Michelle Peterson is a visual artist, receiving her BFA from New Hampshire Institute of Art in 2011, and her MFA from the Institute of Art and Design at New England College in 2020. She works in multiple mediums, including painting, photography, and fiber art. She is a mother of two and resides in southern New Hampshire.
“In this body of work, I use string figures to access the larger threads that combine to create everyday life. By using symbols such as a water bottle, rocks, birds and hands interspersed and oriented around visible and invisible strings I begin to map a personal psychogeography. Jung used a stone as a symbol for the self while birds are classically the symbol for the soul. The metaphysical architecture that binds us together in the form of shared narrative and identity is depicted in fragments, letting the viewer intuit the line that connects each piece of the map. String figures are an ancient tradition used, as Donna Haraway points out, to facilitate a linguistic call and response – in this body of work the fragments, portraits, and strings themselves play off each other generating both formal and symbolic associations encouraging the viewer to think about what connects us, expressivity and the stories we tell about ourselves.”
Michelle Peterson, Position A, Acrylic on canvas, 10 x 10 inches, 2022, $30002 Michelle Peterson, Pull, Multi PieceMichelle Peterson, Untitled 2, Acrylic on canvas, 20 x 16 inches, 2022, Contact artist for pricingMichelle Peterson, Untitled 1, Acrylic on canvas, 20 x 10 inches, 2022, Contact artist for pricingMichelle Peterson, Untitled 3, Acrylic on canvas, 12 x 12 inches, 2022, Contact artist for pricingMichelle Peterson, Untitled 6, Acrylic on canvas, 12 x 12 inches, 2022, Contact artist for pricingMichelle Peterson, Pull, Acrylic on canvas, 12 x 12 inches, 2022, Contact the artist for pricingMichelle Peterson, Untitled 4, Acrylic on canvas, 16 x 20 inches, 2022, Contact the artist for pricingMichelle Peterson, Untitled 7, Acrylic on canvas, 10 x 20 inches, 2022, Contact the artist for pricingJPGMichelle Peterson, Untitled 5, Acrylic on Canvas, 12 x 12 inches, 2022, Contact the artist for pricing11 Michelle Peterson, Arching, Acrylic on canvas, 24 x 36 inches, 2022, $1,20012 Michelle Peterson, Tangle, Acrylic on canvas, 24 x 18 inches, 2022, $800Michelle Peterson, Four Diamonds, Acrylic on canvas, 16 x 20 inches, 2021 $700Michelle Peterson, Separate, Acrylic on canvas, 18 x 24 inches, 2021, $800Michelle Peterson, Jacob’s Ladder, Acrylic on canvas, 16 x 20 inches, 2021 $700Michelle Peterson, Bound, Acrylic on canvas, 6 x 5 feet, 2022, $3,000Michelle Peterson, Bound, Acrylic on canvas, 6 x 5 feet, 2022, $3,000 (detail)Michelle Peterson, Bound, Acrylic on canvas, 6 x 5 feet, 2022, $3,000 (detail)Michelle Peterson, Bound, Acrylic on canvas, 6 x 5 feet, 2022, $3,000 (detail)
Richard Yu-Tang Lee is an emerging Asian American artist. Lee uses pattern as a vehicle to describe time, articulating the excellence and fallibility of memory. His work is informed by observation of natural phenomena and an ever-present awareness of the self as “viewer.” Lee has worked as a creative director and a cook, professional backgrounds…
Michael Cirelli started skateboarding at the age of 8 years old and picked up a film camera at 16 to document and photograph his friends skateboarding through out the streets and on backyard ramps in Conneticut. 37 years later, photographing and filming skateboarding throughout the East Coast has become a lifelong passion. The culture of…
Nick Paradis is a New England–based artist specializing in murals, custom commissions, and gallery exhibitions. He earned a bachelor’s degree in art and creative writing from New England College in 2009. With over a decade of experience in printing, Paradis currently manages production at Eastman Screen Printing and teaches at Lakes Region Community College. An…
In the thick of the global pandemic of 2020—a time of collective heartbreak, isolation, and profound uncertainty—a creative spark found its way into an unexpected space. A 2,000 sq. ft. studio, provided by a local brewery, became both a sanctuary and a laboratory for massive, experimental expression. What began as a solitary exploration by Adam…
Zach Ellis is a photographer whose work navigates the human, natural, and abstract. Through his artistic practice, he seeks to deepen his awareness of what already holds his attention. At its core, his work embraces duality—both/and—grappling with contradictions in the world and within himself. With a camera in hand, everything becomes a reflective surface, a…
Weekend Wanderings: Explorations Not Too Far Off the Main Trail
November 4, 2024 - January 31, 2025
150 Wakefield Street, Rochester, NH 03867
Reception: December 7, 2024 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Matt is a painter, educator, and mayor from Somersworth, NH, whose work is deeply inspired by the conserved natural areas of Seacoast New Hampshire, Southern Maine, and the Great North Woods. As both a science teacher and local elected official overseeing numerous city parks, Matt’s art often centers around outdoor spaces, drawing from the beauty…
