Publish Date: 2011
Shani Peters: History Rewritten
Under the Mush interview with Visual Artist, Shani Peters.
Shani Peters Bio (Present): Shani Peters (b. 1981 Lansing, MI) is a multi-disciplinary artist based in New York City. She holds a B.A. from Michigan State University and an M.F.A. from the City College of New York. Peters has presented work in the U.S. and abroad at the New Museum, the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem; Seoul Art Space Geumcheon in South Korea; the National Gallery of Zimbabwe; and the Bauhaus Dessau. Selected residencies include those hosted by the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, The Laundromat Project (NY), and Project Row Houses (TX). Her work has been supported by the Foundation for Contemporary Arts, the Rauschenberg Foundation, Rema Hort Mann Foundation, and the Joan Mitchell Foundation. Peters is a faculty member at The City College of New York, Pratt Institute, and Parsons School of Design focusing her teaching at the intersection of art, design and social change. She is a Co-Director of The Black School, an artist initiated experimental art school that has lead 100+ workshops since 2016.
Under The Mush Credits: Filmed and Edited by Christie Neptune
Video clips of ReProgam 1 to 10 Provided by Shain Peters Artist Bio via Shanipeters.com Q-tip's "Let's Ride" Instrumental
