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PETERS WOOD
Biographical Sketch for A. Peters Wood As a resident of the state of Maine for over twenty years, Peters Wood has exhibited at many of the world’s finest art galleries and museums. From Between the Muse Gallery in Rockland, O’Farrel’s Gallery in Brunswick, to Maine Coast Artists in Rockport, she has exhibited both small and large-scale works throughout the state of Maine. Her paintings have been bought by Governors, Universities and private corporations and she has been accepted at several juried exhibits around the country. Her work has appeared in Maine Boats, Harbors and Homes, The Journal of the AVMA and other publications. She is currently exhibiting at Indigo Gallery in Beaufort, South Carolina and Art Nouvelle, Noumea, New Caledonia.
She possesses both a BS in zoology and a BA in studio art from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. She has attended Decordova Museum School and Rhode Island School of Design. Additionally, she holds a Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine from Tufts University. In 1999 she founded the organization New England Wildlife Trust (NEWT), dedicated to the preservation of wildlife habitat and providing assistance to individuals who rehabilitate injured and sick wildlife.
She lives with her boatbuilding husband, Philip Shelton, on an active salt-water farm in Georgetown Maine. In 2003 they returned from a global circumnavigation on board “Iwalani” a boat they built together. The book, World Voyagers due to be released on April 27th, 2007, chronicles their experiences through the use of poetry, prose, photos and paintings.