Peter Crow 667 Oak Avenue, Birmingham, 48009 [email protected] home 248.646.6453 studio 248.622.3199

Education MS 1995 Elementary Education Hunter College, CUNY MFA 1979 Painting Indiana University BFA cum laude 1976 Studio Art University of Michigan

Professional Experience 2005-08 Teacher, High School Art, Public Schools, Detroit, MI 2004-05 Substitute Teacher, Detroit Public Schools, Detroit, MI 2001-04 Teacher, High School Art, Detroit Public Schools, Detroit, MI 1998-2001 Teacher, Elementary Art, Detroit Public Schools, Detroit, MI 1992-93 Teacher, Elementary Art, City Public Schools, New York, NY

Awards, Grants and Fellowships 2012 Else Pedersen Memorial Award, Michigan Water Color Society 2011 Else Pedersen Memorial Award, Michigan Water Color Society 2010 Electra Stamelos Award, Michigan Water Color Society Honorable Mention, 74 th National Midyear, Butler Institute of American Art 2009 Best of Show, Michigan Water Color Society Honorable Mention, Silver Medal Exhibition, Scarab Club, Detroit, MI People’s Choice Award, School of Art & Design, University of Michigan Honorable Mention, Open Competition, University of Michigan-Dearborn 2008 Best of Show, Open Competition, University of Michigan-Dearborn 2002 Mary Jane Bigler Award, Michigan Water Color Society 1995 Honorable Mention, 52 nd Annual Watercolor Exhibition, Scarab Club, Detroit, MI 1989 The E.D. Foundation Grant 1977 Ford Foundation Fellowship, Indiana University

Exhibition Record (solo shows marked by asterisk) 2012 Michigan Annual XXVIl, Anton Art Center, Mount Clemens, MI Michigan Fine Arts Competition , Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, Birmingham, MI 65 th Annual Michigan Water Color Society Exhibition, Lansing Art Gallery, Lansing, MI 6th Annual Art & Design Alumni Exhibition , University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

2011 *Anton Art Center, Mount Clemens, MI Art Prize , Women’s City Club, Grand Rapids, MI Michigan Water Color Society 64th Annual Exhibition, Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, Birmingham, MI Invitational Exhibition , Lawrence Street Gallery, Ferndale, MI DAM Smaller Show, Detroit Artists Market, Detroit, MI Open Competition , University of Michigan-Dearborn, Dearborn, MI Our Town , Community House, Birmingham, MI 75 th National Midyear , Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH 5th Annual Art & Design Alumni Exhibition , University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI Michigan Annual XXXVII , Anton Art Center, Mount Clemens, MI

2010 *Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, Birmingham, MI All Media Exhibition , Detroit Artists Market, Detroit, MI 74 th National Midyear , Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH Abstractions , Ohio State University-Mansfield, Mansfield, OH Open Competition , University of Michigan-Dearborn, Dearborn, MI Silver Medal Exhibition , Scarab Club, Detroit, MI Michigan Water Color Society 63rd Annual Exhibition , Dennos Museum, Traverse City, MI 4th Annual Art & Design Alumni Exhibition , University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI Summer Invitational, Lawrence Street Gallery, Ferndale, MI Blooms, Bugs, Beasts , Scarab Club, Detroit, MI

2009 *Color & Light : Gouache, Cut & Pasted Paper , University Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI Abstractions , Ohio State University-Mansfield, Mansfield, OH Michigan Water Color Society 62 nd Annual Exhibition , Muskegon Museum of Art, Muskegon, MI Michigan Fine Arts Competition , Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, Birmingham, MI Open Competition , University of Michigan-Dearborn, Dearborn, MI 3rd Annual Art & Design Alumni Exhibition, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI Silver Medal Exhibition , Scarab Club, Detroit, MI Invitational Exhibition , Lawrence Street Gallery, Ferndale, MI

2008 Painting as Presence , Creative Arts Workshop, New Haven, CT, Juror: William Bailey 27 th Michigan Fine Arts Competition , Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, Birmingham, MI Michigan Water Color Society 61 st Annual Exhibition, Ella Sharpe Museum, Jackson, MI 12 th Open Competition , University of Michigan-Dearborn, Dearborn, MI Voices , Scarab Club, Detroit, MI Little Things Mean a Lot , Lawrence Street Gallery, Ferndale, MI 2nd Annual Art & Design Alumni Exhibition , University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

2007 26 th Michigan Fine Arts Competition , Birmingham Bloomfield Art center, Birmingham, MI 11 th Annual Open Competition , University of Michigan-Dearborn, Dearborn, MI Michigan Water Color Society 60 th Annual Exhibition , Wayne State University, Detroit, MI Little Things Mean a Lot , Lawrence Street Gallery, Ferndale, MI

2006 Black and White , Baldwin-Wallace College, Berea, OH Think Small , Lawrence Street Gallery, Ferndale, MI

2005 21 st Our Town Art Show , Community House, Birmingham, MI

2004 Artists Who Teach , Biegas Gallery, Detroit, MI Celebrate Life , Congregational Church, Bloomfield Hills, MI Inspirations & Influences , Lawrence Street Gallery, Ferndale, MI Michigan Water Color Society 57 th Annual Exhibition , Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, Birmingham, MI Detroit Art Teachers , Heritage House, Detroit, MI

2003 To Each His Own , Art Works Gallery, Ohio Center for History, Arts & Technology, Newark, OH 18 th Annual Our Town Art Show , Community House, Birmingham, MI

2002 Oil & Water , Studio B Gallery, Lancaster, OH Michigan Water Color Society 55 th Annual Exhibition , Ella Sharpe Museum, Jackson, MI

2001 Opening Exhibition , Crow Timber Frame Barn, Baltimore, OH Celebrate Life , Congregational Church, Bloomfield Hills, MI Michigan Water Color Society 54 th Annual Exhibition , Meadow Brook Art Gallery, Oakland University, Rochester, MI

2000 Michigan Water Color Society 53 rd Annual Exhibition , Ambleside Gallery, Grosse Pointe, MI

1999 XXVII Michigan Annual , Art Center, Mount Clemens, MI Botanical Images & Small Expressions , Lansing Art Gallery, Lansing, MI Michigan Water Color Society 52 nd Annual Exhibition , Birmingham Bloomfield Art Center, Birmingham, MI Celebrate Life , Congregational Church, Bloomfield Hills, MI

1998 Our Town Exhibition , Community House, Birmingham, MI

1997 Maximum Drawing Show , Paint Creek Center for the Arts, Rochester, MI Three Gillerans , Birmingham Unitarian Church, Birmingham, MI School of Art & Design Alumni Show , University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI Michigan Water Color Society 50 th Annual Exhibition , Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit, MI 12 th Annual Our Town Art Show , Community House, Birmingham, MI

1996 3rd Annual Wildflower of the Year Competition , Atrium Gardens, Northville, MI 11 th Annual Our Town Art Show , Community House, Birmingham, MI

1995 52 nd Annual Watercolor Exhibition , The Scarab Club, Detroit, MI

1992 Kinetic Art & Whirligigs as Art , Studio B Gallery, Lancaster, OH

1991 *Drawings With Words , Resnick Gallery, Long Island University, Brooklyn, NY

1990 54 th Annual National Midyear Exhibition , The Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH

1989 53 rd Annual National Midyear Exhibition , The Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown, OH Recent Work , The New Waterfront Museum, Brooklyn, NY

1988 Parallels , Ammo Exhibition Space, Brooklyn, NY Big Small Works Show , The New Waterfront Museum, Brooklyn, NY

1987 Advertising Women of New York Celebrate Fine Art , Art Directors Club, New York, NY

1983 GIlleran & Heideman Loft Exhibit & Sale , Seattle, WA

1982 Duo Exhibition , Jackson Street Gallery, Seattle, WA

1979 *MFA Thesis Exhibition , Fine Arts Museum, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 13 th Annual Hartland Adult Art Show , Hartland, MI

1975 Duo Exhibition , The Union Gallery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

1973 Art for Young Collectors , Detroit Artists Market, Detroit, MI

Bibliography Pollack, Susan R., “Welcome Mat,” , Detroit, MI, May 7, 2010. Kimelman, Molly, “Michigan Water Color Society’s Annual Exhibit Bursting with Originality, Freshness,” The Grand Rapids Press , Grand Rapids, MI, April 22, 2009. Birke, Judy, “Paean to Painting,” New Haven Register , New Haven, CT, May 18, 2008. Moran, K. Michelle, “State of the Art,” Birmingham-Bloomfield Eagle , Birmingham, MI, March 28, 2007. Provenzano, Frank, “Our Town, Exhibiting the Diversity of Community Artists,” The Eccentric , Birmingham, MI, October 12, 1997. Hall, Jacqueline, “Exhibit of ‘Kinetic Art’ Ideal Summer Showcase,” The Columbus Dispatch , Columbus, OH, August 2, 1992. Bernstein, Steven, “Work of Three Artists at Waterfront Museum,” The Brooklyn Phoenix , Brooklyn, NY, May 4, 1989. Slusser, Jean Paul, “Two Young Artists,” The Ann Arbor News , May 25, 1975. Hakanson, Joy, “Art for Young Collectors,” The Detroit News , July 1, 1973.

Artist Lecture 2009 Michigan Water Color Society, Bloomfield Hills, MI

Professional Affiliations College Art Association Detroit Artists Market Michigan Water Color Society

Collections Pontiac Probate Court, Pontiac, MI Work held in private collections in the United States.