Peter Symons - CV

Education

2008 Pratt Institute of Design

Master of Fine Arts

2004 Rhode Island School of design (RISD)

Bachelor of Fine Arts, Sculpture

Teaching Experience

University of Miami

Fall 2018 Graduate Sculpture III 20188-Art 673-34
Fall 2018 Advanced Sculpture I 20188-Art 417-34
Fall 2018 Intermediate Sculpture 20188-Art 317-34
Fall 2018 Introduction to Sculpture 20188-Art 217-32
Fall 2018 Introduction to 3d Techniques 20188-Art 104-20
Spring 2018 Introduction to Sculpture 20181-Art 217-22 & Art 217-32
Spring 2018 Introduction to 3d Techniques 20181-Art 104 -20 & Art 104-20A
Fall 2017 Introduction to Sculpture 20178-Art 217-32
Fall 2017 Introduction to 3d Techniques 20178-Art 104 -20 & Art 104-30
Spring 2017 Introduction to 3d Techniques 20178-Art 104-20 & Art 104-21

Florida Atlantic University

Summer 2015 New Production Techniques 60186 Arc 4930 007

A course investigating CNC Technology as it applies to original design projects.

Summer 2014 Craft and Construction 58831 ARC 4930 001

A course dedicated to the craft of woodworking from traditional hand working techniques to contemporary methods.

Spring 2014 Directed Independent Study ARC 4907 005

Investigating 3d Printers and the production of a working 3d printer.

Summer 2013 New Production Techniques 60186 Arc 4930 007
Spring 2013 Directed Independent Study 96693 ARC 4907 005

Investigating early stringed instruments and constructing two early instruments: a baroque guitar and a rebec

Summer 2012 Craft and Construction 56693 ARC 4930 001
Summer 2011 New Production for Prototyping 55828 ARC 4930 002
Summer 2010 Furniture Design and Fabrication 55100 ARC 4930 004

A Course looking at the practice of furniture design with an emphasis on creating original works of design.

Summer 2009 Furniture Design and Fabrication 53908 ARC 4930 008

Pratt Institute

2007- 2006 Plastics Tech 504-01

Graduate Assistant to professor Richard Budelis,

Experience

2017 - Present University of Miami

Full Time Lecturer Sculpture

Teaching a 3 courses per semester in the sculpture and 3D area.
Redesign of courses to better align with pedagogical goals and to create a better track for students pursuing a major in sculpture.
Additional duties include coordinating graduate students teaching assistant responsibilities.
Managing the Wood and Metal shops in the sculpture area.
Coordinating and sourcing supplies.

2016-Present What Thing Studio

Partner

Founding Partner of What Thing Studios, Inc., an art and art fabrication Studio.

2012-Present Art+Light+Space

Partner

Founding Partner of Art Light Space, Inc., an art and design collaborative that seeks to integrate experiential art into public and private spaces.

2010-Present FATVillage, 501c3

Co-Curator

Work with Leah Brown to curate The FATVillage Projects, an 8,000 sq ft project space and the FAR Gallery, a 2,000 sq ft fine art gallery.

2008-2015 Florida Atlantic University School of Architecture

Woodshop technician and part time faculty

Duties include managing and maintaining the two fabrication studios for the School of Architecture.
Developing the digital fabrication capabilities of the school, teaching computer aided manufacturing techniques to the faculty and students.
Procuring internal grants totaling over $30,000 for the purchase of a laser cutter.
Assisting the Students in the safe and effective use of the tools.

2009 – 2011 18 Rabbit Gallery

Co-founder

Co-curated and managed Ft Lauderdale’s most cutting edge gallery.
Exhibited local, national and international artists.

2007 KB Projects, Brooklyn NY

Sculpture Fabricator

Built original models and created finished artworks for artists including Paul McCarthy and Richard Prince.
Created molds and cast a variety of materials to produce original works of art to be featured in museums and galleries across the world, including the Guggenheim Museum

2007 Pratt Multi-Media Services, Brooklyn NY

Graduate assistant

Circulated equipment and assisted students and teachers with 16 mm film, video and digital imaging equipment.
Managed student employees, equipment and classrooms.

2007 Pratt Graduate Fine Arts Department, Brooklyn NY

Open Studio Co-Coordinator

Oversaw all aspects of Graduate open studio preparation.

2006-2007 Pratt Sculpture Department, Brooklyn, NY

Graduate Assistant to professor Richard Budelis, Plastics Tech 504-01

Helped the professor demonstrate materials.
Assisted the students with projects.

2006 Briggs Robinson Gallery, New York, NY

Art handler/ installer

2005 Art Space Charter School, Asheville NC

Summer Art Instructor

Taught painting to young students
Organized and oversaw a final mural project.

2002-2004 RISD Sculpture Departments, Providence, RI

Woodshop and Foundry Monitor

Advised students on process and technique.
Ensured a high level of safety while assisting other students in the use of shop machinery.

2002 Jack Mathews Ltd, Kingston, RI

Intern

Assisted in the production and finishing of plastic prototypes for DC comics.

2002 RISD Ceramics Department, Providence, RI

Technician’s assistant

Rebuilt electric and reduction kilns.
Renovated and rebuilt a ceramics studio.

2001 College Pro Painters, Lyme, CT

Parent Company First Service Corporation, Ontario Canada

Franchise owner

Generated $50,000 in revenue by selling and producing exterior paint jobs.
Hired and managed three teams of employees that painted twenty houses in three months.

Permanent Public Artworks and Collections

2018 Tower Lights

City of Fort Lauderdale-Fort Lauderdale, FL

Chosen by the city to redesign the Downtown water tower as an interactive public art piece to be completed in winter 2019

2018 Hooper Mural Project

Privately commissioned mural in downtown Fort Lauderdale, FL. In collaboration with Leah Brown. 60’ x 70’.

2017 Pixel Twist

Pembroke Pines Government Center- Pembroke Pines, FL

2017 Junior League of Greater Fort Lauderdale 80th Anniversary Sculpture co-creator (with Leah Brown)

Commissioned by the JLGFL and owned by the City of Fort Lauderdale, Riverwalk, Fort Lauderdale, FL

2016 Broward Health Foundation Donor walls

Four unique artworks Located throughout four Broward Health hospitals: Broward Health Medical Center, Broward Health Imperial Point, Broward Health Coral Springs and Broward Health North.

2016 Capture Sky

Young at Art Museum, Davie, FL.

Young At Art Museum and Florida Power and Light (FPL) commissioned this permanent interactive artwork that changes lighting conditions based on a live feed camera pointed at the sky

2012 Digital Marquetry (Bee)

Girls’ Club Collection of Francie Bishop Good and David Horvitz

Solo Exhibitions/Duo Exhibitions

2018 Young At Art Museum – Davie, FL

Color-shift Photographs

2017 The Frank- Pembroke Pines, FL

Perceptual Tracking

2017 Winter-fest – Fort Lauderdale, FL

Downtown River-walk bridge interactive projection

2017 FATVillage Projects – Fort Lauderdale, FL

Art Light Space Experiments

2016 ArtsUp! – Fort Lauderdale, FL

In the Woods

2016 Young At Art Museum – Davie, FL

Capture Sky

2013 Projects South F.A.T. Village- Fort Lauderdale, FL

In the Woods

2012 FAU John D. MacArthur Campus Library Gallery - Jupiter, FL

Solo exhibition

2010 Hub City Art Park - Spartanburg SC

Peaceable Kingdom

Working with Leah Brown, we were commissioned to produce a park- wide exhibition.

2010 - 18 Rabbit Gallery

These Woods, This Sky

A duo show of work by the creators of 18 Rabbit.

2008 Pratt Institute - Brooklyn, NY

Begin Again

Solo Thesis Exhibition

2005 Sky People Gallery - Asheville, NC

Obsessions

A two-artist exhibit.

Selected Group Exhibitions

2018 Young At Art Museum – Davie, FL

Super Saturated, curated by Zack Spechler

2018 University of Miami – Miami, FL

Annual Faculty Show

2018 FAR Gallery – Fort Lauderdale, FL

Art Tech Incubator: Culmination Show

2017 Cornell Museum – Delray Beach, FL

Through the Looking Glass, curated by Melanie Johanson

2017 The Frank –Pembroke Pines, FL

What’s Wonderful, curated by Jill Slaughter

2016 BACA – Pompano Beach, FL

Swimming with Narcissus, curated by Lisa Rockford

2016 White Box – West Palm Beach, FL

Outside the Box, curated by Lisa Rockford

2016 BACA – Pompano Beach, FL

Taking Measure of Chance and Outcomes, Curated by Meg Kaplan-Noach

2015 FATVillage Projects – Fort Lauderdale, FL

Second Life of Trees

2015 & Gallery –Miami, FL

A Not So Midsummer Night’s Dream

2015 Palm Beach Cultural Center

Artists of Art Salon – curated by Elle Schorr

2014 FATVIllage Projects- Ft Lauderdale, FL

Beep Bop Boop

2013 The Projects - Ft Lauderdale, FL

The Unmade Room

2013 The Projects - Ft Lauderdale, FL

Catalyst

2012 The Projects - Ft Lauderdale, FL

Nocturnes

2011 Hollywood Arts and Culture Center - Hollywood, FL

All Media Juried Biennial

2011 18 Rabbit Gallery - Ft Lauderdale, FL

Sound Art

2011 18 Rabbit Gallery- Ft Lauderdale, FL

Self lit

2010 The Projects - Ft Lauderdale, FL

Day of the Dead Art Exhibition

2010 Girls’ Club Collection - Ft Lauderdale, FL

Art Fallout

2010 Artforms Gallery- Miami, FL

Small Wonders

2010 ArtServe Gallery- Ft Lauderdale, FL

The Red Eye

2010 Showtel 8 - West Palm Beach, FL

Curated by Kara Walker Tome

2009 18 Rabbit - Ft Lauderdale, FL

Fireworks

2007 3B - New York, NY

On the Third Day

2006 The Showroom - Spartanburg, SC

2005 Sky People Gallery - Asheville, NC

Four Artists of the Apocalypse

2004 Woods Gerry - Providence, RI

Senior Invitational

A juried show of all senior work.

2004 Woods Gerry - Providence, RI

Senior Departmental Show

2003 Asbestos - Providence, RI

Worked in cooperation with other students to renovate and transform a multi-level abandoned store into an art gallery.

2003 Pawtucket Boys and Girls Club - Pawtucket RI

Created an installation as part of an art show to celebrate the opening of the Boys and Girls club art center.
Worked with children from the club as well as members of the Pawtucket community.

2002 Visions - Newport, RI

Juried Show

2001 Providence Public Arts - Providence, RI

Worked with the Rhode Island Public Arts Council to install a temporary sculpture.
Received a cover article in the Providence Journal “Rhode Island” section (05/22/02)

Honors, Awards and Grants

2018 City of Fort Lauderdale

Community Appearance Award for the Permanent Public Artwork, “JLGFL 80th Anniversary Sculpture”

2017-2018 Florida Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs

Art + Tech Incubator Lecture and Workshop Series

$25,000 Grant

2016 Broward Palm Beach New Times

Best curator of the year 2016

2014-2016 John and James L Knight Foundation Knight Arts Challenge

Awarded a two-year, $80,000 matching grant for the FATVillage Projects Art Space

2011 Broward Cultural Council

Allied Artist

Chosen to assist the lead artist in the design and construction of a public work in Broward county.

2011 Florida Atlantic University

Tech Fee Proposal

Internal FAU Grant system.
Awarded $30,330 for the purchase of a Laser Cutter.

2010 Hollywood Arts and Culture Center

Selection Committee for the “Abracadabra” Fund Raiser

Selected artists to participate in the Abracadabra Fund Raiser.

2010 Hub-Bub

Visiting Artist

One of the first artists chosen for this honor.

2010 ArtServe

Official Juror for the Redeye art exhibition

2007 Pratt Institute

Symposium

One of twelve graduate students chosen to present work to contemporary art critics

2005 Grove Park Inn

National Bird House Design Competition

Grand Prize winner

2005 Red Bull

Red Bull Sculpture Contest

Second place

Lectures/Presentations

FATVillage: Art Tech Incubator

3D Printing Scanning and Design (12/15/17)
Laser Cutting (1/12/2018)
Augmented and Virtual Reality (2/2/18)
Programming for Interactivity (2/23/2018)
Projection Mapping (3/9/18)
Makerspaces + Electronics using RaspberryPi and Arduino (4/14/18)

Young At Art Museum

Through the Artist’s Lens (7/28/2015)

Armory Art Center

Making Art, Curating, and the Use of New Technologies

Coral Springs Art Museum (02/08/2014)

2014 Chautauqua Series

Art in the Digital Age; A Digital Art Salon

Broward College (11/14/2013)
Artists as Curators & Digital Innovators

Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale (10/08/2013)

Artist talk

Selected Press

Sun Sentinel – Southflorida.com “ Artists play with light and dark in Pembroke Pines” by Phillip Valys ( 1/17/ 2018)
Sun Sentinel – Southflorida.com “Snap selfies galore at 'Looking Glass' at Cornell Museum of Art” by Phillip Valys (12/11/2017)
Venice Magazine “The Rainbow Effect” by Vanessa Garcia (10/17/2017)
Palm Beach Illustraded “Heart of Glass” by Mary Murray (10/1/2017)
Sun Sentinel- Southflorida.com “Performance Artist will Dance and 'Fight' at the Nerve Festival in Fort Lauderdale” by Phillip Valys (3/16/2017)
Sun Sentinel “Young at Art Museum Cuts Ribbon on SolarNow Canopy”(5/9/2016)
Broward Palm Beach New Times “Best of; Best Currator” (06/14/2016)
Sun Sentinel “Venting Political Frustrations in FATVillage” by Phillip Valys (5/25/2016)
Sun Sentinel “Oh, the Nerve: Performance-art festival debuting in FATVillage” by Phillip Valys (4/ 16/2016)
Sun Sentinal “FATVillage goes Beep Bop Boop” by Phillip Valys (03/28/2014)
Broward Palm Beach New Times “Art Attack” by Chrissie Fergison (10/26/13)
Sun Sentinel “Lighting the Way to the Future” by Phillip Valys (7/6/12)
City Link. Art Murmur by Colleen Dougher “FAT Village Flashback” (02/03/11)
Sun Sentinel “Fourth annual ‘Abracadabra’ Fundraising raffle” (12/22/10)
Spartanburg Herald-Journal “Peaceable Kingdom” (09/18/10)
City Link Art Murmur by Colleen Dougher “Art of the Weekend” (04/08/10)
Palm Beach Daily News (04/07/2010)
Providence Journal “Rhode Island” section (05/22/02)

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