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PETER EDWARDS
http://www.casperelectronics.com
pete@casperelectronics.com
53 3rd St. Troy NY 12180
Education
- Rhode Island School of Design, RI: 1996 to 2000 B.F.A., Sculpture
- Hudson Valley Community College, Troy, NY: 2010 to present
electrical engineering and computer sciences. Non matriculated.
- Harvestworks, Manhattan, NY: 2009 MAX MSP intensive course
Exhibitions
Solo Shows
2011
-Flux Factory Gallery, Long Island City, NY
2010
- Commission for show Elevator Music, Tang Museum, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY
- West Hall Gallery, Rensellaer Polytechnic Institue, Troy, NY
2008
- Lost Horse Gallery, Reykjavik, Iceland
2006
- Seton gallery, University of New Haven, CT
Group Shows
2012
- Commission for show Resonant Frequencies, Georgia Southern Statesboro, GA
2011
- Commission for show Dwell, Contemporary Artists Center, Troy, NY
- 319 Scholes Gallery, Brooklyn NY
- Arts Center of the Capital Region, Troy NY
2010
- Marketplace Gallery, Albany NY
2008
- ABC No Rio, New York, NY
- Governors island, New York, NY
2006
- Hans Weiss Newspace Gallery, Manchester, CT
- Art Space, New Haven CT
- Green Gallery, YALE University, New Haven, CT
Residencies
2012
Perte de Signal, Rustine Labs, Montreal, Canada
Experimental Performing Arts Center, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
2011
Steim, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Flux Factory, Long Island City, NY
Grants and awards
2011
- SOS Grant, NYFA
- NYFA funded commision for "Dwell" at the Contemporary Artists Center, Troy NY
2010
- SOS Grant, NYFA
2009
- SOS Grant, NYFA
- NYFA funding for solo show "White Light", via West Hall Gallery, Troy NY
2007
- Best of city wide open studios award recipient, New Haven CT
Visiting Artist Lectures and Workshops
2012
- Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA
2011
- STEIM, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- V&A Museum, London, UK
- 319 Scholes Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
- Flux Factory, Long Island City, NY
- Mal Au Pixel festival, Paris, France
- PiNG festival, Nantes, France
- Goucher College, Baltimore, MD
- Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY
2010
- Hampshire College, Amherst, MA
- Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY
- OFFF arts festival, Paris, France
- Bloomfield College, Bloomfield, NJ
- Bent Festival, New York, NY
2009
- NYU, Manhattan, NY
- Piksel Festival, Bergen, Norway
- Long Beach University, Long Beach, CA
- Electro-Music festival, Bloomingdale, NJ
- MIT Media Lab, Cambridge, MA
2008
- BENT festival, NY
- Hasbro Toys, Pawtucket, RI
- PotluckCon, New Orleans, LA
- Nauticon, Cleveland, OH
- BENT festival, LA and NY
2007
- The Piksel Festival, Bergen, Norway
- BENT Festival, Eyebeam, NY
- Public access television, New Haven,CT
Performances
2012
-Experimental Performing Arts Center, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
-Upstate Artists Guild, Albany, NY
2011
- STEIM, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
-Clock Tower Gallery, Manhattan, NY
-319 Scholes Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
-Hackposium hacker festival, Long Island City, NY
- Mal Au Pixel Festival, Paris, France
- PiNG festival, Nantes, France
-Devotion Gallery, New York, NY
-Littlefield, Brooklyn, NY
2010
- OFFF Festival, Paris, France
- Brigade Neurale, Paris, France
- Grrrnd Zero, Leon, France
- Hundebiss Records, Milan, Italy
- Bent Festival, Manhattan, NY
- Valentines, Albany, NY
- The Troy Bike Rescue, Troy, NY
-West Hall Gallery, Troy, NY
-The Spotty Dog, Hudson, NY
2009
- Performa Festival, Manhattan, NY
- Monkeytown, Brooklyn, NY
- Arts Center of the Capital Region, Troy, NY
- Bennington College, North Bennington, VT
- Bergen Kunsthall, Bergen, Norway
- Casper Land, Troy, NY
- Upstate Artists Guild Gallery, Albany, NY
- Bent Festival, The Tank, Manhattan, NY
- 3rd Ward, Brooklyn, NY
- Load of Fun Theater, Baltimore, MD
- Big Rock Candy Mountain, Philladelphia, PA
- Weird Diner, Bloomfield, CT
- Building 16, Providence, RI
- The Elevens, North Hampton, MA
- Hampshire College, Amherst, MA
- Market Hotel, Brooklyn, NY
- Death By Audio, Brooklyn, NY
2008
-Vanishing Point, Brooklyn, NY
- Scrap Cycle, Brooklyn, NY
- Monkey Town, Brooklyn, NY
- Death By Audio, Brooklyn, NY
- CMJ music festival, Brooklyn, NY
- The Silent Barn, Brooklyn, NY
- Lost Horse Gallery, Reykjavik, Iceland
- Kling And Bang, Reykjavik, Iceland
- Bent Festival, New York, NY
- The Tank, New York, NY
- Grand Performances, Los Angeles, CA
2007
- BAR, New Haven, CT
- Silent Barn, Brooklyn, NY
- The Nest, Bridgeport, CT
- The Bunker, Bergen, Norway
- The Robot Store, Bergen, Norway
- Hampshire College, Amherst, MA
- The Cake Shop, Brooklyn, NY
- City Wide Open Studios, New Haven, CT
- Double Down Saloon, Manhattan NY
2006
- Mars Bar, Manhattan, NY
- BAR, New Haven, CT
- Café NINE, New Haven, CT
- The Nest, Bridgeport, CT
- Hampshire College, Amherst, MA
- Yale’s Green Gallery, New Haven, CT
- City Wide Open Studios, New Haven, CT
- Rudy’s, New Haven, CT
- Urban Outfitters, New Haven, CT
- Fire House 12, New Haven, CT
Professional Experience
-Hampshire College
Amherst, MA: 2005 to 2007
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Design
Planned, designed and implemented creative electronics program.
-Make Magazine
North Sebastopol, CA: 2009 to present
Writer of regular column for quarterly publication.
-Harvestworks Digital Media Arts Center
Manhattan, NY: 2008 to Present
Teacher
-Casperelectronics
Troy, NY: 2000 to Present
Sole Proprietor, Designer
Musical instrument design and production.
-Arts Center of the Capital Region
Troy, NY: 2009-2010
Teacher
Publications/Press
2011
-Studio visit and interview for Rhizome.org
2010
-Video interview and demo, Scion Magazine
-Print interview, Metro Land, Troy NY
-Print interview, The Record, Albany NY
2009
-Print interview, Amusement Magazine, France
-Video interview and performance, Rafskinna Magazine, Iceland
-Radio interview, NPR, The Brian Lehrer Show
2008
-Television interview, Swedish Public Television, ShowRoom
-Video interview, Model Citizens
2006
-Interview, New Haven Independent
-Television interview, TechTV’s Screen Savers
-Interview, New Haven Advocate
pete[at]casperelectronics[dot]com