Peter Erickson is a painter and digital artist based in Philadelphia, PA
He likes to paint energetic, detailed and colorful images that are representative of natural and manufactured phenomenons. Peter stitches together found photographs, which he then overlays with painterly techniques to create complex digital collages. These dense abstract compositions explore a balance in contrasting colors, forms and dimension.
Associations
2016 - 2021 — Founding Member, Philly Stewards, Philadelphia, PA
2017 - 2018 — The Artblog Advisory Committee Member, Philadelphia, PA
2016 - 2017 — Member, Practice Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2012 - 2016 — Member, Little Berlin, Philadelphia, PA
Press
2021 — I sold my first NFT. Beware of these associated costs
2020 — Philly Artist Census Report Shows COVID-19 Challenges for Local Artists, Yun Choi, 6ABC.com
2016 — This art exhibit is like YouTube, but real life Juliana Reyes, Technical.ly Philly
2015 — SCREENS: An Art Exhibit For Handheld Devices at Little Berlin Mike Fenn, Geekadelphia
2015 — Little Berlin discovers vision on the small screen with mobile devices Chip Schwartz, Knight Arts
2014 — Housing Development To Replace Little Berlin’s “Fairgrounds” Emma Jacobs, Hidden City
2014 — How Philly’s arts scene does tech [Technical.ly Podcast] Juliana Reyes, Technical.ly Philly
2014 — Play PHL Collective’s virtual reality game at Little Berlin this Friday Juliana Reyes, Technical.ly Philly
2013 — Noble, but useless: 3D printing guru on city’s 3D-printed gun ban Chris Thompson, Technical.ly Philly
Exhibition History
2015 — Trust Falls, Little Berlin, Philadelphia, PA
2013 — 20/92 Video Screening – Icebox, Philadelphia, PA
2013 — Limits And Demonstrations: A Lula Chamberlain Retrospective, Little Berlin, Philadelphia
2013 — TAKEN, Practice, Philadelphia, PA
2013 — Best in Show, Practice, Philadelphia, PA
2012 — FLASH FL00D, Little Berlin, Philadelphia, PA
2012 — The Cat Exhibition, Practice, Philadelphia, PA
2012 — Hackphilly, 1519 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, PA
2012 — Destroy Your Darlings, Cafe Estelle, Philadelphia, PA
2011 — Solo Show, Lodge, Philadelphia, PA
2011 — Tape it Off, TrickGo Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2011 — RECOVER, TrickGo Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
2010 — Spring Show, Fennarios, West Chester, PA
2008 — Senior Exhibition, Aughinbaugh Gallery, Grantham, PA
2007 — Student Exhibition, NYCAMS Gallery, New York, NY
Curated Exhibitions and Events
2020 — Artist2Artist: Tim Portlock and Sophie White, Philly Stewards (Online Event, co-organizer)
2020 — Artist2Artist: Alexis Granwell and Kristen Neville Taylor, Philly Stewards (Online Event, co-organizer)
2015 — Cumfort Foods, Little Berlin, Philadelphia, PA
2015 — Art Wrestling Federation Urban League, Little Berlin, Philadelphia, PA
2015 — Trenton Ave Arts Fest, Philadelphia, PA
2015 — OUROBOROS, Little Berlin, Philadelphia, PA
2015 — SCREENS, Little Berlin, Philadelphia, PA
2015 — Highbrow Films, Little Berlin, Philadelphia, PA
2015 — Bring Your Own Beamer, Little Berlin, Philadelphia, PA
2014 — INTERFACE, Little Berlin, Philadelphia, PA
2014 — Caravan: Double Feature, Little Berlin Fairgrounds, Philadelphia, PA
2014 — Homecoming (Little Berlin at Trenton Ave Arts Fest), Philadelphia, PA
2014 — Fairgrounds Block Party, The Fairgrounds, Little Berlin, Philadelphia, PA
2013 — Lucha Libre Del Noche, Little Berlin, Philadelphia, PA
2013 — Fairgrounds Block Party, The Fairgrounds, Little Berlin, Philadelphia, PA
2013 — REPEAT, Little Berlin, Philadelphia, PA
Projects
2017 - 2018 — Director Philly Artist Census, Philadelphia, PA
2013 - 2014 — Project Director, The Fairgrounds
2012 - 2013 —Citywide: A Collective Exhbibition Marketing Lead
Speaking Engagements
2019 — Philly Artist Census, Analysis Presentation, Philadelphia Musuem of Art
2019 — Philly Artist Census, Analysis Presentation The Clay Studio
2018 — Managing Expectations in Software Development Software as a Craft Meetup, Promptworks
2014 — Fairgrounds Harvest Festival
2013 — Life Raft Debate (won for Little Berlin) Temple Contemporary, Philadelphia, PA
2013 — Contextual Practice: Subversion, Community Engagement – Crane Arts Center, Philadelphia, PA
2013 — Philly Stake: Summer Stake, Bartram's Garden Philadelphia, PA