Shani Peters (born 1981) is an artist from

Lansing, Michigan Lansing () is the capital of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is mostly in Ingham County, although portions of the city extend west into Eaton County and north into Clinton County. The 2020 census placed the city's population at 112,644, making ...

based in New York. She received her BA from

Michigan State University Michigan State University (Michigan State, MSU) is a public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in East Lansing, Michigan. It was founded in 1855 as the Agricultural College of the State of Michigan, the fi ...

and her MFA from the

City College of New York The City College of the City University of New York (also known as the City College of New York, or simply City College or CCNY) is a public university within the City University of New York (CUNY) system in New York City. Founded in 1847, Cit ...

, where she taught as of 2020. Her work often addresses issues related to social justice in a range of media and processes including printmaking, interpretations of record-keeping, collaborative projects, video, and collage. In 2019, she was a

Joan Mitchell Foundation Joan Mitchell (February 12, 1925 – October 30, 1992) was an American artist who worked primarily in painting and printmaking, and also used pastel and made other works on paper. She was an active participant in the New York School of artis ...

artist-in-residence in New Orleans. In 2017, she exhibited at Columbia University's Wallach Gallery.

Works

* 2011: "We Promote Love and Knowledge" (performance) * 2008: "White Lies, Black Noise" (exhibit) * 2010: "Battle for the Hearts and Minds" (film) * 2016: "Peace and Restoration" (photo-montage) * "The Crown" (traveling exhibit) * "The Laundromat Project" (video)

References

External links

* Living people Artists from Lansing, Michigan Michigan State University alumni City College of New York alumni 1981 births Artists from New York City 21st-century American women artists 21st-century African-American women 21st-century African-American artists {{US-artist-stub