Rïse identifies as gender fluid and queer, with their gender expression often evolving. This image, taken in July 2023, shows how they expressed themselves at that time. Earrings by Kendall Frank.
[Image description: A person with short, pastel pink hair styled in a textured, slightly spiky manner. They have light green eyes, a septum piercing, and are wearing red and white checkerboard-patterned glass earrings. Their facial expression is neutral, looking slightly to the side.]
Rïse Peacock (they/she) is from the Northeast. Currently, they reside on the ancestral lands of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy – the Onöndowa’ga:’ (Seneca Nation) and the Gayogohó’ (Cayuga Nation), in the so-called Southern Finger Lakes of New York State.
An artist and cultural worker with a foundation in studio craft and sculpture, Rïse Peacock (they/she) has over a decade of experience in educational and nonprofit art sectors. They approach curating, teaching, and artmaking with an interdisciplinary perspective. Rïse’s practice is deeply committed to equity, inclusion, accessibility, and the transformative potential of art to stimulate critical dialogue. Their work is characterized by a methodology focusing on socio-political contexts. They often collaborate to explore how different art forms interconnect and provoke meaningful discussions.
Rïse holds an MFA in Glass & Ceramics from the Tyler School of Art and Architecture and a BFA in Studio Art with a minor in Art History from Alfred University’s School of Art and Design. As the first Curatorial Fellow of Postwar and Contemporary Glass at the Corning Museum of Glass, Rïse actively engages in acquisitions, exhibitions, research, and collection cataloging. Their curatorial work includes contributions to several notable projects, such as Collidoscope: De La Torre Brothers Retro-Perspective. They also served as the curatorial liaison for Disclosure: The Whiteness of Glass and assisted with the accompanying catalogue.
Rïse has curated and exhibited numerous shows outside institutions, fostering a vibrant artistic community and grassroots dialogue. Notable projects include the virtual exhibition Big Mood at the Stay Home Gallery in Paris, Tennessee, and the 2019 Women Create Biennial exhibition at the former 3rd on 3rd Gallery in Jamestown, NY.
As an educator, Rïse has impacted many students through their teaching. They have led courses that utilize applied learning principles and engagement with art’s broader social and historical contexts. For example, Rïse guided students in the Experimental 3D Form & Color course through the creation and implementation of their student-led exhibition altered: out of shape. Students were involved in creating the works on display and developing an exhibition timeline, checklist, logistics calendar, lighting, and graphics.
Rïse continues to explore the arts through education, artmaking, and curating, driven by a belief in art’s power to foster transformative and impactful change. Their practice encompasses writing, drawing, assemblage, mixed media, lectures, and zine projects.