Peter Anderson becomes juried member of Meredith Fine Craft Gallery

MEREDITH — Mixed media collage artist Peter Anderson is the newest juried member of The League of New Hampshire Craftsmen, Meredith Fine Craft Gallery. His work invites viewers into a richly layered exploration of texture, process, and mark-making. Drawing from a diverse range of Portuguese graphite materials and fine art papers from around the world, Peter creates compositions that balance precision with spontaneity.

At the core of Anderson’s work is an extensive use of Portuguese graphite, including traditional graphite bars, water-soluble colored graphite squares, and kneadable graphite balls. These varied forms allow him to build subtle tonal shifts, expressive gestures, and unexpected surface interactions. Graphite is applied, erased, reworked, and layered, becoming both a drawing medium and structural element within each piece.

Equally important to the work is the selection of paper. Anderson combines classic printmakers’ papers with thick Japanese Washi, Thai mulberry, and other handmade papers, chosen for their unique weights, fibers, and absorbency. These surfaces interact differently with graphite and monoprint techniques, creating depth and visual tension throughout the collages.

Anderson’s monoprints incorporate foundational layers or focal points, adding traces of movement and chance to the compositions. Through cutting, assembling, and recontextualizing these elements, Anderson constructs “combines” that feel at once intimate and expansive, inviting close inspection while suggesting broader narratives of time, process, and material memory. This mixed media collage work reflects a deep engagement with both traditional and experimental materials, resulting in pieces that are tactile, nuanced, and quietly powerful.

For more information, visit meredith.nhcrafts.org.