Artist Bio - Barbara Peabody (Feminine Mystique Art Gallery)
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BIOGRAPHY
Barbara Peabody, Artist
The Feminine Mystique Art Gallery
Though Barbara Peabody is a native of Boston, Massachusetts, she has lived in the Southwest since 1969 and has been painting since 1965. Her works in oils, watercolor, pastels, printmaking and drawing have been exhibited in many Southwestern galleries, as well as Virginia, North Carolina, Dominican Republic, and various cities in Mexico through cultural exchange programs. Barbara is bilingual and appreciates the color and diversity of Latin American art and culture, which is manifested in her own art.
Beginning in 1990, Barbara began painting functional pieces of furniture, textiles and ceramics. She enjoys using bold colors and creating useful chests, chairs, tables, knife blocks, candleholders, etc., that lift one spirits and energize those who use and enjoy her creations. Though these designs may seem out of place in Chicago or Detroit, they are perfect in the homes of the Southwest.
Barbara has done much to help others in the art community. In Santa Fe, New Mexico, she co-founded a cooperative art gallery creating opportunity for local artists to exhibit and manage their own art sales; and, in San Diego, she established the first art program in the country for people with HIV/AIDS so they could create, exhibit and sell their work.
Currently Barbara lives and works in Tucson, Arizona, exhibiting her art in Tucson, Santa Fe, New Mexico and Carmel, California. The Feminine Mystique Art Gallery, in Tubac, Arizona, has a wonderful display of her work. Barbara continues her semi-abstract painting in acrylic on paper and canvas, as well as her one-of-a-kind furniture.
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