Nicholas Peron
Painting
Box Art
Found Object
Mixed Media Assemblage
Nicholas Peron's career as an artist began in Albuquerque when he was a student at Valley High School in the early 1960s.
Under the tutelage of the late artist, Frank Walker, who was on the faculty and a mentor, Peron was in a high school art
show judged by the late Raymond Jonson. Artist, gallery director, a founder of the American "Transcendentalist"
movement, and Professor Emeritus at the University of New Mexico, Professor Jonson became interested in Peron's work
and continued to encourage him in the painting. In 1974, Jonson honored him with a one-man show at his prestigious
Gallery on the University of New Mexico campus.
In the 1980's, painting became too costly and environmentally unfriendly to Peron. Influenced by box artist Joseph Cornell,
and painter & mixed media artist Ellsworth Kelly, Peron began making box art and assemblages with his collection of
almost everything - finds from ghost towns, railroad tracks, flea markets, dumpsters, and the streets.
Titles of Peron's pieces are integral to the interpretation of the works, with many of the works themselves being a reflection
of, and/or comment about our environment and culture. Since his work is made almost 100% from recycled materials,
meticulously connected, Nicholas considers himself to be an "Environmental" artist.
Exhibitions
"Best of M" - M Gallery, Truth or Consequences, Jan/Feb 2009
"Scrambled Art" - M Gallery, Truth or Consequences, July / August 2008
"Art Through Found Objects" Tombaugh Gallery - Las Cruces, NM, 3/3-28/08
One Man Show - State National Bank, T or C, NM - 7/1-8/1 2007
"Touched by Cancer" - RioBravoFineArt, TorC 8/2006
"Portrait of the Artist" - Grapes Gallery, TorC 6/2006
"Plus One" - RioBravoFineArt, TorC, NM 10/2005
"2 4 1" RaW Space Gallery, TorC, NM, 10/04-1/2005
"Inside / Out, Outside / In - Recycled ArT" - Turtleback Gallery, TorC, 6/04
"Sierra County Artists Directory Show" - Turtleback Gallery, 5/2004
"Over-Stimulated" Mariposa / DSG Gallery, ABQ, 5/2001
"Veteran's Show" N.M. State Fair Fine Arts Building, ABQ, 11/2000
"ArT Studio Tour" Magnifico @ 516 Gallery, ABQ, 1999
"Heart Within the Beast" Coleman Gallery, ABQ, 1999
"Les Refuses," Courtyard Gallery, ABQ, 1998
"Arte de Hoy Para El Futuro" NM State Capitol, Santa Fe, Sept. 1998
"Magnifico" Festival of the Arts, ABQ, 1995
"Retrospective" One Man Show - Coleman Galleries, ABQ, 1993
One Man Show - Spotted Dog Gallery, ABQ, 1992
One Man Show - Jonson Gallery, UNM, ABQ, 1974
"Introductions" Museum of Albuquerque, 1973
Museum of New Mexico / Juried Biennial - Santa Fe 1970 & 1972
New Mexico Arts & Crafts Fair, ABQ, Best of Show Award - 1964
Commissions welcomed - Collection information upon request Piano de Milo
