photo: Liz Fischbach

Peter Shelton
1951 Born January 18, Troy, OH
Currently lives and works in Los Angeles, CA

Education
1973 B.A. Pomona College, Claremont, CA
1974 Trade certification: Hobart School of Welding Technology, Troy, OH
1979 M.F.A., University of California, Los Angeles

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Upcoming commission
Peter Shelton
animaline
Public sculpture commission, to be dedicated Summer 2009
Los Angeles Police Department headquarters
Los Angeles, CA

Selected article
Cheng, Scarlet. "Whimsy, all in a row"
Los Angeles Times. 26 April 2009.
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Current commission
Peter Shelton
thinmanlittlebird
Public sculpture commission, dedicated 24 April 2009
Indianapolis-Marion County Public Library
Indianapolis, IN
www.imcpl.org

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Recent exhibitions
Peter Shelton: dogstar
Skyroom
8 March - 17 May 2008
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Seven Rooms Seven Artists
L.A. Louver Summer 2006
13 July - 2 September 2006
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L.A. Louver at Art 37 Basel
The International Art Show
Messe Basel, Messeplatz
Basel, Switzerland
Hall 2.0 / Stand W5
14 – 18 June, 2006
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Group Show
31 March - 6 May 2006
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Peter Shelton: godspipes
6 January – 11 February 2006
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Peter Shelton, gogglelipsandgeogobals for Celebes
21 January - 19 February 2005
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Peter Shelton, ovalglobal
17 October - 15 November 2003
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Publications
sixtyslippers
Published by the University of California at Berkeley Art Museum, in collaboration with L.A. Louver, Venice, CA
4 December 1997 – 31 January 1998

floatinghouseDEADMAN
Republished by Louver Gallery, New York, NY; originally published by Wight Art Gallery, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, 1987
6 January – 3 February, 1990

Artist's official Web site: petershelton.net