Peter Opheim
Solo Exhibition
MOUNTAIN ORANGE KEEP
May 29 – June 16, 2026
12:00pm-7:00pm
Closed: Wednesday & Thursday
Exhibition Final closes at 5:00PM
MEDEL GALLERY SHUでは、5月29日より6月16日まで、ニューヨークを拠点に活動するPeter Opheim（ピーター・オフェイム）の個展「MOUNTAIN ORANGE KEEP」を開催いたします。
Peter Opheim（ピーター・オフェイム）は、現代アートシーンにおいて極めて独創的な手法で注目を集めるアーティストです。
彼の最大の特徴は、ペインティングを開始する前に、まず自らの手で色鮮やかな粘土細工（マケット）を造形するという制作プロセスにあります。
画面に描かれるのは、実在しない、どこか奇妙で愛らしい「ハイブリッドな生き物」たち。作家は自ら生み出したこの立体物を「モデル」とし、豊かな油彩のレイヤーを重ねることで、キャンバスの上に圧倒的な存在感と生命を吹き込みます。一見すると無垢な愛らしさを感じさせますが、その奥底には人間の内面的な葛藤や、生の不確かさが巧みに隠されており、鑑賞者の深層心理に問いかけます。
その確かな哲学は国際的に高く評価されており、1995年には現代美術家にとって極めて名誉ある「ポロック・クラスナー財団」から助成を受けています。現在は、ニューヨークの最先端ギャラリー「The Hole」に所属するほか、ロンドンやパリ、台北など世界各国の有力ギャラリーで個展を開催。作品はニューメキシコ州のハーウッド美術館をはじめ、数々のパブリックコレクションに収蔵されています。
日本国内でも主要都市のギャラリーや百貨店で着実に実績を積み上げており、次世代のマスターピースを求めるコレクターにとって、今最も注目すべき作家の一人です。
粘土の魂をキャンバスに宿す、現代ポートレートの旗手ピーター・オフェイムの世界をお楽しみください。
Peter Opheim: A Contemporary Portraitist Imbuing Canvases with the Soul of Clay
Based in New York, Peter Opheim is an artist who has garnered significant attention in the contemporary art scene for his remarkably original methodology. His most distinctive hallmark lies in his creative process: before a single stroke of paint touches the canvas, he first hand-sculpts vibrant clay maquettes.
The subjects appearing on his canvases are “hybrid creatures”—imaginary beings that are at once grotesque and endearingly whimsical. Using these self-created sculptures as his “models,” Opheim applies rich layers of oil paint to breathe life and an overwhelming sense of presence into his work. While the imagery may initially evoke a sense of innocent charm, it artfully conceals the complexities of human internal conflict and the precariousness of existence, resonating deeply with the viewer’s subconscious.
His profound artistic philosophy has earned high international acclaim. In 1995, he was awarded a prestigious grant from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation, a hallmark of excellence for any contemporary artist. Currently represented by the cutting-edge New York gallery The Hole, Opheim has held solo exhibitions at leading galleries in London, Paris, and Taipei. His work is held in numerous public collections, including the Harwood Museum of Art in New Mexico.
With a steadily growing presence in major Japanese galleries and institutions, Opheim stands as one of the most compelling artists for collectors seeking the masterpieces of the next generation.
MOUNTAIN ORANGE KEEP （山、オレンジ、好奇心）
予期せぬ出会い――
まだ見ぬあの人
現実であり、想像上の存在のあの山
心の中に形作られる想い
オレンジ
いつか訪れる場所
そしてあなたの隣に横たわる可能性
好奇心を持ち続けること
Peter Opheim（ピーター・オフェイム）
MOUNTAIN ORANGE KEEP
The chance encounter— the person I haven’t met yet.
The mountain, both real and imagined.
An idea forming in the mind.
Orange.
The places I will go someday, and the possibility of lying next to you.
Keeping curiosity.
MEDEL GALLERY SHU is pleased to present “MOUNTAIN ORANGE KEEP,” a solo exhibition by New York-based artist Peter Opheim, on view from May 29 through June 16.
Peter Opheim is an artist widely recognized in the contemporary art scene for his highly original creative process.
One of the defining characteristics of his practice is the way he begins each painting: before applying paint to canvas, he first hand-sculpts vividly colored clay maquettes. The figures depicted in his paintings are strange yet charming hybrid creatures that exist entirely within his imagination. Using these sculptural forms as “models,” Opheim builds rich layers of oil paint that imbue the canvas with a remarkable sense of presence and vitality. While the works initially appear playful and innocent, beneath their surface lies a nuanced exploration of human psychology, inner conflict, and the fragility of existence, quietly engaging the viewer on a subconscious level.
His distinctive artistic vision has received international acclaim. In 1995, Opheim was awarded a grant from the prestigious Pollock-Krasner Foundation. He is currently represented by the influential New York gallery The Hole and has held solo exhibitions at prominent galleries in London, Paris, Taipei, and other major cities worldwide. His works are included in numerous public collections, including the Harwood Museum of Art in New Mexico.
In Japan as well, Opheim has steadily expanded his presence through exhibitions at galleries and major department stores across the country, attracting growing attention from collectors seeking significant contemporary artists of the next generation.
We invite you to experience the world of Peter Opheim, a contemporary portraitist who breathes the soul of clay into painting.
MOUNTAIN ORANGE KEEP (Mountain, Orange, Curiosity)
A chance encounter —
The person I have not yet met.
The mountain, both real and imagined.
An idea taking shape within the mind.
Orange.
A place I may someday visit.
And the possibility lying beside you.
To continue holding onto curiosity.
Peter Opheim
Peter Opheim｜ピーター・オフェイム
私の絵画や彫刻には、喜びや美しさ、一体感や温もりの要素が込められています。
そこには、そこにありながら、ただ手を伸ばせば届きそうな何かへの憧れ――愛が込められています。
形が溶け合う様は、万物が互いに繋がっているという私の哲学に基づいています。
自然界において、野原の花の柔らかさには終わりがありません。それは空と、雨と太陽と、大地と、動物や昆虫と繋がっています。鳥が飛び去っていく――それはあなたや私とつながっているのです。
彫刻に使われている粘土の一部は、私が住む山間の自宅近くの丘陵地から採ったものです。この場所では、何世代にもわたって白い粘土が採集されてきました。それを集める際、湿った土が私の靴にべっとりと付着しました。
ニューメキシコ産の羊から採れた羊毛が、いくつかの彫刻に使われています。太陽、草、羊毛、愛する人――そして今、彫刻。
絵画や彫刻は、私たち全員の家族であり友人です。どこか心の奥底に、あるいは遥か彼方に。私は彼らを知りたい。本当に。
あなたと私がこの世界で尽くす努力について考えます――この世界を理解し、より良くしようと試みる中で私たちが作り出すものについて。
「行う」という行為そのものが、ある種の成功なのです。
それは、生きるという大きな愛です。
愛と美をこの世にもたらしたいという願い。
あなたと私をゆっくりと撫でる、温かい風。
Profile | プロフィール
BIOGRAPHY
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.
WWW.PETEROPHEIM.COM
Selected Solo Exhibitions
2025 Today and Today, Askeri Gallery, Moscow, Russia
Trolls in Nature, PAHO Gallery/Daimaru, Osaka, Japan
Light from the Same Sun, PAHO Gallery, Hiroshima, Japan
2024 Cocoon, The Hole, New York, New York
Us Nature, Belvedere Art Space, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
You Are My Lucky Charm, YOD Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
2023 In the Mountain and Meadow, Hankyu Umeda Gallery/PAHO Gallery,
Osaka, Japan
Looking for You, Askeri Gallery, Moscow, Russia
Summer Adventures, Peter Opheim and Ogden Opheim, Sens Gallery,
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
The Sublime and Elusive Flower, Powen Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
Friends, PAHO Gallery, Hiroshima, Japan
2022 Explorers and Brothers, Powen Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
Warriors, GR Gallery, New York, New York
2021 Carnivores Plants and Invisible Magicians, Askeri Gallery, Moscow, RussiaSwamp and Cave, Cohle Gallery, Paris, France
Shipwreck, D’Stassi Gallery, London, United Kingdom
Bite the Mountain – Eat the Forest, Powen Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
2020 Family(s), Askeri Gallery, Moscow, Russia
Robots White Dogs Healers, Powen Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
2019 Him / Her, Powen Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan.
Have a Good Day Everyone, HPGRP Gallery Marunouchi, Tokyo, Japan
Him / Her, Moon Gallery, Yangon, Taiwan.
2018 Ben and Steve, Askeri Gallery, Moscow, Russia.
Fables of the One Hundred Mountains, Powen Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan.
2017 Wunderkammer, Rood Gallery, Brooklyn, New York.
Peter Opheim and Poren Huang, Powen Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan.
2016 Fables of the Eleven Rooms and Six Houses, Zevitas/Marcus Gallery,
Los Angeles, California
A Bear, a Duck, A Rabbit, Peter Opheim Paintings, Coup D’Etat,
San Francisco, California
2014 The Place on the Other Side of Air, Now Contemporary Art, Miami, Florida
2012 LAND, Boltax Gallery, Shelter Island, New York
FOREST, Steven Zevitas Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts
Peter Opheim: Lines and Form, Donna Leatherman Fine Art,
New York, New York
2011 HERE, The Columns Gallery, Seoul, Korea
Peter Opheim New Paintings, VOLTA NY, Steven Zevitas Gallery,
New York, New York
2010 Fraulein, New Paintings and Works on Paper, Gershwin Gallery,
New York, New York2009 Saranwrap Up My Little Life, Donna Leatherman Fine Art, New York, New
York
Big Pie Modern Architecture, Gallery Jones, Vancouver, British Columbia,
Canada
Selected Group Exhibitions
2026 Held Within, GR Gallery, New York, New York
2025 Paper View 2, The Hole, New York, New York
Soft Focus, The Hole, Los Angeles, California
15 Windows, Agni Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand
Peter Opheim and Friends, PAHO Gallery, Oita, Japan
Nostalgia, D’Stassi Gallery, London, England
Group Exhibition, PAHO Gallery, at Mitsukoshi, Hiroshima, Japan
Surface Tension, D’Stassi Gallery, London, England
Art Osaka, with PAHO Gallery, Osaka, Japan
Peter Opheim and Ogden Opheim, PAHO Gallery, Lafore, Tokyo, Japan
2024 Peter Opheim with Ushio and Noriko Shinohara, PAHO Gallery at Diamaru
Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
Group Exhibition, PAHO Gallery at Hankyu Umeda Gallery, Osaka, Japan
2023 Sweet Dreams, Bradbury Art Museum, Jonesboro, Arkansas
Art Taipei, with Powen Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
KIAF, with The Hole, Seoul, Korea
Art on Paper, with Marloe Gallery, New York, New YorkSeattle Art Fair, with Marloe Gallery, Seattle, Washington
Storage Wars, The Hole, Los Angeles, California
Hajimemashite!, Bridge Mogura Gallery, Tokyo, Japan
Growth, Laputa Art Space, Suomei M50 Gallery, Shanghai, China
Group Exhibion, PAHO Gallery, Yokohama, Japan
Art Central Hong Kong, Hong Kong, with Suomei M50 Gallery, Hong Kong
Group Exhibition, Powen Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
Group Exhibition, Lucua Space, Osaka, Japan
NY Art, PAHO Gallery, Osaka, Japan
2022 Spotlight, D’Stassi Gallery, London, United Kingdom
UVNT Art Fair, Madrid, Spain, with Granada Gallery, Madrid, Spain
Current Era Perspective, Suomei M50 Gallery, Shanghai, China
Exploration, Popi Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
NY Art, Hankyu Umeda Gallery, Osaka, Japan
Art Now, Zaryadye Park Museum, Moscow, Russia
Art Market San Francisco, San Francisco, with Marloe Gallery
My Sweet Nature, Granada Gallery, Madrid, Spain
2021 POP-UP POP, Suomei M50 Gallery, Shanghai, China
Nature Morte, Enter Art Fair, Stockholm, with The Hole, New York, New York
Art Taipei 2021, Taipei, with Powen Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
Summer Camp, GR Gallery, New York, New York
Welcome Back, Cohle Gallery, Paris, France
AAF Art Fair, New York, New York, with Marloe Gallery, New York, New YorkPaint Doh, Marian Cramer Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherland
2020 Scope Art Fair, New York, New York, with Askeri Gallery, Moscow, Russia
Art on Paper, New York, New York, with Marloe Gallery, New York, New York
Constructing a New World: George Byrne and Peter Opheim, Powen Gallery,
Taipei, Taiwan
2019 New York Now, Hankyu Umeda Gallery, Osaka, Japan
Scope Art Fair, New York, New York, with Askeri Gallery, Moscow, Russia
Art Market San Francisco, with Marloe Gallery, San Francisco, California
Art Aspen, Aspen, Colorado, with Marloe Gallery, New York, New York
Pulse Art Fair, Miami, Florida, with Marloe Gallery, New York, New York
Scope Art Fair, Miami, Florida, with Askeri Gallery, Moscow, Russia
2018 Gracious Heart, Christies London, London, England.
Ecce Ancilla Domini!, Direktorenhaus Museum for Art, Berlin, Germany.
New York Art, Hankyu Umeda Gallery, Osaka, Japan.
Cosmoscow Art Fair, Moscow, Russia, with Askeri Gallery, Moscow, Russia
Universes, Tales of Art Gallery, Imola, Italy
Group Exhibition, Kitano Alley Gallery, Osaka, Japan
New York Art, HPGRP Gallery, Hiroshima, Japan
Art Shanghai, Shanghai, China, with Askeri Gallery, Moscow, Russia
2017 Peter Opheim X Poren Huang X Chung-chuan Cheng, Powen Gallery,
Taipei, Taiwan.
Figure | Landscape, Zevitas Marcus Gallery, Los Angeles, California
Permanent, Powen Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan.New York Now, HPGRP Gallery, Osaka, Japan.
2016 Group Show, HPGRP Gallery, Osaka, Japan.
Summer Group Show, Now Contemporary Art, Miami, Florida
Random Visions, David Anthony Fine Art, Taos, New Mexico
2015 The Guston Effect, Steven Zevitas Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts
Valentine’s Cardiovascular, Geoffrey Young Gallery, Great Barrington,
Massachusetts
2014 Pumpkin Pie, Daniel Rolnick Gallery, Los Angeles, California
2013 By the Seat of Our Pants, Boltax Gallery, Shelter Island, New York
Pink, Seoul Open Art Fair, The Columns Gallery, Seoul, Korea
Childs Play, Sarasota Art Center, Sarasota, Florida
What Can I do for My Salvation, The Columns Gallery, Seoul, Korea
Group Exhibition, ArtMRKT San Francisco, Steven Zevitas Gallery, San
Francisco, California
Why am I so Awkward, Steven Zevitas Gallery, Boston, Massachusetts
Group Exhibition, ArtMRKT Hamptons, Boltax Gallery, Bridgehampton,
New York
Group Exhibition, Now Contemporary Art, Miamia, Florida
2012 Group Exhibition, Miami Project, Steven Zevitas Gallery, Miami, Florida
Group Exhibition, Art Platform Los Angeles, Steven Zevitas Gallery,
Los Angeles, California
Group Exhibition, Art MRKT Hamptons, Boltax Gallery, Bridgehampton, New
York
Summer Group Exhibition, The Columns Gallery, Seoul, Korea
Group Exhibition, Art Pad San Francisco, Steven Zevitas Gallery,
San Francisco, CaliforniaGroup Exhibition, Art MRKT San Francisco, Boltax Gallery, San Francisco,
California
At HoMe: Living with Art and Design, The Columns Gallery, Seoul, Korea
Site Unseen 7, Site Santa Fe, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Persistence, Butters Gallery, Portland, Oregon
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
Art Now, 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 A Private Exhibition: Works by Le Corbusier, Nall, Pablo Picasso, Peter
Opheim, Donna Leatherman Fine Art, New York, New York
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, CanadaRed 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
Selected Bibliography
Chu, Eye Magazine, “Get to know Peter Opheim”, March 2025
Huang Yijiang, Wen Wei Po Newspaper, “Joint Exhibition of American Artist and Son,
Collision of Styles, Exploring Humanity and Love”, August 8, 2023
Lu Xi, Orange News, “Artist and son come together to create a different kind of “Sum-
mer Adventure””, August 18, 2023
Ava Chan, ZTYLEZ, “Abstract art explores the many facets of human nature! New
works by American artist father and son, Peter Opheim and Ogden Opheim debut in
Hong Kong”, August 15, 2023
Wen Wei Po, Wenhui Newspaper, “American artist father-son exhibition, style collision,
exploring human nature and love”, August 22, 2023Wang Xixuan, Art Emperor, “It exists outside the truth: Peter Opheim’s painting, and the
dew in the flowers”, August 15, 2023
Staff, Taipei Magazine, “Peter Opheim : The Sublime and Elusive Flower”, July 31, 2023
Staff, Juxtapoz Art and Culture, “Peter Opheim and Adam Handler are Warriors and
Ghosts” December 9, 2022
Rain TV, Moscow Russia, Interview with Denis Kataev, November 20, 2021.
Deborah Bishop, A Resilient Residence, Dwell Magazine, November 2021
Charlene Frett, Peter Opheim in conversation with Imogen Clark”, ODDA Magazine,
September 2021.
Delphine Souquet, Peter Opheim, “Where Imagination becomes Reality in Art”, 2Good!
Media, Podcast, December 8, 2021
Staff, “Absurdist Clay Portraits with a Dark Side”, Het Parool, September 7, 2021
Sasa Bogojev, “GR Gallery Invites Us All to a Late “Summer Camp”, Juxtapoz Maga-
zine, August 2, 2021
Li Yiyun, “New York Artist, Peter Opheim’s Artistic Vision in Taiwan”, China Times, June
5, 2020
Staff, “Robots White Dogs Healers: Peter Opheim Solo Exhibition” Artitute Magazine,
August 8, 2020
Staff, “Peter Opheim at Askeri Gallery”, Posta Magazine, March 10, 2020
Staff, “Peter Opheim at Askeri Gallery Moscow”, Tower News, March 11, 2020
Staff, “Happy Family, by the American artist Peter Opheim at Askeri Gallery, Trestars
Magazine, May 16, 2020
Sasha Bogojev, “Him: Peter Opheim’s Paintings Come to Life in a Limited Edition Sculp-
ture”, Juxtapoz Magazine, December 24, 2019
Whosdandan “Peter Opheim at Powen Gallery”, Keedan Magazine, April 3, 2019
Inna Starovoitova, “Peter Opheim Interview”, PuppetMaster Magazine, May 12, 2019
Staff, “Dieci “Universi” di Arte Internazionale”, Sabato Sera, October 15, 2018.Sasha Bogojev, “Peter Opheim at Hankyu Umeda Gallery”, Arrested Motion, May 29,
2018.
Staff, “Peter Opheim”, Art.Investment, March 2018.
Staff, “Peter Opheim, Art Hot News”, Art Collection Design, March, 2018.
Staff, “Peter Opheim Moscow Exhibition”, Chanel 7 Russia, February 27, 2018.
Staff, “Peter Opheim at Askeri Gallery”, Posta Magazine, February, 2018
Staff, “In Moscow, Askeri Gallery presents the work of Peter Opheim”, February 15,
2018
Staff, “Peter Opheim at Askeri Gallery”, Chanel K Television, Moscow, Russia
Staff, “Peter Opheim at Askeri Gallery, “The Art Newspaper Russia, March 2, 2018
Staff, “Peter Opheim’s exhibition “Ben and Steve” at Askeri Gallery, Love 2 Beauty,
March, 2018
Staff, “Askeri Gallery Presents an Exhibition of paintings by Peter Opheim, Russia Art
News, February 2018.
Staff, “Peter Opheim at Askeri Gallery, Elle Decoration Russia, March, 2018
Felicity Carter, “Gracious Heart Charity Auction at Christie’s in London”, Forbes, March
25, 2018.
Wil-Lian Guzmanos, “Exhibitions to Visit this October: Taipei”, The Artling Magazine,
October 5, 2017.
Alexandra Fanning, “Cabinets De Curiosites. | Peter Opheim at Rood Gallery”, Quiet
Lunch Magazine, August 7, 2017, (Illus. “Ben and Steve”, Miles and Miles”, “Francis”,
“Dase”, “Cool Your Heart”, plus others)
Sarah Nechamkin, “The CUT”, New York Magazine, August 4, 2017.
Andrew Salamone, “Artist Paints Charming Portraits of 100 Goofy Clay Sculptures”,
VICE Magazine, July 23, 2017, (Illus. “Miles and Miles”, “Ben and Steve”, “Hans”, “This
Bird Flies”, plus others)
Staff, “Wunderkammer”, Wall Street International, July 12, 2017, (Illus. Installation view
Rood Gallery)Alex Greenberger, “New York Foundation for the Arts Names 2017 Fellows”, Artnews
Magazine, July 6, 2017.
Charlotte Parrott, “NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship Program Recipients and Finalists An-
nounced”, NY Patch, July 6, 2017.
Jon Carver, “Spotlight: Taos”, Art Ltd. Magazine, January 1, 2017.
Felipe Tofani, “As Pinturas de Massinha de Peter Opheim”, Pristina Design Magazine,
October 28, 2016. (Illus. “Boy with Yellow Hair”, plus others)
Staff, “The Bizarre Play-doh World of Peter Opheim”, Juxtapoz Art and Culture Maga-
zine, October 27, 2016, (Illus. “Yellow Bear with Orange Stripes”, “Woman with Bees
and Worm” plus others)
Adriana Conde, “Las Esculturas Pintadas de Peter Opheim”, Joia Magazine, (Illus.
“Race Car”, “Untitled” (#248), “Untitled” (#221) plus others)
Katie Sweeney, “Coup D’Etat’s Revoluntionary Art Show”, Haute Living, October 2016,
(Illus. “Noble Man with Forest Creatures and Blue Ghost”, “Woman with Bees and
Worm”)
Yvonne Pesquera, DAFA Exhbits “Random Visions”, in Taos, The Taos News, Sep-
tember 11, 2016. (Illus. “Untitled” (#282))
Anise Stevens, “Peter Opheim”, Artillery Magazine, July/August 2016. (Illus. “Untitled”
(#285))
Evan Smith, “The Guston Effect”, Big Red and Shiny, 31 May 2015.
Cate McQuaid, “Delightfully Unsettling”, The Boston Globe, 31 July 2013. (Illus. “Unti-
tled” (#207))
Cate McQuaid, “Best shows of 2012 in Boston”, The Boston Globe, 26 December 2012.
Cate McQuaid, “Innocence and Experience”, The Boston Globe, 4 April 2012. (Illus.
“Untitled” (#159))
Steven Zevitas, “12 Must See Paintings Shows: March 2012”, Huffington Post, 7 March
2012. (Ilus. “Untitled” (#153))
Sharon Butler, “Painters at Volta”, Two Coats of Paint Magazine, March 8, 2011, (Illus.
“Untitled” (#107))
Betsy Wills, “’Child’s Play”, Paintings by Peter Opheim”, ArtStormer Magazine, June,
2011. (Illus. various images)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 Intel-
ligence, 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/Cap-
ture, 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)
Catalogues
Shipwreck, D’Stassi Gallery, London, England, 2021
Peter Opheim Paintings, Coup D’Etat, San Francisco, California, 2016New American Paintings, The Open Studio Press, Boston, Massachusetts, Number 98,
2012
VOLTA NY, “Life as we know it; Peter Opheim” by Michael Wilson, New York, New York,
2011.
Peter Opheim/Pleasure, Lisa Kurts Gallery, Memphis, Tennessee, 2005.
United States Embassy Kuwait, Art in Embassies, Bayan, Kuwait, 2004.
CA/T, Contemporary Art Taos, The Harwood Museum of Art, Taos, New Mexico, 2003.
Peter Opheim/Occasional, Peyton Wright Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 2003.
New American Paintings, The Open Studio Press, Boston, Massachusetts, Number 18,
1998.
SW/96, Museum of Fine Arts, Museum of New Mexico, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 1996.
Awards
The New York Foundation for the Arts, New York Arts Council, Fellowship Award for
Sculpture, July 2017.
The Pollock/Krasner Foundation Grant, New York, New York, October, 1995.
The Museum of Fine Arts, Artists Award, Friends of Contemporary Art, Museum of New
Mexico, Santa Fe, New Mexico, March 1996.Selected Public Collections
First National Bank, San Antonio, Texas
Hallmark, Kansas City, Missouri
Harwood Museum of Art, Taos, New Mexico
Lexus, Bellevue, Washington
Magnolia Hotel, Houston, Texas
Northwest Airlines, Memphis, Tennessee
Moons Art Museum, Taichung, Taiwan
The Progressive Art Collection, Cleveland, Ohio
The Purme Foundation, Seoul, Korea
The Terre Collection, Singapore
Venetian Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada
Whitney National Bank, Gulfport, Mississippi
Private Collections Throughout: China, Hong Kong, Europe, Japan, Russia, Taiwan,
United Kingdom, United States,
