Kristen Peterson

Las Vegas Weekly Staff Writer

Kristen Peterson joined the Las Vegas Sun in 1998 as a general assignment reporter. In 2003, she turned her focus to the visual and performing arts and is now a staff writer for the Las Vegas Weekly. She's won six first place awards through the Nevada Press Association: Best Entertainment Writing in 2012, 2010, 2007 and 2005. Best Feature Story in 2011 and Journalist of Merit in 2003.

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Richard Hooker dicusses art, the Neon Museum and his new gallery in Downtown Las Vegas: Wednesday, May 22, 2013; We were the beginning of it all. Then sure enough, along came Allen Kaprow, the inventor of happenings.
An open letter to Bob Beers: Wednesday, May 22, 2013; The amendment to cut arts funding was defeated, but that's only the beginning of the conversation.
About the James Turrell installation inside the Louis Vuitton store at CityCenter: Wednesday, May 15, 2013; This, after all, is Turrell’s largest “ganzfeld effect”—an immersive sensory experience that alters perception.
UNLV exhibit details the White Rose Nazi resistance group: Wednesday, May 15, 2013; “The German name will be dishonoured forever if German youth does not rise up.."
The Las Vegas Philharmonic's fireworks are back -- easier said than done: Wednesday, May 15, 2013; The Phil's 15th anniversary party at Symphony Park is expensive—for the Phil.
RC Wonderly's textured minimalism at Amanda Harris Gallery: Wednesday, May 8, 2013; Minimalism. It's a wonderful thing, especially in RC Wonderly's hands
Preview: Nevada Ballet Theatre ends its season with 'Romeo and Juliet': Wednesday, May 8, 2013; And its NBT's first story ballet since Giselle in 2008.
Trifecta’s latest exhibit is a Charley Harper treasure trove: Wednesday, May 1, 2013; If you haven't seen this man's works before, you are missing out
'Exquisite Corpse': the CAC uses collaborative artwork to raise funds: Wednesday, May 1, 2013; Building a great work of art -- one piece at a time
The city's arts scene needs believers to keep moving forward: Wednesday, May 1, 2013; "Rarely do you find a mayor arguing against an art museum."
Artists Javier Sanchez and Yasmina Chavez delve into the look and sound of 'eristic stasis': Wednesday, May 1, 2013; “What would unresolved conflict sound and look like?”
Barrick’s new film series features works by Deville Cohen and Jessie Stead: Wednesday, April 24, 2013; There had been talk of bringing in films, but there’s always talk about this somewhere.
Find robots in Las Vegas, tell them what you love: Wednesday, April 24, 2013; Miniature robot paintings for the community to find have been placed in locations throughout the Las Vegas Valley.
The strange beauty of juried exibitions: Wednesday, April 17, 2013; If you’re lucky enough to have your work selected, it might be placed next to something that infringes upon it.
Naked City's 'house of light' gets some love: Wednesday, April 17, 2013; After battling foreclosure on the property, zoning issues and structural problems, workers begin needed renovations on Casa de Luz this week.
While you were sleeping, someone photographed you: Wednesday, April 10, 2013; Frustrated by the way friends tried to control photographs of themselves, artist Krystal Ramirez began capturing them at their most submissive: while they were sleeping.
Three exhibits to see at April's First Friday: Wednesday, April 3, 2013; Intimate photographs of men, a 'sleeping performance' and more.
Artist Erin Stellmon looks at Downtown changes in new exhibit at Trifecta Gallery: Wednesday, April 3, 2013; Stellmon steps away from the Strip—the focus of her Reign of Glass exhibit in 2010—to tackle the similar narrative playing out in the rest of the community, from Downtown to the outlying areas.
New book, movie and museum plans prove Liberace is back: Wednesday, March 27, 2013; Liberace Extravaganza! should hold you over until the new museum opens its doors.
Michele Quinn joins Las Vegas CAC: Friday, March 22, 2013; Michele Quinn is back in the Arts District, so to speak.
Jennifer Henry brings cellophane couture to P3Studio: Thursday, March 21, 2013; Henry's dresses recently hit the runway at LA Fashion Week.
Walter Taieb’s 'Portraits Through Books' explores the bookshelves in Las Vegas: Wednesday, March 20, 2013; The exhibit is almost a contemporary glance into another time, with Taieb asking us to consider the nature of bookshelves in the digital age.
'Critical Crap(s)': Is this about art or ego?: Wednesday, March 20, 2013; “The moment a person says anything critical—this happens?"
Taking the grumbling about the percent for arts in a new direction: Wednesday, March 20, 2013; Councilman Bob Beers wants the council to vote on arts funding each year.
Have a nihilist's spa day at Brett Wesley—or not, who cares anyway?: Wednesday, March 20, 2013; Looking for relaxation and meaninglessness? Then head to the Arts District gallery.
The slow, agonizing death of the old Sahara: Wednesday, March 20, 2013; How to we adjust to casino transitions without implosions?
Standing ovation? Reflections on the Smith Center's first year: Thursday, March 7, 2013; For an organization that ballyhooed every dollar raised to build a performing arts center, cheered the arrival of 2,458 tons of Indiana limestone and posed for countless photo ops, the Smith Center for the Performing Arts seems, well, quiet this time of year. And just when there’s so much to get nutty about: 10 touring Broadway productions scheduled for next season; a lingering high from the six-week run of Wicked last summer, and who could forget the Las Vegas Philharmonic’s March performance of Mahler’s Second Symphony.
Yasmina Chavez explores the absurdly unnatural nature in 'They Used to Be Animals': Wednesday, March 6, 2013; Chavez illustrates how unnatural nature has become with photographs and a video installation.
Well, hello death (and other artist stories) at CSN Gallery: Wednesday, March 6, 2013; A skull-themed show can be a cliché serious curators try to avoid.
'Casino Capital' introduces 'cover art' while speaking the language of Las Vegas: Wednesday, March 6, 2013; Local art afficionados gambled to win "knockoffs."
Casey Weldon returns to Trifecta Gallery with 'LOSE+FIND': Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013; The exhibit is quintessential Weldon—impeccable skill matched with a dry sense of humor, wit and a dreamlike, misty air.
Sorry, Dante, David Pagel takes it one hotter in '10th Circle' at Vast: Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013; But what if hell (in varying degrees) is just a shroud cloaking everything?
Scott Grow's meteorite sculpture lands at RTZvegas: Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013; The piece is complemented by casts made in bronze as well as space-inspired paintings.
Kyla Hansen’s 'The End' provides Kleven Contemporary with a fitting final chapter: Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013; The End is a fantastic exhibit that sweeps together Wild West mythology, the feared end times and the detritus we’ve cast aside, piling it all nicely into contemporary sculptural works to consider and behold.
'National Geographic' exhibit turns a lens on beauty and devastation: Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013; It will break your heart as much as it will make you smile.
Taking the Las Vegas arts scene seriously: There’s a revolution brewing, but is there anything to overthrow?; Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013; The villagers are at the gates, their torches in the air. They’re calling for change, a revolution of sorts. But with no establishment, no leader and no institutions to tear down, there’s nothing to overthrow. It’s a cause without a sense of order: Occupy Arts Las Vegas.
Architect David M. Schwarz on the Linq project, Smith Center critics and Las Vegas history: Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013; The architect also is known for working on Lake Las Vegas and the upcoming Linq project on the Strip.
RTZvegas exhibits a bygone Las Vegas: Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013; Find Images of yesterday's marquees at Another Time, Another Place.
Anatomy of two artists at TastySpace gallery: Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013; Death gets bright and sparkly at this TastySpace exhibit.
Joseph Watson's banners commemorate Berkley Square’s place in history: Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013; Among West Las Vegas’ many historic gems is a cozy subdivision built in the 1950s known as the Berkley Square Historic District. Artist Joseph Watson was a natural fit to tell the story of this essential Las Vegas neighborhood.
David Sanchez Burr’s 'Beyond Sunrise Mountain' unfolds before viewers’ eyes: Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013; Multimedia installation at Clark County Government Center will have you asking what it all means.
Pondering Jeff Koons’ 'Tulips' at the Wynn: Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013; Colorful new sculpture installation is not your run-of-the-mill Strip attraction.
Sam Davis unleashes a quest for love (in all the wrong places) at Trifecta Gallery: Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013; We can relate to this lovable stranger in a strange land searching for another.
Vegas in decay: Examining the broken 'Ghost Gem' sculptures at the airport: Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013; John Torreano's "Ghost Gem" sculptures are in bad shape, but the artist says that might make sense.
Joining the sometimes diabolical watercooler Hirst discussion thanks to his spot prints at MCQ: Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013; The spot prints, purchased through Paragon Press in London after gallery owner Michele Quinn saw a handful at Art Basel in Switzerland last summer, vary in size, color and arrangement.
Artist Lauren Adkins finally weds ‘Twilight’ cardboard cutout at Vegas chapel: Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013; The groom didn't have much to say during the vows ...
Artist Eri King's palace of refuse at Winchester Cultural Center has us looking at waste: Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013; King is reminding us of what we hold sacred.
Benjamin Entner’s 'Ego Sum' at CAC puts an inflatable spin on ancient Rome: Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013; There’s a big inflatable naked guy filling out the Contemporary Arts Center.
The tragic death of Doris Stoehr, killed by a car where she’d lobbied for a crosswalk: Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013; Local grandmother helped initiate a traffic study for a crosswalk that should be finished in three months.
Jason Adkins’ P3 residency invites you to paint with the artist: Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013; It's all part of engaging guests using art.