PETER OPHEIM

American. Born in Landstuhl, Germany, 1961.
Education: St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota, B.A., 1983
Lives and works in New York City, New York and San Cristobal, New Mexico.

Solo Exhibitions

2012
Steven Zevitas Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts

2011
Peter Opheim New Paintings, VOLTA NY, Steven Zevitas Gallery, New York, New York
Peter Opheim, The Columns Gallery, Seoul, Korea

2010
Fraulein, New Paintings and Works on Paper, Gershwin Gallery, New York, New York

2009
Saranwrap Up My Little Life, Donna Leatherman Fine Art, New York, New York
Big Pie Modern Architecture, Gallery Jones, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

2008
Roadside / New Paintings and Works on Paper, Butters Gallery, Portland, Oregon

2007
Far/Again, Gail Harvey Gallery, Santa Monica, California

2006
Microscope/Telephone, Art Lobby, Taos, New Mexico
Sportscasters and Weathermen, Wendy Haas Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona

2005
Pocket, Butters Gallery, Portland, Oregon
Pleasure, Lisa Kurts Gallery, Memphis, Tennessee
Upper Middle Lower, Gallery Jones, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

2004
Hive, Wendy Haas Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona
Finding Mrs. Parker, Thomas Ingerick Gallery, Aspen Colorado

2003
Eventually, Lisa Kurts Gallery, Memphis, Tennessee
Thomas Ingerick Gallery, Aspen, Colorado

2002
Wendy Haas Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona
Butters Gallery, Portland, Oregon
Gail Harvey Gallery, Santa Monica, California

2001
Thomas Ingerick Gallery, Aspen, Colorado
Lisa Kurts Gallery, Memphis, Tennessee
Peyton Wright Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico

2000
Peyton Wright Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Gail Harvey Gallery, Santa Monica, California

1999
Gail Harvey Gallery, Santa Monica, California

1998
Peyton Wright Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico

1997
Gail Harvey Gallery, Santa Monica, California
Mary Mackey Gallery, Denver, Colorado
Peyton Wright Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico

1996
Peyton Wright Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico

Group Exhibitions

2011
I am who I am; The Portrait Reconsidered, Steven Zevitas Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts
Group Exhibition, NEXT Art Fair, Steven Zevitas Gallery, Chicago, Illinois
Group Exhibition, Seoul Open Art Fair, Columns Gallery, Seoul, Korea
Innaugural Exhibition, Columns Gallery, Seoul, Korea
Given a Miniscule Ledge, Norwood, Curated by Liz Parks, New York, New York
Group Exhibition, Korea International Art Fair, Columns Gallery, Seoul, Korea

2010
Little, Butters Gallery, Portland, Oregon
Group Exhibition, Lisa Kurts Gallery, Memphis, Tennessee
B.Y.O.A., X-initiative, New York, New York
Size Sensitive, Gallery Jones, Vancouver, British Columbia Canada

2009
Outside In, Wassaic Project, Maxon Mills Art Center, Wassaic, New York.
21st Anniversary Group Exhibition, Butters Gallery, Portland, Oregon
Five Years, Gallery Jones, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Now Open, Gallery Jones West Vancouver, Vancouver, British
Columbia, Canada
Red Dot Art Fair, Butters Gallery, Miami, Florida

2008
Red Dot Art Fair, Butters Gallery, New York City, New York
Group Exhibition, The Culture Center, New York City, New York
In Focus, Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington
Selections: Modern and Contemporary Abstractions, The Harwood Museum of Art, Taos, New Mexico
Group Exhibition, Gallery Jones, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Holiday Group Exhibition, Lisa Kurts Gallery, Memphis, Tennessee
Red Dot Art Fair, Butters Gallery, Miami, Florida

2007
19, Butters Gallery, Portland, Oregon
Summer Group Exhibition, Lisa Kurts Gallery, Memphis, Tennessee
Group Exhibition, Gallery Jones, Vancouver, British Colombia, Canada
Paintings and Works on Paper, Mallet Contemporary, Bend, Oregon
Holiday Group Exhibition, Lisa Kurts Gallery, Memphis, Tennessee
Red Dot Art Fair, Butters Gallery, Miami, Florida
Group Exhibition, Fenix Gallery, Taos, New Mexico

2006
Medium Matters, Butters Gallery, Portland, Oregon.
New Paintings, Tae Ho Kang, Peter Opheim, Sammy Peters, Gail Harvey Gallery, Santa Monica, California.
Group Exhibition, Fenix, Gallery, Taos, New Mexico
Group Exhibition, Butters Gallery, Portland, Oregon
Holiday Group Exhibition, Lisa Kurts Gallery, Memphis, Tennessee

2005
Butters Brand Abstraction, Butters Gallery, Portland, Oregon
Works on Paper Invitational, Wendy Haas Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona
Summer Group Exhibition, Gallery Jones, Vancouver, British Colombia, Canada
17, Butters Gallery, Portland, Oregon
Peter Opheim, Katharine White, Wesook Kim, Gallery Bienvenu, New Orleans, Louisiana
Holiday Group Exhibition, Lisa Kurts Gallery, Memphis, Tennessee

2004
Winter Group Exhibition, Thomas Ingerick Gallery, Aspen, Colorado
Gesturing, Butters Gallery, Portland, Oregon
Group Exhibition, Lisa Kurts Gallery, Memphis, Tennessee
Rewind, Wendy Haas Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona
Inaugural Exhibition, Gallery Jones, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Tony Abeyta, Peter Opheim, Suzanne Wiggins, Sandy Carson Gallery, Denver, Colorado
Holiday, Lisa Kurts Gallery, Memphis, Tennessee

2003
Winter Group Exhibition, Peyton Wright Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Currents, Richard Levy Gallery, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Serenity, Wendy Haas Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona
Summer Group Exhibition, Gail Harvey Gallery, Santa Monica, California
Contemporary Art/Taos, The Ha

2002
Memphis Modern, The Dixon Museum and Gardens, Memphis, Tennessee
Spring Group Exhibition, Peyton Wright Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Group Exhibition, Thomas Ingerick Gallery, Aspen, Colorado
Summer Group Exhibition, Lisa Kurts Gallery, Memphis, Tennessee
Water, Wendy Haas Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona
From Abstraction to Minimalism, The Harwood Museum of Art, Taos, New New Mexico
Surfacing, New Paintings by Whi Boo Kim, Greg Murdoch, Peter Opheim, Johnnie Winona Ross, Gail Harvey Gallery, Santa Monica, California
Nature Reined, Butters Gallery, Portland, Oregon
Holiday, Lisa Kurts Gallery, Memphis, Tennessee
Group Exhibition, Buschlen Mowatt Gallery, Palm Desert, California

2001
Winter Group Exhibition 2001, Peyton Wright Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
New Acquisitions, The Harwood Museum of Art, Taos, New Mexico
Small Paintings and Works on Paper, Wendy Haas Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona
Summer Group Exhibition, Lisa Kurts Gallery, Memphis, Tennessee
Group Exhibition, Gail Harvey Gallery, Santa Monica, California
Between the Line, Buschlen Mowatt Gallery, Palm Desert, California

2000
The Future, Butters Gallery, Portland, Oregon
Group Exhibition 2000, Thomas Ingerick Gallery, Aspen, Colorado
Group Abstract Exhibition, Gail Harvey Gallery, Santa Monica, California
Fair And Square, Governors Gallery, Museum of Fine Arts, Museum of New Mexico, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Winter Group Exhibition 2000, Peyton Wright Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Group Abstract Exhibition, Gail Harvey Gallery, Santa Monica, California
Group Exhibition, Wendy Haas Gallery, Scottsdale, Arizona
M’Liz Keefe and Peter Opheim, The Harwood Museum of Art, Taos, New Mexico
Group Exhibition, Lisa Kurts Gallery, Memphis, Tennessee

1999
Tenth Anniversary Exhibition, Peyton Wright Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Group Abstract Exhibition, Gail Harvey Gallery, Santa Monica, California
Summer Group Exhibition 1999, Peyton Wright Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico

1998
Group Abstract Exhibition, Gail Harvey Gallery, Santa Monica, California
On the Threshold, Peyton Wright Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Group Abstract Exhibition, Gail Harvey Gallery, Santa Monica, California

1997
Surfacing, Gail Harvey Gallery, Santa Monica, California
Winter Group Exhibition 1997, Peyton Wright Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Primavera, Mary Mackey Gallery, Denver, Colorado

1996
Winter Group Exhibition 1996, Peyton Wright Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
SW/96, Museum of Fine Arts, Museum of New Mexico, Santa Fe, New Mexico
April Group Exhibition 1996, Peyton Wright Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico

1994
Contemporary Exhibition 1994, Stables Art Gallery, Taos, New Mexico

Bibliography

Evan Garza, “Painting Like a Sculptor: In the Studio with Peter Opheim”, New American Paintings-Blog, 28 February 2011. (Illus. various images)

Cate McQuaid, “Monstrously Provocative Portraits”, The Boston Globe, 9 February 2011. (Illus. “Untitled” (#110)

Staff, “24 Hours of Fame”, The New York Times, 4 February 2010.

Randy Kennedy, “Elevator for Grain, Reinvented for Art”, The New York Times, 28 July 2009.

Kathryn Boughton, “Mill Gets New Lease on Life as an Emerging Arts Space”, Litchfield County Times, 2 July 2009.

Dan Shaw, “The Wassaic Project Brings Art to the Right Side of the Tracks”, Rural Intelligence, 30 June 2009.

John Francisco Andreu, “More Modern”, Veranda, April 2009, pp.110, (Illus. Eventually)

Emily Esterson, “Family Friendly”, SuCasa, Summer 2007, pp. 84 - 89, (Illus. Day/Capture, Mountain/Something)

Betsy Carey, “Colored Layers”, The Taos News, 25 January 2007, (Illus. Day/Capture, During/Today)

Tom Collins, “Outside Looking Out”, The Albuquerque Journal, 27 October 2006, (Illus. Mountain/Something)

Fredric Koeppel, “Opheim Finds Pleasure in Dynamic, Colorful Paintings”, The CommercialAppeal/Memphis, 16 September 2005, (Illus. Estuary/Cardinal).

Staff, “Abstract 2, Landscape 1”, Commercial Appeal/Memphis, 9 September 2005.

Eric Bookhardt, “Making a Splash”, Gambit Weekly, 23 August 2005.

Staff, “Shows of Note”, The Oregonian, 21 January 2005.
Roberta Burnett, “Artwalk Set for Season Finale”, Scottsdale Republic, 5 July 2004.

Richard Tobin, “Contemporary Art/Taos”, THE, Santa Fe’s Monthly Magazine of the Arts, December/January 2003/2004, pp. 47.

Tom Collins, “Harwood Show Marks 80th”, The Albuquerque Journal, 26 September 2003.

Rick Romancito, “Harwood Unveils Modern Art”, The Taos News, 18 September

Peter Berenger, “Nothing in Excess, “Horse Fly, 15 September 2003.

Rick Romancito, “State of the Art”, The Taos News, 11 September 2003, (Illus.: Just).

Michael Donahue, “The View from Taos”, The Commercial Appeal/Memphis, 13 January 2003, (Illus.: FourDays/Light, Four Days/Water).

Peter Frank, “Robert Wilhite, Nelleke Beltjens, Peter Opheim”, LA Weekly, 17 November 2000.

Peter Berenger, “Harwood Museum of Art”, Horse Fly, 15 November 2000.

Tom Collins, “Art Lives!” Albuquerque Journal, 29 September 2000, (Illus.: Untitled, Watercolor on paper).

Rick Romanicto, “Harwood to Feature Exhibit by Contemporary Taos Artists”, The Taos News, 7 September 2000, (Illus.: Untitled, Watercolor on paper).

Paul Weideman, “Metal, Clay, Paint and Process”, Santa Fe New Mexican, 5 May 2000, (Illus.: With Another, The Hour).

David Clemmer, “Fair and Square”, THE, Santa Fe’s Monthly Magazine of the Arts, May 2000.

Robert Nott, “Artists Square the Circle at Roundhouse”, Santa Fe New Mexican, 10 March 2000.

Jennifer Wilson, “Bergamot Station” Los Angeles Magazine, March 2000. pp. 38-39, (Illus.: His Amiability, Her Blue Eyes).

Craig Smith, “Peyton Wright, In a House with History”, Santa Fe New Mexican, 7 May 1999, (Illus.: Botanical Painting).

Craig Smith, “A Simple Truth in Multiple Layers of Colors, Looking Below the Surface”,
Santa Fe New Mexican, 11 September 1998, (Illus.: Botanical Painting).
William MacNeil, “Peyton Wright Reopens in Historic Spiegelberg House”, Santa Fe New Mexican, 26 June 1998.

Kathleen McCloud, “Peter Opheim’s Restrained, Diffuse Palette, Subtly Fracturing the Color Wheel”, Santa Fe New Mexican, 4 July 1997, (Illus.: Untitled, watercolor on paper).

Lis Bensley, “Transforming Materials, The Beauty is in the Flaws”, Santa Fe New Mexican, 3 May 1996, (Illus.: Posse).

Richard Tobin, “Southwest ‘96”, THE, Santa Fe’s Monthly Magazine of the Arts, May 1996.

Gussie Fauntlleroy, “Andres Martinez: A time to paint”, Santa Fe New Mexican, 19 April 1996.

Wesley Pulkka, “Exhibit Illustrates Diversity of Southwest Artists”, Albuquerque Journal, 24 March 1996.

Kathleen McCloud, “Southwest ‘96 Brings Fresh Work to Public”, Santa Fe New Mexican,15 December 1995.

Rick Romancito, “Counterpoint”, The Taos News, 20 October 1994.

Mary Stephenson, “Point: Contemporary Show Pushes Modern Art Envelope”, The Taos News, 20 October 1994.

Public Collection

The Purme Foundation, Seoul