- Paige Peterson (artist)
Infobox artist
name = Paige Peterson
caption = Paige Peterson
birthdate =March 19 ,1955
birthplace =Belvedere, California Paige Matthews Peterson (born
March 19 ,1955 inMarin County, California ) is an American painter and illustrator specializing in acrylic landscapes, portraits, and figural images. She now lives and works inNew York City andEast Hampton ,Long Island . Peterson's work has been characterized as "lyrical" by the Philadelphia Inquirer [Russell, Marilyn, “Woman of the Week: Paige Peterson,” "Philadelphia Inquirer", Nov 22, 2006.] and "spare but evocative" by the San Francisco Chronicle. [McMahon, Regan, “Tiburon's Beloved Blackie is Galloping Again in a New Book,” "San Francisco Chronicle", September 27, 2006] Peterson has been exhibited regularly in galleries from California to Maine (where, in 2004, her paintings appeared in a group show that also featured works byChristo ,Chuck Close , andAlex Katz ).In 2002, Paige Peterson was featured in Studios by the Sea, a photographic account, by
Bob Colacello and Jonathan Becker, of artists working and living on Long Island's East End, [Colacello, Bob, and Becker, Jonathan, "Studios by the Sea", Harry N. Abrams, Inc., New York, 2002.] and, a year later, she was selected for lifetime membership in the Guild Hall Academy ofthe Arts. [Russell, ibid] In 2006, she co-authored and illustrated the children's book "Blackie, The Horse Who Stood Still", which is in its fifth printing from Welcome Books in New York City. [Cerf, Christopher, and Peterson, Paige. "Blackie, The Horse Who Stood Still", Welcome Books, New York, 2006.] Her most recent exhibition was in July 2008, when her work was featured in a one-woman show at the Spanierman Gallery in East Hampton, New York. [cite web |url = http://www.spanierman-at-easthampton.com/08_Paige-Peterson/08_peterson_homepage.htm |title = Past Exhibitions |publisher = Spanierman Gallery at East Hampton |accessdate = 2007-09-15]Paige is currently the Vice President of Special Projects for Welcome Books, where she also has an imprint, Cerf & Peterson. She is the illustrator and co-author (with
Christopher Cerf ) of the children's book "Skidboot the Dog" which is scheduled for publication in the fall of 2009. [cite web |url = http://welcomebooks.com/index.php?main_page=wb_staff&s=14 |title = Welcome Books Staff |publisher = Welcome Books |accessdate = 2007-09-15]References
External links
* [http://blackiethehorse.com/press/phila-inquirer-nov20-06.htm/"Woman of the Week" article about Paige Peterson from the "Philadelphia Inquirer".]
* [http://www.blackiethehorse.com/"Blackie, the Horse Who Stood Still" website.]
* [http://www.spanierman-at-easthampton.com/08_Paige-Peterson/08_peterson_homepage.htm Paige Peterson at the Spanierman Gallery at East Hampton".]
* [http://welcomebooks.com/index.php?main_page=wb_staff&s=14 Welcome Books Bio]
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