Stacey Peterson was born in 1978 and raised in Littleton, Colorado. Growing up at the foot of the Rocky Mountains, Stacey developed a love for the outdoors that influences her artwork today.
While Peterson’s professional background is in the field of environmental engineering, she has always been interested in drawing and painting. She took up oil painting after graduating from college, concentrating on portraiture at first and then turning her focus to the landscape. An avid backpacker, hiker, and runner, Peterson draws upon her time outdoors to provide the inspiration for her oil paintings. She often works on location, and uses her plein air studies as reference for studio works that typically depict locations in the wilderness areas of Colorado and the Rocky Mountain West.
Stacey is an award-winning painter, most recently honored with awards at the 2012 Salon International and 2012 Rocky Mountain Plein Air Painters national show. She was featured as one of Southwest Art Magazine’s “21 Under 31” in 2006, and has also had her work published in American Artist Magazine.
Primarily a self-taught artist, Stacey’s art education includes coursework at the Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design, and workshops with nationally recognized painters Dan Young, Jay Moore, and John David Phillips. By way of formal education, Stacey holds a B.Sc. degree in Chemical Engineering and Environmental Science from the Colorado School of Mines.
Peterson is a member of the Oil Painters of America (OPA), and Rocky Mountain Plein Air Painters (RMPAP). Her work can be viewed at Elk Horn Fine Art in Winter Park, CO, Oh-Be-Joyful Gallery in Crested Butte, CO, Saks Galleries in Denver, CO and Wild Horse Gallery in Steamboat Springs, CO. Stacey lives in the mountain town of Evergreen, Colorado with her husband Nathan, five year old daughter Aspen, and two year old son Owen.
RESUME
Born:
July 18, 1978 - Salt Lake City, Utah
Awards:
2012 Honorable Mention - Plein Air for the Park
2012 Honorable Mention for Artistic Excellence - Salon International
2012 Jury's Top 50 - Salon International
2009 Best of Show - BoldBrush Art Competition
2008 Collector's Choice - Rocky Mtn Plein Air Painters National Show
2008 Jury’s Top 50 – Salon International
2007 Utrecht Award of Excellence – OPA 16th Annual National Show
2006 Savoir-Faire Award of Excellence – OPA 15th Annual National Show
2005 Best Oil Painting – Colorado Emerging Artists Exhibition
Publications:
Southwest Art Magazine, "Governor's Show Preview," April 2012
Western Art Collector, "Focus - Western Landscape," March 2012
Southwest Art Magazine, "Art Values," June 2010
Grand County Living Magazine, "Engineering Creativity," Summer/Winter 2009
American Artist Magazine, “Into the Heart of the Southwest,” March 2007
Southwest Art Magazine, “21 Under 31 – The Next Generation,” September 2006
Selected Exhibitions:
2012 Plein Air for the Park - Grand Teton National Park, Jackson, WY
2012 America the Beautiful - Saks Galleries, Denver, CO
2012 Salon International - Greenhouse Gallery, San Antonio, TX
2012 Colorado Governor's Invitational Art Show - Loveland Museum, Loveland, CO
2011 Les Femmes - Saks Galleries, Denver, CO
2011 Crested Butte Plein Air Invitational - Crested Butte, CO
2011 Colorado Governor's Invitational Art Show - Loveland Museum, Loveland, CO
2010 Telluride Plein Air - Sheridan Opera House, Telluride, CO
2010 Rocky Mtn Plein Air Painters National - Oh-Be-Joyful Gallery, Crested Butte, CO
2010 Colorado Governor's Invitational Art Show - Loveland Museum, Loveland, CO
2009 Two-person Show - Elk Horn Art Gallery, Winter Park, CO
2009 Salon International - Greenhouse Gallery, San Antonio, TX
2009 Colorado Governor's Invitational Art Show - Loveland Museum, Loveland, CO
2008 Contemporary Western Art Show and Sale - Mountain Oyster Club, Tucson, AZ
2008 Miniatures and More - Mary Williams Fine Arts, Boulder, CO
2008 Three-person Show - Roundhouse Gallery, Fort Collins, CO
2008 Rocky Mtn Plein Air Painters National Show - Elk Horn Art Gallery, Winter Park, CO
2008 Salon International – Greenhouse Gallery, San Antonio, TX
2008 Colorado Governor’s Invitational Art Show – Loveland Museum, Loveland, CO
2007 Solo Show - Angler Art Gallery, Denver, CO
2007 Estes Park Plein Air - The Link Gallery, Estes Park, CO
2007 Oil Painters of America 16th National Show – Whistle Pik Galleries, Fredericksburg, TX
2007 Into the Heart of the Southwest – Forbes Galleries, New York, NY
2006 11th Annual Holiday Miniature Show – Angler Art Gallery, Denver, CO
2006 Oil Painters of America 15th Annual National Show – Dana Gallery, Missoula, MT
2005 Colorado Emerging Artists Exhibition – Gallery 821, Denver, CO
Education:
2008 Mentorship - Jay Moore
2005 Plein Air Painting workshop – Jay Moore
2004 Plein Air Painting workshops – Dan Young, John David Phillips
2003 Landscape Painting workshop – Jay Moore
2000 B.S. Chemical Engineering - Colorado School of Mines
Affiliations:
Oil Painters of America
Rocky Mountain Plein Air Painters
Representation:
Elk Horn Art Gallery – Winter Park, Colorado
Oh-Be-Joyful Gallery - Crested Butte, Colorado
Wild Horse Gallery - Steamboat Springs, Colorado
