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
- Permanent Collection Minnesota Museum of American Art, St Paul, MN 2022
- 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
- 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
- Liquidity – Juried Exhibit at the Ki Smith Gallery New York, NY, Aug -Sept 2023
- Phipps Center for the Art, Hudson, WI, Jan. 15 – Feb 19 2023
- Springboards Art, Inaugural Exhibition, Chicago, IL, Dec. – Jan. 2020/2
- 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