Spotlight Artist

Erik Adriel Peterson

MFA Annual

Too Hot For Comfort = Too Much Time Apart

Person with glasses looking at a pixelated reflection in a mirror, warm light from windows.

mixed media on panel

If We Had All Time

Two figures sit on grass at sunset, one with a glowing, yellow, abstract face.

acrylic on panel

Some Nights, It’s Just About Being Together

Two people lying back to back in bed, each illuminated by their phone screens in the dark.

mixed media on panel

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