| Born in Berlin, 1974 | |
| Lives and works in Glasgow (GB) | |
| www.mickpeter.com |
Education
| 2008 | PhD: Glasgow School of Art (GB) |
| 2000 | MFA: Glasgow School of Art (GB) |
| 1997 | BA: Ruskin School of Fine Art, Oxford (GB) |
Solo Exhibitions
| 2023 | Six Scenes, La Halle au Blé, Alençon (FR) |
| 2022 | Old Ghosts, The Holburne Museum, Bath (GB) |
| 2021 | Gerroff!! (Or User Feedback), Hospitalfield House, Arbroath (GB) |
| 2020 | Bonington Vitrines #15: Nomadic Vitrine with Mick Peter, Bonington Gallery, Nottingham (GB) |
| 2019 | To Me, To You, BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead (GB) |
| 2018 | Breaking News Deborah Bowmann, Brussels (BE) |
| The Regenerators, Glasgow International Director’s Programme, Glasgow (GB) | |
| 2017 | Cuts and Tears, Crèvecoeur, Paris (FR) |
| 110%, Workplace gallery, Gateshead (GB) | |
| Those Pesky Kids, Gallery Celine, Glasgow (GB) | |
| 2016 | Pyramid Selling, Drawing Room, London (GB) |
| 2015 | Pyramid Selling, Tramway, Glasgow (GB) |
| 2014 | Porcine Lout, Crèvecoeur, Paris (FR) |
| Popcorn Plaza, Jupiter Artland, Part of GENERATION: 25 years of Contemporary Art in Scotland, Edinburgh (GB) | |
| Almost Cut My Hair, Tramway Hidden Gardens, Part of GENERATION: 25 years of Contemporary Art in Scotland, Glasgow (GB) | |
| 2013 | Trademark Horizon, SWG, Glasgow (GB) |
| 2012 | Lying and Liar, Collective Gallery, Edinburgh (GB) |
| 2011 | Tao Foam, Grimm, Amsterdam (NL) |
| Two Nots, Galerie Crèvecoeur, Paris (FR) | |
| 2010 | The Nose: Epilogue, Cell Projects, London (GB) |
| Dr Syntax versus the Paperweight, The Changing Room, Stirling (GB) | |
| The Nose, La Salle de bains, Lyon (FR) | |
| 2009 | The Lumber Room, Crèvecoeur, Paris (GB) |
| Harmonielehre, Zoo Galerie, Nantes (FR) | |
| 2008 | Harmonielehre, Generator Projects, Dundee (GB) |
| Galerie de Multiples, Paris (FR) | |
| Moldenke Fiddles On, Glasgow Project Room, Glasgow (GB) | |
| 2007 | Yussopov Park, Fortescue Avenue/Jonathan Viner, London (GB) |
| 2006 | Transmission Gallery, Glasgow (GB) |
| 2005 | Galerie Nomadenoase at Fortescue Avenue/Jonathan Viner, London (GB) |
| 2004 | They Made Nests Inside Men’s Sunday Hats, GSS Gallery, Glasgow (GB) |
| 2003 | Vathek Print Works, Transmission Gallery, Glasgow (GB) |
Group Exhibitions
| 2021 | Dark Matter, group show, Workplace Foundation, Newcastle (GB) |
| Drawing Biennial 2021, Drawing Room, London (GB) | |
| 2020 | Pangonline, online video project, Les Bains-Douches, Alençon (FR) |
| 2019 | Everything Must Go (Pt 2), Workplace Foundation, Gateshead (GB) |
| Touching From a Distance, Workplace Foundation at the Conduit, Gateshead (GB) | |
| 2018 | Voyage au long cours, FRAC Normandie Caen, Caen (FR) |
| Vol au vent, FRAC Normandie Caen, Caen (FR) | |
| Push it push it again and again push it through, The Modern Institute, Glasgow (GB) | |
| 2017 | WHY DO ALL YOUR MANTRAS START WITH AN “I” & Other Drawings, 16 Nicholson St. Glasgow, Glasgow (UK) |
| 2016 | Corps narratifs, Domaine départemental de Chamarande, Chamarande (FR) |
| Natural Selection, Galerie 5, Angers (FR) | |
| Micromegas: Vagabond Flux, Project Space Plus, University of Lincoln, Lincolm (GB) | |
| 2015 | Telephone Conversation, Maison départementale des Solidarités Espace Pyramide, Athis – Mons (FR) |
| Alptraum, Goa, Salon de Lirio, Fine Art Association, Velim Saclete-Goa | |
| Micromegas: Vagabond Flux, Lille 3 University, Lille & Maison de la Culture de Tournai, Tournai (FR) | |
| 2014 | Puddle, pothole, portal, Sculpture Center, Long Island City, New York (US) |
| L’Echo, (a Bruno Peinado project), HAB Galerie - FRAC des Pays de la Loire, Nantes (GB) | |
| Monument, FRAC Basse-Normandie, Caen (FR) | |
| Alptraum, UGM Maribor Art Gallery, museum for modern and contemporary art, Maribor (SI) | |
| 2013 | Art from Britain and Poland since 1990, Centre for Contemporary Art, Warsaw (PL) |
| What’s the first thing you’re going to do when you get your new arms put on?, Crèvecœur, Paris (FR) | |
| The Universal Addressability of Dumb Things, curated by Marc Leckey, Hayward Touring: the Bluecoat, Liverpool / Nottingham Contemporary / De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill on Sea, Everyday, GOMA, Glasgow (GB) | |
| De belles sculptures contemporaines, HAB Galerie, Nantes (FR) | |
| Le jour d’avant, Domaine Départemental de la Garenne Lemot, FRAC Pays de la Loire (FR) | |
| 2012 | Easy Living, curated by Joey Villemont and Camille Le Houezec, Less is More Projects, Paris (FR) |
| Entrance, Entrance, curated by Isobel Harbison, Temple Bar Gallery, Dublin (GB) | |
| Who Decides?, Kunstverein Mannheim (DE) | |
| Curators Egg, Anthony Reynolds Gallery, London (GB) | |
| Looping et Boomerang, collection FRAC Basse-Normandie, Les Bains-Douches, Alençon, 2011 Hypercolon, curated by Nathaniel Mellors, SMART Projects, Amsterdam (NL) | |
| Le Vent des forêts, public sculpture commission, France (GB) | |
| Art Brussels, Art in the City (BE) | |
| Les Innommables grotesques, curated by Marie Bechetoille, L MD galerie. Paris (FR) | |
| The British Art Show 7, curated by Lisa Le Feuvre and Tom Morton, Tramway, GOMA & CCA, Glasgow (GB) | |
| The British Art Show 7, curated by Lisa Le Feuvre and Tom Morton, The Hayward Gallery, London (UK) | |
| Keep Floors and Passages Clear, White Columns, New York (US) | |
| Alptraum, Cell Projects, London, Transformer, Washington DC (US) | |
| Projektraum Deutscher Kunstlerbund e.v. Berlin, The Company, Los Angeles & Blank Projects, Cape Town (ZA) | |
| 2010 | Recent British Sculpture, curated by Tom Morton, Grimm, Amsterdam (NL) |
| The British Art Show 7, curated by Lisa Le Feuvre and Tom Morton, Nottingham Castle Museum & Art Gallery (GB) | |
| Rubble Stir, The Glue Factory, Glasgow (GB) | |
| Monsieur Miroir, curated by Emilie Renard, Fondation d’entreprise Ricard, Prix Ricard (FR) | |
| 2009 | The Lobb, Cell Projects, London (GB) |
| Insiders - pratiques, usages, savoir-faire, CAPC, Bordeaux (FR) | |
| L’Espirit des Lieux, Artistes en Résidence(s), Domaine Départemental de Chamarande, France (FR) | |
| Overlap, Crèvecoeur, Paris (FR) | |
| Talking Yoghurt, LOG, Bergamo (IT) | |
| Tropical Truth, Circuit, Lausanne (CH) | |
| N’importe Quoi, Museé d’Art Contemporain Lyon (FR) | |
| 2008 | Outpost, Norwich, Kunstwerk Bazaar selected by Andrew Hunt. FIAC, Paris (FR) |
| 2007 | Freak Show, Museé d’Art Contemporain Lyon (FR) |
| Der Ficker, Fortescue Avenue/Jonathan Viner, London (GB) | |
| 2006 | 1, 2, 3, 4., Workplace Gallery, Newcastle (GB) |
| Flim Flam, Cell Project Space, London (GB) | |
| Down With You, Bankley Studios Gallery, Manchester (GB) | |
| Liste 06, Basel, w. Jonathan Viner (CH) | |
| 2005 | Like It Matters, CCA, Glasgow (GB) |
| Re-Escape, Hamburg with Transmission Gallery (DE) | |
| Open Garden, Fortescue Avenue/Jonathan Viner, London (GB) | |
| The Thinkables, Flaca, London (GB) | |
| 2004 | The Rings of Saturn, The Changing Room, Stirling (GB) |
| Frieze Art Fair with Transmission Gallery (GB) | |
| Spacemakers, Lothringer Dreizehn, Munich Universal Outstretch, Flaca, London (GB) | |
| The Late Escape, Kaiserpassage, Karlsruhe (DE) | |
| Darling Trees Do You Need Telling, Switch Space, Glasgow (GB) | |
| 2003 | Nursery World, Galerie Jennifer Flay, Paris (FR) |
| Special Dedicace, .Musée Départemental de Rochechouart, Rochechouart (FR) |
Works in institutional collections
| CAPC Bordeaux (FR) | |
| Arts Council (GB) | |
| Domaine Départemental de Chamarande (FR) | |
| Artothèque de Caen (FR) | |
| FRAC Normandie Caen (FR) | |
| FRAC Pays de la Loire (FR) | |
| Vent des Forêts, Espace rural d’art contemporain (FR) |
Publications, press
| 2018 | The Generous Landscape: Ten Years of Jupiter Artland Foundation, Jupiter Artland Foundation, 208 pages |
| Catalogue de la Collection du Frac Normandie Caen, Frac Normadie Caen/Éditions Dilecta, 420 pages | |
| The Regenerators, ΠEditions and Glasgow International, 100 Pages | |
| 2017 | Torn Drawings Drawings, The Drawer n° 12 – Untitled, 60 pages |
| 2016 | BRITISH BRITISH POLISH POLISH: Art from Europe’s Edges in the Long ’90s and Today. CCA Ujazdowski Castle. Polish and English; 208 x 270 mm, 428 pages |
| Oliver Basciano, “Mick Peter”. The Guardian, 15th January | |
| 2015 | Skye Sherwin, “Mick Peter”. The Guardian, 25th April |
| Moira Jeffrey, “Mick Peter – Pyramid Selling”. Four stars. 23rd May | |
| Laura Campbell, “Mick Peter – Pyramid Selling, Deceptive and enigmatic exhibition at Tramway challenges the assumptions of its audience. Five Stars”. The List, 27th April | |
| 2014 | Ken Johnson, “The Art of Funny: Cartoon Imagery, Often With an Edge”, The New York Times, 10th October |
| Generation: 25 Years of Contemporary Art in Scotland, National Galleries of Scotland/Glasgow Life,Two vols: 168 & 220 pages | |
| 2013 | Art Review, Issue 69, Summer 2013, “Mick Peter: Trademark Horizon”, by Susannah Thompson |
| La Salle de bains – Depuis 1999, Lyon, Les Presses du Réel, 416 pages | |
| Susannah Thompson, Mick Peter: Trademark Horizon, Art Review, Issue 69 Summer | |
| Moira Jeffrey, “Laura Aldridge, Mick Peter, Niall Macdonald”, Scotland on Sunday, 14th April | |
| 2012 | Frieze, “Philip Guston/Mick Peter” by Mark Sadler |
| Rong Rong magazine, vol1. №1 October 2011. As Is Press, Amsterdam | |
| 2011 | Recent British Sculpture, Grimm Amsterdam, 120 pages, 2HB, CCA Glasgow |
| The British Art Show 7, Hayward Gallery Publishing, 192 pages | |
| 2010 | Monsieur Miroir, Prix Fondation d’Entreprise Ricard catalogue |
| Map Magazine artists’ commission, MAP, #23 Autumn 2010 | |
| Arifa Akbar and Jonathan Brown ‘YBAs: the next generation on show’ & ‘Five to Watch’, The Indepedent | |
| Insiders. CAPC Bordeaux and Lyon Presses du Réel, 160 pages | |
| Caroline Soyez-Petithomme, “Mick Peter”. Zero Deux, №3 Spring | |
| Manon Lefort, “Le nez de Mick Peter”. Liberation (blog), 9th March | |
| 2009 | Collective 1984-2009, Revolver VVV, 160 pages |
| N’importe Quoi. Musée d’Art Contemporain Lyon & Lyon Presses du Réel. , 112 pages | |
| Charles Barachon, ‘Mick Peter, La Beauté du Laid’, Technikart, July/August | |
| Harmonielehre, Generator Projects | |
| 2008 | Susan Mansfield , “Mick Peter, Harmonielehre”. The Scotsman, 14th November |
| 2007 | Freak Show, Musée d’Art Contemporain & Lyon Presses du Réel. 160 pages |
| Kate Cowcher, “Mick Peter”, Map, Summer | |
| Untitled, publication accompanying solo show at Transmission Gallery | |
| Uncle Chop Chop # 3, published by John Beagles and Graham Ramsay | |
| 2006 | Tom Morton, “Mick Peter: Phygrian Bonnets and Dunces Caps; Dice, Cards and Concrete” Frieze, Focus piece, November |
| Beck’s Futures 2006, ICA Exhibitions | |
| Matt Price, “Starting Up’”, Flash Art, October | |
| David Barrett, “Flimflam”, Art Monthly, March | |
| 2005 | John Calcutt, “Made in Glasgow”, Map, Winter |
| Slimvolume, poster publication edited by Andrew Hunt | |
| Jalouse Magazine (Russia), Feature on drawing, №43 | |
| Catriona Black, “Like It Matters”, Sunday Herald, 25th September | |
| Alexander Kennedy, “Like It Matters Review”, The List, September Frieze Art Fair Yearbook | |
| Armpit of the Mole, Fundacion Trenta Quilometres Per Segon, Spain | |
| 2004 | Ladies Gents, Switchspace Publication White Collar №2 |
Critical/ Catalogue writing
| 2018 | Julien Carreyn, Photographies du soir, Shelter Press |
| Saâdane Afif, Paroles, WIELS & Triangle Books | |
| 2017 | Saâdane Afif, Seal of Quality “L’Éternité”, Lyrics Record |
| Saâdane Afif, Mount Moon “The Busker Updated”, Lyrics Records LP | |
| Saâdane Afif, Augustin Maurs, Anna Clementi, Clemens Hungöschel “Vice de forme: Das Kabarett”, Lyrics Record LP | |
| 2016 | Saâdane Afif, Threads: A Fantasmagoria About Distance, Lyrics Records LP |
| 2015 | Text for Frieze Masters 4, Artist’s Artists feature |
| 2014 | Text for Saâdane Afif Là-bas/Ici, Spector Books |
| 2012 | Text for Natalie Czech,Je n’ai rien à dire. Seulement à montrer, Spector Books |
| Text for Bruno Peinado monograph published with Casino, Luxemburg | |
| 2010 | Text for Book A or MEGACOLON or For & Against Language, Onomatopee, Eindhoven |
| 2009 | Nathaniel Mellors text for M08 Arte e Investigacion Montehermoso Rebecca Warren text for Petunia, France |
| Vice de Forme. Text for Saadane Afif at Mehdi Chouakri Gallery, Berlin | |
| Textes. Paris, Éditions Loevenbruck. Daniel Dewar and Vincent Giquel catalogue text | |
| 2008 | Frieze, Smiling Through My Teeth review. August |
| Frieze (online), Rodney Graham Band review | |
| Frieze, Alan Michael review, April | |
| Last Thing I Need Is The Shakes, Tony Swain text, Köln, Dumont. 67 pages | |
| 2007 | Frieze, Torsten Lauschmann ‘Focus’ piece, November |
| Frieze, Ian Hetherington and Lynn Hynd review, October | |
| Untitled, Lindsay Anderson review, Summer | |
| Untitled, Lucy McKenzie review, Spring | |
| 2006 | Frieze, Tony Swain review, October |
| Frieze, Julian Goethe review, Spring | |
| Untitled, Sara Ogilvie review, Spring | |
| C Magazine, Canada, February | |
| 2005 | Untitled, Kim Fisher review. December |
| One Million bpm, commissioned jointly by Saadane Afif and Cimaise et Portique, Albi (FR) | |
| Lyrics Textes, Palais de Tokyo, Paris | |
| Frieze, Rachel Harrison review, July | |
| Frieze, Michael Stumpf review, March | |
| 2004 | No-How, commissioned by the Collective Gallery |
| 2003 | Interremoteness For Everyday Life, David Sherry publication commissioned by GOMA, Glasgow |