HAVI PETERSON
kay963p@gmail.com

EDUCATION

Maryland College Institute of Art (Class of 2024)
Interlochen Arts Academy, Degree in Visual Arts (2019)
Crossroads School for Arts and Sciences, Santa Monica, CA (2015 - 2016)

WORK EXPERIENCE

Illustrator
Interior spot illustrations and interior jacket illustrations
Cats Vs. Robots #1: This is War, Harper Collins, Katherine Tegan Books
Cats Vs. Robots #2: Now with Fleas!, Harper Collins, Katherine Tegan Books.

MASTER CLASSES

Elaine Gurian, The Making of a Pop-Up Exhibition with the Audience in Mind (Fall 2018)
Watershed Sculpture, Mary O'Brien and Daniel McCormick, Art of Ecology (2016 - 2017)
Elisabeth Condon, Adapting Idioms from Traditional Chinese Painting (Fall 2017)

EXHIBITIONS

  • Meet Me Half Way, Fox 3 Gallery at the Maryland Institute College of Art (Oct-Nov 2023)
  • Navigating Movements: Expansive Practices in Clay, MICA Ceramics, juried, 410 Lofts Gallery, Baltimore, MD (2023)
  • Juried student ceramics exhibition at MICA (Spring 2023)
  • Interlochen Arts Academy, Juried Student Exhibition Interlochen, MI (2018, 2019)
  • Scholastic Art & Writing Awards Exhibition, Kendall College of Art and Design (2017 - 2019)
  • Interlochen Arts Academy, Art of Ecology , Interlochen, MI (2018)
  • Interlochen Arts Camp Student Exhibition, Interlochen, MI (Summer 2017)

PUBLICATIONS

Cats Vs. Robots #1: This is War (Illustrator)
Cats Vs. Robots #2: Now with Fleas! (Illustrator)
Red Wheelbarrow, Interlochen Academy Press, Winter Edition 2017

CURATORIAL EXPERIENCE

Gallery Assistant, Dow Visual Arts Gallery, Interlochen Center for the Arts (2017 - 2019)

AWARDS

  • Betty Cooke ‘46 Scholarship, Maryland Institute College of the Arts 2023 - 2024
  • Windgate-Lamar Fellowship Award nominee for Maryland Institute College of the Arts 2023 - 2024
  • Windgate Foundation Ceramics Scholarship 2022 - 2024
  • Ceramics Department Scholarship, Maryland Institute College of the Arts 2022 - 2023
  • Windgate Foundation Ceramics Scholarship 2021-2022
  • Creative Vision Award, Maryland Institute College of the Arts 2019-2024
  • Presidential Scholarship, Maryland Institute College of the Arts 2019 - 2024
  • MICA Grant, Maryland Institute College of the Arts 2019 - 2024
  • 2 National Gold Medals for Ceramics, The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards (2019)
  • National Silver Medal for Ceramics, The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards (2019)
  • National Silver Medal for Overall Art Portfolio, The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards (2019)
  • 5 Regional Gold Keys for Excellence in Visual Arts, Scholastic Art & Writing Awards (2019)
  • 3 Regional Silver Keys for Excellence in Visual Arts, Scholastic Art & Writing Awards (2019)
  • Honorable Mention for Excellence in Visual Arts, Scholastic Art & Writing Awards (2019)
  • Faculty Recognition Award, Interlochen Juried Student Exhibition (2019)
  • 2019 Fine Arts Award, Visual Arts Department, Interlochen Arts Academy (2019)
  • Joseph Maddy Award for Drawing, Interlochen Arts Camp (2017)

VOLUNTEER SERVICE

Munson Hospital Volunteer Muralist, Traverse City, MI (2017 - 2018)
Teen Ambassador/Volunteer, Yallfest Young Adult Book Festival, Charleston, SC (2011-2019)
Teen Ambassador/Volunteer, Yallwest Book Festival, Santa Monica, CA (2011 - 2019)

SKILLS & MEDIA EXPERIENCE

Painting (oil, acrylic, watercolor) Drawing (color pencil, ink, markers, charcoal, pastels) Ceramics (hand-building, wheel-throwing, glazing) Sculpture (plaster carving) Printmaking (woodcut, linocut, lithography, screenprinting) Fibers (Weaving, embroidery, needle-felting) Digital Skills (Adobe Photoshop)