Curriculum Vitae
GRANTS & AWARDS
2024 Delaware Division of the Arts; Opportunity Grant
2024 Women United Art Prize; Special Mention, Drawing & Painting
2023
Delaware Division of the Arts; Established Fellow, painting category
The prestigious Individual Artist Fellowships from The Delaware Division of the Arts recognize artists in a variety of disciplines for their outstanding quality of work. Peters was one of eight recipients to receive the Established Professional Award of $8,000.
2022 Delaware Division of the Arts; Opportunity Grant
2018 Delaware Division of the Arts Fellowship; Emerging Artist Fellow, painting category
RESIDENCIES
2024 ChaNorth / Pine Plains, VT (Hudson Valley)
2024 Vermont Studio Center / Johnson, VT
2022 Soaring Gardens Artists Residency / Laceyville, PA
PUBLIC COMMISSION
2021 Portrait of Wilma for ”Wilma's," duckpin bowling and restaurant; Buccini/Pollin Group / Wilmington, DE
SELECTED SOLO/TWO-PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2024 Solo Exhibit, St. Andrew’s School / Middletown, DE
2024 Embodied Ego, ArtWRKD / Newtown, PA
2024 Face to Face (two-person), City Arts Salon / Philadelphia, PA
2023 Art Monster, Mezzanine Gallery / Wilmington, DE
2023 PROTAGONISTS, The Delaware Contemporary / Wilmington, DE
2023 Solo Series, Abington Art Center / Jenkintown, PA
2022 Holiday Open House, David Pollack Vintage Posters / Wilmington, DE
2022 Becoming the Other (two-person), DC Gallery & Studio / Millville, NJ
2022 Saturation and Hue (two-person), The Delaware Contemporary / Wilmington, DE
2021 Chester County Studio Tour, Scarlett Thicket Farm / Kennett Square, PA
2019 Never the Same Circus, The baby grand / Wilmington, DE
2019 I'm Not Here, The Buzz Ware Village Center / Arden, DE
2018 Ship of Theseus, The Mezzanine Gallery / Wilmington, DE
2018 On Being Human (two-person), The Delaware Contemporary / Wilmington, DE
2018 Solo Exhibit, Salem Community College / Salem, NJ
2017 Conversations (two-person), The Delaware Contemporary / Wilmington, DE
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024 Treat Yo Self, Jinxed South Philly / Philadelphia, PA
2024 Through the Artist Lens, ArtWRKD / Newtown, PA
2024 Switch, CFEVA / Philadelphia, PA
2024 215/610 CONTEMPORARY Juried Exhibition of Regional Emerging Artists, Delaware County Community College / Media, PA
2024 Converge, Bridgette Mayer Gallery / Philadelphia, PA
2024 The Choice Is Yours, NoName Gallery / Philadelphia, PA
2023 Award Winners XXIII, The Biggs Museum of American Art / Dover, DE
2023 Project X, Delaware College of Art and Design / Wilmington, DE
2023 Winter Show, ArtWRKD / Newtown, PA
2022 Spring Show, Bethlehem House Gallery / Bethlehem, PA
2022 Let Me Tell You: Works by Women Artists Taking up Space, Chris White Gallery / Wilmington, DE
2021 Women Making Their Mark (virtual), O'Hanlon Center for the Arts / Mill Valley, CA
2021 Paper Portraits (curator and exhibiting artist), The Delaware Contemporary / Wilmington, DE
2021 12x12x12, The Art Trust / West Chester, PA
2021 Self Reflections, The Foundry Art Centre / St. Charles, MO
2021 Appearances (curator and exhibiting artist), The Delaware Contemporary / Wilmington, DE
2020 Beyond, Behind, Beneath... The Self-Portrait, South Haven Center for the Arts / South Haven, MI
2019 Personal Psychology, Emerge Wellness Philly / Philadelphia, PA
2018 Local & Famous, Delaware College of Art and Design / Wilmington, DE
2018 Award Winners Exhibition (traveling), The Biggs Museum of American Art / Dover, DE; CAMP Rehoboth / Rehoboth, DE; Cab Calloway School of the Arts / Wilmington, DE
2017 Continuing Education Student Exhibition (juried), Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts / Philadelphia, PA
CURATOR
2024 Shapes, The Art Trust / West Chester, PA
2023 Loam, Artsource Registry Invitational (co-curator), The Delaware Contemporary / Wilmington, DE
2023 Dwell, The Art Trust / West Chester, PA
2021 Appearances, The Delaware Contemporary / Wilmington, DE
2021 Paper Portraits, The Delaware Contemporary / Wilmington, DE
PRESS/MEDIA
2024 Birthing Something New from Chaos, Suboart Magazine, feature and interview, Issue 30; October 2024
2024 Canvas Rebel interview, October 2024
2024 Inspirational Art Magazine, feature and interview, Issue 86; June 2024
2024 The 302 on MeTV2, video interview in artist’s studio; Season 7 episode 14; March 2024
2023 Art Delivery by The Jealous Curator, written feature; September 23, 2023
2023 Meet the Artist by the Delaware Division of the Arts, video interview in the artist’s studio; November 2023
2023 Create! Magazine, magazine feature and interview; May 20, 2023
2023 Arts Playlist on Delaware Public Media, “A conversation with ‘Award Winners XXIII’ exhibit artists B. Proud, TAHIRA, and Lauren E. Peters,” radio interview; July 14, 2023
2023 Delaware State of the Arts Podcast, interview; May 7, 2023
2023 Meet the Artist Fellows: Lauren E. Peters, profile article by Delaware Division of the Arts
2022 Starring Lauren Peters as Herself, Delaware Today magazine, interview by art critic Shana Nys Dambrot; October 27, 2022
2022 Playing Dress-Up, Out & About magazine, interview by Lauren Golt; November 2022
2021 Art Watch Radio, interview with curator Margaret Winslow (Delaware Art Museum), February 2021
RELATED EXPERIENCE
2024-present Executive Administrator to the Director, Delaware Division of the Arts (Department of State) / Wilmington, DE
2022-2024 Off-Site Studios@ Coordinator, The Delaware Contemporary / Wilmington, DE
2022-2024 Board Member, The Art Trust Gallery at Meridian Bank / West Chester, PA
2022 Artist Programs Manager, The Delaware Contemporary / Wilmington, DE
2021-2022 Vice President of Studio Artist group, The Delaware Contemporary
2018-2021 Operations Manager; Gallery Assistant; Somerville Manning Gallery / Greenville, DE
EDUCATION
1999-2003 Gordon College / Wenham, MA
B.A. Visual Arts, Concentrations in Painting and Sculpture
Magna Cum Laude; Semester Abroad: Orvieto, Italy
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, Continuing Education / Philadelphia, PA
2019 Master Workshop with Elizabeth Osborne
2018 Portrait Painting with Ted Xaras
2017 Oil Painting Tools and Techniques
2007 Painting From the Cast Collection
LAUREN E. PETERS