Peter
Gallo has all the (slow) moves of a neoslacker: an apparent disdain
for materials; an alert scavenger's attitude toward culture; an eye for
the poignant frailties of the vernacular; and an occasionally breath-taking
ability to evoke issues of great import. – James Yood, Artforum
Peter Gallo (b. 1959, Rutland, VT) lives and works in Hyde Park, VT. He received a MA from Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada and a BA from Middlebury College in Middlebury, VT. He has had solo shows at White Columns (White Room), New York (2005), Freight + Volume, New York (2005), and the Wendy Cooper Gallery, Chicago (2004). Gallo is a doctoral candidate in art history at Concordia University in Montreal, where he is authoring, “Medicalisation and its Discontents: The Artist as Case History.” He also works as a psychiatric social worker in a rural health care agency in Northern Vermont, and has been active in the Grass Roots Art and Community Efforts (GRACE) in Hardwick, Vermont. In addition, he has organized numerous exhibitions and has contributed criticism to Art in America and Art New England, among others. His work has recently been discussed in The New York Times, Artforum, Frieze, and Art in America.
Exhibitions / Images:
I Will Not Be Judy Garland
More Information:
Resume [PDF]
Selected Press:
Cohen, David. "Catching the Crest..." The New York Sun.
Cotter, Holland. "An Upbeat Moment..." The New York Times.
Higgs, Matthew. "Most Significant Emerging Artists." Frieze.
Maine, Stephen. "Mapping New Territory." Art in America.
Mendelsohn, Adam E. "Peter Gallo, I Will Not Be... Sunday." ArtReview.
Smith, Roberta. "Making an Entrance at Any Age." The New York Times.
Valdez, Sarah. "Peter Gallo at White Columns." Art in America.
Yood, James. "Peter Gallo." Artforum.
External Links:
Artist Pension Trust
Imperfect Articles
Peter Gallo (b. 1959, Rutland, VT) lives and works in Hyde Park, VT. He received a MA from Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada and a BA from Middlebury College in Middlebury, VT. He has had solo shows at White Columns (White Room), New York (2005), Freight + Volume, New York (2005), and the Wendy Cooper Gallery, Chicago (2004). Gallo is a doctoral candidate in art history at Concordia University in Montreal, where he is authoring, “Medicalisation and its Discontents: The Artist as Case History.” He also works as a psychiatric social worker in a rural health care agency in Northern Vermont, and has been active in the Grass Roots Art and Community Efforts (GRACE) in Hardwick, Vermont. In addition, he has organized numerous exhibitions and has contributed criticism to Art in America and Art New England, among others. His work has recently been discussed in The New York Times, Artforum, Frieze, and Art in America.
Exhibitions / Images:
I Will Not Be Judy Garland
More Information:
Resume [PDF]
Selected Press:
Cohen, David. "Catching the Crest..." The New York Sun.
Cotter, Holland. "An Upbeat Moment..." The New York Times.
Higgs, Matthew. "Most Significant Emerging Artists." Frieze.
Maine, Stephen. "Mapping New Territory." Art in America.
Mendelsohn, Adam E. "Peter Gallo, I Will Not Be... Sunday." ArtReview.
Smith, Roberta. "Making an Entrance at Any Age." The New York Times.
Valdez, Sarah. "Peter Gallo at White Columns." Art in America.
Yood, James. "Peter Gallo." Artforum.
External Links:
Artist Pension Trust
Imperfect Articles