BIOGRAPHY
Peggi Habets is an award-winning watercolor and oil portrait artist. Her studio is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, but she works with clients around the country. Her life-long interest in art and a 15-year career in graphic design and illustration have all led to her current career as a portrait painter. She was nominated as Pittsburgh Center for the Arts "Emerging Artist of the Year 2008" and her work has been included in "Best of America: Watercolor Artists", Watercolor Artist magazine, Watercolor Magic magazine, Palette magazine, and the Portrait Society of America's The Art of The Portrait magazine. Most recently, her painting "The Forest for The Trees" won Best of Show at the Asssociated Artists of Pittsburgh exhibition at Fallingwater.
ARTIST STATEMENT
Although my portraits capture the likeness of the person or pet I'm painting, I don't attempt to create portraits that look like photographs. Instead, I let the personality and characteristics of the subject I'm painting guide my decisions. I bring my own style and ideas to the paper using color, brushstroke and composition to create mood and emotion. My greatest reward is to complete a portrait that captures not only the likeness of the person or animal, but more importantly, their unique personality.
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Member: Portrait Society of America, Associated Artists of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Watercolor Society
PUBLICATIONS & PRESS
- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, "Shop Holiday--Gifts for The Person Who Has Everything", December 2011
- Design Home Lifestyles, Summer 2011, featured artist
- Watercolor Artist magazine, awarded second place in the Watermedia Showcase Competition, February, 2011 issue
- The Almanac, "Meet Artist Peggi Habets", October 2010
- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, artwork featured in article "Exhibit Features Artwork Inspired by Fallingwater", July 2010
- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, featured artist in "My Generation" section titled "Let's Talk About Art", June 2010
- Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, "Juried Art Makes an Arts Festival Comeback in a Strong Way", paintings "Red" and "The Tam Maker" included in review of Three Rivers Arts Festival Juried exhibition, June 2010
- Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, "Waterworks 2010: High Mark of Artistry On Display at Gallery Sim", painting of "Thelma" included in review of Pittsburgh Watercolor Society's Waterworks exhibition, May 2010
- Best of America--Watermedia, Vol II, artwork selected for cover and featured in book, 2010
- Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, "Artists Take Measures to Ride Out Economic Downturn", interviewed by art critic Kurt Shaw, Jan 2009
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Portrait Society of America's The Art of the Portrait magazine, "Member Gallery", Oct 2008
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Palette magazine, artwork included in article, "Printmaking with Watercolor", Oct/Nov 2007
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Portrait Society of America's The Art of the Portrait magazine, "Member Gallery", May 2007
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Best of America, Watercolor Artists and Artisans book, artwork featured on cover and inside page, Spring 2007
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Watercolor Magic magazine, "Creative Challenge" winner, Oct 2006
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, painting included in art review of Pittsburgh Society of Artists exhibition, February 2006
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Bethel Park Magazine, "Who in Bethel Park" article, Oct 2005
Featured Artist for Empty Easel, August 2011
AWARDS
- Second Place Award: Watermedia Showcase Competition, "Recollection" will be featured in the February, 2011 issue of Watercolor Artist magazine
- Best of Show Award: FALLINGWATER/ASSOCIATED ARTISTS OF PITTSBURGH EXHIBITION, a juried show of art featuring Frank Lloyd Wright's Falllingwater as the subject, June 2010
- Selected for Fine Art Views' BOLD BRUSH COMPETITION Top 15% (December 2009, January 2010 and June 2010).
- Selected as one of six participants in the Portrait Society of America's Mentoring Program, 2009/2010
- Nominated for PITTSBURGH CENTER FOR THE ARTS Emerging Artist of the Year 2008
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Best of Show Award: ART IN THE PARK, a juried outdoor fine arts festival, Oct 2007
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ONLINE GALLERY ART-ICULATE: Top 10 Pittsburgh Artists, May 2007
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Awarded scholarship to PORTRAIT SOCIETY OF AMERICA'S Art of the Portrait conference, May 2007
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PITTSBURGH CREATIVE NETWORK'S Top 50 Pittsburgh Artists, April 2007
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3rd Place Award: PITTSBURGH WATERCOLOR SOCIETY Aqueous International, Sweetwater Gallery, Sewickley, Pa, Oct 2006
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1st and 2nd Place Awards: SOUTH ARTS Juried Exhibition, Pittsburgh, Pa, Sept 2006
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Juror's Award: PITTSBURGH SOCIETY OF ARTISTS Syncopation Juried Exhibition, Pgh. Center for the Arts, August 2006
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Honorable Mention: SETON HILL UNIVERSITY Women in Art Juried Exhibition-Greensburg, Pa, Sept 2005
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1st Place Award: SOUTH ARTS Juried Exhibition, Pittsburgh Technical Institute, Pittsburgh, Pa, July 2005
EXHIBITIONS
I have been exhibiting regularly at galleries since 2002. Below is a partial listing of select exhibitions from the past two years:
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2011 ASSOCIATED ARTISTS OF PITTSBURGH, Celebrate First Night, Downtown Pittsburgh, Pa
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2011 PITTSBURGH WATERCOLOR SOCIETY, Aqueous International juried exhibition, Gallery Sim, Southside, Pittsburgh, Pa
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2011 BEAUTY, STRENGTH, REFLECTION: PAINTINGS OF FIVE WOMEN PORTRAIT ARTISTS Shaw Galleries, Pittsburgh, Pa
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2010 ASSOCIATED ARTISTS OF PITTSBURGH: Fallingwater Exhibition, Mill Run,Pa
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2010 PENNSYLVANIA WATERCOLOR SOCIETY: Annual Juried Exhibition, Warren, Pa
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2010 PITTSBURGH WATERCOLOR SOCIETY: Aqueous International juried exhibition, Fein Art Gallery, Pittsburgh, Pa
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2010 SOLO EXHIBITION: Westminster Gallery, Westminster Presbyterian Church, Pittsburgh, Pa
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2010 PITTSBURGH WATERCOLOR SOCIETY: Waterworks membership exhibition, Gallery Sim, Pittsburgh, Pa
JUROR, ART TALKS, DEMONSTRATIONS, CLASSES, WORKSHOPS
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One-Day Watercolor Workshop, HENNE'S ART SUPPLY, July 2011
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One-Day Watercolor Worshop, WESTMINSTER CHURCH, May 2011
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Juror of Awards, MCKEESPORT ART LEAGUE, May, 2011
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Artist talk and demo, MCKEESPORT ART LEAGUE, February, 2011
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Juror of Awards, ART IN THE PARK, an outdoor fine arts festival, Oct 2010
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One-Day Watercolor Workshop, WESTMINSTER CHURCH, Oct 2010
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Artist talk and demo, PENN HILLS ART LEAGUE, Sept 2010
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Artist talk and demo, WEST HILLS ART LEAGUE, Feb 2010
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Artist talk and demo, UPPER SAINT CLAIR ART LEAGUE, Nov 2009
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Juror of Awards, UPPER SAINT CLAIR ART LEAGUE, Annual Juried Show, Aug 2009
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Juror of Awards, ART IN THE PARK, an outdoor fine arts festival, Oct 2008
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Artist talk and demo, MCMURRAY ART LEAGUE, Sept 2009
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Artist talk, DOUBLE DOOR GALLERY, Aug 2009
CONTACT
I can be reached at peggihabets@gmail.com or 412-951-9144. I look forward to hearing from you!
Painted watercolor portraits of people and pets by Pittsburgh, Pa artist Peggi Habets |
