Curriculum Vitae
Paulina Peavy
Born 1901, Colorado Springs, CO
Died 1999, Bethesda, MD
Education
1923, BA Vocational Education, Oregon State University
1927-1932 Chouinard Art Institute, awarded a scholarship in 1927 and completes two years of studies as well as special courses with visiting artists (Hans Hofmann in 1931 and Morgan Russell in 1932)
1930-43, Art Educator, Board of Education, Los Angeles and Long Beach
Solo Exhibitions
2023
Andrew Edlin Gallery, New York, NY ⎸ Paulina Peavy: Astrocultural Messenger, curated by Laura Whitcomb
2022
Art Dealers Association of America (ADAA), New York, NY ⎸Andrew Edlin Gallery
2021
Beyond Baroque, Venice, CA ⎸Paulina Peavy: An Etherian Channeler, curated by Laura Whitcomb
2019
Andrew Edlin Gallery, New York, NY ⎸Paulina Peavy ⎸Lacamo: They Call us Unidentified, curated by Bill Arning
2018
Tephra ICA, Reston, VA ⎸Paulina Peavy: A Message to Paulina, curated by Lily Siegel
2016
Andrew Edlin Gallery, New York, NY ⎸Paulina Peavy: The Artist Behind the Mask, curated by Phillip March Jones
2003
New Morning Bakery, Corvallis, OR
2002
Corvallis-Benton County Public Library, Corvallis, OR
1961
Crown Gallery, New York, NY
1956
Lacamo Gallery, New York, NY ⎸exhibition of twenty-three paintings,
1946
Lawrence Terzian Gallery, New York, NY ⎸Genesis, Atomic Forces of Nature,
Roxy Theater, New York, NY ⎸paintings in the rotunda
1945
Jurart Gallery, New York, NY
1944
Staten Island Museum, Staten Island, NY
1943
Argent Gallery, New York, NY
1942
Private residence, Long Beach, CA ⎸special exhibition of the Last Supper mural accompanied by a public lecture and music
1941
San Diego Fine Arts Gallery (now San Diego Museum of Art) ⎸debut exhibition of the Last Supper mural
1939
Temple of Religion, Golden Gate International Exposition, Treasure Island, San Francisco, CA ⎸exhibition of thirty paintings
1935
Delphic Studios, New York, NY
Gumps Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Stendahl Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1934
Stanford University Art Gallery, Stanford, CA
Gumps Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1930
Peavy Studio of Art and Architecture, San Pedro, CA
Group Exhibitions
2022
Andrew Edlin Gallery, New York, NY ⎸including artists Ann McCoy and Olga Spiegel
Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
The Armory Art Show, New York, NY ⎸Andrew Edlin Gallery
Center for the Arts Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, CA ⎸Tertium Organum, Traversing Space, curated by Laura Whitcomb
2021
Art Basel Miami, Miami, FL ⎸Andrew Edlin Gallery MoMA PS1, New York, NY ⎸Greater New York 2021-2022, curated by Ruba Katrib
Toledo Museum of Art, OH, Speed Museum, KY and Minneapolis Institute of Art, MN ⎸Supernatural American: The Paranormal in American Art, curated by Robert Cozzolino
2020
Independent Art Fair, New York, NY ⎸exhibited by Andrew Edlin Gallery
2018
Andrew Edlin Gallery, New York, NY ⎸April 14, 1561
Independent Art Fair New York ⎸exhibited by Andrew Edlin Gallery
Cavin-Morris Gallery, New York, NY ⎸Duende, Artists Translation Spirits
2017
Artworks Advisory, New York, NY ⎸Celestial Mechanics
2016
Dallas Art Fair, Dallas, TX ⎸exhibited by Andrew Edlin Gallery
1967
Congress of Scientific Ufologists, Hotel Commodore, New York, NY ⎸display of art and poetry
1948
Fifth Avenue department store windows, New York, NY ⎸American Cancer Society display,
1945
Jurart Gallery, New York, NY
1936
Laguna Beach Art Association, Laguna Beach, CA
Stendahl Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Foundation of Western Art, Los Angeles, CA
Stendahl Gallery, Los Angeles, CA ⎸July group show,
1935
Los Angeles County Museum, Los Angeles, CA ⎸Painters & Sculptors of Los Angeles (Annual Exhibition),
Palos Verdes Library, Palos Verdes Estates, CA
Palos Verdes Library, Palos Verdes Estates, CA ⎸Annual sculpture exhibition,
San Francisco Museum of Art, San Francisco, CA ⎸one of the museum’s opening exhibitions when it first opened to the public in January 1935
1934
Laguna Beach Art Association, Laguna Beach, CA
1933
Los Angeles County Fair, Pomona, CA ⎸professional juried division
Laguna Beach Art Association, Laguna Beach, CA
1927
Eisteddfod Art Exhibition, San Pedro, CA
Other Shows: Her works were apparently shown in 1960 at a gallery in Woodstock, NY; Her works were apparently shown circa 1953 at Hartert Gallery, New York, NY. A secondary source indicates her inclusion in the Santa Cruz Art Association’s annual show circa 1934; Her work was possibly included in an annual group show in San Diego, CA in 1933.
Collections
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA
Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, MN
National Gallery, Washington DC
Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
Portland Museum of Art, Portland, ME
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA