1. CHRIS PETERSON / SCULPTOR
Blokstraat 23, 8012 AW Zwolle, The Netherlands
www.BastArto.com / cri@bastarto.com / +31624741798
Name: Chris Peterson
Place and date of birth: Bilthoven, 3rd of May 1976
Country of origin: The Netherlands
Nationality: Dutch and British
Orgnanization
Founder and managing director of the Zwolle International Sculpture Space (ZWISS): www.zwiss.nl
Exhibitions / Symposia
2009
- Group exhibtion at the Land en Beeld Sculpture Park, Asperen (The Netherlands)
- Group exhibition at the Funnix Sculpture Park, Wittmund (Germany) (postponed to 2010)
- Group exhibition at the International Art Exhibition Nord Art 2009, ACO Carslhutte, Budelsdorf (Germany)
- Sculpture made as part of the Uchinuki Project, Tanbara Cultural Centre, Saijo-City (Japan)
2008
- Group exhibition at Gallery ARTOWER AGORA, Athens (Greece)
- International Sculpture Symposium (South Korea)
Organization: Canadian sculptor Won Lee
- 12th edition of ‘Scultura Viva’ International Sculpture Symposium, 2008 (cancelled)
San Benedetto del Tronto (Italy)
- International Sculpture Symposium in Ventspils,Ventspills (Latvia)
-International Art Exhibition Nord Art 2008, ACO Carslhutte, Budelsdorf (Germany)
- GISS 2008 Symposium at the Mosan Museum, Boryeong (South Korea)
- Lecture and exhibition at the 2008 Hong Kong Tin Shui Wai International Sculpture Symposium, Hong Kong
(Hong Kong)
- EMAAR International Art Symposium 2008, Dubai (United Arab Emirates)
2007
- International Sculpture Symposium of Utebo (Spain)
- Morges Symposium International de Sculpture, Castle of Morges, Morges (Switzerland)
- KiC/ Nord Art 2007, International Art Exhibition, Stadt Budelsdorf (Germany)
- International Symposium of bronze sculpture 'Melodies of bronze'
Organization: Penza State University of Architecture and Construction, Institute of regional Politics Penza and
Gallery Samara. Invited by the organizer: sculptor Yury Tkachenko - professor of the Penza State University of
Architecture and Construction, Penza (Russia)
2006
- 8th Bridges & Connection International Symposium, Andres Institute of Art, New Hampshire (USA)
- Valobran International Sculpture Symposium, Izola (Slovenia)
Organization: Tapiwa Chapo, Zimbawan sculptor residing in Slovenia
- 2nd International Sculpture Symposium Sedliste, Sedliste (Czech Republic)
- International Stone Sculpture Symposium “Messages of the body”, La tannerie de Pezenas (France)
- Project “Monte di Verzegnis 1914 slm.” , Monte Verzegnis (Italy)
(continued on the next page)

2. CHRIS PETERSON / SCULPTOR
Blokstraat 23, 8012 AW Zwolle, The Netherlands
www.BastArto.com / cri@bastarto.com / +31624741798
- KIC/ Nord Art 2006 International Sculpture Symposium, Stadt Budelsdorf (Germany)
- Huntenkunst 2006, International Podium for Contemporary Visual Art, Houtkamphallen, Doetinchem
(The Netherlands)
Invited by the selectioncommittee (Harrie Schenning, Jan Jenniskens, Axel Vater, Paul Damste, Evangelos
Koukouwitakis en Dr. bea Dobberstein) to participate. (cancelled)
- Artist in residency at the Estonian Artist Association,Tallinn Art Hall, Talinn (Estonia)(postponed)
- Small Monuments, travelling group-exhibition of 65 international sculptors, Gallery Petra Jäger, Hamburg (Germany)
2005
- The International Sculpture Symposium quot;An Giang Hallmark IIquot;, Chau Doc township, An Giang province
(Socialist Republic of Vietnam)
- Small Monuments, travelling group-exhibition of 65 international sculptors, Gallery Donkersvoort, Beek & Donk
(The Netherlands), Gallery Exelmans, Neeroeteren (Belgium)
- Centrum voor Jonge Kunst / Centre for Young Art, Castle Claes-Bouuaret, Gent (Belgium)
- La Bienal Internacional de Arte SIART 05, Museo Nacional de Arte, La Paz (Bolivia)
- Woman's Desire and Passion, Room With A View Gallery, Shanghai (China)
- Field of Vision: Extremes, Institute of new media, Frankfurt a.M. (Germany)
- News From Nowhere: visions of utopia, Changing Room Gallery. A number of public sites in North East London
(UK)
- >No.1<, Gallery Goncourt, The Hague (The Netherlands)
- Morges Symposium International de Sculpture, Castle of Morges, Morges (Switzerland)
- Huntenkunst, International Podium for Contemporary Visual Art, Houtkamphallen, Doetinchem (The Netherlands)
- Art Miami with Gallery Gora from Montreal (Canada)
2004
- Group-exhibition quot;A History of Conflict-A Future of Hopequot; at the Frazier Museum in Louisville (USA) (cancelled)
- Group-exhibition at the Marziart Gallery in Hamburg (Germany)
- Group-exhibition 'Punto Real' at the Galeria Zero in Barcelona (Spain)
- Group-exhibition 'About Abstraction' at the Gallery Gora in Montreal (Canada)
Collections
Artworks remain in private collections in Switzerland, The Netherlands and the USA.
Commissioned public artworks
-1 large limestone sculpture titled 'Redefining structure (1914 slm) is on permanent display at Monte Verzegnis,
Friulli (Italy).
- 3 large marble sculptures titled 'The laughter that comes with progressive decline', are on permanent display in the
Chau Doc Open Air Museum and Sculpture park (Vietnam).
- 2 large marble sculpture titled 'Contemplation structure', are on permanent display at the HEART Sculpture Park in
Sedliste (Czech Republic).
- 1 large limestone sculpture titled 'Its level from here on', is on permanent display at the Port of Izola, Izola
(Slovenia).
- 2 large granite sculptures titled 'Indespensable' are on permanent display at the Andres Institute of Art Sculpture
Park. The Institute is located in Brookline, New Hampshire (USA).
- 1 large granite sculpture on loan at the KiC Sculpture Park in Budelsdorf, Budelsdorf (Germany)
- 1 large limestone sculpture on loan at La tannerie, Pezenas (France)
- 1 large limestone sculpture titled 'Everlasting youth no.1'. On display at the city of Utebo (Spain)
- War memorial at the Millfield School. Two large granite sculptures (installed in October 2007), Somerset (UK).
- Limestone sculpture made during the 2008 edition of the EMAAR International Art Symposium, Dubai
(United Arab Emirates)
- Granite sculpture made during GISS 2008 Symposium at the Mosan Museum, Boryeong and installed in the City of
Gwacheong (South Korea)
(continued on the next page)

3. CHRIS PETERSON / SCULPTOR
Blokstraat 23, 8012 AW Zwolle, The Netherlands
www.BastArto.com / cri@bastarto.com / +31624741798
- Granite sculpture made for the City of Ventspils (Latvia), 2008
- Granite sculpture made during the 1st International Sculpture Symposium in Seoul (South Korea) and installed in
the City of Bundang, 2008.
- Granite sculpture made for the Uchnuki Project, Saijo-City, Japan. The sculpture will be permanently installed at
the Tanbara Cultural Centre, City of Saijo (Japan).
- Additional: Chris Peterson was amongst the last 15 artists who were shortlisted for the ‘ Oostindie’ commission of
the city of Leek (Netherlands).
Prizes
- 2nd prize at the International Sculpture Symposium 2008 in Ventspils (Latvia) awarded by a jury of architects.
- Winning design for the Millfield School / Atkinson Gallery War Memorial Competition 2007, Somerset
(United Kingdom)
Memberships
- A member of the artist association 'Konstnärernas Kollektivverkstad - Bohuslän' (KKV-B) in Sweden since 2006.
- A member of Axisweb (UK) since 2008.
- A member of the Sculpture Network (Germany) since 2008
Partnerships
- Chris Peterson is the ‘in-house’ artist of the tool manufacturer Milwaukee Electric Tools Netherlands.
- Chris Peterson became one of the artists with whom Rots Maatwerk (NL), a company that facilitates in making a
diverse range of products from furniture, monuments to public art pieces, collaborates with on art related projects.