Shani Peters
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| Born | 1981 (age 44–45) Lansing, Michigan, U.S. |
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| Occupation | Artist |
| Website | www |
Shani Peters (born 1981) is an artist from Lansing, Michigan, based in New York.[1] She received her BA from Michigan State University and her MFA from the City College of New York,[1][2] where she taught in 2020.[3] Her work often addresses issues related to social justice in a range of media and processes including printmaking, interpretations of record-keeping, collaborative projects, video and collage.[4] Shani Peters has presented work all throughout the US and abroad at the New Museum, NY; The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, NY; Seoul Art Space Geumcheon, South Korea; The National Gallery of Zimbabwe; and Bauhaus-Building Dessau, Germany.[5] In 2019, she was a Joan Mitchell Foundation artist-in-residence in New Orleans.[5] In 2017, she exhibited at Columbia University's Wallach Gallery.[6][7]
Peters' inspirations comes from various aspects of her life as she mentioned; "My art practice encompasses community building, activism histories, the subversion of popular media, and the creation of accessible imaginative experiences".[8]
Published writing
Peters has contributed to various publications over the years. In 2015, she wrote The Good, which was published in Notebook 4: U.S. Independent Art Spaces & Initiatives Directory by Threewalls.[9] That same year, she authored Chameleon Street: A Reintroduction, which appeared in The Crown: Contemporary Construction of Self in America, a project associated with her exhibition at GalleryDAAS and published by The Regents of the University of Michigan in April 2015.[9] More recently, in April 2023, Shani Peters wrote U.S.->U.K.->S.K. and Back: Observations on the Western World's Fat Clogging of Arteries and Sugar Coating of Truth, which was featured in Arts in a Changing America. Through her written work, alongside her artistic practice, Peters continues to explore themes of identity, social justice, and collective empowerment.
Works
- 2011: "We Promote Love and Knowledge" (performance)[10]
- 2008: "White Lies, Black Noise" (exhibit)[11]
- 2010: "Battle for the Hearts and Minds" (film)[12]
- 2013: "Steppin' Out: Half Hasn't been told" (photo-montage)[8]
- 2016: "Peace and Restoration" (photo-montage)[6]
- 2016: "The Crown" (traveling exhibit)[13]
- "The Laundromat Project" (video)[14]
- 2016: "Peace & Restoration for Self-Determination" (exhibit)[8]
