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Many childhood summers were spent exploring the Chicago Art Institute and experiencing feature exhibits by Andrew Wyeth and Monet. Traveling to Paris offered the opportunity to further immerse Peet in the art of the Impressionists. The teeming color, energy and endless dance of light and atmosphere, remain today as vivid and enduring influences, likewise, the directness and spontaneity of the Plein Air movement in California and the West; the bold light, shadow and architectural form of Caravaggio and Carl Rungius; the fresh, fluid work of Russian-American Impressionist, Nicolai Fechin as well as contemporary painters Richard Schmid, Jim Reynolds, Oleg Stavrowsky and C. W. Mundy. Seeking Wild Places Whether a 5-day pack trip into Canyon de Chelly, AZ, or the Wind River Range, WY; hiking to timberline to capture a painting of late spring snow; braving the desert sun of Saguaro National Monument; or tucked out of the wind behind scraggly, alpine evergreen, high on Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park, the extraordinary diversity of terrain, climate, seasons and light of the Rockies and desert, provide never-ending sources of adventure and inspiration. And most recently... canoeing, kayaking, biking or hiking the Canadian Rockies, Alaska, Glacier National Park, California wine country and Sonoma Coast, winter in Monument Valley and Canyon de Chelly, offers stunning raw material for future paintings. "For me, these back country spaces are powerful, humbling, have such a sense of awe and deserve great respect. Along with light, mood and a strong sense of place, it is these feelings and experiences that I strive to capture in my work." Education and Work Experience Drawing and painting since grade school, Peet has had a multi-faceted business career in fine art and design including teaching, and positions in the fields of graphic design and advertising. After more than twenty years in advertising and graphic arts, Peet returned to graduate school for an M. A. in Interior Design. Prior to the introduction of C.A.D. (Computer-Aided Design), when development and presentation illustrations were done by hand, here, the intense study of architecture, color, form, composition, scale, spatial relationships and speed drawing left an indelible mark on her painting. Over twenty creative awards have been achieved, including an Award of Excellence from the U.S. Industrial Film Festival for co-production of a documentary film; and she has served as a Project Design Team Member at the Children's Museum, Denver, Colorado. Many years of volunteer creative and design work have been devoted to various Chambers of Commerce and health care facilities. B. A. (Fine Arts-Painting): Colorado College, Colorado Springs, Colorado M. A. Interior Design: University of Colorado, Denver, School of Architecture Nominated to Who's Who in American College Students, Award of Scholastic Excellence Elected to the Honorary Society for Architecture and Allied Arts, Tau Sigma Delta Additional Fine Arts Education and Study with Noted Artists - Wayne Wolfe and Ralph Oberg, Juried Masters Workshop - Ouray, CO - Skip Whitcomb, George Strickland, Kenn Backhaus, Joe Abbrescia, John Budicin, Howard Carr - Matt Smith, Mark Boedges, Jove Wang - Roger Shimomura (Univ. of Kansas) - Split Rock Fine Arts - Duluth, MN - University of Colorado, Boulder, CO (Painting and Art History) - Fresno State College, Fresno, CA (Painting) - Carnegie Mellon Institute, Pittsburgh, PA (Drawing) Affiliations: Oil Painters of America (OPA) - Signature Member Mountain Oyster Club, Tucson, AZ - Honorary Artist Member Friends of Western Art, Tucson, AZ Select Shows and Juried Exhibitions 2024-2018 Broadmoor Art Experience, Colorado Springs, CO 2024-2015, 2011 Settlers West Gallery of Fine Art - Summer Show - Tucson, AZ 2024-2008 Settlers West Gallery of Fine Art - The American Miniature Show - Tucson, AZ 2023-2009 Settlers West Gallery of Fine Art - The Great American West Show - Tucson, AZ 2023 Artzline Online Solo Show - Wild Places 2023-2017 A.Banks Gallery-Holiday Miniature Show-Missoula, MT 2023-1999 Mountain Oyster Club Western Art Show - National Juried Exhibit - Tucson, AZ 2022, 2020, 2018-2017, 2014-2013, 2009-2007 Oil Painters of America - National Juried Exhibition 2021, 2018-2017 K.Newby Gallery & Sculpture Garden - New works & demonstration - Tubac, AZ 2021-2019 Museum of Western Art - Annual Roundup Western Art Exhibition & Sale, Kerrville, TX 2020-2019, 2017-2016 Hockaday Museum, A Timeless Legacy-Women Artists of Glacier Natl Park, Kalispell, MT 2020-2017 Mountain Oyster Club Artist Members' Show, Tucson, AZ 2019 Museum of Western Art - Hill Country Holiday Miniatures, Kerrville, TX 2019 Breckenridge Fine Arts Center - 28th Annual Juried Show, Breckenridge, TX 2018-2017 K.Newby Gallery & Sculpture Garden - Enormous Tiny Art Show - Tubac, AZ 2017, 2015, 2008-2006 Oil Painters of America - Western Regional Exhibition 2017, 2009 American Impressionist Society - National Exhibition 2016, 2015, 2012 Cogswell Gallery - Solo Exhibition & demonstrations, Vail, CO 2016, 2013, 2011 Featured artist show and painting demonstration - Big Horn Gallery, Tubac, AZ 2015 American Women Artists - National Exhibition, Scottsdale, AZ 2015-2010 Cowgirl Up! Desert Caballeros Museum, Wickenburg, AZ 2014 Dick Idol signature Gallery - Solo Show, Whitefish, MT 2014 Trailside Gallery, Masters in Miniature Invitational Show, Jackson, WY 2014-2006 Salon International - Greenhouse Fine Art, San Antonio,TX 2014-2010 The Russell: The Sale to Benefit the C.M. Russell Museum, Great Falls, Montana 2014 Greenhouse Fine Art - Western Art and Landscape Show, San Antonio, TX 2013-2007 Greenhouse Gallery of Fine Art - Anniversary Show, San Antonio, TX 2012-2011 Greenhouse Gallery of Fine Art - Spring Festival Show, San Antonio, TX 2010-2009 Greenhouse Gallery of Fine Art - Great Impressions Exhibit, San Antonio, TX 2010 C.M. Russell Museum - Masters in Miniature, Great Falls, Montana 2010-2003 Empire 100 Western Art Show and Sale, Tucson, AZ 2010-2004 Summer Round-Up Show - Big Horn Gallery, Cody, WY 2010-2008 Nomadas del Arte - National Plein Air Show 2009-2004 Fall Classic Show - Big Horn Gallery, Cody, WY 2008-2006 Rocky Mountain Plein Air Painters - National Event - Elk Horn Gallery, Winter Park, CO 2008 Rocky Mountain Plein Air Painters - The Seasons Show - Loch Vale Fine Art, Estes Park, CO 2008-2006 Best of Plein Air - Laguna Plein Air Painters Association 2008-2005, 2003 Tucson Plein Air Painters' Society-Juried Show, Tubac and Tucson, AZ 2007 Sedona Plein Air Festival - 3rd Annual - Sedona, AZ 2006-2001 Laguna Beach Plein Air Painters Association Juried Members Annual Exhibit 2009-2004 Group show and painting demonstration - Big Horn Gallery, Tubac, AZ 2006 Arizona Plein Air 2006 - Wild Wild West Plein Air Show, Scottsdale, AZ 2006 Rocky Mountain Plein Air Painters - 3'd Annual Signature Members Show, Steamboat Springs, CO 2006 Tucson Museum of Art - Ready Set D'Art Benefit-Invited to participate 2005, 2003 Arizona Sonora Desert Museum Plein Air Show-National Juried Exhibit-Tucson, AZ 2005 Rocky Mountain Plein Air Painters - Estes Park Fall Colors Paint-Out and exhibit 2005 Miniature Show Invitational-El Presidio Gallery, Ruidoso, NM 2005 Arts for the Parks-Top 100 2005 Two artist show - Cogswell Gallery, Vail, CO 2005 Rocky Mountain Plein Air Painters-Feature Artist Show - Snowfire Gallery, Estes Park, CO 2005-1999 4-Artist show - El Presidio Gallery, Tucson, AZ 2005 Rocky Mt. Plein Air Painters 2005-2004 Two-artist show - Big Horn Gallery, Tubac, AZ 2005-2004 Rocky Mountain Plein Air Painters - Invited guest artist - La Mariposa paint-out show, Tucson, AZ 2004 Featured Artist Show and painting demonstration¾El Presidio Gallery, Tucson, AZ 2004 Vail Wine and Fine Arts Faire-Featured artist and painting demonstration-Cogswell Gallery, Vail, CO 2004-2003 Estes Park Plein Air Exhibition 2003 Plein Air Artists Show - El Presidio Gallery, Tucson, AZ 2003-1999 American Plains Artists 2003 Summer Art and Music Show - El Presidio Gallery, Tucson, AZ 2002-2000 Miniature Show 2001 Visions of Canyon De Chelly - 5 artist-5 day plein air painting expedition - El Presidio Gallery, Tucson, AZ 2001-1999 Best and the Brightest-Scottsdale Artist's School Juried Exhibit, Scottsdale, AZ 2001-2000 Plein Air Tucson 2000 Anniversary Show 1999-1996 Solo Show, Upper Midwest Regional Shows - Johnson Heritage Post Art Gallery, Grand Marais, MN Recognition, Awards and Honors: Mountain Oyster Club, Tucson, AZ - Honorary Artist Member Corporate Collections: Arrabelle Hotel, Rock Resorts, Vail, CO Vail Valley Medical Center, Vail, CO Pearce Museum, Corsicana, TX, permanent collection Mountain Oyster Club, Tucson, AZ, permanent collection Judge, Women Artists of the West (WAOW) 50th Anniversary Show, Settlers West Gallery, Tucson, AZ, March 2020 Friends of Western Art, Tucson, AZ, Guest Speaker, April 2019 National Oil & Acrylic Painters' Society (NOAPS) Fall 2019 Online International Exhibit: Merit Award A Timeless Legacy: Women Artists of Glacier National Park - Hockaday Museum, Kalispell, MT 2017 Best Miniature American Women Artists-National Exhibit - Bonner David Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ 2015 American Art Collector - Award of Excellence Cowgirl Up! National Exhibit - Desert Caballeros Western Museum, Wickenburg, AZ 2014 First Place-2 Dimensional on Canvas Oil Painters of America-National Exhibit 2013 John Marion Pardy Landscape Award of Excellence American Impressionist Society 2009 Award of Merit Arts for the Parks 2005 Top 100 Arizona Sonora Desert Museum 2008 Award of Excellence - Quick Draw Nomadas del Arte 2010 Honorable Mention 2008 Award of Excellence Salon International, San Antonio, TX 2013 Jury's Top 60 Award 2012 Merit Award-Western Genre 2012-2010, 2008 - 2006 Jury's Top 50 Award Tucson Plein Air Painters' Society - Juried show - Tucson, AZ 2009 Third Place, Honorable Mention 2008 Third Place 2007 First Place and Honorable Mention 2006 Artists' Choice Award 2005, 2003 First Place Laguna Beach Plein Air Painters Association "Best of Plein Air" 2007 Honorable Mention Rocky Mt. Plein Air Painters - National juried exhibit and quick draw 2008 Award of Excellence-Winter Park, CO 2006 Award of Merit -Winter Park, CO 2005 Best of Show -Jackson Hole, WY Rocky Mt. Plein Air Painters - Painting the Parks - Rocky Mountain National Park, CO 2004 Artists' Choice Award 2004 Collectors' Choice Award 2003 Award of Excellence Laguna Beach Plein Air Painters Association Juried Members Annual Exhibit 2003 Honorable Mention American Plains Artists 2003 Honorable Mention and paintings selected to travel to the Ellen Noel Art Museum, Odessa TX 2002 One of 27 paintings selected to travel to the Ellen Noel Art Museum, Odessa TX Plein Air Tucson 2001 Best Floral Publications: 2024 Western Art Collector, "Staying Power" P.115, 117 May 2024. 2024 Western Art Collector,"Collector's Focus Western Landscapes-Splendid Views" P. 80-81 March 2024. 2024 Western Art Collector,"State of the Art Arizona." "Darcie Peet" P.79, January 2024 2023 Western Art Collector,"Collector's Focus Small Works & Miniatures-Small Size, Large Impact" P. 66-67 November 2023. 2023 Western Art Collector,"State of the Art Colorado," P. 87 March 2023. 2023 Western Art Collector,"Majestic Views," P. 96-97 February 2023. 2023 Western Art Collector,"State of the Art Arizona." "Darcie Peet" P.113, January 2023 2022 Western Art Collector,"Collector's Focus: Small Works and Miniatures," P. 75,76, November 2022. 2022 Western Art Collector,"Fall in the Desert," P. 84, 86-87, November 2022 2022 Western Art Collector,"Collector's Focus: Visions of the Fall-A Time of Ease," P.92, September 2022 2022 Western Art Collector,"Collector's Focus: Paintng the National Parks: The Unltimate Inspiration," P.67-68, July 2022 2022 Western Art Collector," Grand Views," P.60-63, June 2022 2022 Western Art Collector,"Wonders of the West," P.108, May 2022 2022 Western Art Collector,"Collector's Focus, Painting Canyons & Deserts-Desert Emotions." P.77-78, May 2022 2022 Western Art Collector,"Collector's Focus, Western Landscapes-The Heart of the West." P.81-82, March 2022 2022 Western Art Collector,"Collector's Focus, Into the Wilderness-The Wildest Lands" P.66,68, February 2022 2022 Western Art Collector,"State of the Art Arizona." "Darcie Peet" P.117, January 2022 2021 Western Art Collector,"Staying Power." P.45, 46-47, November 2021 2021 Western Art Collector,"Collector's Focus: Smal World." P.67, 68, 71. November 2021 2021 Western Art Collector,"Collector's Focus: Painting the National Parks-A Grand Design." P.79, July 2021 2021 Western Art Collector,"Seasonal Delights" P. 102-103, May 2021 2021 Western Art Collector,"Collector's Focus: Western Landscapes-Western Expeditions" P. 61-62, March 2021 2020 Western Art Collector,"Classic Views,", P.72-73. October/November 2020. 2020 Western Art Collector,"Collector's Focus: Painting the National Parks-Wild Places." P.75, July 2020 2020 Western Art Collector,"Summertime," P.80-81. May 2020. 2020 Western Art Collector,"Collector's Focus: Western Landscapes" "Earth and Energy," P. 147, 148. March 2020. 2019 Western Art Collector,"Marking a Milestone: The Mountain Oyster Club Celebrates the 50th Anniversary of its Contemporary Western Art Show and Sale." P. 146-147. 2019 Western Art Collector,"Collector's Focus: Painting the National Parks Leave It As It Is," P. 78-79, 81, 84. July 2019. 2019 Western Art Collector,"Heating Up," P.122-123, 125. May 2019. 2019 Western Art Collector, "Collector's Focus: Western Landscapes," p.125, March 2019. 2019 Western Art Collector, "State of the Art: Arizona, Darcie Peet" p.100, January 2019. 2018 Western Art Collector, "Collector's Focus: Painters of Mountains-Evolving Peaks,"p.96-97, June 2018. 2018 Western Art Collector, "Art Show Preview-Mountain Retreat," (Oil Painters of America), p.120,122, May 2018. 2018 Western Art Collector, "State of the Art: Arizona, Darcie Peet" p.75, January 2018. 2018 Western Art Collector, "Collector's Focus: Roaming the West" p.71; "Miniature Traditions" P. 50, 53. February 2018. 2018 Western Art Collector, "State of the Art: Arizona, Darcie Peet" p.75, January 2018. 2017 Southwest Art, "American Impressionist Society," p.26, 27, October 2017. 2017 Southwest Art, magazine cover and feature article, "Wilderness Tidings" p.58-63, June 2017. 2017 Western Art Collector, "Collector's Focus: Painting Canyons & Deserts-Muted Majesty" p.78-79, May 2017. 2017 Western Art Collector, "Embracing the Heat," p.113, 115, May 2017. 2017 Western Art Collector, "Collector's Focus: Western Landscapes" p.68, March 2017. 2017 Western Art Collector, "Wall to Wall" p.84, February 2017. 2017 Western Art Collector, "Collector's Focus: Winterlands" p.60, 62, February 2017. 2017 Western Art Collector, "State of the Art: Arizona, Darcie Peet" p.90, January 2017. 2016 Western Art Collector, "Montana's Legacy" p.43, May 2016. 2016 Western Art Collector, "Summer offerings" p.79, 81, May 2016. 2016 Western Art Collector, "State of the Art: Arizona, Darcie Peet" p.80, January 2016. 2015 Southwest Art, "Wide Open Spaces - Darcie Peet," p.77, February 2015. 2014 Western Art Collector, "Forces of Nature. Contemporary Western Landscapes," "Darcie Peet" p.86, March 2014. 2014 Western Art Collector, "State of the Art: Arizona, Darcie Peet" p.88, January 2014. 2013 Western Art Collector, "Recreating the Adventure- Landscape painter Darcie Peet evokes majesty and fascination," P. 158-159, March 2013 2013 Western Art Collector, "State of the Art: Arizona, Darcie Peet" p.75, January 2013. 2012 The Vail Daily, "Love Affair with Landscape," July 20, 2012. p.B13 2012 Western Art Collector, "Cowgirl Camaraderie," P.189, 191, 193, March 2012 2012 The Vail Daily, "Artist Darcie Peet exhibits new work in Vail at Cogswell Gallery," P. B7, February 18, 2012. 2011 Western Art Collector, "Genre of Place-Collecting Landscape Art," p. 108, 112, March 2011. 2011 Western Art Collector, "State of the Art: Arizona" p. 67, January 2011. 2010 American Art Collector, "Golden State," p.170-173, September 2010. 2010 Western Art Collector, "COWGIRL UP! Top female artists capture the spirit of the West," p. 88, 92-93, March 2010 2010 Art of the West, "Getting There is My Elation," p. 44-49, January 2010 2010 Western Art Collector, "State of the Art-Arizona," p. 69, January 2010 2009 American Art Collector, "National Juried Exhibition of the American Impressionist Society," p.90,94, October 2009. 2009 American Art Collector, "Perceptions of Place," p.164-167, September 2009. 2009 The Desert Leaf, "Darcie Peet: A Painter's Journey" p.51, 63, March 2009. 2008 Southwest Art, "Exclamation Points- Darcie Peet," p.86-91, p. 164, July 2008. 2008 Vail Valley Magazine, STYLE: "Darcie Peet: Exploration and Discovery," Style p.62-63, Summer 2008. 2007 Sedona Red Rock News, The Scene,, "Plein air artists paint live and on deadline," p. 3, October 19, 2007. 2007 Cowboys and Indians, "Gallery Tour-Darcie Peet," p. 68, January 2007. 2006 Steamboat Today - 4 Points, "Quick Draw" - "Plein air painters have one week to capture the Yampa Valley on canvas" p.10-11, July 7, 2006. 2005 Southwest Art, "Peet Wins Top Award," p. 42, October 2005. 2005 Art of the West, "Darcie Peet Wins Best of Show," p. 95, September/October 2005. 2005 Vail Daily, "Cogswell Gallery Hosts Artists, Darcie Peet, Melissa Cooper," B6, August 27, 2005. 2005 Summit Daily News, "Local Artist Wins Best of Show," A10, August 9, 2005 2005 Southwest Art, "Water in the Landscape-Darcie Peet," Feb. 2005 2005 Cultural Times, "Darcie Peet-Plein Air Painter," Jan-Feb 2005 2004 Southwest Art, "On the Scene, Rocky Mountain Plein Air Event," p.30, Nov 2004. 2004 Art Talk, Art Buzz, p. 10, Nov/Dec 2004. 2004 Vail Daily, "Cogswell Shows Darcie Peet," B2, September 14, 2004. 2004 Vail Daily, "Local Artist Garners Big Award," Front Page and B1, September 7, 2004. 2004 Art Life-Arizona, "Artist Profile-Darcie Peet," Key 27-28, Vol. 17. 2001-2002 Art Life-Arizona, Fall/Winter, "En Plein Air," One of a 5-artist group on Canyon de Chelly painting trek. 1997 Lake Superior Magazine, "Five Artists of Vision," p. 21, May 1997.  |
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