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'''Paige Matthews Peterson''' (born [[March 19]] [[1955]] in [[Marin County, California]]) is an American painter and illustrator specializing in acrylic landscapes, portraits, and figural images. She now lives and works in New York City and [[East Hampton]], Long Island.
'''Paige Matthews Peterson''' (born [[March 19]], [[1955]] in [[Marin County, California]]) is an American painter and illustrator specializing in acrylic landscapes, portraits, and figural images. She now lives and works in [[New York City]] and [[East Hampton]], [[Long Island]]. Peterson's work has been characterized as "lyrical" by the Philadelphia Inquirer<ref>Russell, Marilyn, “Woman of the Week: Paige Peterson,” ''Philadelphia Inquirer'', Nov 22, 2006.</ref> and "spare but evocative" by the San Francisco Chronicle.<ref>McMahon, Regan, “Tiburon's Beloved Blackie is Galloping Again in a New Book,” ''San Francisco Chronicle'', September 27, 2006</ref> 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 by [[Christo]], [[Chuck Close]], and [[Alex Katz]]).

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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,<ref>Colacello, Bob, and Becker, Jonathan, ''Studios by the Sea'', Harry N. Abrams, Inc., New York, 2002.</ref> and, a year later, she was selected for lifetime membership in the Guild Hall Academy of
the Arts.<ref>Russell, ibid</ref> In 2006, she co-authored and illustrated the children's book [[Blackie (horse)|''Blackie, The Horse Who Stood Still'']], which is in its fifth printing from Welcome Books in New York City.<ref>Cerf, Christopher, and Peterson, Paige. ''Blackie, The Horse Who Stood Still'', Welcome Books, New York, 2006.</ref> 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. <ref>{{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}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{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}}</ref>


Peterson’s work, characterized as “lyrical” by the ''Philadelphia Inquirer'' <ref>Russell, Marilyn, “Woman of the Week: Paige Peterson,” ''Philadelphia Inquirer'', Nov 22, 2006.</ref> and “spare but evocative” by the ''San Francisco Chronicle'' <ref>McMahon, Regan, “Tiburon's Beloved Blackie is Galloping Again in a New Book,” ''San Francisco Chronicle'', September 27, 2006</ref>, is exhibited regularly in galleries from California, to New York, to Maine (where, in 2004, her paintings appeared in a group show that also featured works by [[Christo]], [[Chuck Close]], and [[Alex Katz]]). In July 2008, Paige had a one-woman show at the Spanierman Gallery in East Hampton, New York.
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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 <ref>Colacello, Bob, and Becker, Jonathan, ''Studios by the Sea'', Harry N. Abrams, Inc., New York, 2002.</ref>, and, a year later, she was selected for lifetime membership in the Guild Hall Academy of the Arts. <ref>Russell, ibid</ref> In 2006, she co-authored and illustrated the children's book [[Blackie (horse)|''Blackie, The Horse Who Stood Still'']], which is currently in its fifth printing from Welcome Books in New York City. <ref>Cerf, Christopher, and Peterson, Paige. ''Blackie, The Horse Who Stood Still'', Welcome Books, New York, 2006.</ref>


==References==
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*[http://www.blackiethehorse.com/''Blackie, the Horse Who Stood Still'' website.]
*[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://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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Paige Peterson
Paige Peterson

Paige Matthews Peterson (born March 19, 1955 in Marin County, California) is an American painter and illustrator specializing in acrylic landscapes, portraits, and figural images. She now lives and works in New York City and East Hampton, Long Island. Peterson's work has been characterized as "lyrical" by the Philadelphia Inquirer[1] and "spare but evocative" by the San Francisco Chronicle.[2] 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 by Christo, Chuck Close, and Alex 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,[3] and, a year later, she was selected for lifetime membership in the Guild Hall Academy of the Arts.[4] 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.[5] 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. [6]

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.[7]


References

  1. ^ Russell, Marilyn, “Woman of the Week: Paige Peterson,” Philadelphia Inquirer, Nov 22, 2006.
  2. ^ McMahon, Regan, “Tiburon's Beloved Blackie is Galloping Again in a New Book,” San Francisco Chronicle, September 27, 2006
  3. ^ Colacello, Bob, and Becker, Jonathan, Studios by the Sea, Harry N. Abrams, Inc., New York, 2002.
  4. ^ Russell, ibid
  5. ^ Cerf, Christopher, and Peterson, Paige. Blackie, The Horse Who Stood Still, Welcome Books, New York, 2006.
  6. ^ "Past Exhibitions". Spanierman Gallery at East Hampton. Retrieved 2007-09-15.
  7. ^ "Welcome Books Staff". Welcome Books. Retrieved 2007-09-15.
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