Peter Gynd (b. 1981, Vancouver, Canada) is an independent curator and fifth generation artist whose approaches the landscape much as a conceptual question or ideal notion. Gynd studied at the Alberta College of Art & Design before relocating to New York to set up a studio and curatorial practice.
Peter Gynd has curated exhibitions at SPRING/BREAK Art Show 2015, New York NY; Lesley Heller Workspace, New York, NY; Present Company, Brooklyn, NY; Galerie Protégé, New York, NY; NARS Foundation, Brooklyn, NY; 440 Gallery, Brooklyn NY; the Northside Festival, Brooklyn, NY; Dynamo Arts Association, Vancouver Canada; and a permanent exhibition at the Foundation Center, New York, NY.
Peter Gynd currently lives and works in New York City and is the director at Lesley Heller Workspace in Manhattan's Lower East Side.
Peter Gynd has curated exhibitions at SPRING/BREAK Art Show 2015, New York NY; Lesley Heller Workspace, New York, NY; Present Company, Brooklyn, NY; Galerie Protégé, New York, NY; NARS Foundation, Brooklyn, NY; 440 Gallery, Brooklyn NY; the Northside Festival, Brooklyn, NY; Dynamo Arts Association, Vancouver Canada; and a permanent exhibition at the Foundation Center, New York, NY.
Peter Gynd currently lives and works in New York City and is the director at Lesley Heller Workspace in Manhattan's Lower East Side.
Peter Gynd
CV - Curatorial
b.1981 Vancouver, Canada
Curatorial:
2017 Material Process, Sweet Lorraine Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2017 The Photo Show, Lesley Heller Workspace, New York, NY
2016 Connections (Permanent Exhibition), Foundation Center, New York, NY
2015 Form & Formlessness: Objects and the Body, SPRING/BREAK Art Show, New York, NY
2015 Domestic Ideals: Nostalgia and the Home, Lesley Heller Workspace, New York, NY
2014 Entrance - Contemporary Art Fair New York, The Tunnel - Chelsea, New York, NY
2014 Actions & Intent: Documentations in Performance, NARS Foundation, Brooklyn, NY
2013 Bodybeautiful, Galerie Protégé, New York, NY
2013 Another Landscape Show, 440 Gallery, Brooklyn NY
2012 Many Conversations - Northside Festival, hosted at Present Company, Brooklyn, NY
2012 Of Mind, Body & Soul: An Exploration of the Personal, Fowler Arts, Brooklyn, NY
2011 Feature Group Exhibition, Northside Festival, hosted at The End, Brooklyn, NY
2010 The Crit Show, Dynamo Arts Association, Vancouver, BC
Education:
2006 BFA - Alberta College of Art and Design
Bibliography:
Yaniv, Etty. “Eclectic Transactions at Spring/Break (Part I).” Arts In Bushwick, March 13, 2015. [online]
Ginger. “Checking out that Spring/Break Art Show Vibe.” Haha Mag, March 10. 2015. [online]
Evans, Ayana. “Spring Break Fell a Tad Flat But Here’s What You Shouldn’t Miss Seeing There.” Gallerieina Diaries, March 7, 2015. [online]
Mogilevskaya, Regina. “Slideshow: Highlights from Spring/Break Art Show 2015.” Blouin ArtInfo, March 5, 2015. [online]
Lynch, Scott. “Checking Out The Anti-Art Fair Art Fairs: (un)Scene & Spring/Break.” Gothamist, March 4, 2015. [online]
Meier, Allison. “Jam-Packed Spring/Break Art Show Pulls into Moynihan Station.” Hyperallergic, March 4, 2015. [online]
Zimmer, Lori. “Peter Gynd Presents Katya Grokhovsky and Taezoo Park at SPRING/BREAK.” Art Nerd New York, March 3, 2015. [online]
Haber, John. “Sculpture as Model: Grace Knowlton and Erin Shirreff.” haberarts.com, February, 2015. [online]
LaGaccia, David. “A Performance Artist’s Grotesque Femininity.” Hyperallergic, October 8, 2013. [online]
Ingram, Aziza. “Bodybeautiful gallery depicts feminine ideals in popular culture.” Washington Square News, September 9, 2013. [online]
Claire Breukel, "Giving an Artistic Voice to a Neighborhood, Northside Art Attempts Many Conversations.” Hyperallergic, June 18, 2012. [online]
CV - Curatorial
b.1981 Vancouver, Canada
Curatorial:
2017 Material Process, Sweet Lorraine Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2017 The Photo Show, Lesley Heller Workspace, New York, NY
2016 Connections (Permanent Exhibition), Foundation Center, New York, NY
2015 Form & Formlessness: Objects and the Body, SPRING/BREAK Art Show, New York, NY
2015 Domestic Ideals: Nostalgia and the Home, Lesley Heller Workspace, New York, NY
2014 Entrance - Contemporary Art Fair New York, The Tunnel - Chelsea, New York, NY
2014 Actions & Intent: Documentations in Performance, NARS Foundation, Brooklyn, NY
2013 Bodybeautiful, Galerie Protégé, New York, NY
2013 Another Landscape Show, 440 Gallery, Brooklyn NY
2012 Many Conversations - Northside Festival, hosted at Present Company, Brooklyn, NY
2012 Of Mind, Body & Soul: An Exploration of the Personal, Fowler Arts, Brooklyn, NY
2011 Feature Group Exhibition, Northside Festival, hosted at The End, Brooklyn, NY
2010 The Crit Show, Dynamo Arts Association, Vancouver, BC
Education:
2006 BFA - Alberta College of Art and Design
Bibliography:
Yaniv, Etty. “Eclectic Transactions at Spring/Break (Part I).” Arts In Bushwick, March 13, 2015. [online]
Ginger. “Checking out that Spring/Break Art Show Vibe.” Haha Mag, March 10. 2015. [online]
Evans, Ayana. “Spring Break Fell a Tad Flat But Here’s What You Shouldn’t Miss Seeing There.” Gallerieina Diaries, March 7, 2015. [online]
Mogilevskaya, Regina. “Slideshow: Highlights from Spring/Break Art Show 2015.” Blouin ArtInfo, March 5, 2015. [online]
Lynch, Scott. “Checking Out The Anti-Art Fair Art Fairs: (un)Scene & Spring/Break.” Gothamist, March 4, 2015. [online]
Meier, Allison. “Jam-Packed Spring/Break Art Show Pulls into Moynihan Station.” Hyperallergic, March 4, 2015. [online]
Zimmer, Lori. “Peter Gynd Presents Katya Grokhovsky and Taezoo Park at SPRING/BREAK.” Art Nerd New York, March 3, 2015. [online]
Haber, John. “Sculpture as Model: Grace Knowlton and Erin Shirreff.” haberarts.com, February, 2015. [online]
LaGaccia, David. “A Performance Artist’s Grotesque Femininity.” Hyperallergic, October 8, 2013. [online]
Ingram, Aziza. “Bodybeautiful gallery depicts feminine ideals in popular culture.” Washington Square News, September 9, 2013. [online]
Claire Breukel, "Giving an Artistic Voice to a Neighborhood, Northside Art Attempts Many Conversations.” Hyperallergic, June 18, 2012. [online]
