In conjunction with Brian H. Peterson’s exhibit “Dance Around the Light,” the gallery is pleased to host a book reading showcasing his most recent publication, The Blossoming of the World (AR Press, 2023), a spiritual autobiography and story of healing and salvation. The gallery will offer paperback and hardcover copies for purchase during the reading throughout his exhibit.
Join us on Sunday, June 23rd from 2-4pm for a book reading in collaboration with Brian’s wife, Helen Mirkil. View his new exhibit and hear directly from the artist about his work. This event is free and open to the public.
About the Artist
Brian H. Peterson has more than forty years’ experience as a curator, critic, visual artist, musician, and arts administrator. His photographs are in the collections of The Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Amon Carter Museum, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, and the Denver Art Museum, among others.
As the Gerry and Marguerite Lenfest Chief Curator at the James A. Michener Art Museum (1990-2013), he managed the exhibition program, curated historic and contemporary exhibitions, and was the editor and principal author of the landmark publication, Pennsylvania Impressionism (2002).
As well as author of The Smile at the Heart of Things (2009) and I Give My Eyes (2018), Peterson has also contributed critical writing to the Los Angeles Times, the Philadelphia Inquirer, American Arts Quarterly, and the Photo Review. In retirement he has taken up videography while continuing his work as writer and photographer.
His 1981 song cycle “Moon Songs,” based on the poetry of E. E. Cummings, was featured on the CD Modern American Art Song (2015) with mezzo-soprano Sharon Mabry. Peterson’s most recent publication, in its second printing, is The Blossoming of the World (AR Press, 2023), a spiritual autobiography and story of healing and salvation.