Introduction
Peter Peri (born 1971) is an artist living and working in London.
Peri was born in London. He studied at Chelsea College of Art, London and graduated from the MA programme in 2003. He made his debut in 2003 at Bloomberg New Contemporaries. His most recent solo show was at Almine Rech Gallery, London in November 2016 . He has also shown at Art Now at Tate Britain in April 2007, the Kunsthalle Basel, Switzerland in September 2006 and his work was shown at Tate Britain's "Classified" and the Arts Council Collection's How to Improve the World: 60 Years of British Art at the Hayward Gallery, London.
He is represented by Pearl Lam, and Almine Rech. His work is in major collections such as Tate Collection, Victoria and Albert Museum Collection, Zabludowicz Collection, UBS and The Arts Council of Great Britain Collection.
Peri's work has a personal connection to Modernism, his grandfather was Laszlo Péri,(1899–1967), a Hungarian émigré to Britain who was involved in Constructivism before turning to architecture and later in his life to Realism. After 1945 his grandfather adopted the name "Peter Peri" also.
Education
- 2003 Chelsea College of Art, London, MA
Solo exhibitions
2019
- Quarters, Pearl Lam H Queens, Hong Kong
- The Winners, Arcadia Missa, London
2016
- Uncting, Almine Rech Gallery Savile Row, London
- Grafografo, Kinman Gallery, London
- The Scarlet Letter, Fundatia Culturala Intact, Cluj-Napoca, RO
2015
- Filler, Budapest Art Factory, Budapest, Hungary
2014
- The Reign of Quantity, Pearl Lam Galleries, Singapore
- Cass Sculpture Foundation, West Sussex, UK
2013
- Last Family, Almine Rech Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
2011
- We, the Children of the Twentieth Century, Almine Rech, Paris
2010
- Bortolami, New York
2008
- Wave Grain in the Wall, Carl Freedman Gallery, London
2007
- ART NOW, Tate Britain, London
- Hole Here, Galerie Giti Nourbakhsch, Berlin
2006
- Country 10, Kunsthalle Basel, Switzerland
2005
- Overflow and Extinction, Carl Freedman Gallery (formerly Counter Gallery), London
2004
- The Grey Point, Carl Freedman Gallery (formerly Counter Gallery), London
Group exhibitions
2017
- ‘CASS Projects: The Sleeping Procession’, Cass Sculpture Foundation, Chichester, UK
2016
- 'Labyrinth(s)', Pearl Lam Galleries, Hong Kong, CN
2015
- ‘Drawing Biennial 2015’, London
- 'Zero: Infinite Possibilities', The Farjam Foundation, Dubai, UAE
- 'Thoughts around the black square', Vasarely Museum, Budapest
- 'Dans un interieur, meubles, oeuvres murales et textiles d'artistes', Almine Rech Gallery, Bruxelles
- 'Ayan Farah, Max Lamb, Chris Succo & Peter Peri', Almine Rech Gallery, London
2014
- 'Dans un interieur, meubles, oeuvres murales et textiles d'artistes', Almine Rech Gallery, Paris
- Cass Sculpture Foundation, Chichester, West Sussex, UK
2013
- ‘Drawing Biennial 2013’, Drawing Room, London
2012
- Contemporary Drawings, Tate Modern, Britain
2011
- The Minimal Gesture, Timothy Taylor Gallery, London
- Magical Consciousness, Arnolfini, Bristol
2010
- Newspeak: British Art Now, Part I, Saatchi Gallery, London
- Light Breaks Where No Sun Shines, The Webster, Miami
- Le Faux Miroir, curated by Bob Nickas, Galarie Rodolphe Janssen, Brussels
2009
- Black Hole, CCA Andatx, Mallorca
- Classified: Contemporary British Art from the Tate Collection, Tate Britain, London
- Modern Modern, The Chelsea Art Museum, New York
2008
- Space Now, Space Studios, London
- Back to Black: Black in Current Painting, Kestner Hannover
- Beyond Measure: Conversations Across Art and Science – curated by Barry Phipps, Kettles Yard, Cambridge
- ...same as it ever was, Painting at Chelsea 1990 – 2007 – curated by Clyde Hopkins, The Arts Gallery, London
- How to Improve the World, 60 years of British Art - Arts Council Collection, 2006 Hayward Gallery, London
- Motion on Paper, Ben Brown Fine Art, London
- TOUTES COMPOSITIONS FLORALES, Counter Gallery, London
- A Violet From Mother's Grave, curated by Matthew Weir, Emily Tsingou Gallery, London
2005
- We Disagree, Andrew Kreps Gallery & Wrong Gallery, New York
2004
- Death & Magic, Keith Talent Gallery, London
- East End Academy, Whitechapel Art Gallery, London
2003
- Red Mansion Prize, Lethaby Galleries, London
- Bloomberg New Contemporaries, Cornerhouse, Manchester & 14 Wharf Road, London
- Private Property, 357 Kingsland Road, London
2002
- Show Case 2, Lisu Gallery, John Islip Street, London
Awards
2003 Red Mansion Prize
Collections
Tate Collection, Arts Council of Great Britain Collection, Zabludowicz Collection,Farjam Foundation, Sylvie Fleming Collection, Victoria and Albert Museum Collection