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December Issue
2009
Carolina Galleries
in Charleston, SC, Features Works by Margaret Peery
Carolina Galleries in Charleston, SC, is presenting an exhibit of works by Margaret Peery, on view through Dec. 24, 2009.
Peery was born in Jackson, NC, in 1941. In the 50's she became a boarding student at Ashley Hall, in Charleston, SC, where she studied art with Edith de May Smith. She graduated from Hollins College and earned a MA in mathematics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. After marrying a student doctor, working as an actuary for five years, and having two boys, she and her family returned to Charleston in 1975.
Inspired by the beauty of the Lowcountry, Peery started painting in 1981. Initially she participated in workshops with many artists including Janet Walsh, Frank Webb, Miles Batt, and West Fraser. Using information learned in these classes, she developed her own style involving layering washes. Peery loves color and enjoys painting atmosphere. Her pieces often have "big" skies anchored by small strips of land. The most recent series features the rooftops and skyline of Charleston from some of the city's most private homes. Peery has been welcomed into the homes of Charlestonians to paint the view from their rooftops and verandas, sharing with her audience a sight that very few are privileged to see.
Peery is a signature member of the Georgia, Louisiana, South Carolina, and Southern Watercolor Societies. She has recently had paintings accepted in the Allied Artists of America 94th Juried Exhibition, the Georgia Watercolor Society 29th National Exhibition, The Southern Watercolor Society 31st Annual Exhibition, and the Louisiana Watercolor Society 38th International Exhibition.
Peery's work can be found in the collections of the Bank of America, Carolina First Bank, Federal Reserve Bank, Roper Hospital, the Gibbes Museum of Art and many private collections.
For further information
check our SC Commercial Gallery listings, call the gallery at
843/720-8622 or visit (www.carolinagalleries.com).
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