Peter Zelle
954 Lincoln Ave
St Paul, MN 55105 612-672-0801 peter@zelleglass.com
Education
Rhode Island School of Design, BFA in Sculpture/Glass, 1987
Haystack Mountain School Of Crafts, Studied with Dale Chihuly, 1984
Studio Experience
Sculpture and Glass casting Studio 2005 – present
Glass Studio, sculpture and glass-blowing studio, Minneapolis, MN, 1992-2005
H. Ben Tre Design, apprenticeship with sculptor Howard Ben Tre, Providence, RI, 1987-89
Selected Installations/Collections
•City Hall, Eagan, MN, “Ocean Sentinel” part of HeArt of Eagan public art program, 2020
•American Swedish Institute, Minneapolis, MN, “Exactitude of Time” lobby installation, 2020
• City of Eagan, MN, “Horizon Bench” public art installation at Walden Heights Park, 2019
• Bremer Foundation, St. Paul, MN, “Autumn Nocturne” permanent collection 2016
• University of Minnesota Heath Center, Minneapolis, MN, “Landscape, ” sculpture, 2015
• Gundersen Lutheran Health Center, La Crosse, WI, “Riverscape,” 7′ glass sculpture, 2013
• White Bear Center for the Arts, White Bear Lake, MN, “Tree,” 6’x8′ fused-glass panel, 2013
• Ford Center, Minneapolis, MN, “Transport,” three 7′ glass sculptures, 2012
• St. Paul College, St. Paul, MN, “Four Seasons,” four outdoor cast-glass fountains, 2010
• Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital, St. Louis Park, MN, “Peace,” chapel installation, 2009
• Private Collection, Minneapolis, MN, “In and Out,” outdoor steel and glass sculpture, 2009
• St. Paul Talmud Torah, St. Paul, MN, “Ner Tamid (Eternal Light),” 2008
• Private Collection, Scottsdale, AZ, “Saguaro,” glass and steel sculpture, 2006
• Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, “Wave,” glass wall relief, 2005
• Minnesota Museum of American Art, Totem Mask, 2004
• Zelle, Hoffman, Voelbel & Getty Law Office, “Flow,” blown-glass installation, 2004
• Jones-Harrison Residence, St. Louis Park, MN, “Where the Clouds Meet the Waves,” blown-glass installation, 2003
• Shalom Home West, St. Louis Park, “Menorah,” chapel window installation, 1994
• Abbott Northwestern WestHealth, Plymouth, MN, “Water Stones,” wall installation 1994
• Temple of Aaron, St. Paul, MN, “Remember,” Holocaust memorial, 1992
Exhibitions/Galleries
• Phipps Center for the Art, Hudson, WI, Jan. 15 – Feb 19 2023
• Springboards Art, Innagural Exhibition, Chicago, IL, Dec. – Jan. 2020/21
• Invitational Exhibition, Essex Art Gallery, Dec. 1 – Dec. 31, 2020
• Art Hamptons virtual art fair, Hamptons, NY, 2020
• Art Comes Alive, ADC Gallery West, Cincinnati, OH, 2020
• Solo Show at @Here, Selected Works, St Paul, MN, 2019
• Minnesota Masters at Minnesota Center for Glass Arts, Minneapolis, MN, 2018
• Solo Exhibiton at Phipps Center for the Arts, Hudson, WI, 2017
• SOFA Chicago, Maria Elena Krevetz Gallery, Navy Pier, Chicago, Il, Nov.3-6 2016
• Spectrum Miami, Sergott Contemporary Art Alliance, Dec. 3-6, 2015
• SOFA Chicago, Maria Elena Krevetz Gallery, Navy Pier, Chicago, Il, Nov. 5-8 2015
• Art San Diego, Sergott Contemporary Art Alliance, Nov. 5-8, 2015
• Art Silicon Valley/San Francisco, Sergott Contemporary Art Alliance, Oct. 8-11, 2015
• Art Santa Fe, Zoya Tommy Gallery, July 9-12, 2015
• SOFA Chicago, Maria Elena Krevetz Gallery, Navy Pier, Chicago, Il, 2014
• Houston Fine Art Fair, Zoya Tommy Gallery, Houston, TX, 2014
• Seraphin Gallery. Phildelphia, PA, 2014
• Phipps Center for the Arts, Hudson, WI, “Historic Heat: 50 Years of Glass from the Heartland,” Group Show, 2013
• Harry Drake Gallery, St. Paul Academy and Summit School, Alumni Show, 2013
• Fine Arts Gallery, Plymouth Congregational Church, Minneapolis, MN, Solo Show, March 2012
• Hennes Art Company, Minneapolis, MN, “The Home Show,” May 2011
• Tychman-Shapiro Gallery, St. Louis Park, MN, Solo Show, March 2010
• Preston Contemporary Art Center, Mesilla, NM, Winter Exhibition, January 2010
• The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, “Art Perchance,” Juried Exhibition, September 2006-2013
• American Swedish Institute, Minneapolis, MN, “Reflected Splendor: Nordic Art Glass and Its Regional Influence,” Juried Exhibition, February 2009
• Grand Hand Gallery, St. Paul, MN, Two-Person Show, September 2008
• Harry Drake Gallery, St. Paul Academy, St. Paul, MN, “Artists in Glass,” Four-Person Show, March 2008
• Minnesota Museum of American Art, Sculpture Biennial, 2003
• Phipps Center for the Arts, Hudson, WI, Solo Show, 2003
• L’Attitude Gallery, Boston, MA, “Color My World,” Two-Person Show, 2002
• Harry Drake Gallery, St. Paul Academy, St. Paul, MN, Alumni Exhibition, Group Show, 2001
• Fine Arts Gallery, Plymouth Congregational Church, Minneapolis, MN, Solo Show, 2000
• Carloyn Ruff Gallery, “Crucible Glass Exhibit,” Group Exhibit, 1997
• Riley Hawk Gallery, Cleveland, OH, Group Show, 1991
• Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI, “12″ x 12″,” Alumni Show, 1990
• Trevor-Sutton Gallery, Seattle, WA, Pilchuck Faculty Exhibition, 1987
• Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI, Senior Thesis Exhibition, 1987