Marion Peck

Marion Peck
Born Marion Peck
(1963-10-03) October 3, 1963
Manila, Philippines
Nationality American
Education Rhode Island School of Design
Known for Painter
Movement Pop surrealism

Marion Peck (born October 3, 1963 in Manila, the Philippines) is a pop surrealist painter based in the United States.

Biography

A piece titled "The Bunny," used as the album cover of Waking the Mystics

Marion Peck was born on October 3, 1963 in Manila, the Philippines, while her family was on a trip around the world. She grew up in Seattle, Washington, the youngest of four children.

Peck received a BFA from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1985, at age 18. Subsequently, she studied in two different MFA programs: Syracuse University in New York and Temple University in Rome, after which she lived in Italy for a few years, absorbing art, landscape, and food. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband, Mark Ryden.[1]

Peck became known for her work in Pop surrealism, and has exhibited her work in Paris, Rome, New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Seattle.[2] Her work has also been used for album covers, such as Waking the Mystics by Portland art rock group Sophe Lux. Peck released a book with husband, artist Mark Ryden called Sweet Wishes.[3]

Personal life

On October 24, 2009 Peck married longtime partner Mark Ryden, also a pop surrealist in the woods of the Pacific Northwest Rainforest.[4][5]

Publications

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References

  1. ↑ http://joshspear.com/item/speartalks-marion-peck/ Marion Peck Interview Friday, 04.11.08
  2. ↑ Marion Peck Exhibitions
  3. ↑ Hi*Fructose Magazine. Sweet Wishes by Marion Peck and Mark Ryden, Wednesday, 30 June 2010
  4. ↑ Ryden Peck wedding
  5. ↑ http://twitpic.com/o53qg Ryden Wedding photo


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