Sketches: Graphite on Paper with Light

Charley Peters, Untitled Sketches (2013), Digital Photos

Charley Peters, Photo(332-339).jpg (2013), Pigment Prints

I am delighted to have been offered a New Collaborations Bursary by A-N to support a period of practice-based research with photographer/photographic printer Eddie Otchere. The progress and outcomes of the collaboration are being documented on an A-N Artists Talking blog, Project Trondheim: An Investigation into the Common Ground between Drawing and Photography, which can be read here:

http://www.a-n.co.uk/artists_talking/projects/preview/3999807

Exhibition News: ArtLacuna Prize

Charley Peters, Continuum (2013), Pencil on Computer Listing Paper

I am delighted to have been shortlisted for the ArtLacuna Prize. Works were selected by a panel including Julia Alvarez, Sonia Boyce and Jamie Shovlin and will be exhibited at ArtLacuna | SPACE between 4th-20th October.

The Preview is Friday 10th October, 7-9pm at ArtLacuna | SPACE, 48 Falcon Road, London SW11 2LR

Exhibition News: Reduction

Charley Peters, Reduction (2013), Public House Projects, London

Reduction is now closed but there is an archive of the exhibition on the website of Pubic House Projects: publichouseprojects.org and my website: charleypeters.com

Big thanks to all who visited the show.

Sketches: Recording Folds in Paper

Charley Peters, Untitled Sketches (2013), Gouache on Paper

Reduction at Public House Projects

My solo show Reduction opened at Public House Projects SE15 last night, featuring new works made with intensely worked graphite on paper. The show continues until 23rd August.

For more information: www.publichouseprojects.org

Shelf Life: Leytonstone Arts Trail

Charley Peters, Continuum (2013), Graphite on Computer Listing Paper, inspired by the book
The Revolution will be Digitised: Despatches from the Information War by Heather Brooke

Members of xvi Artist Collective have taken over the octagonal cabinet at the centre of Leytonstone Library as part of Leytonstone Arts Trail, each generating a piece of artwork in response to a book from the collection. Choosing works that have a notable significance to each artist, there will be a small publication available to the public, with information about the books that inspired the artists.

Artists: Hannah Futers, Caro Halford, Kirsty Harris, Julia Miranda, Moorland Productions, Laurie Nouchka, Jane Oldfield, Charley Peters, Paul Stanley, Susanna Thornton, Ventiko, Jemma Watts and Sarah West.

The Preview is Thursday 4 July, 6.30-8.30pm.

The show runs 6-14 July, Mon-Fri 9am-7pm, Saturday 9am-6pm and Sunday 12-4pm.

Leytonstone Library, 6 Church lane, London E11 1HG