Shani Peters Explained

Shani Peters
Birth Place:	Lansing, Michigan, U.S.
Nationality:	American
Occupation:	Artist

Shani Peters (born 1981) is an artist from Lansing, Michigan, based in New York.^[1] She received her BA from Michigan State University and her MFA from the City College of New York,^[2] where she taught in 2020.^[3] Her work often addresses issues related to social justice in a range of media and processes including printmaking, interpretations of record-keeping, collaborative projects, video and collage.^[4] In 2019, she was a Joan Mitchell Foundation artist-in-residence in New Orleans.^[5] In 2017, she exhibited at Columbia University's Wallach Gallery.^{[6] [7]}

Works

• 2011: "We Promote Love and Knowledge" (performance)^[8]
• 2008: "White Lies, Black Noise" (exhibit) ^[9]
• 2010: "Battle for the Hearts and Minds" (film)^[10]
• 2013: "Steppin' Out: Half Hasn't been told" (photo-montage)^[11]
• 2016: "Peace and Restoration" (photo-montage)^[6]
• 2016: "The Crown" (traveling exhibit)^[12]
• "The Laundromat Project" (video)^[13]
• 2016: "Peace & Restoration for Self-Determination" (exhibit)^[11]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bio . Shani Peters . 18 May 2019.
2. Web site: Shani Peters: The Crown. March 31, 2017.
3. Web site: Sholette. Gregory. 2020-08-03. Reimagining Higher Education Through Socially Engaged Art. 2020-09-11. Hyperallergic.
4. Web site: Jones. Martha. Artist Talk with Shani Peters. March 23, 2015 . University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts. March 31, 2017.
5. Web site: January 10, 2019. Joan Mitchell Foundation Names 2019 Artists in Residence. 2020-09-11. Artforum.
6. Asimakis . Magdalyn . July–August 2017 . The Uptown Triennial . 2020-09-11 . The Brooklyn Rail.
7. News: Farago . Jason . 2017-06-01 . Columbia's New Harlem Museum Opens, with Art from Its Neighbors . . 2020-09-11 . 0362-4331 . subscription.
8. Tancons . Claire . 2014-06-27 . Taking it to the Streets: African Diasporic Public Ceremonial Culture Then and Now . Nka: Journal of Contemporary African Art . 34 . 1 . 60–65 . 10.1215/10757163-2415213 . 194101754 . 2152-7792 . subscription.
9. News: Lots of beautiful truths revealed at 'white lies, black noise' exhibition. Bernard. Audrey J. December 21, 2008. New York Beacon. .
10. News: ActNow: New Voices in Black Cinema festival showcases movies by Brooklyn filmmakers . New York Daily News . 18 May 2019 . 3 February 2011 . Osterhout . Jacob E..
11. Web site: 2019-01-10 . Shani Peters . 2024-03-22 . Joan Mitchell Foundation.
12. News: Multimedia still a foreign art form . . 22 January 2015 . Garan'anga . Stephen . 18 May 2019.
13. Web site: What It's Like to Make Art . . 19 April 2016 . Meyers . Paula Cogan . 18 May 2019.