Abbey Peters
Denver, CO
CeramicsMixed Media
Abbey Peters is an artist working primarily with ceramics and collected ephemeral materials. She is currently based in Denver, CO and serves as the Phipps Visiting Professor of Ceramics at the University of Denver. She holds an MFA in Ceramics from the University of Iowa and a BFA from the University of Arkansas. Her work has been exhibited across the US and Canada in over forty group exhibitions, in addition to recent solo shows at Berea College and UIHC Project Art. Peters has received international research grants supporting projects on reproductive care, seed preservation, and beekeeping in London, UK. She has completed residencies at laRex l'Atelier in France, the inaugural CIRCA Exchange, and Vermont Studio Center.
The Process
Background
Education
- 2024MFA, Ceramics (Sculpture Secondary) — University of Iowa
- 2023MA, Ceramics — University of Iowa
- 2019BFA, Studio Art (Minor: Art History) — University of Arkansas
Exhibitions
- 2025Carefully Held — Berea College, Berea, KY
- 202424: Sub Rosa — UI Health Care: Project Art, Iowa City, IA
- 2024From Lemons to Leaves — Drewelowe Gallery, Iowa City, IA
- 2026Beyond the Garden (NCECA 2026) — Detroit, MI
- 2025What Holds — Vessels + Sticks, Toronto, Canada
- 2025Soft Power — Lydia and Robert Ruyle Gallery, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO
- 2024Small Favors — The Clay Studio, Philadelphia, PA
- 2024NCECA Juried Student Exhibition — Visual Art Center, Richmond, VA
Residencies
- 2026Artist in Residence, Ceramics — University of Denver, Denver, CO
- 2025Artist in Residence, Sculpture — Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
- 2023International Artist Residency Exchange — laRex l'Atelier, St. Raphael, France
Awards
- 2025Vermont Studio Center Full Fellowship — Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
- 2024Athena Fund Finalist — Arc Gallery, Chicago, IL
- 2023CIRCA Residency Exchange Grant — Boulder, CO
Press
- 2026Artist Feature — Suboart Magazine, Portugal
- 2025Spotlight: A Decorative Vessel — Ceramics Monthly
