Peter Scheidt

Assistant Professor, Art and Visual Culture

Signature Research Areas

Making and Materiality

Contact

pscheidt@iastate.edu

Campus Office: 0090 Design

Mailing Address
Art and Visual Culture Department
158 College of Design
Ames, IA, 50011

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Office Hours

Spring 2025 in-person M/W 8:00 - 8:50 AM DESIGN 0090 & 0034, virtual meetings by appointment

Education

BA, Brown University, Providence, RI

MFA, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA

Bio

Peter Scheidt’s creative studio work is research and concept-driven yet firmly grounded in the craft of furniture and woodworking. His sculptures explore questions of function, non-function, and meaning by manipulating and altering found and discarded furniture. Scheidt received a bachelor’s degree in media theory and studio art from Brown University before earning an MFA in furniture design and woodworking at San Diego State University. He has exhibited widely in juried, group and solo exhibition at venues including the Wharton Esherick Museum (PA), Space4Art (CA), SooVAC (MN), St. Louis Artist’s Guild (MO), and Sulfur Studios (GA). <a href="https://catalog.iastate.edu/azcourses/artis/">Courses </a>ARTIS 2020: Studio Fundamentals: Wood ARTIS 3200: Introduction to Furniture Design ARTIS 4200: Advanced Furniture Design ARTIS 5200: Advanced Furniture Design