Demonstration 2003

PUBLICATIONS

Internet Publications and Television:

CHINESE NATIONAL TELEVISION, CNTVbroadcast 25 September 2015. Of the televised segment broadcast on national television, Hiers was featured as the only artist interviewed at the National Art Museum of China, along with video of his sculptures on display. You TubeVideo about the 6th Beijing International Art Biennale at the National Art Museum of China, showing several views of Hiers sculptures roughly 2 minutes into the video. You TubeArtist shown at the 6th Beijing International Art Biennale Symposium EPHEMERAL ARTiclesAugust 2011. “In Hiers series, there is a minimalist approach with a clear-cut critique.” Photo of “Declaration of Dependence” DESIGNSPIRATION

International Publications:

ARCHITECTURAL DIGESTphotograph of installed sculpture “Lift,” September 2005 SCULPTURE MAGAZINENovember 2004, article regarding Grounds for Sculpture exhibition initiated by the artist CATALOG OF THE 21st INTERNATIONAL ART EXCHANGE EXHIBITIONMetropolitan Museum of Art, Tokyo, Japan 2022 CATALOG OF THE 19TH INTERNATIONAL ART EXCHANGE EXHIBITIONNational Art Center, Tokyo, Japan 2019 CATALOG OF THE 7th BEIJING INTERNATIONAL ART BIENNALENational Art Museum of China, Beijing, China 2017 CATALOG OF THE 6th BEIJING INTERNATIONAL ART BIENNALENational Art Museum of China, Beijing, China 2015 CATALOG OF THE SYMPOSIUM OF THE 6th BEIJING INTERNATIONAL ART BIENNALEBeijing, China. “Cultural Dreams, Nightmares and My Dream for the Future” 2015 CATALOG OF THE 5th BEIJING INTERNATIONAL ART BIENNALENational Art Museum of China, Beijing, China 2012 CATALOG OF “HARD TWIST” INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONGladstone Hotel, Toronto Canada 2011-12 CATALOG OF “WHO ARE YOU?”Center on Contemporary Art, Seattle, WA 2014 PROSPECTUS FOR AXIS GALLERYSacramento, CA. 7th National Juried Exhibition (Cover Photograph)—2012 CATALOG OF THE 4th BEIJING INTERNATIOINAL ART BIENNALENational Art Museum of China, Beijing, China 2010 CATALOG OF THE SYMPOSIUM OF THE 4th BEIJING INTERNATIONAL ART BIENNALEBeijing, China "An Artist's Sculptural Commentary on Human Survival, the Environment and Mythology" 2010

American Exhibition Catalogs:

CATALOG OF “COLLISION COURSE”Solo Exhibition, Crossing Art Gallery, NY, NY. “Hiers’ work does not immediately drive us away or trade in making us feel guilty. Rather, it draws us in and quietly asks us to think. Where is this road taking us?” - Richard Whittaker, founding editor of “art & conversation”magazine. 2014 CATALOG OF “WHO ARE YOU?”Center on Contemporary Art, Seattle, Washington. “Hiers weaves roughly torn strips of old tires into an elegant square knot with lovely loose ends. I can relate, and I want to see more.” - Joseph C. Roberts, Curator, Center on Contemporary Art, Seattle, WA. 2014 CATALOG OF “JOSEPH CAMPBELL: THE ARTIST’S WAY”Curated Show, Carl Cherry Center for the Arts, Carmel, CA 2013 CATALOG OF “TREADING”Two Person Exhibition, Carl Cherry Center for the Arts, Carmel, California. “Salvaging such defiant beauty from scraps of rubber tires provides a compelling metaphor of survival in the modern world.” - Robert Reese, Curator, Carl Cherry Center for the Arts, Carmel, CA. 2011 (Cover Photo) CATALOG OF AXIS GALLERY 6th NATIONAL JURIED EXHIBITION(chosen for Cover Photograph), Sacramento, CA 2011 CATALOG OF GROUNDS FOR SCULPTURE"Spring Summer Exhibitions" Hamilton, New Jersey. 2004 CATALOG OF THE CALIFORNIA FINE ART EXHIBITIONSacramento, CA. "California State Fair Fine Art" 2004

Regional Publications:

MONTEREY COUNTY WEEKLYImage of “Looking Back” from the “Down the Road” Solo Exhibition, October 2017. SANTA CRUZ SENTINEL“The exhibition’s most striking work is easily that of sculptor Peter Hiers. He has reconstructed blown tires into poignant scars that eerily reflect the death of the American Dream.” April 2017. TIMEOUT SEATTLESeattle, WA. Regarding “Who Are You?” at Seattle CoCA: “Highlights of the Exhibition include…twisted tire tread re-shaped into an elegant abstraction.” December 2014. NEW YORK TIMES LEDGER, NY, NYRegarding “Going Green” exhibition, “The sophisticated Manhattan-like gallery setting was an ideal venue for presenting intriguing works visualized by eight artists chosen from 70 worldwide.” Photo of several Hiers sculptures at Crossing Art Gallery. August 2012 Brochure of “ARTS > WORLD FINANCIAL CENTERHoliday 2011, NY, NY. Features photograph of Hiers sculpture, advertising “Crossing the Lines” Exhibition, New York City 2011-12 2nd PRIZE, VIRIDIAN ARTISTS INTERNATIONL JURIED SHOWNew York, NY. Selected by Elisabeth Sussman, Whitney Museum Curator. 2011. SACRAMENTO BEESacramento, CA “Stars of Tomorrow Get to Shine in Juried Exhibit” August 2011, “The first thing that grabs your eye is “Circular Logic,” a large wall sculpture by Peter Hiers. It has great bodily presence and intrigues the viewer with its contradiction between beauty and ugliness.” SACRAMENTO BEESacramento, CA "Vibrant Choices" along with photograph of Hiers' sculpture, August 2011 MID-TOWN MONTHLYSacramento, CA features photograph of “Circular Logic,” August 2011 MONTEREY COUNTY WEEKLYMonterey, CA features photograph of “US 101,” June 2011 CARMEL MAGAZINECarmel, CA. “Local Artist Honored by the Chinese” regarding the artist both speaking at the 2010 Beijing International Art Biennale and showing at National Art Museum of China, Fall 2010/11 CARMEL MAGAZINECarmel, CA. “Art for All” article describes sculpture “Lineage” at Winfield Gallery, Summer/Fall 2006 InFORMSan Jose CA. San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, 2004 MONTEREY COAST WEEKLYMonterey, CA. Feature article “Force of Nature: Peter Hiers brings steel to life,” November 2004 ALBUQUERQUE JOURNALAlbuquerque, NM. David Bell’s review of Hiers’ 1986 solo exhibition in Santa Fe, NM: “Texture, form and color are of a piece, a fact that contributes to the installation’s being a work of art in itself.”

PRIOR GALLERY REPRESENTATION

GEORGE BILLIS GALLERYLos Angeles, CA 2018-2021 CROSSING ART GALLERYNew York, NY 2012-2015 THE MARSHALL GALLERYScottsdale, AZ 2002-2010 WINFIELD GALLERYCarmel, CA 2002-07 GALLERY MANDALAYDallas, TX 1986-1989 THE ARTISTS GALLERYSanta Fe, NM 1985-87

EDUCATION

OBERLIN COLLEGEOberlin, OH BA, 1982 UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGANSchool of Art, Ann Arbor, MI 1984 and 1985