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Byron Peters is a Lecturer at Kwantlen Polytechnic University in the Faculty of Arts, Department of Interdisciplinary Expressive Arts, and also teaches in the Department of Art History, Visual Art and Theory at the University of British Columbia. His educational background includes a B.F.A. from the University of British Columbia and an M.F.A. from California College of the Arts.
As an artist and writer, Peters works across film, networked technologies, sculpture, text, drawing, and sound installation. His practice foregrounds student creativity, radical imagination, cultural memory, and decolonization processes. Through long-term collaborations, his research engages with collective labor practices, digitality within racial capitalism, and histories of science and mathematics. His exhibition history spans international venues including The Darling Foundry (Montreal), Para Site (Hong Kong), ICA Miami, The White Building (London), and The Asian Art Museum of San Francisco.
Peters' creative output shows a consistent focus on mathematics as a political and cultural construct, with his "Anti-Racist Mathematics & Other Stories" series (2017-2019) examining imperialistic histories of numbers and their relationship to capital. His work often bridges technical precision with poetic and political imagination, exploring how mathematical concepts serve or could transform dominant power structures. Recent projects continue his collaboration with community archives, particularly those of the late activist Sid Chow Tan, weaving together racial justice, mathematics, and Vancouver's Chinatown history.
- Giverny Fellowship from the Terra Foundation for American Art
- Exhibitions at major international venues across North America, Europe, and Asia
- Presentations at The New School, UCL, LSE, and Victoria and Albert Museum
- Film screenings at Images Festival, True/False, DOXA, and International Film Festival Rotterdam
As an educator and mentor, Peters has worked with The Prisoner Hunger Strike Solidarity Coalition, SFU School for Contemporary Arts, Emily Carr University, Cinelab, Out on Screen, and The Cinematheque. His courses at KPU include FINA 1135: Introduction to Digital Media I, IDEA 1100: Exploring Self and World, and IDEA 3301: Myth, Culture, and Creativity. His teaching philosophy emphasizes student creativity within the material and social conditions of communities toward decolonization.
His collaborative practice extends to workshops, filmmaking intensives, and community-based projects that connect artistic practice with social justice movements, particularly focusing on racial capitalism and collective liberation.
