PETER WHITEHEAD

bit by bit

Saturday, November 11, 2023

Opening reception 5-8:30pm at 455A Valencia st. SF afterward on 11/12 and 11/17 by appointment, 11/18 open 1-6pm.

bit by bit

60SIX presents a group exhibition of drawing, paintings and film by diverse artists.

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Homage to Homage to the Square

Sunday, August 27, 2023

Reception June 24: 5:30-7:30 at 455A Valencia st SF. Afterward by appointment. Show extended through Aug 27 at 12 Elgin park. Call 415-577-4396.

Homage to Homage to the Square

60SIX presents a sixth exhibition of work by composer, songwriter, instrument builder
and visual artist Peter Whitehead. Born in England, Peter has lived and worked in the US since 1975, exploring visual arts and music. In his painting practice he constructs harmonious sequences with the most elemental visual forms: diagonal, horizontal and vertical lines, stripes, and most recently layered grids of squares.

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Homage to Homage to the Square #7, acrylic on wood panel, 16" x 16" 2022

What if This?

Saturday, June 4, 2022

455A Valencia street San Francisco
5-8:00pm
Saturdays at Valencia st. 12-5pm
and by appointment (on Valencia)
through Sat 6/25/2022

What if This?

Paintings

60SIX presents “What if This?”, an exhibition of paintings by Brent Willson and Peter Whitehead. The artists are multi-disciplinary in their approach to creating, each being a musician, poet and painter.

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Tribuary, Brent Willson, mixed media on wood panel, 48 x48" 2022

Passage 3

Saturday, August 18, 2018

Streamline Salon. 3560 Taraval, SF CA
(at 46th) 7-10pm
through September 30, 2018
October viewings by appointment at 12
Elgin Park, SF

Passage 3

Capturing Transformation

60SIX and Streamline present “Passage 3” a group photography show presenting photographs under the theme of transformation…political, psychological, cultural, environmental, and technological.

Steve Molnar’s gelatin silver prints document the Nicaraguan people’s opposition to the government’s proposed canal which would cut through the country, as well as capturing daily ways of life in various communities, including the indigenous population of the Rama.

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Rama 1, Steve Molnar, gelatin silver print, 11 X 14"

New Work: Paintings

Saturday, September 9, 2017

12 Elgin Park SF CA 94103
September 9-Oct 7 at 12 Elgin park
with closing party Oct 14, at 455A
Valencia 6-9pm

open Saturdays noon-6pm and open by appointment
call Gwen 415-577-4396

New Work: Paintings

A Different Stripe, Part 2

British musician, composer and painter Peter Whitehead, presents paintings and journals in his third solo show at 60SIX.

In this exhibition Whitehead continues his exploration of paintings constructed with diagonal, horizontal and vertical lines presented in 2016 in “A Different Stripe.”

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Dance Party, acrylic on canvas, 44 X 36" 2017

Peter Whitehead

Saturday, January 30, 2016

Artist Reception: Saturday, Jan. 30
5-8pm
First Thursday, Feb. 4, 4:30-7pm
Saturdays 11am-7pm
Closing March 5, 2016, 5-7:30pm

Peter Whitehead

A Different Stripe: Paintings and Journals

British musician, composer and painter, Peter Whitehead, presents paintings and journals in his second solo show at 60SIX.
His paintings are constructed with diagonal, horizontal and vertical lines. Born of a musician’s sensibility, the paint transforms into harmonious sequences of dense layered stripes, and in other canvases, high pitched colors strike the canvas in open space. The series called “East River” was inspired by the lights on the river on his walks living a few blocks from the East River in New York.

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A Different Stripe: Paintings and journals

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1_East River #14, acrylic on canvas, 24 X 30" 2016

The Brightness of the Day

Friday, March 23, 2012

opening reception: 6:00-9:00pm
closing party with small concert:
Friday, April 20, 6:30-9pm

The Brightness of the Day

world of Peter Whitehead: sculptural instruments, mertz, music.

PETER WHITEHEAD is a composer, songwriter, performer, instrument builder, and visual artist. Born in England, Peter has lived and worked in the US since 1975, exploring visual arts and music. His work in both fields has received critical acclaim. Growing up in London in the 60s, musically he gravitated to the guitar and the more experimental styles of Brian Eno, Robert Wyatt, Syd Barret, Frank Zappa, the Beatles and Jimi Hendrix.

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buzzing bass lyre 1

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