Artwork By Jeff Petersen

E d u c a t i o n

Education

1992  San Francisco State University B.A.

 

 

Group Exhibitions

 

2010

Hati Benefit. SOMarts. 934 Brannan St. March 12, San Francisco, CA

 

 

2009

Red Vic Hallway Gallery Space, Jim Rhodes & Jeff Petersen/ photographs and paintings. August- September, San Francisco, CA

Once Upon a Time: Children's Book Illustrators Then and Now. MOCHA, May 8 to June 14, Oakland, CA

 

 

2008

The Water Project- Thoreau Gallery. June 19th- August 8th. San Franciso, CA

 

2007

Human Figure Exhibition- Long Beach Arts. Juried show. February 24- March 30. Long Beach, CA

 

2006

Terror?- Intersection for the Arts. September 11- November 11. San Francisco, CA

 

Works on Paper Exhibition- Long Beach Arts. Juried show. May 20 - June 23. Long Beach, CA

 

2005

II Mostra Internacional de Arte e Cultura Surf. Museum of the Image,  (MIS) Sao Paulo, Brazil. Work included: book illustrations.

 

Dolls- paintings and sculptures. Strayfish, 3299 Mission Street. San Francisco, CA

 

2004

Dolls- paintings and sculptures. ZONAL Hayes Street, San Francisco, CA

 

Processed World- Poetry magazine benefit, one night only. Balazo 18 Art Gallery, San Francisco, CA

 

2003

Blue vs. Blue: Surfing in Art. Group show. ARTS at Marks Garage. Oahu, Hi.

 

2000

Antenna paintings - Lather Salon. Santa Cruz, CA

 

1998

On the Surface: California Surf Culture. Angels Gate Cultural Center, San Pedro, CA

 

Always/ forever/ infinity/ never-ending (summer)- Terrain Gallery, San Francisco, CA

 

Mixed batch - The Sea Biscuit. 3815 Noriega Street. San Francisco, CA.

 

 

 

 

Commissions/ Murals

 

2010 -SFAC mural. San Francisco Arts Commission / StreetSmarts Program. 28in x 98in. Latex paint. 3215 21st street. San Francisco, CA

 

2009  W. Guthrie- Ca. Stars- mural size 19.4ft x 30ft. Acrylic paint. 1139 Howard Street, San Francisco, CA

 

2007  In the Realm of the Golden 13 x 18 , 8 x 9 and 8 x 9

Acrylic and found book, Palo Alto Childrens Library, 1276 Harriet Street. Palo Alto, CA

 

2005 Little Songstress 4 x 15, oil on wood panels. S. Johnson Residence. Oakland, CA

 

2003 Cars - 8 x 20. Acrylic on wall board. PeteStuff Auto Shop. San Rafael, CA

 

1998  Elsewhere, Two 4 x 8 panels depicting an Elsewhere place of mystery, horror, and science fiction. Acrylic on MDO board. Elsewhere Books, San Francisco, CA.

 

 

 

Open Studios

San Francisco, CA. 2006, 2005, 2004, 1999, 1998, and 1996

 

 

Visiting Artist

March 2004. Chisholm TAIF, Frankston, Australia

Illustration/ painting department.

 

 

Some folks I have worked with:

Bill Graham Presents, Broderbund/ Living Books, Chronicle Books, Devil in the Woods, Full Moon Rising Farm, Gibbs Smith Publisher, Gizmo6, Imagine Engine, Maximum Impact Design, Soft Skull Press, Surfer Magazine, Surf City Growers, Surfer's Journal, The Surfer's Path, and Transworld SURF.

 

Books illustrated

The Whitby Witches- 2006/ Chronicle Books SBN-10: 0811854132 Waves: From Surfing to Tsunami- 2005/ Gibbs Smith Publisher ISBN 1586852124, 9781586852122, Burn, Christmas! Burn!!- 2004/ Soft Skull Press ISBN 1932360557, 9781932360554, The Lost Coast: stories from the surf - 2004 Gibbs Smith Publisher ISBN-10: 1586852140.

Naked Intruder Design and Photography