Arrington Peterson received a BFA from the Department of Craft/Material Studies at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia. Peterson minored in art history, with a focused study in film history and queer cinema. Coming from an art and movie driven family, Peterson has always had a love of film. She merges her interests in film and metalsmithing in movie miniatures and set work.
Peterson’s art focuses on femininity and sexuality. She takes the feminine standards prescribed by society and rejects them. Themes of beauty expectations, self image, acceptable behavior, sexuality and gender are questioned, and expectations are rewritten. Peterson uses the small scale of her work to draw in the viewer, inviting them to spend time with the pieces. After graduation, she will be pursuing work in the film industry.
Her work has been featured in exhibitions at the Anderson Gallery in Richmond, VA, including: Craft Consciousness and Purpose Practice Process. Other exhibitions include the East Carolina State University Material Topics Symposium Student Showcase in Greenville, North Carolina. Peterson was the Props Master and Crafts Artisan for a Shafer Alliance Laboratory Theater production of August Lindeberg’s A Dream Play.
