PETER HRISTOFF
American, born 1958, Istanbul, Turkey.
ONE PERSON EXHIBITIONS
“Hully Gully,” David Beitzel Gallery, New York, NY, November 15 – December 22, 2001.
"Paintings and Works on Paper," Bucheon Gallery, San Francisco, CA, June 14- July 17, 2001.
“The
History of Anatolian Folk Music,” Fosdic-Nelson Gallery, Alfred University Art
Museum,
November 1- December 1, 2000.
“The Book of Sean,” David Beitzel Gallery, New York, NY, January 6 – February 5, 2000.
Yapi Kredi Cultural Center, Istanbul, Turkey 1998 (exhibition travels to Izmir and Adana). *
David Beitzel Gallery, New York, NY, March 28- April 25, 1998.
"Peter Hristoff, Paintings, Collages and Works on Paper," David Beitzel Gallery, New York, NY, September 5 - October 5, 1996. *
"The Sky Unfolds in Mysterious Ways," David Beitzel Gallery, Project Room, New York, NY, February 9 - March 18, 1995.
David Beitzel Gallery, New York, NY, September 9 - October 9, 1993.
"Collage and Ink Drawings", Penine Hart, New York, NY, 1992.
Shea & Bornstein Gallery, Santa Monica, CA, 1992.
"Artist's Journal, Installation" David Beitzel Gallery, Project Room, New York, NY, January 3 - January 26, 1991. *
Mincher/Wilcox Gallery, San Francisco, CA, November 20, 1990 - January 5, l991.
David Beitzel Gallery, New York, NY, April 5 - April 28, 1990.
fiction/nonfiction, New York, NY, 1987.
Paulo Salvador Gallery, New York, NY, 1986.
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
“Summer Group Exhibition,” David Beitzel Gallery, New York, NY, July 26 – August 30, 2001.
“Patterened Flowers,” George Billis Gallery, New York, NY, July 25 – August 18, 2000.
"Summer Group Exhibition," David Beitzel Gallery, New York, NY, July 20 - August 31, 2000.
“Istanbullu,” The Gallery at the Marmara Hotel, New York, NY, May 18th – July 28th , 2000.
“Wild Flowers,” Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah, NY, July 18 – October 3, 1999.
“Summer Group Exhibition,” David Bietzel Gallery, New York, NY, July 8 – August 20, 1999.
“Imaginative Liberties: Peter Hristoff, Steve DeFrank, Mark Harris, and Judy Mannarino,” The Work Space, New York, NY June 2 – July 23, 1999.
"Convergence," George Billis Gallery, New York, NY 1998.
"Coming Home Again, School of Visual Arts Fine Arts Alumni: the 80's to 90's," Visual Arts Gallery, New York, NY, November 6 - November 29,1997.
"Summer Group Show," David Beitzel Gallery, New York, NY, 1997.
"Ornament and Landscape: On the Nature of Artifice," Apex Art, New York, NY, March 20 - April 19, 1997.
"The Great Pretender," Penine Hart, New York, NY, 1996.
"Insight," David Beitzel Gallery, New York, NY, 1995.
"Con Figure - Aperto 95," Arci-Gay, S. Giacomo Dell'Orio, Venice, Italy, 1995.
"A Communique from North America," Foundacion Rojas, Buenos Aires, May 3 - June 4, 1995, curated by Bill Arning.
"Trees," Midtown Payson Gallery, New York, NY, 1994.
"Inaugural Exhibition," Quo Quo's, Hong Kong, 1993-1994. *
"Intimate Universe", Nina Freudenheim Gallery, Buffalo, NY, March 27- April 21, 1993; Michael Walls Gallery, New York, NY, 1992.
"Bodily", Penine Hart Gallery, New York, NY, 1993.
"Things", Geoffrey Young Gallery, Great Barrington, MA, July 22- August 8, 1992.
"Paper Houses", David Beitzel Gallery, New York, NY, 1992.
"Contemporary Surfaces", Pamela Auchincloss Gallery, New York, NY, June 25 - August 14, 1992, curated by Rick Ward.
"Transparency", Luise Ross Gallery, New York, NY, May 6 - June 26, 1992.
"The Wall Project", Sculpture Center, New York, NY, 1992.
"Art for Your Collection XXVIII", Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI, 1991.
"Ten Years: A Decade of the MFA Program at Hunter College", Hunter College Art Gallery, New York, NY, 1991. *
"New Work," David Beitzel Gallery, New York, NY, 1991.
"Bion", Betsy Rosenfield Gallery, Chicago, IL, June 15 - July 26, 1991.
"Geometric Considerations", Capital Cities/ABC, New York, NY, 1991, Museum of Modern Art, Art Advisory Service, curated by Erica Behrens.
"New York, N.Y.", KX-Kunst auf Kampnagel, Hamburg, West Germany, 1990.
Group Show, Penine Hart Gallery, New York, NY, June 2, June 30, l990.
Group Show, David Beitzel Gallery, New York, NY, 1989.
Group Show, Mincher/Wilcox Gallery, San Francisco, CA, 1989.
"Lydia Dona, Peter Hristoff, Susana Jaime-Mena, Chris Macdonald", David Beitzel Gallery, New York, NY, 1989.
"Abstraction as Landscape", Gallery Urban, New York, NY, 1989.
"Is This A Small Picture?", Henry Feiwell, New York, NY, 1989.
"Annual Benefit Exhibition", White Columns, New York, NY, 1988.
"Looking At New Work", Rosa Esman Gallery, New York, NY 1988.
"The Four Corners of Abstraction", White Columns, Inter-national Gallery Invitational, New York, NY, 1988, curated by Bill Arning.
"School of Visual Arts - Selected Works", Leo Castelli Gallery, New York, NY, 1988.
"New American Talent", Laguna Gloria Art Museum, Austin, TX, 1987.
"Did It Again", Binoche et Godeau, Paris, France, 1987.
"Preview", fiction/nonfiction, New York, NY, 1987.
"Ab-Stracted-Land-Scapes", Robbin Lockett Gallery, Chicago, IL, 1986.
"Works on Paper", Althea Viafora Gallery, New York, NY, 1986.
"In Black and White", Ted Greenwald Gallery, New York, NY, 1986.
"Inaugural Exhibition", Robbin Lockett Gallery, Chicago, IL, 1986.
"Perfect", Paulo Salvador Gallery, New York, NY 1986.
Group Show, Liedewij Edelkoort Gallery, Paris, France, 1985.
"Friends and Friends of Friends", Paulo Salvador Gallery, New York, NY, 1985.
"Fusion", Paulo Salvador Gallery, New York, NY, 1984.
"Painters", Tompkins Square Library Gallery, New York, NY, 1982.
"Young New York Painters", Ballard Mill Center Gallery, Malone, NY, 1982.
Invitational, Club 57, New York, NY, 1981.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Will Shank, “Report from San Francisco Galleries, First Thursday in June,” Bay Area Reporter, June 21, 2001. pg. 81.
Güngör Uras. “Istanbullu Peter,” Milliyet, January 12, 2000.
John Ash and Peter Hristoff. The Anatolikon, Istanbul, Turkey: Yapi Kredi Kültür Sanat Publishers, March, 1999.
“New York to Adana,” Ekspres, November 28, 1998.
“From New York to Adana,” Hurriyet, November 16, 1998.
“From the USA: Painter in Awe of Istanbul,” Zaman Gazetesi, November 11, 1998.
Reyhan Alaç Çiçek. “Paintings that Wear Embroidered Headscarves,” Yeni ?afak, October 2, 1998.
“Hristoff’s Turkey,” Istanbul Gazetesi, October 1, 1998.
“Peter Hristoff and Traces of Turkey,” Barometre, September 27, 1998.
“From the Art World,” PS Pazar Sürprizi, September 27, 1998.
“Marks of Istabul From the Painter’s Brush,” Hurriyet Tatil, September 26, 1998.
“Inspiration of Nostalgia,” Yeni Safak, September 23, 1998.
Deborah Semel. “Peter Hristoff’s Worlds,” Turkish Daily News, September 20, 1998.
“Exhibition: Peter Hristoff,” Radikal, September 20, 1998.
Ali Riza Karduz. “Two Ottomans – Yahya Kemal and Peter Hristoff,” Sabah, September 19, 1998.
Aysegül Sönmez. “Peter Hristoff: Extended Roots of Globalization,” Milliyet, September 17, 1998.
Buket Öktülmüs. “Hristoff’s Turkey,” Radikal, September 14, 1998.
“Painting in Istabul,” Aksiyon, September 5, 1998.
“Peter Hristoff and Turkey,” Antik Dekor, September, 1998.
“Peter Hristoff,” Arkitekt, September, 1998.
“Peter Hristoff,” Arredamento Mimarlik, September, 1998.
“Peter Hristoff,” Art Dekor, September, 1998.
“To Miss Istanbul,” Brava Casa (Turkish edition), September, 1998.
“Peter Hristoff,” Harper’s Bazaar (Turkish edition), September, 1998.
“Impressions of Turkey,” Maison Francaise (Turkish edition), September, 1998.
“Peter Hristoff,” Marie Claire Maison (Turkish edition), September, 1998.
“Peter Hristoff: Exhibition at Yapi Kredi,” Naturel, September, 1998.
“Kazim Taskent Gallery,” Options, September, 1998.
Craig Drennen, "Peter Hristoff at David Beitzel Gallery," Cover Magazine, May/June 1998.
Ken Johnson, "At the Galleries," New York Times, Friday, April 17, 1998.
Owen Philllips, "Peter Hristoff " The New Yorker, April 20, 1998.
George Melrod, "About Face," Art & Antiques, September 1996.
Luisa Caldwell, "Misadventures in Venice," Breukelen Magazine, Summer 1996.
John Ash, "Peter Hristoff," Artforum, February 1994.
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David Hirsh, "The Self in the World: Peter Hristoff", New York Native, November 9, 1992.
Jed Perl, "Peter Hristoff", The New Criterion, February 1992, p. 50.
Ellen Handy, "Peter Hristoff", Arts, January, 1992, p. 75.
Carol Volk, "Anatomy of Culture", Art & Antiques, November 1991, p. 31.
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Edith Newhall, "Small Wonders", New York, October 28, 1991, p. 26.
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John Ash, "Peter Hristoff", Art in America, June 1991, p.150.
Geoffrey Young, "Peter Hristoff" , Arts, April 1991,p.80.
David Hirsh, "Artist's Journal", New York Native, January 21, 1991, p. 34.
Barrett Watten, "Dilemma of Intention: Peter Hristoff and Randy Hussong at Mincher/Wilcox", Artweek, December 20, 1990.
Kenneth Baker, "Peter Hristoff at Mincher/Wilcox", San Francisco Chronicle, December 15, 1990, p. C-5.
David Hirsh, "Reconciling Contradictions", Bay Area Reporter, November 15, 1990, Vol. XX, No. 46.
Joe Wood, "Art", The Village Voice, June 26, 1990, Vol. XXXV, No. 26, (Reproduction).
Gunnar Gerlach, "New Yorker in KX", Hamburger Morgenpost, June 12, 1990, p. 33.
Henriette Vath-Hinz, "Die Kunst junger Maler aus New York auf Kampnagel", Welt am Sonntag, June 3, 1990.
Michael Kimmelman, "Peter Hristoff", The New York Times, April 27, l990.
Alexandra Enders, "Openings: In the Mind's Eye, Formsof Abstraction", Art & Antiques, April 1990, p.29.
EDUCATION
Hunter College, New York, NY, MFA, 1983.
School of Visual Arts, New York, NY, BFA, (full scholarship) 1981.
AWARDS
The Joan Mitchell Foundation Award, 1994.
New York Foundation for the Arts Award in Drawing, 1997.
Peter Hristoff is an instructor of painting and drawing at The School of Visual Arts, New York.
*indicates catalogue