Peter Max Lawrence Explained

Peter Max Lawrence
Birth Date:March 19, 1977
Birth Place:Topeka, Kansas, U.S.
Education:San Francisco Art Institute
Occupation:Artist, film director
Website:petermaxlawrence.com

Peter Max Lawrence (born March 19, 1977, in Topeka, Kansas) is a multidisciplinary contemporary artist, as well as performance artist, curator, filmmaker, and film director. He is known to work in painting, video installation, sculpture, photography and drawing.[1] [2] Lawrence has had art exhibitions in galleries throughout the United States and Europe. He has lived in San Francisco[3] and Kansas City, Missouri.

Early life

Lawrence was born in Topeka, Kansas in 1977,[4] and was adopted soon thereafter by Barbra and Dennis Lawrence. He was raised in Western Wyandotte County in Kansas where he attended St. Patricks, Bishop Ward and Kansas City Kansas Community College. He has identified as being gay, which has influenced his art.[5]

Lawrence received his B.F.A. in 2009 in new genres from the San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI). He received the CAAC fellowship in 1999 and the Garber Grant in 2001. While he was a student, he worked under artist Ian McDonald at a De Young museum artist residency and they produced a film for the Truly CA series.[6]

He relocated to Kansas City, Missouri, and seven years later to San Francisco to take up performance, film and video art.

He lived and worked in California for 15 years.[7]

Career

His discography includes such music as Banana Blues, On Your Own Time, Queer from Kansas, and The Media.[8]

One of his early showings of his art was The Man Who Was Too Loud (2001) at the Kansas City, Kansas, Public Library, about coming out publicly as gay. It was followed later in 2001, by a showing in Montreal. Lawrence also was in the art exhibitions, The Indelible Sulk (2013) a solo art installation at Mission: Comics and Art in San Francisco;[9] Ungodly: The Spiritual Medium (2020) a group exhibition at Oregon Contemporary gallery in Portland, Oregon;[10] and At War (2012) with Truong Tran at SOMArts in San Francisco (as part of a curatorial residency).[11] . Lawrence was the third artist in residence for Kalup Linzy's project Queen Rose Art House in tandem with Tulsa Artist Fellowship (2023) https://www.tulsapeople.com/city-desk/layers-of-linzy-multidisciplinary-artist-creates-home-for-all-to-enjoy/article_0e79f9d6-e519-11ed-a435-8fe08e9abe9d.html

Collaborations

Paper Waster Press was a collective project with Lawrence, he first engaged with Amy Whitehead, and later with Nico Peck; the duos collaborations continued until 2011. Lawrence was part of, The Cries of San Francisco: Saturday Market #2 (2011), a group project by Allison Smith at Southern Exposure, San Francisco, California.[12] [13] Lawrence was part of the art event, Breaking My Spell (2011) at Reykjavik Culture Night, Reykjavik, Iceland; working with fellow SFAI students Michelle Morby, Kirk Wilder, Jenalee Harmon, and Melkorka Helgadottir.[14] [15]

Performances

Live performances include collaborations and a trilogy of performances in Athens, Greece, that were the cumulative work of an extended residency at Sub Rosa Space[16] including Beyond Say: An American in Athens (2018),[17] The Umpire Strikes Back (2018),[18] Return of the Yeti (2018).[19] Lawrence performed, I Miss America (2018)[20] at CHEAPArt gallery in Athens.[21] [22]

Lawrence performed Whimper (2014), The Stud bar in San Francisco.[23] [24] He performed at 4WAVES: 40 Performances for the Hole (2019) in the group event in San Francisco.[25]

Filmography

Lawrence has also directed music videos such as Krystle Warren's[26] I've Seen Days[27] and On that First Day of Autumn;[28] Carletta Sue Kay's, The Lady and the Creature From the Black Lagoon, For the Birds, and Just Another Beautiful Boy; Pookie and the Poodlez's, go go away from me; and The Centauros[29] featuring AL-V, Calavera in Barcelona, Spain.

Curator

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Peter Max Lawrence biography. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20081101090947/http://americanartists.org/art/artist_detail_87.htm. 2008-11-01. The American Center for Artists. Americanartists.org. October 29, 2008.
  2. Web site: Jialin Luh. December 20, 2005. Artists Melding with Patrons. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20180620024334/https://www.sfstation.com/localpatron-a1658. June 20, 2018. SF Station. Sfstation.com. October 29, 2008.
  3. Web site: Peter Max Lawrence bio. dead. Equalaccessart.com. October 29, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20081101055705/http://equalaccessart.com/more/takahashilawrence.html. November 1, 2008. mdy.
  4. Web site: Sister Dana Van Iquity. November 16, 2006. The Gods Are Alive And Well at Magnet. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20080216195842/http://www.sfbaytimes.com/index.php?article_id=5672&sec=article. February 16, 2008. San Francisco Bay Times. San Francisco Bay Times. October 29, 2008.
  5. Web site: Walker. Steve. February 8, 2001. Paint It Loud. dead. https://archive.today/20070925233948/http://www.pitch.com/2001-02-08/calendar/paint-it-loud/. September 25, 2007. Pitch.com. January 8, 2011.
  6. Web site: Truly CA. kqed.org. October 29, 2008.
  7. Web site: BA of the Week Artist – Peter Max Lawrence. 2021-10-28. Broke-Ass Stuart's Website. en-US.
  8. Web site: Peter Max Lawrence discography. dead. Purevolume.com. October 29, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20110520063833/http://www.purevolume.com/petermaxlawrence. May 20, 2011. mdy.
  9. Web site: Abney. Andrea. 2013-05-15. Bay Area weekend picks, May 16–19. 2021-10-28. SFGATE. en-US.
  10. Web site: Justin Hoover Ungodly. 2021-10-28. Oregon Contemporary. en-US.
  11. Web site: Artists Peter Max Lawrence & Truong Tran discuss curatorial residency at SOMArts. 2021-10-21. YouTube.
  12. Web site: 2013-05-07. The Cries of San Francisco: Saturday Market #2. 2021-10-14. Southern Exposure. en.
  13. Web site: Smith. Heather. 2011-06-08. Cries of San Francisco. 2021-10-21. Mission Local. en-US.
  14. Web site: Peter Max Lawrence. 2021-10-28. Breaking My Spell. en.
  15. Web site: August 2, 2011. The Invasion Has Begun. Korka.
  16. Web site: Sub Rosa. 2021-10-14. Sub Rosa. en-US.
  17. Web site: Beyond Say. 2021-10-14. Sub Rosa. en-US.
  18. Web site: The Umpire Strikes Back. 2021-10-14. Sub Rosa. en-US.
  19. Web site: Return of the Yeti. 2021-10-14. Sub Rosa. en-US.
  20. Web site: I Miss America Peter Max Lawrence. 2021-10-20. www.cheapart.gr.
  21. Web site: CHEAPART 2018. 2021-10-20. www.cheapart.gr.
  22. Web site: CHEAPART 83 ΔΕΘ. 2021-10-20. www.cheapart.gr.
  23. Web site: 2017-03-07. elbo room. 2021-10-27. quiet lightning. en-US.
  24. Web site: 2017-01-10. The Stud. 2021-10-27. quiet lightning. en-US.
  25. Web site: Rosario. Dara Katrina Del. 2019-08-21. Press Release: 4Waves: 40 Performances for the Hole. 2021-10-28. SOMArts. en-US.
  26. http://culturemob.com/events/143482-krystle-warren-ca-berkeley-94705-starry-plough-the
  27. Web site: October 29, 2008. I've Seen Days. https://web.archive.org/web/20131217040943/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yHq0T7ISGQ&feature=related . 2013-12-17 . dead. YouTube. video.
  28. Web site: Ford. Nancy. Dieckman. Eric A.T.. Review: Krystal Warren & The Faculty: Diary. Outsmartmagazine.com. October 29, 2008.
  29. Web site: Centauros. 2021-10-28. Centauros. en.
  30. Web site: QUEER in KANSAS Frameline35 Peter Max Lawrence USA. 2021-10-25. history.frameline.org.
  31. Web site: 2012-02-16. Artist Profile: Peter Max Lawrence. 2021-10-25. Gay Travel. en-US.
  32. Web site: THE ONE. 2021-10-28. www.paperwasterpress.com.
  33. Web site: 2015. Lid Off Film Festival. 2021-10-27. Great Bend Tribune.
  34. Web site: Staff. Sasha Chebil . 2013-06-06. Queer artists encourage booing at SOMArts show. 2021-10-28. The Daily Californian. en-US.
  35. Web site: The News 3 Year Anniversary Performance in San Francisco. 2021-10-28. Time Out San Francisco. July 22, 2015 . en.
  36. Web site: 2014-12-27. "The News" 3 Year Anniversary: Fresh Queer Performance Series SoMa. 2021-10-28. Funcheap. en-US.

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